Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-12-12 | Page 7 | Hun Began Drive for Easy Terms in October

I HUNS BEGAN DRIVE FOR EASY TERMS IN OCTOBER Knowing End Wat Near, Germans Begged Prison ers Ao Carry Pleat. y Associated Press. 1 PARIS. Iec. 12 Ha van,. When it wan, evident that the end of the war near, tiermany mad a systematic canvaaa of French prisoners of war In an effort to find men who would plesd the cause of "nxw Uernwiny" in France, according; to statements made by fldirs who have returned, from enemy prison camps. This work began late in October, but the efforts of the (JrniHna were redoubled re-doubled early in November, it Is said. .The French prisoners were told that th (jrnftn Socialists wished nothing more than to live on friendly terms with thetr French comrades, tierman agents sttld they wanted to Kt In touh with French deputies to announce an-nounce the complete triumph of Socialistic So-cialistic idea In Germany and to convince con-vince them of the necensity of clearing up difficuitlea between the two countries, coun-tries, the prisoners my, ;'nrs;e ledbmir, the Herman 8ocll- Ii.mTiiir- l.i.r onlr... a ,.l..r.Hnulrt French officer lo impress upon his comrades the Importance of uniting the proletariat of Germany and France and imprrnmriK the French (tavfrnnifnl with the plea that the armistice terms be made less onerous. It Is said. Ijater another French officer Is reported to have been hrmifrht before Ir. Kduard 1 mvirt,-one"Tifihe tlerman secretaries . of rtate, who received him cordially j and tirsed that ermany must be fed, 1 and said there was a necessity of mlti-j KHtinir the terms of the armistice, e- i pet-tally ss to the clause calling for I the delivery of railway material.