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DRASTIC ARMISTICE TERMS REQUIRE DEMOBILIZATION AMD SURRENDER OF ARMS Unconditional Surrender Contained in Agreement Signed by Former Austrian Empire With AlliesGerman Soldiers to be Interned Railroads to be Turned Over to Allies; Surrender of Portion of Submarine Fleet; Occupation of Strategic Points by Allies, Included in Conditions: FOCII TO DIRECT THE CARRYING OUT OF TERMS (By Associated Press)

BASEL, Nov. 4 Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary is determined to abdicate and will retire to Switzerland, German newspapers say. ,, , , . The emperor made this announcement, it is added, during a conference on Saturday with the new Austrian government and other influential leaders in the dual monarchy. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 Terms of armistice under which the land and sea forces of what on'ce was the Austro-Hungarian empire have laid down their arms were announced today simultaneously in Washington and the allied capitals. They accomplished complete surrender and open Austrian and Hungarian territory for American and allied operation against 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 at Versailles under which Germany may have a cessation of hostilities.

Terms of Surrender. The terms under which the debacle on the Italian front ended today at 3 p. m. (9 a. m., eastern United States time) Include complete demobilization of Austrian forces, surrender of onehalf of all artillery and military equipment; occupation by Americans and allied forces of such strategic places as may later be selected; use of AusIrian, railroad for. operation against Germany; evacuation of all Invaded territory, leaving behind' all equlp"menti and supplies Including coal; surrender of a portion of the Austrian surface and submarine fleets and dis armament of others under American and 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 the boundary lines claimed by Italy under the Italian Irredentla. or Treaty of London Program. The right of occupation by allied forces is reserved, local authorities to maintain order under allied supervision. The terms of the armistice are to be carried out under the direction of Marshall Foch, who will designate material to be turned over and supervise the movement of Austro-Hunga-rlan forces to the rear. Will Round up German. All Germaa troops In Austria-Hungary, Italy or the Balkans must be out or interned within J5 days. Destruction of any property by retreating forces Is specifically forbidden. Ships to be surrendered, include 15 modern Austrian submarines, 3 battleships, 3 light cruisers, 9 destroyers, 12 torpedo boats, one mine layer, and 6 Danube monitors to be designated by the allies. All other war crafts are to be concentrated and disarmed under allied direction. Free navigation of all Austrian waters, by both war and commercial t ; fleets of the Allies Is provided for. Danube to be Open. The Danube route Is to be kept open by the occupation of dismanteling of fortresses to be selected by the Allied commander. The existing blockade of the allies against Austria, remains unchanged, Austrian ships being liable to capture where found, except where a commission to be named later, provides otherwise. All enemy naval air crafts are to be put out of commission and concentrated under allied control. All Austrian harbors and ,other equipment In occupied Italian ports Is to be left untouched. All fortresses protecting Austrian naval bases or stations are to be occupied and the arsenal at Pola is specifically surrendered. All allied crafts held by Austria are to be returned Immediately. The only organized military force Austria is permitted to retain is limited to that necessary to maintain order In her own borders. German Burglars Make Rich Hauls During Air Raids by Allies (By Associated Press) AMSTERDAM. Nov.- 4. The German burglar seizes the opportunity to make a haul when an Allied air raid Is In progress over one of the German nLI.. .Ittnn rinrfnff o rfiCOTl t rsiri -t . i i i n vMna ... On SSaaruruCBen, a uuigiai uauu o caught by soldiers packing up supplies from a provision shop, the door of which had been demolished. Clothing valued at thousands of marks was looted from another shop. Food and clothing are more precious than Je'v'als g Germany. Consequently the burlar usually selects them for plunder.

GERMAN SOCIALISTS STILL DISSATISFIED

(By Associated Press.) LONDON, Nov. . 4. The German Socialists are not satisfied with the emperor's proclamation issued Sunday, according to -'an exchange telegraph rispatch from Copenhagen. : The Vorwaerts says: , "The manifesto will not In any way change the standpoint of the Socialists nor weaken the demand for abdication." RUSSIA STOPS PAYMENT. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 4. The indications are that Russia will refuse to make any furthey indemnity payments to Germany, according to the Frankfurt Gazette. The newspaper says that Russia, which had paid two instalments of the war indemnity has stopped the transport of gold and bank notes to Ger: many. 'Evidently," ads the Gazette, "she refuses to pay the last part of the indemnity." No Time Set Yet for War Labor Board Hearing No time has been set, It was reported today, for the National War Labor Board to have a hearing on the petition filed with that body by Richmond labor organizations for consideration and adjudication of the causes of complaint. Differences on wage scales and working conditions between several local manufacturing concerns and their employes have existed for sev eral months and it had been expected that action in this matter would be promptly taken by the War Labor Board. American Fleet Will Soon Occupy Trieste (By Associated Press) - AMSTERDAM, Sunday, Nov. 3 It Is very positively reported from Pola, I the Austrian naval base on the Ad riatic, that Trieste will soon be occupied by an American fleet. On Sunday it was reported from Paris that the Jugo-Slav leaders, after having seized the Austro-Hungarian fleet at Fiume had sent a wireless message to President Wilson, stating their readiness to hand over the vessels to the United States government or representatives of the allied navies. The Weather For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Tuesday. Colder tonight. Warmer Tuesday. Today's Temperature. Noon 61 . Yesterday. ' Maximum 60 Minimum -............. i . . 32 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Fair and colder tonight Tuesday fair with rising temperature. General Conditions A storm of moderate size crossed the lakes Sunday and colder weather has taken Its place. It will be colder tonight but low barometric pressure over the west is expected to cause a rising temperature Tuesday. Spring weather prevails over the far northwest; 66 degrees in western Canada.

TERMS OF SURRENDER IMPOSED ON AUSTRIA BY ALLIED COUNCIL

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. Terms of Austrian armistice with parenthetical explanations of minor errors in cable transmission, were announced by the State Department today as follows: Following are terms of armistice Imposed upon1 Austria, which will go into effect at three o'clock today: Military clauses: ; 1. ; The immediate cessation of hostilities by land, sea and air. 2. i Total demobilization of the Austro-Hungarian army and Immediate withdrawal of all Austro-Hungarian v forces operating on the front from the North Sea to Switzerland. Within Austro-Hungarian territory limited as in clause three below, there shall only be maintained as an organized military force reduced to pre-war effective (effectiveness). Half the divisional corp3 and army artillery and equipments shall be collected at points to be indicated by Aliles and United States of America for delivery to them, beginning with all such material as exists in territories to be evacuated by Austro-Hurgarian forces. Evacuation of Territories. 3. Evacuation of all territories invaded by Austro-Hungary since beginning of war. Withdrawal within such periods as shall be determinea by commander In chief of Allied forces on each front of Austro-Hungarian armies behind line fixed as follows: From Pic Umbra il to north of Stelvie, it will follow the crest of Rhetian Alps up to sources of Adige and Fisacn, passing thence by Monts Reschan and Brenner and heights of Oetz and Senaller. Line thence turns south crossing Mont Toblach and meeting present frontier Carnice Alps. It follows this frontier up to Mount Tarvis and after Mount Tarvis watershed of Julian Alps by Cols of Predil Mount Mangart the Tricorne (Terglou) and watershed of the Cols di Pedberdo and Idria. From this point the line turns southeast towards Schneeberg, excludes White Basin of Save and its tributaries. From Schneeberg it goes down towards coast in such way as to include Sastua, Mattuglia and Volesca ' in evacuated territories. i Must Evacuate Territory. It will also follow the administrative limits of present province of Dalmaia, including the North Lisarica and Trivania and to south, territory limited by a line from the Semigrand. Of Cape Planea to summits of watersheds eastwards, so as to Include in evacuated area all valleys and .water course flowing towards Sebenice, such as Cicola, Kerka, Butishica and their tributaries. It will also , Include all islands in north and west of Dalmatia from Premuda, Salve, Ulbo, Scherda, Maon, Page and Untadura in north up to Meladia in south embracing Santandrea, Busi, Lisa, Lesina, Tercota, Curzola, Cazza and Lagosta, as well as neighboring rocks and islets and passages, only excepting islands of great and small ZIrona Bua, Zelta and Brazza. All territory thus evacuated shall be occupied by the forces, of allies and the United States of America. All military and railway equipment of all kinds including coal belonging to or within this territories (to be) left in Situa and surrendered to Allies ac cording to special orders given by commander in chief of forces of associated powers on the different fronts. No new destruction, pillage or requisition to be done by enemy troops in territories to be evacuated by them and occupied by forces of associated powers. Right of Free Movement. Four. Allies shall have right of free movement over all road and rail and waterways in Austro-Hungarian territory and of use of necessary Austrian and-Hungarian means of transportation. The armies of the associated powers shall occupy such strategic points in Austria-Hungary at times as they may deem necessary to enable them to conduct military operations or to maintain order. They shall have the right of requisition on payment for troops of associated , owers wherever they may be. Five. Complete evacuation of all German troops within 15 days not only from the Italian and Balkan .fronts, but from all Atrstro-Hungarian territory. Internment of all German troops which have not left Austria-Hungary within the date. Six. Administration of evacuated territories of Austria-Hungary will be entrusted to local authorities under control of allied and associated armies of occupation. Seven. Immediate repatriation without recoprocity of all allied prisoners of war and interned subjects , and of civil population evacuated from their homes on conditions to be laid down by commander in chief of forces of associated powers on various fronts. Sick and wounded who cannot be removed from evacuated territory will be cared for by Austria-Hungary personnel who will be left on the spot with medical material required. Naval Conditions One Immediate cessation of all hostilities at sea -and- definite information to be given as to location and movements of all Austro-Hungarian ships. Notification to be made to neutrals that freedom of navigation in all territorial waters is given to naval and mercantile marine of allied and associated powers, all questions of neutrality being waived. Two Surrender to allies and United States " of fifteen Austro-Hungarian submarines completed between the years 1910 and 1918 and of all German submarines which are in or may hereafter enter Austro-Hungarian territorial waters. All other Austro-Hungarian submarines to be paid off and completely disarmed and to remain under supervision of the allies and United States. Three Surrender to 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 allies and United States of America. All other surface warships including river craft are to be concentrated in Austro-Hungarian na

val bases to be designated by allies and United States of America and are to be paid off and completely disarmed and placed under " supervision of allies and United States of America. Four Freedom of navigation to all warships and merchant ships of allied and associated powers to be given in Adriatic and up river Danube and its tributaries In territorial waters and territory of Austria Hungary. Allies and associated powers shall have right to sweep all mine fields and obstructions and positions of the sea are to be indicated. . . In order to insure freedom of navigation on Danube, allies and United States of America shall be empowered to occupy or to dismantle all fortifications or defense works. Five Existing blockade conditions Bet up by 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 allies and United States of America. Six All naval aircraft are to be concentrated and impactionized in Austro-Hungarian bases to be signed by allies and United States of America. To Surrender Prisoners. Seven Evacuation of all Italian coasts and of all ports occupied by Austria-Hungary outside their nation al territory and abandonment of all floating craft, naval material equipment and materials for inland navigation of all kinds. Eight Occupation by allies and United States of America of land and sea fortifications and islands which form the defenses and of dock yards and arsenal at Pola. Nine All merchant vessels held by Austria-Hungary belonging to allies and associated powers to be returned. . Ten No destruction of ships or of materials to be permitted before evacuation, surrender or restoration. Eleven All naval and, mercantile marine prisoners of the allied and associated powers in Austro-Hungarian hands to be returned without reciprocity. RANDOLPH EXPECTS If O:P;VICT0RY WINCHESTER, Ind., Nov. 4. On the eve of the election in this county it is safe to prophecy that the entire Republican county ticket will be elected. It is estimated that Vestal, Republican candidate for congress for the Eighth district will carry Randolph county by at least 2,000 over Eichorn, Democrat.- In the state ticket Winchester has two candidates for judge of the appellate court, Fred S. Caldwell, Democrat and present incumbent and Alonzo L. Nichols, Republican for many years law partner with Governor Goodrich, Caldwell and Nichols are both members of the Main street Church of Christ and each of them teaches a Sunday school class. The Socialists have no county ticket but George S. Martin is their candidate for congress. There has been no campaign made by either party in the county except through the mail and newspapers. Not a political speech has been made by either party in the county. , Who Wouldn't Smile-After Fixing Terms for Huns IfBv Associated Press! PARIS, Nov .4. Co. E. M. House, returning from the conference at Versailles last evening, smiled and had an assured air. When his happy appearance was commented upon, Col. House replied jocularly: "I always have a happy appearance. You can't tell what I am thinking by my smile." Airman Burns Plane . in Fall Behind Lines WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. Lieuten ant Artemus L. Gates, a naval aviator, previously reported missing in action, fell behind the German lines and calmly burned his machine before being cantured. said a supplemental report received today by the Navy Depart ment from Vice Admiral Sims. He apparently was uninjured, eye witnesses said. Gates was flying with a naval squad ron and was brought down by antiaircraft fire, which carried away the tank and landing gear of nis plane. Militiamen Must Clean New Equipment Tonight Members of Company K, Indiana State Militia, are ordered to report to the armory tonight, but not In uniform. There will be no drill. The new equipment has arrived, and members are orderd by Capt. Malsby to com prepared to clean it. It Is suggested that they bring overalls and rags to help in cleaning equipment. , British Airmen Attack Railroad at Metz (By Associated Press! LONDON. Nov. 4. Railway and aeroplane hangars in the region east of Metz were attacked today by the British Independent air force, says an official statement issued this afternoon. -'.

U.S. TO INTERN ENEMY ALIENS WHO CAST VOTE Slack Issues Warning That Federal Prosecution Will Follow Any Illegal Voting. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 4. Federal prosecution for vote, buying and voting by enemy aliens who have taken out only their first naturalization papers looms on the eve of the election. L. Ert Slack, United States district attorney, has issued a warning that German, Austrian and Hungarian alien enemies hving only their first papers who vote or attempt to vote Tuesday will be interned without trial for the period of the war. Vote buying, the district attorney said, will be punished by the Federal authorities. Republican and Democratic party heads are Issuing instructions for the organizations in each county to assist the eovernment in stamping out the

vote-buying evil and to issue warning to the enemy aliens not entitled to vote. . - Reports reaching here yesterday In dicated that much serious trouble may arise of the German, Austrian and Hungarian alien enemies attempt to vote. Recently the state board or election commissioners held that a German. Austrian or Hungarian alien en emy who has taken out only his first naturalization papers Is not entitled to vote under the Indiana constitution. Copies of the opinion were sent to every county, but it is evident mat i local authorities in some places are advising the alien enemies to disregard it. Mr. Slack has Issued a statement that an alien enemy who votes in disregard of the ruling of the state board of election commissioners, which is composed of Attorney General Stansbury, W. W. Spencer and Clar ence Nichols, will be interned for the remainder of the war. Mr. Slack stated that he had been called by telephone from Huntington and informed that the head of the Republican committee there was advising the alien enemies who only have their first papers lo vote. He also was informed that, a paper at Winamac published a statement last week that all aliens having their first papers are entitled to vote and that they cannot be arrested if they do vote. Mr. Slack declared that any alien enemy who votes or attempts to vote In Indiana Tuesday wil be interned without trial for the remainder of the war. He said that he can do nothing else than stand by the ruling that the alien enemies cannot vote under the Indiana constitution. He added that as far as he knows there is no way of punishing the politicians who urge alien enemies to vote in defiance of the ruling that they are not entitled to participate in the election, but that every alien enemy who defies the order can and will be interned. Mr. Slack said that Federal authorities are standing together in this matter and that they have a complete list of every alien enemy in Indiana who was forced to register sometime ago with United States Marshal Storen. Politically the alien enemies are said to be about equally divided between the two parties. MILITARY DISASTER FACING GERMANY, BELIEF OF LONDON ' (By Associated Press) LONDON, Nov. 4. Military authorities whe three weeks ago were skeptical over the return of peace because of the military situation, are convinced that the German army is in a serious condition owing to its inability to shorten its line and produce fresh reserves. It Is pointed out that German casualties this year amount to 2,500,000, of which 1,000.000 are permanent casualties." Last March Germany had eighty fresh reserve divisions, which meant divisions which had not been in line for a month. Now the German reserve consists of fifty divisions, only seven of which have had as much as a fortnight's rest and none as much as a' month, which is considered the minimum for an efficient force. German divisions now are appearing on the firing line with many hundreds of rifles below the German normal of 6,750. On October 3, regiments in 40 or 50 - divisions were reduced from a four-company to a three-company basis. Many of the youths of the 1920 class which the Germans wished to hold to the spring now are in the field. This i3 Germany's last manpower hope. It is calculated that, Germany had 18,000 guns on July 15, of which a third has been last. The number of guns and batteries has been reduced and some batteries have been equipped with third rate weapons.

, ELECTION RETURNS TUESDAY NIGHT Arrangements have been made for election returns, both National and Local to be thrown on the large screen in front t of the Palladium of f ice by means of a stereopticon. Following .the general conservation policy of the Government, the Palla- - dium will issue no election extras.

Allies Have Captured 362,365 Prisoners Since Last Offensive Began (By Associated Press) PARIS, Nov. 4 Since the great offensive began on the western front on July 15 last, the allied armies have captured 362,355 prisoners, including 7,990 officers, as well as 6,217 cannon, 38,622 machine guns, and 3,907 mine throwers. The allies during the month of October captured 108,343 prisoners, including 2,472 officers, as well as 2,064 cannon, 13,639 machine guns, and 1,193 mine throwers. FORECAST GIVES BIG PLURALITY TO REPUBLICANS G. 0. P. Workers Believe There Will Be No Shrinkage

in Vote Elliott s , Return Insured. The Republicans of Wayne county will tomorrow give Richard N. Elliott, Republican candidate for Representative in Congress the usual plurality which will insure his return to the next congress. The Republicans of Wayne county also will elect a full county ticket, including legislative offices, by the same pluralities as that which Elliott will receive. In Wayne township the Republicans will sweep the platter Inasmuch as the Democrats failed to nominate a ticket for township offices. The Republican state ticket also will receive a big plurality in the county. Despite all stories told to the contrary, a close analysis of the situation today shows that the Republicans will carry every township and every ward in the city that they have been ac customed to carry, and the only difference between the pluralities this year and in former years will be due to the shortage in the vote as indicatedby the registration. The Democrats, however, will suffer quite as much from this shrinkage as Republicans, and leaders of the Republican com mittee assert that there were more Democratis votes not registered than Republicans, especially in Richmond. Wilson's Appeal Made- Change. - For several weeks, due to the inability of the Republicans to hold meetings to inform the voters on the questions of the day, the Democratic leaders have been very positive in their assertions that Wayne county was badly "bent" from a Republican viewpoint, claiming that hundreds of Republicans who always heretofore had refused to waver at election time, would this year cast their ballots for the entire Democratic ticket. Repub licans say that while such was never the case, that there were a few Republicans who were out of their line. believing that their duty lay in up holding the administration in time of war. Since it has been pointed out that upholding the administration from a war standpoint and from the politi cal standpoint are altogether differ ent, there has been a decided change. The appeal of President Wilson, asking the election of all Democratic can didates for congress, has had its ef feet here as it has had elsewhere over the country and in consequence the few wavering Republicans who thought "politics" adjourned, are now only waiting the hour when they may be able to vote for Elliott whose record in congress shows that he voted for all war measures and stood firmly behind President Wilson's war administration. Stories told of the great deflection of Republicans from the county ticket, have been traced, it was said by Republicans today, to Democratic sources. According to Lewis S. Bowman, Republican county chairman, and other members of the committee, the entire ticket Is to be elected, and the Democrats have no genuine hope of electing a single officer. J u go-Slavs Offer Navy of Austria to America (By Associated Press.) PARIS, Nov. 4. It was not Austria who abandoned her fleet to the Jugoslavs, but the Jugo-SIavs, rising in revolt, who took possession of the Austro-Hungarian warships, according to the authorative statement here. As soon as this was done, the Jugo-Slav leaders sent the following wireless message to President Wilson: "We have seized the whole AustroHungarian fleet, except the Viribus Units recently sunk by the Italians, and are ready to hand over these vessels to the United States government or representatives of the allied navies. "The Viribus Unitis was torpedoed while still flying the Austrian flag. USE HAIR FOR LEATHER. . TOKIO, Nov. , 4. Reports received here say the Germans are using women's hair as a substitute for leather belts in factories and that many women are voluntarily selling their hair for that use.

AMERICANS AT VERDUN GAIN 12 MILES IB THFE DAYS Smashing Blows Dealt Enemy on Western Front Haig Launches New Attack Near Scheldt. TAKE 5,000 PRISONERS (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 The

first American army has captured dominating heights from the Germans northwest of Verdun and brought under the fire of its heavy guns the important railroads of Mont de Medy, Longuyon and Conflans. General Pershing reports in his Sunday evening communique announcing an advance for the first army of 12 miles on an eight mile front in three days. Prisoners captured numbered more than 5,000 and guns more than 100. In the action have been regulars and national army troops from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, New Mexico, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, West Virginia, Vir ginia and the District of Columbia. More than 20,000 prisoners and several hundred guns have been taken by the 48th British division operating on the Asiago plateau towards the Trentino, it is announced in an official statement issued by the British war office today. On the Venetian plains the forces that effected a crossing of the Tagliamento river included thJ532d American regiment. . Smashing blows are being dealt the Germans on the western front and the callopse of the present enemy defense positions appears close at hand. In the Italian theater hostilities were to end today at 3 p. m. (9 o'clock Monday morning in the eastern United States) but up to that hour the Italian and allied forces continued to press the Austrians on the. entire front, the advices indicated. On the northern end of the front in France, Field Marshal Haig on Monday morning, launched a new attack south of the Scheldt in the region of Valenciennes. The operation began successfully on a wide front and this vital sector of the German position is in great peril. Americans at Sommauthe. The French army maintains Its pressure, but fighting activity is less than on Sunday and last week. Ger man artillery has been active along the Aisne front, probably protecting an enemy retirement, which is inevitable in view of the allied success north and east. General Pershing's armies are pressing forward east and west of the Meuse and the Germans apparently are not yet prepared to make a stand. Stenay and the gap In which It lies Is being encircled and Its fall would appear to be near. In the center of the sector west of i the Meuse, the American first army has driven forward to Sommauthe, 13 miles south of Sedan, the most important German railway center between Mezieres and Metz. Foe Faces Military Doom. Germany, deserted by her allies, H apparently facing a great disaster on the western front. There have been many times during the past three monthts that it seemed that the Teutonic armies were in a critical position, but they always have managed to avoid a debacle. Now, however, there is a greater possibility than ever that the hour of Germany's military door may not be far distant. This crisis has arisen during the past three days. American and French attacks were west of the Meuse river, which seemed to bo gaining but little, apparently sapped the strength of the enemy. When the break came on Saturday, it took on aspects of a rout rather than an orderly retirement such as has been carried out on dozens of battlefields from the North seat to Chateau-Thierry since July 18. On Sunday . evening, - at 5 o'clock, American contingents were in Belval wood, six miles directly west of Stenay, a vital point in the German line along the Meuse. They were only fourteen miles south of Sedan, which is the center of the whole German railroad system in eastern France. Retreat Diverted. It now appears that the Germans who have been holding the line running westward through the Champagne country cannot retreat eastward but must be diverted northward through Belgium. This will add many 'weary miles to the length of the journey that seemingly must be begun at once. - "' - ' In Belgium, the fall of Ghent Is Imminent, for the Belgians, French. British and Americans are rapidly moving ahead. The .Scheldt has bee crossed at Welden, southwest of ! Ghent, while the Belgians are moving toward the Scheldt northeast of thu city. : ' - ' "- "