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? ? ! "I HAVE XO TERMS" REPLIED FOCH / ??? Captain Recouly Inscribes Historic! Sceue of Morning of November When Armistice Came. New York, April 27.?German}'s appeal for an armistice on November 7 1918, met with the laconic reply, "i have no terms," from Marshal Foch to Erzberger and the other! plenipotentiaries, according to Raymond Recouly (Captain X), French j biographer of Foch and joffre, in an , article entitled "What Foch Realiy Said" which will be published in the May isue of Scribner's Magazine cut tomorrow. Capt. Recouly, describing the his | toric scene of the morning November 11 whe? the generalissimo of the al-1 lied forces, attendee by a few mem- j bers of his staff, sigued the document in a railway dining car in a forest near Rethonde, a town between Compiegue and Soissons, declared "the Bight of butter seemed to fill the German envoys with joy.'' The radio from the Germans asking for "a cessation of hostilities in the name of humanity" was received by Foch shortly after midnight on the 7th and at 1:25 a. m. on the 8th Foch sent back his answer: "The German plenipotentiaries will have to go to the outpost on the main road! from Maubeuge - la-Capelle -Guise. '( From this point they were brought j by delayed stages to Rethonde, which they reached about 7 o'clock in the1 morning. Two hours later they were' in the presence of the commander of the conquering allied armies. "There was a cold salute," says Captain Recoulyt "a bow in return; no presentations.' The Germans took their places at the table in the dining car, where their names were writen, and remained standing. The officers j seemed embarrassed and upset. Not. so the civilians who did not seem to care at all. They talked familiarly together; it was impossible to believe that their country's fate was hanging ip the balance, and that they were there to sign the most 'Kolossal' capitulation the world ha^ ever seen." Foch's piercing eyes, gruff voice and curt manner were impressive. "To whom have I the honor of speaking?" he asked. The Germans replied. "What is the object of your visit?" he asked. Then followed this dialogue: "Erzberger: We have come to inquire into the trms of an armistice, to be concluded on land, on sea and in the air." "Fochr 'I have no terms to submit to you." Count Oberndorft the diplomatist in the German party, interceded: "If the marshal prefers, we may say that we are here to iearn tne conamons on which the allies would be willing to grant us an armistice." 'Foch: I have no terms." "Erzberger, drawing forth a greasy paper: "President Wilson has informed our government that Marshal Foch has been invested with the power of submitting the allies' conditions to the Germans plenipotentiaries." "Foch: I will let you know the allies' conditions when you have asked for an armistice. Do you ask for an armistice?" "Ja!" exclaimed Oberndorf and Eriberger together. "Foch: In that case I will read you the terms drawn up by the allied governments." He sat down and the reading began. It lasted an hour, for the document had to be translated. The Germans pleaded for an immeciate suspension of hostil ties and for Mens at Su , Dandy for Men Boys S $6.50 $9.00 J If its quality you to wear, at a lowei Jones Dry R. R. Avenue - - time to permit the Berlin government to examine the terms. Again Foch spoke: "I am but the mouthpiece of the allied government. It is those governments that have drawn up the conditions of the armistice limiting the delay to 72 hours' duration, I have, therefore, no power to suspend hostilities without their authorization." The Germans at once dispatched a mesenger to Spa with credentials and the request that his journey to Berlin be "facilitated." When the messenger reached the German outposts, it is related, the troops were so demoralized that they fired upon his white flag Promiscuous \olley firing continued and the emissary was unable to reach his destination until the next day. Meanwhile the German envoys had notified Foch of their difficulty and Foch agreed to permit them to send a German officer to B?rlin by air. A plane was equipped arid read} for the flight when word v as received that the messenger had reached Berlin. Captain Recouly declares the armistice was signed because Foch and hi3 staff were convinced Germany was already in the throes of a revolution. The armistice envoys painted a 'black picture' of conditions. While the German government was analyzing the terms the plenipotetiaries remained near Foch in the forest at Rethonde. They were permitted tc leave their train and, guarded by armed soldiers, exercise in the open air. On the afternoon of the 10th Foch informed Erzberger, the head of the delegation, that hostilities would be resumed at 11 a. m. the next day. At 7 o'clock on the night of November 10 the following radio message was intercepted by the French "German Government to German Plenipotentiaries: The plenipotentiaries are authorized to sign the armistice. (Signed) The Chancellor ol the Empire.' 'Three ciphered figure: at the end of the message proved its out he ntinitv \fnro fhon 19 Vinnrc nl deliberation and debate over the "harsh* terms followed. Foch granted some concessions and refused the others. Subsequently the wearried French English and Germans appended their signatures to the document, and, by rrearragement, six hours' after the siging, or 11 a. m. of the morning of the 11th, operations ceased along all the fronts. Four years of warfare which hau cost more than 9,00,000 lives was at an end. o HOW ABOUT FUR FARM? Growing Hair on Baldheads to Become Quite Common. Paris, May 2.?"Have you a little fur-farm in your back yard?" This will not be an unusual question when?and if?Dr. Raymond Passot.has his way. The famous surMonn ?TVI n A i s\ A1lt?A T T1 T*\ TTUU VUCIO IV tuic UVliU XJ. Rockefeller of baldness for one-fiftieth of the oil magnate's daily Income says the day Is coming when the most valuable furs, such as those of the silver fox, lynx or otter, will be transplanted to ordinary domestic animals such as cats, dogs, rabbits and donkeys, by a skin gratifying genration. Then every body will be able "to grow" a secret of wonderful furs at a ridiculously low cost. 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