THE PEACE RUMORS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14738, 18 October 1918, Page 5

THE PEACE RUMORS.

CAPITULATION REPORT OFFICIALLY DENIED. PRESIDENT'S REPLY ACTS LIKE GOLD DOtJeHE'~ON GERMATtfY. DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE J HQHENZPLLWRNS. (United ; &T&ie&);' /i LONDON, Oct. 17. The Daily Mail understands that thi capitulation reports are*without founda tion. ;*... $''■'■'■"-. '■■' ■■».. (Router's Telegram.) ; LOSTPO^, Qct. 16., The Foreign Office at ten tor-night stat ' ed that it had no official information or the subject of the- reported Germar capitulation. ".-.,•' ":,' - ; AMSTERDAM, Oct. 16. . The Rotterdam Courai>t , is unable tc obtain confirmation," and withdraws its bulletin reporting the capitulation ol Germany, and the 'abdication of the Kaiser. '■• vr^ •,,. .. ; V- ;., ".,..■ »Australlan airfd; N.Z: -Ct^btc A'^sbvisLtloia.) (Reuter's Telegram;) LONDON, Oct. 17 (1.35 a.m.) Tho Press Bureau is officially informed that reportsiv-publfsiied-in thef'afi&rnoon that Germany hadVai?'^^^ were without fouritJaticm; '" i! ' NEW YORK, Oct. A. The Hague correspondent of the New York Times cables : "I can state , anthoritative^ tha,^ Germany's^ answer ..to President Wilson will say that she accepts his terms, pr<)vid,e4 Germany/^ .yjterests and these of her people are guaranteed. '•.-.■.,. : .. \ : ■„ , >-"'■■ .-^ ;<• ' r; • (Australian laud N.Z* Cable Association.) AM^T®RBA < M,S Oct. - . President Wilson's reply caused an intense impression in ' Germany. . .'?"' ■'•' V ''■'-.■•'■: The papers pqint out that it had the eCfect txf a cold douche on the hopes of peace' engendered by thfe". first' Note. ? 7 Some newspapers-comment m the sharpest terms, and t say. that ,Presiden}i Wilscn's language 'has bS&We excited^' The Socialists on. Tuesa^y depicted,, m view of the situation, thaft '-'Max must continue as Chancellor. It is esqpectod that Max will make a decision' to-day on President Wilson's latest Note. ..* v Owing to the obscurity of the situation the Reichstag will not meet to-day. - LONDON^ Oct. 17." The newspapers unanimously applaud President, i Wilson's; Noiej ; wh'icli interr pi'dts, with remarkable accuracy, the minds of all the All|es. It is pointed out m. some - quarters that the absence of any organised machine, for common Allied political, action analagous to the Versailles Council presents a danger which the enemy may attempt to .exploit m. qrcier „tot..d}YJdev,the, Allies. ' ■ "' ' ' ■■■;'■■'■"•?•>>',."•• ;vTh^ ,yf ■ • jpin^ action kin - crca'sed "owing at present to there 1 being ,na American Amba.wtlor m London and no British',Ambaaßud6f at WnShingtcin.