THE ARMISTICE.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16403, 24 December 1918, Page 7

THE ARMISTICE.

THE SURRENDERED GERMAN FLEET. SUGGESTION TO SINK THE WARSHIPS OPPOSED. (iiy Cable.—Prees Association.—Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, December 20. Press despatches from Paris say that the Axnoricnn delegates, with British support, suggest tho sinking of the surrendered German fleet, as a solution of Us disposal. Mr Daniels, Secretary of the American' Navy, said that ho had not hoard of the suggestion officially. At tho iStato Department it was learned that so far as it wa9 known no such proposal war? included in the American peaco programme. The Press, in commenting on the proposal, says it would be better to sell tho material in the German ships and omploy the money to rebuild devastated France and Belgium. The newspapers point out that the Allies might as well sink tho' George Washington and the Loviathan, and other German ships taken ovor by the United States. (Router's Telegram*.) (Received December 23rd. 11.55 p.m.) NEW YORK, December 21. Paris cable messages deny the report that the United States delegation advocated the sinking of the surrendered German fleet. ANOTHER GERMAN APPEAL. WASHINGTON, December 20. Germany has sent another appeal to tho United States, asking for a modification of tho armistice terms. Tho State Department oxplaine that it does not differ from previous appeals. AMERICAN AVIATORS SHOT. COPENHAGEN. December 20. According to tho newspaper "Kobenhavn,'' an English officer affirms that American • aviators wore shot near Stralsund by order of tho Soldiers' Council, on December sth, despite the armistice, boraueo they went outside the entanglements.

GERMAN MINE EXPLODES. FIFTEEN PERSONS KILLED. PARIS, December 20. A Gorman time fuse mine exploded under a bridge at Guise, a town in France, near St. Quentin, and fifteen persons were killed and twenty-five injured. MACKENSEN DTSTJKES INTERNMENT. BERNE, December 18. "When Field-Marshal von Mackensen wns held up at Budapest he endeavoured to resist, but 200 soldiers with ma-chine-guns surrounded the station. The locomotive was detached from tho carriages, and von Mackensen then submitted to internment.