Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1918 — TURKS GIVE UP; ACCEPT ENTENTE TERMS OF TRUCE [ARTICLE]

TURKS GIVE UP; ACCEPT ENTENTE TERMS OF TRUCE

Ottoman Government Yields to All European Foes—Armistice Now in Effect. I). S. REFERS PLEA TO ALLIES President Wilson in Reply to Sultan Says Ho Has Forwarded Peace Appcul to the Entente) Nations. I London, Nov. I.—High-placed o«* olals of Germany at Copenhagen ro* ceived the Information that tho Gen* man emperoi iad abdicated, accordinfl to the Copenhagen correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph company, who adds: “Nothing Is said about tho crown prince.” Parle, Nov. 1. —Admiral Leygueqj minster of marine, announced In tlwf V'tamber of deputies on behalf of thd government that an armistice has beeii signed between Turkey and the ervi tente. This was the first news r* ceived in France of the completion as Mudros of the armistice negotiations* The chamber burst Into uproarlout* cheers. The marine minister said he wad unable to give details, but roused f new outburst of enthusiasm when hej stated the terms accepted by Turkejj included: 1. The passage through the Dardarn p|lea and the Bosphorus by the allied fleets. 2. Turkey is to lay down all her} arms. 3. Repatriation of all allied taken by Turkey. London, Nov. I.—Germany's capita* latlon is expected momentarily. Shf Is expected to accept even the moss rigid armistice terms. Best military and political opinion here Is that sh* cannot hold out longer than two oi three weeks. If, however, she should decide to make a last-ditch fight, hind the Rhine, with Turkey and Aua* trla out, the very maximum time giver* her by experts is 6ix months. London, Nov. I.—Turkish pionipo* tentinrles arrived at Mudros, on Hid Island of Lemnos, early tllls week un<l an armistice was signed by Adrnlral Gnlthorpe on behalf of the allied govj ernmenfs Wednesday night. It wentj into operation at noon October 31. j The terms of the Turkish armistlceJ whleh fire now in operation, Inclqdq the free passage of the Dardanelles td (he allied fleet, Sir George Gave, tlid home Secretary, announced In the* house of commons.

Give Up War Prisoners. Another condition is the immediate repatriation of 1 British war prisonersJ Other terms, it Is learned, comprise! the occupation of the forts of-the Dnrs dandles and Bosphorus necessary tc! secure tin* passage of tin* allied warn ships through the Bosphorus to thel Black sen. General Townshend, the British conH mander captured at. Kut-El-Amara* was liberated several (lays ago by the( Turks, the home secretary announced* In order to Inform the British admiral In command In the Aegean that thej Turkish government asked that Rations be opened immediately for an* armistice. A reply was sent that If the Turkish* government sent fully accredited plenty potentlarles, Vice Admiral the British commander, was empow-J cred to inform them of the conditional upon which the allies would agree tal stop hostilities and could sign an arini istlee on these conditions in their be* half. Influenced by Bulgaria’s Collapse. Turkey’s definite proposals of peace followed the defeats sustained by hep armies In Palestine and Mesopotamia,' and the collapse of Bulgaria, which! left her open to attack on another) frontier, and thus were not unexpeett ed, •although the Turk In making a bar* gain is in the habit of waiting for the other side to make an offer. “Unconditional Surrender.” It is expected, however, that thd terms will be much on the lines of those given Bulgaria, which amounted to unconditional surrender, leaving territorial questions to the peace conference. Some uneasiness Is expressed by the newspapers over a report that the allies are prepared to make a bargain with Turkey by which she would be left In possession of Armenia in return for a free passage of the Dardanelles to enable the allies to deal with the German-controlled Black sea fleet. However, it is most Drobable that a,

free passage of the straits will be demanded unconditionally. In Mesopotamia Ismail Hakkl, commander of the Turkish Tigris army, surrendered one whole division and the ;best part of two others to the British. Turk Plea Referred to Allies. Washington, Nov. I.—President Wilson has referred the appeal from the iTurklsh government, asking him to [use his Influence with the entente allies to secure an Immediate armistice 'and peace negotiations, to the various powers now at war with Turkey, i The original Turkish note was delivered to the state department through the Spanish ambassador, Jean Rlano, on October 14.