Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1918 — TRUCE TERMS TO AUSTRIA OPEN UP GATES TO BERLIN [ARTICLE]

TRUCE TERMS TO AUSTRIA OPEN UP GATES TO BERLIN

Armistice Gives Entente Allies Complete Military Rule Over Nation. IS A COMPLETE SURRENDER Terms Open Austrian and Hungarian Territory for American and Allied Operations Against Germany—Foch to Direct Move. Washington, Nov. 5. —Allied terms of armistice under which the land and sea forces of what was once the Aus-tro-Hungarian empire have laid down their arms were announced simultaneously in Washington and the allied capitals. They accomplish complete surrender and open Austrian and Hungarian territory for American and allied operations pgainst Germany. From this drastic document, it may| be stated, may be gleaned an accurate! outline of the conditions nearing completion in the supreme war council t.tl Versailles under which Germany may] have a cessation of hostilities. Army Must Be Demobilised. The terms which ended the debacld on the Italian front Monday at 3 p. include the complete demobilization of Austrian forces, surrender of half of all artillery and military equipment# occupation by American and allied forces of such strategic places as may] later be selected, free use of Austrian railways for operations against Germany. Also evacuation of all Invaded territory behind all equipment and supplies. including coal; surrender of ai portion of the Austrian surface end submarine fleets and disarmament of others under American aud allied control ; surrender of all German submarines in Austrian waters and repatriation of allied and American prisoners without reciprocity.

Evacuation of Austrian territory; roughly corresponds -to-4ite boundary; lines claimed by Italy under the Italia* Irredentia or treaty of London program. The terms of the armistice are to td carried out under the direction ot Marshal Foch, who will designate material to be turned over and supervise! the movement of Austrian-Hungarian! forces to the rear. ! Terms of Armistice. The terms of the Austrian armls-J tice, with parenthetical explanations! of minor errors in cable were announced by the state depart* went. ■ Following are the terms of the armistice imposed upon Austria, which! will go into effect at 3 o’clock: 1. The Immediate cessation of bos* tlllties by land, sea and air. 2. Total demobilization of the Aus-tro-Hungarian army and immediate! withdrawal of all Austro-Hungarian! forces operating on the front from thei North sea to Switzerland. Within Austro-Hungarian territory,! limited as in clause three below, there! shall only be maintained an organized) military force reduced to prewar effeet Ives. Half the divisional corps and army) artillery and equipment shall be collected nt points to be Indicated by the! allies and United States of America! for delivery to them, beginning with! all such material ns exists in the territories to be evacuated by the Aus-tro-Hungarian forces. Evacuation Ordered. 3. Evacuation of all territories Invaded by Austro-Hungary since the beginning of the war. Withdrawal! within such periods as shall be determined by the commander In chief off <the allied forces on each front of the 1 Austro-Hungarian armies behind a line! fixed as follows: Froin Pic Umbra! to the north off the Stelvio it will follow the crest off the Rhetian Alps up to the passes of the Adige and the j£isena,eh, passing thence by Mounts Roschen and Brenner and the heights of Oetz and Zoaller. The line<henee turns south, crossing Mount Toblnch and meeting thei present frontier Carnic Alps. It follows this frontier up to Mount! Tarvis and : fter Mount Tarvis the watershed of the Julian Alps by thei j Cris of Predil. Mount Mangart, the Tri- ( cot no (Terglou) and the watershed of the Cols di I’odberdo. Podlanisoani and'! Idria. i Frc m this point the line turns south- | east toward the Schneeberg, excludes the whole basin of the Save and its ' tributaries. From Schneeberg It goes dow» toward the coast in such a way as to include Castua Mattuglia and Volosca in the evacuated territories. , n will also follow the adminlstra-

five limits of the present province of Dalmatia, Including to the North Lisarica and Trivania, and to the south, territory limited by a line from the (Semigrnnd), of Capo Blanca to the summits of the water sheds eastward, so ns to include in the evacuated area all the valleys and watercourses flowing toward Seberico, such as the Cicola, Kerka. Butisnica and their tributaries. It will also Include all the island** In the north and west of Dalmatia from Premuda, Selve. Ulbo, Svlu-’Jh, Maon, Paga and Puntadrur in the north up to Meleda in the south, embracing Syntaiidrea. Busi. lisa. Tercola Gn-r-010, C&zza and Lagosta, as well as the neighboring rocks and is--1 lets and passages, only excepting the islands of Gerat and Small Zirona. But. Soita and Brazi. All territory thus evacuated (shall be occupied by the forces?) of the allies and of the United States of America. Ail military and railway equipment of all kinds, including coal belonging to or within these territories, to be left in situ and surrendered to the allies, according to special orders given by the commander in chief of the forces of the associated powers on the different fronts. No new destruction, pillage or requisition to be done by enemy troops in the territories to be evacuated by them and occupied by the forces of the associated powers. Must Reveal Naval conditions: 1. Immediate cessation of all hostilities at sea and definite information to be given as to the location and movements of all Austro-Hungarian ships. Notification to be made to neutrals that fiecdom of navigation in all territorial waters is given to the naval and mercantile marine of the allied and associated powers, all questions of neutrality being waived, 2. Surrender to the allies and the United States of 15 Austro-Hungarian submarines completed between the years 1910 and 1918 and of all of German submarines which are in or may hereafter enter Austro-Hungarian territorial waters. All other Austro-Hun-garian submarines to be paid off and completely disarmed and to remain under the supervision of the allies and United States. 3. Surrender to the allies and United States with their complete armament and equipment of three battleships, three light cruisers, nine destroyers, twelve torpedo boats, one mine layer, six Danube monitors to be designated by the allies and United States of America. All other surface warships, including‘river craft, are to be concentrated in Austro-Hungarian naval bases to be designated by the allies >nd the United States of America, and are to be paid off and completely disarmed and placed under the supervision of the allies and United States of America.

Dismantle Danube Forts. 4. Freedom of navigation to all warships and merchant ships of allied and associated powers to be given in the Adriatic and up the River Danube and its tributaries in the territorial waters and territory of Austria-Hungary. In order to insure the freedom or navigation on the Danube the allies and the United States of America shall be empowered to occupy or to dismantle all fortifications or defense works. 5. The existing blockade conditions set up by the allied and associated powers are to remain unchanged and all Austro-Hungarian merchant ships found at sea are to remain liable to capture save exceptions which may be made by a commission nominated by the allies and the United States of America. 6. All naval aircraft are to be concentrated and irapactionized in Aus-tro-Hungarian bases to be designated by the allies and United States of America. » 7. Evacuation of all the Italian coasts and of all ports occupied by Austria-Hungary outside their national territory and the abandonment of all floating craft, naval materials, equipment and materials fqr inlaud navigation of all kinds. 8.. Occupation by the allies and the United States of the land and sea fortifications and the islands \yhich form the defenses and of the and arsenal at Pola. 9. All merchant vessels held by Austria-Hungary belonging to the allies and associated powers to be returned. • 10. No destruction of ships or of materials to be permitted before evacuation, surrender or restoration. 11. All naval and mercantile marine prisoners of the allied and associated powers in Austro-Hungarian hands to be returned without reciprocity. *