AUSTRIA-HUNGARY OPENTO ALLIED OCCUPATION

BY ARMISTICE TERMSMAIN POINTS IN ARMISTICE.

Delivery to the allies of half of the enemy artillery and equip-ment. ,

Evacuation of all invaded territories.Use by allies of road, rail and waterways in Austria-Hungary.Surrender of part of fleet.Allied supervision of the balance of her fleet.Concentration of aircraft at designated points.Return of all allied prisoners.

Washington, D. C., Nov. 4.Complete, effective surrender ofAustria-Hungary is provided bythe United States-allied armisticeterms, now operative, and madepublic by the state departmenttoday.

The terms, stripping her of herlast shred of military power, pro-vide for total demobilization, in-cluding withdrawal of Austro-Hungarian troops from the westfront; for surrender of half herdivisional, corps, and army artil-lery and equipment; for with-drawal from all invaded territor-ies; for allied occupation of strat-egic points in Austria-Hungary;for surrender of stipulated num-bers of submarines, battle ships,cruisers, etc.; for United States-allied supervision of the balance'of her fleet, and United States-alJied occupation of the big Aus-trian naval base at Pola.

These terms, and others, put aniron clamp on Austria. Fromthem may be deduced the nature'of the terms to be meted out toGermany, it was stated authori-tatively today.

Germany will have to meet re-quirements equally as strong inthe matter of demobilization, sur-render of material, surrender of

'submarines and major craft, andoccupation of strategic points.

The text of armistice terms follows

Military Clauses."One: The immediate cessation of

hostilities —land, sea and air."Two: Total demobilization of the

Austro-Hungarianiate withdrawal of all Austro-Hungar-

ian forces operating on the front fromthe North sea to Switzerland. With-in Austro-Hungarian territory, limitedas in clause ‘three’ below there shallbe only maintained as an organizedmilitary force reduced to pre-war ef-fectiveness.

"Half the divisional, corps and armyartillery and equipment Bhall be /'ol-leeted at points to be indicated by

the allies and United States of Ameri-ca, for delivery to them, beginningwith all such material as exists In theterritories to be evacuated by the Aus-tro-Hungarian forces.

"Three: Evacuation of all terri-tories Invaded by Austro-Hungary

since the beginning of the war. With-drawal within such periods as shallbe determined by the commanderln-ohief of the allied forces on each frontof the Austro-Hungarian armies be-hind a line fixed as follows:

Lines of Evacuation."From Pic-Umbrall to the north of

the Stelvic, It will follow the crest ofthe Uhetian Alps, up to the sources ofthe Adige and the Eisach, passing

thence by Mounts Reichen and Bren-ner iTnd the heights of Oetz and Zoal-ler; the line thence turns south, cross-ing Mount Toblach, and meeting thepresent frontier Carnic Alps. It fol-lows this frontier up to Mount Tarvia,and after Mount Tarvia, the water shedof the Julian Alps, by the Col of Predil,Mount Mangart. the Trlcorno (Terglou)and the water shed of the Cols D 1 Pod-.berdo, Podlanlscan and Indria. Fromthis point the line turns southeast to-wards the Schneeberg, excludes thewhole basin of the Save and Its tribu-taries. From Schneeberg it goes down

towards the coast in such a way as to

Include Castua, Mattugla and Voloscain the evacuated territories.

Follows Administrative Limits.“It will also follow the administra-

tive limits of the present province ofDalmatia, including to the norfh Lisar-«ca and Trivanla and to the south ter-ritory limited by a line from the (Semi-grand?) of Cape I’lanca to the summitsof (ho water shed eastwards, so as to

include In the evacuated area all thevalleys and water courses flowing to-wards Sebcneco, such as the Cicola,Duerka, Butisnica, and their tributaries.It will also include all the islands in thenorth and west of Dalmatia and Pre-xnuda, Selve, Ulbo, Scherda, Maon. Pagoand Punta Dura, in the north up toMeleda, in the south embracing San-tandrea, Busl, Lisa, Lesina, Tereola,Curzola, Caseza and Lagosta, as wellas the neighboring rocks and Islets andpassages, only excepting the islands ofgreat and small Zirona, But, Zolta andBrazza. All territory thus evacuated¦hall bo occupied by the forces of theallies and the United States of America.

To Leave Equipment.“AH military and railway equipments

of all kinds, including coal belonging to,

or within thoso territories, to be left inSitu and surrender td the allies, ac-cording to special orders given by thecommanderinchief of the forces of theassociated powers on the differentfronts. No new destruction, pillage orrequisition to be done by enemy troopsin the Lys to he evacuated by them andoccupied by the forces of the associatedpowers.

"Four: The allies shall have theright to free movement over all roadend rail and waterways In Auslro-Hungary territory, and of the use ofthe necessary Austrian and Hungarianmeans of transportation. The armies ofthe associated powers shall occupy suchstrategic points in Austria-Hungary attimes as they may deem necessary toenable them to conduct military opera-tions or to maintain order.

Demand Evacuation.-Fifth: They shall have the right of

requisition on payment for the troopsof the associated powers wherever theycan be.

-Complete evacuation of the Germantroops within 15 days not only fromthe Italian a»d Balkan fronts, but fsrmatl Austro- Hungarian territory.

•'lnternment of all German trempawhich have not left Austria-Hungtftywithin the date.

Sixth: The admin Istrat ion of the

evacuated territories of Austria-Hun-gary will be entrusted to the local au-thorities under the control of the al-lied and associated armies of occupa-tion.

Seven: The immediate repatriationwithout reciprocity of allied prisoner:of war and interned subjects ilnd civilpopulations evacuated from theirhomes on conditions to be laid down bythe commanderlnchief of the forcesof the associated powers on the var-ious fronts. Sick and wounded. W’hocannot be removed from evacuatedterritory, will be cared for by Austria-Hungary personnel, who will b® lef|on the spot with the medical materialrequired.

Naval Conditions.One: Immediate cessation of all

all hostilities at sea and definite In-formation to be given ns to the loca-tion and movements of all Austro-Hungarian ships.

‘•Notification to be made to neu-trals that freedom of navigation In allterritorials waters is given to the navaland mercantile marine of the alliedand associated powers, all questionsof neutrality being waived.

“Two: Surrender to allies and. theUnited States of 15 Austro-Hungariansubmarines completed between theyears 1910 and 1918, and of all tier-man submarines which are In or mayhereafter enter Austro-Hungarian ter-ritorial waters. All other Austro-Hungarian submarines to he paid offand completely disarmed and to re-main under the supervision of the al-lies and the United States.

Surrende' All Armamerrt.“Three: Surrender *o allies and

United States with their complete

armament and equipment of threabattleships, three light cruisers, ninedestroyers, 12 torpedo boats, one minelayer, six Danube monitors, to be des-ignated by the allies and United Statesof America. All other surface war-ships. including river craft, are to beconce. trated In Austro-Hungariannaval bases to be designated by thaallies and the United States of Amer-ica and are to be paid off and com-pletely disarmed and placed under thasupervision of the allies and the UnitedStates of America.

"Four: Freedom of navigation to allwarships and merchant ships of alliedand associated powers to be given inthe Adriatic and up the river Danubeand its tributaries, and the territorialwaters and territory of Austro-Uun-gaiy. The allies and associated pow-ers shall have the right to sweep upall mine fields and obstruction qndthe positions of those are to be in-dicated.

To Dismantlo Fortifications."In order to insure the freedom of

navigation on the Danube the allies andthe United States of America, shall haempowered to occupy or to dismantlaall fortification or defense works.

"Five—The existing blockade condi-tions set up by the allied and associatedpowers are to remain unchanged andall Austria-Hungarian merchant ships

found at sea uic to remain liablo tocapture save exceptions which may hamade by a commission nominated by

the allies and the United States ofAmerica.

"Six—Ail naval aircraft are to beconcentrated and impactlonlzcnl inAustro-Hungarian bases to he desig-

nated by the allies and United Stalerof America."

To Occupy All Coasts."Seven —Occupation of all the Ital-

ian coasts and all ports occupiedby Austria-Hungary outside their nat-ional territory and the abandonment ofall the floating craft, naval materialsequipment, and materials for Inlandnavigation of all kind*.

"Eight—Occupation by the allies andthe United States of America, of thalend and sea fortifications and the Is-lands which form the defenses and ofthe dock yards and arsenal at Pola.

"Nine—All merchant vessels held byAuatria-Hungary belonging to tho al-lied powers to be returned.

"Ten—No destruction of ships or ma-terials to be permitted before evacu-ation, surrender or restoration.

"Eleven —All naval and mercantilemarine prisoners of the allied and asso-ciated powers in Austro-Hungarianhands to be returned with reciprocity.”

On the basis of the Austrian armis-tice, it may be assumed that Oermanywill be called upon to evacuate all oc-cupied territories, give up all railwayand military equipment, within thaevacuated territories, surrender a por-tion of her artillery and equipmentwithin Germany, surrender a portionof her grand fleet, and probably per-mit occupation of Heligoland or Kielby United States-allied units. This lat-ter would be comparable to the occu-pation of Pola demanded by Austria.

By the Austrian armistice, tho alliesare given militarv and naval privileges,within Austria, making it easier forthem to strike at Germany’s back door.If the nation decides not to yield to theUnited States-allied demands.

DR. ANDREW D. WHITESUCCUMBS TO AGE

Ithaca, N. Y., Nov. s.—l)r. AndrewD. White, Cornell university's firstpresident, former ambassador to Ger-many and minister to Russia, died heretoday at his home as the result of astroke of paralysis which he sufferedlast Friday. The funeral will he heldon Thursday. November 7, the 86thanniv’»r«a.y of Dr. White’s birthday.

CROATIANS WANT KINGDOM.By Associated Press.

Rome, Nov. 4. —The Croatinn diet,meeting at Agram, has adopted unani-mously a resolution calling for the re-establishment of the Austrian kingdomand uniting Croatia, Slavonia and Dal-matia with independent Austria.

RESTORES HARVESTER COMPE-TITION.

St. Faul, Minn., Nov. 4.—Final set-tlement of the affairs 01 the Internat-ional Harvester Company, in accord-

, ance with terms of the amended decreaOf August .16, 1914, declaring the eon-

l corn a monopoly, has been made in the'United States dhttrict court. The de-

cree- states that tho objects of the1 eom**a derision Is to restore compet-itive conditions.i

HUNS FULL BIGGUNS PAST METZ

Unusual Activities Behind Ene-my Lines In Front of Ameri-cans Indicate Further Re-

treat Is About to Begin.

TO POLICE HUNSMTEB THE Will

HAIG OPENS I\IEW ATTACK

Yanks and French EstablishBridgeheads Across River In

Thrust on Wide SectorSouth of the Scheldt.

Allied Troops Will Have to Oc-cupy Austria-Hungary and

Possibly Germany WhenHostilities End.

London, Nov. 4.—The provi-sional government of Eathonia,former Russian province, has de-manded evacuation of Germantroops, liberation of political pris-oners, and “an end of militaryterror, M it was learned heretoday.WILL PREVENT LOOTING

A Lember* dispatch by way ofVienna reports that armed Ukrainianforces occupied the Lemberg publicoffices, took passession of the railways

and the telephone and telegraph serv-ices and disarmed the soldiers ot other

nationalities.

Reign of Anarchy and Revolu-tion Feared Throughout Eu-

rope Unless Allies Take aHand In Reconstruction.

The Ukrainian national counctl, it Isadded, states that it has taken overthe administration of eastern Galicia.

HUNB IN RETREAT.

BY RAYMOND CLAPPER.United Press Staff Correspondent.Washington, D. C., Nov. 5. —Allied

troops will have to police Austria-Hun-gary and possibly Germany at the endof hostilities, in the view of leadingallied diplomats and military attacheshere today.

They pointed to the provision for po-licing Armenian Vilayets, in the Turk-ish armistice as Indicating what wouldbo necessary in the case of the centralempires.

Seizure of food, provisions, oil andother necessities has begun in variousparts of Austria, according to unofficialdispatches here. Every indication lathat rival factions will grab everythingthey can lay their hands on and thatcomplete economic chaos will result,especially in Austria Hungary.

Anarchial Reign Fearvd.Neutrals and allied Countries alike

would suffer from a reign of anarchyin either Austria or Germany, dip-lomats say, and the necessity for in-tervention to restore order would haeven greater than in the case of iso-lated Russia.

Some allied diplomats have ex-pressed fears that a reign of bolshe-vism in the central empires would becarried over into allied countries andthat an era of revolution throughoutEurope would result. For this reasonallied governments can he expected totake prompt action if a widespreadperiod of revolution seems Imminent.

End Is In Sight.Diplomats are optimistic and every-

where the feeling is expressed that theend of the war is at hand. In quarterswhere at least another year of fightinghas been looked for, the view has nowchanged and the end is seen as verynear. Neutral diplomats see Germanyfacing a hopeless fight.

"It Is the end," one neutral diplo-mat in close touch with Germany’s sit-uation declared when the news wasreceived that Austria had asked for anarmistice. The prospect of a back doorinvasion of Germany will force Ger-man militarists at last to acknowledgeinevitable defeat.

Swedish diplomats representing Aus-trian interests here are puzzled as towhich of the many factions they willregard as in authority. EmperorCharles has turned affairs over to thenational council at Vienna. Dispatchesreport Austrian troops fighting amongthemselves —presumably units of var-ious races.

Will Check Murderers.It is believed that the armistice

terms will include strict disarmamentprovisions so that these hordes of des-perate soldiers cannot go home tospread terror and murder. Allied dip-lomats here express great concern overthe danger of such disorders. Millionsof innocents would be massacred If awild scramble for food once started,they say.

It would be a world tragedy whichthe allies would be in honor bound toavert if humanly possible—and withthe release of troops In Turkey andrelease of Italian troops In event ofan armistice, available forces will beat hand to send into Austria.

Diplomats see greater possihllties insome such army of relief than in anoutright military invasion, whichwould only add to the hardships of themillions of friendly Czechs, Jugo-Slavsand Poles in the dual monarchy.

HUNS SUEFOR MERCY

Washington. D. C., Nov. 4.—Germanyis suing for mercy from the American

and allied air forces. A note deliveredto the state department today through

the Swiss legation says German air

forces stopped bombing cities and

towns on October 1 and that the Ger-

mans did not understand why the

United States has not followed the

same course.

NEW AMERICAN ACEDOWNS FIFTH HUN

With the American Army Northwestof Verdun, Nov. s.—Lieut. JacquesSwaab, of New York city, is the new-est American "ace." He downed hisfifth German aviator, who fell withinthe American lines near Verdun.

In an air duel Swaab fired more than400 bullets at the German, the last fewof them at a distance of about 200 feet.Meanwhile the enemy airman was firing

as fast as possible at Swuab.Suddenly there was a terrific explo-

sion. which nearly upset Swaab's plane,and the German machine fell in flames.Swaab behoves tho German must havebeen carrying bombs or some high ex-plosive which was detonated by a bul-let.

In an exciting session of the Span-ish cprtes, last week, the Spanish neu-tral policy was vigorously denounced.

With the American Armies in France,Nov. 4. —The Germans in addition totheir retreat before the French andAmericans, west of the Meuse, are re-ported to be withdrawing their heavyartillery and material through Metz.There Is unusual activity behind theenemy lines in the w'hole Woevro re-gion, east of Verdun.

The doughboys are now less thanfour miles from St. Enay, the all Im-portant crossing of the Meuse, possess-ion of which will render most difficultthe German retirement along thesouthern borders of the Ardennes.

The Germans are now facing themost serious problem of morale sincethe beginning of the war. This doesnot mean their morale is completelybroken. On the contrary It is suchthat they still have a lot of hard fight-ing left in them, but their commandersare resorting to statements that theallies contemplate destruction and dev-astation in Germany and that conse-quently the troops must light harderthan ever.

Tho Americans and French are con-tinuing their pressure on the whole 30-mile front from the region of Attlgnyeastward to the Meuse.

Big Gun Frenzy.American big guns are bombarding

the regions of Conflans, Mont Medy,Longuyon and Domremy. The Franco-Amerlcan advance also has broughtmany important German positionswithin the range of our 75s which willadd their voice to the artillery chorusas soon as they can he established onthe newly won heights.

HUN ARMIES SPLIT.London, Nov. s.—The German armies

have virtually been split by the Ameri-can advance west of Stenay where the

Germans expected to retire.

AMERICANS NEARING SEDAN.By Associated Press.

With the American Army On thoSedan Front, Nov. 5.—American troopspushing northward toward Sedan earlylast night had reached Sonnnauthe, flvomiles north of Buzancy and 13 milessouth of Sedan. In the center of thesector west of the Meuse the AmericanFirst army has driven worward toSommauthe, 13 miles south of Sedan,the most Important German railwaycenter between Mezieres and Metz.

NEW ATTACK ON SCHELDT.London, Nov. s.—The British opened

a new attack on a wide front south ofthe Scheldt this morning, it was an-nounced by Field Marshal Haig-

French and American troops haveestablished bridgeheads across thaScheldt at Weldcn, and Nedereename,

northeast of Audenarde, Field MarshalHaig, announced in his special Belgiancommunique today.

The British crossed the river atPottes, eight miles north of Tournai.

The Belgians advanced more thannine miles along the Dutch frontiernorth of Ghent.

Their lines were established east ofBaseldeveder and Deeverghom, touch-ing the Terneusen canal at Langcr-brugene and reaching the approachesof Ghent. The British crossed theScheldt at Pottes.

PERSHING HEADS IN 12 MILES.Washington, Nov. 6—The first Amer-

ican army has captured dominatingheights from the Germans northwestof Verdun and brought under the fire ofIts heavy guns the Important railroadsof Montmedy, longuyon and Conflans.

General Pershing so reports in hisSunday evening communique reporting*an advance for the first army of 12miles on an eight-mile front, in threedays.

Prisoners captured number morethan 5,000 and guns more than 100.

In the action have been regulars andnational army troops from Texas, Okla-homa, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado. NewMexico, New York, New Jersey, Mary-

land. West Virginia, Virginia and theDistrict of Columbia.

AIRDOMES ARE BOMBED.London, Nov. 5.—Railways and air-

plane hangars in the region east ofMet/, were attacked today by the Brit-ish independent air forces, says an offi-cial statement Issued this afternoon.

Rome, Nov. s.—ltalian troops havepassed the first Austrian lines un a 50mile front along the western wing ofthe battle line, the war office an-nounced today. They are descendinginto the Vermiglvo valley from Tonalepass and are ascending the Gludlcarlevalley.

"We advanced between the Astlcqriver and ftie Tonale pass, crossing theformidable Austrian lines," the state-ment said.

Its prisoners total over UJ.tUWf ofwhich 1,000 were taken by.the Four-teenth mounted reghnent. On theAsiago plateau, the 4tth division took450 additional prisoners and 13 guns.

The Tngliam«nto has been crossed atseveral points, near Fiaschette bridge.It is reported that Spllimbergo hasheen penetrated.10,287 PRISONERS ON OISE FRONT.

Paris, NGv. 4.—Artillery and ma-chine gun activity continued along theAisne front between Bethel and Se-muj,\ during the n'ght, the French waroffice announced today.

•'North of the Serre. a Frrmh recon-noitering parly penetrated Bo!s LetPargny, from which they brought back100 pr soners." the communique said.

SEIZE SHIPS nDUE RIDER

Budapest Orders Confiscationof Both German and AustrianSteamers as Soldiers PillageMilitary Depots In Hungary.

TO DISCUSS KAISER’S CASEReichstag Groups Expected to

Make a Decision on Questionof the Future of Hohen-

zollern Dynastry.

Zurich, Nov. 4.—Confiscation ofGerman and Austrian steamers onthe Danube has been ordered fromBudapest, where the situation isbordering on anarchy, accordingto advices received here today.

Soldiers are pillaging militarydepots and selling food and cloth-ing to civilians at enormousprices.

DRIHHTIC MReots win;

Next Few Days Expected to De-termine Result of the World

Armageddon and theFate of Kaiser.

Copenhagen, Nov. 4.—CountKarolyi announced today thatHungary will vote in Decemberwhether the new governmentshall be a monarchy or a repub-lic, according to advices receivedhere today. He promised thatwomen would be permitted to par-ticipate in the vote.

END IS COMING FAST

Germany Not a Chooser ; MustAccept Armistice Conditions

or Continue War and SufferProspect of Invasion.

Paris. Nov. 5. —The reichstag groups

will confer today and tomorrow for thepurpose of arriving at a decision onthe question of the Hohenzollern dyn-asty. says a Zurich dispatch to LTnfor-

mallon. quoting the Dndlsohe Presse.

KARL TO ABDICATE.Copenhagen, Nov. s.—Emperor Karl

has informed the members of the cabi-net and party leaders that he intendsto abdicate and reside in Switzerland,says a Vienna dispatch to the Tage-blatt. j

Counl Karloyi’s cabinet has decidedto submit the question of a Hungarianrepublic to a referendum, it is report-ed.

Complying with their request, Em-peror Karl, lias absolved Count Karolyiand his followers from the oath offidelity.

NEWS REACHES PARIS.Paris. Nov. 3. —Official announce-

ment was made here last evening thatan armistice has been signed withAustria.

Hostilities ceased at 3 o’clock thisafternoon. The conditions of the ar-mistice will be published on Tuesday.

Official announcement .<f the sign-ing of the Austrian armistice reachedthe premiers white they were In ses-sion in the apartment of ColonelHouse, President Wilson’s personalrepresentative, yesterday afternoon,and gave the greatest satisfaction.

It was arranged that the conditionsof the armistice would be made publicpromptly.

CUT OFF HUN SUPPLY.

BY ROBERT J. BENDER.United Press Staff Correspondent.

Geneva, Nov. s.—The Hungarianshave declared a food blockade againstGermany, in an effort to hasten peace,it was reported in dispatches receivedhere today.

All railway and boat traffic to Ger-many has been stopped. The BerlinNational Tidende says the blockadeholds up 20.000 tons of foodstuffs,large quantities of petrol, and preventsthe return of two German divisions.

A dispatch from Vienna says thatGerman soldiers ana sailors passingthrough Laibach have been disarmed.

ITALIAN HOSTILITIES CEASE.Vienna. Nov. 3 —"Hostilities have

ceased in the Italian theater on thebasis of an armistice just concluded,"

the conditions of which will be madepublic in a separate communique,” theAustrian war office announced tonight.

DIAZ SIGNS ARMISTICE.London, Nov. 4. —An armistice with

Austria was signed yesterday after-noon by General Diaz, the Italian com-manderlnehief, according to an offi-cial announcement made here lastevening The text of the statementreads:

"A telephone message has been re-ceived from the prime minister inParis saying that news has just comethat Austria-Hungary, tho last of Ger-many’s props, has gone out of thewar.

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"The armistice was • igm'd by Gen-

eral Diaz yesterday afternoon andcame into operation today at 3 o’clock.The terms will he published Tuesday."

OLD REGIME QUITS TRIESTE.Amsterdam. Nov. 5,—-The governor

the chief of police and the other Aus-trian authorities left Trieste on Thurs-day, after the public welfare commit-tee. consisting of representatives of theItalian Slovene parties, had assumedtho administration of the city, a Viennadispatch states.

VIENNA PLEDGES SUPPORT.Zurich. Nov. s.—The garrison at Vi-

enna has pledged support of the newAustro-German state, according to ad-vices received here today.

In the neighborhood of Budapest,several country seats havedboen lootedand burned. Violent demonstrationsand the looting of shops continue inVienna.

BERLIN ENTERS PROTEST.Zurich, N«>v. 5. —Berlin has protested

the Hungarian stoppage of provisionsand locomotives from the Ukraine, and

has threatened reprisals to assure thetransport of Jwo German corps fromthe Balkans, which now probably willbe according to advlcea re-ceived here today.

HEADS GERMAN BOHEMIA.Amsterdam, Nov. 5.—Josef Heligar.

a deputy in the Austrian lower house,¦yesterday took charge of the govern-ment of German-Bohcmin, accordingto a dispatch to Relchenberg, Bohemia.

“FLU” PROVES FATAL.Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 4.—Capt. Wal-

ter Fitch, of the British mission atCamp Lewis, veteran of three yearsservice in France and wearer of themilitary cross Is dead of influenza atthe Camp Lewis base hospital.

HUNS HOLD BURGOMASTER..

Washington, D. C., Nov. 4.—lnforma-tion received by the Belgian govern-ment and transmitted to the legationhere, shows that Burgomaster Max, r. fBrusse.s, whose liberation centiy wasannounced by the Oernv .as. bus bee 1compelled to remain Germany ¦OnsslOi.

Washington, D. C., Nov. 4. —Tta#terms which the allies are offering toGermany “will be stlffer than thosewhich Turkey was forced to accept," awell Informed diplomat told the UnitedPress today.

Wash'r* ov. 2.—The next 4tto 60 expected to writ*drama n the closing pageaof the ending developments

are rap. .ng to a head. With-in the nexi few days, it is deemedpossible in official quarters here that:

1—Austria will submit to arjniatieaterms, equivalent to unconditionalsurrender.2 The Versailles council will finish

Its armistice task and send surrenderterms forward to Germany.3That the kaiser may abdicate.President Wilson labored late last

night and was astir early today onthe Information from tho Versaillesconference. There was reason to be-lieve that armistice terms fully safe-guarding American-allied supremacyhad about been framed.

Germany Cannot Choose.That Germany cannot choose but

to accept them is the thought here.Though Hlndenburg Is quoted as

having said Germany will never sur-render, President Wilson Is workingand has been working for some timepast on the theory that she wouldcrumble and take what she washanded.

The Austrian armistice situation Israpidly crystallizing. The outburst ofpopular uprising within the dual mon-archy plus the Italian offensive havelong since assured that Austria willyield fully. Her acceptance of armis-tice terms Is only a matter of a brieftime.

As for the kaiser's abdication In thenext few days, there is some uncer-tainty. The matter has been discussedfreely both officially and among t!ispeople of Germany, according to pressreports. The kaiser appears, however,to be clinging to the last forelorn hopes,though It is foreseen here that he mustgo ere long.

End Coming Fast.The state and war departments and

the White House still maintained sil-ence as to what is actually developingat Versailles. There is a prospect thatthis silence will be shattered, however,either at Versailles or here before Mon-day night.

Now that affairs are coming to a headIt may be said that the president andhis closest advisers have foreseen eversince Germany started peace overturesthat the end was coming fast. Turkishand Austrian disappearance from thewar in exactly the manner as nowrecorded, was anticipated. It may beadded that the president acted withthis practical certainty in mind andwith the prospect that Germany, thusdeserted would have to yield to thaallied-American terms of surrender.

Prolongation Not Expected.The reaction of the nation to the

German proposals made the president’snegotiations rather more circuitousthan they might have otherwise havebeen, but as authorities here sense thesituation, the world is now adjustingitself to the idea of an early peace withpunishment for Germany, not prolon-gation of the struggle for revenge.

There is, of course, a possibility thatGermany will attempt a desperateeleventh hour renewment of the war.But it is held here that the Germanpeople expectant of peace and desertedby their allies, will see to it that peaceis obtained quickly. It is felt therecan he no rallying of Germany at thisstage.

The naval section of the armisticeterms to be given Germany was in pos-session of this government today. Noannouncement of their contents wasmade but assurance was given by highofficials that every safeguard hadbeen taken in these terms and thatthey would meet the requirements of“every prudent man” so that travelwill he safe on all the seas.

Whether occupation of the Germanfleet was made a temporary or perma-nent condition was not stated. But itwas suggested that a question such asfinal possession of the submarine orgrand fleet would rest with the peacoconference.

GERMAN SURRENDERPREDICTED BY TAFT

Former President Addresses1,000 Members of Students'

Training Corps.

Durham, N. Y., Nov. 4.—FormerPresident Taft in an address to 1,-000 .members of the students’ armytraining corps at New Hampshirecollege today, predicted that Germanywould surrender unconditionally infrom one to six months. He assuredthe students that even in they did notgo over seas, the moral effect of theirentrance Into service would be feltno less strongly.

NEW PRESIDENT OFCHINA FOR PEACE

By Associated Press.Peking, Nov. 2.—Hsu Chih Chang,

the new president of China, has is-sued a mandate urging peace amiunion between north and south China.He declares that tho policy of his gov-ernment will he to promote educationand develop industries. Pres d-m Wil-son, the mandate says. Is greatly ad-mired by the people of China for h sutterances on universal peace.

Tea made of blackberry leaves Ubeing extensively u>eJ in Holland.

? ?? 20,000 PRISONERS ?? AND 100 GUN 3 TAKEN ?? London, Nov. s.—More than ?? 20,000 prisoners and several ?? guns have been taken by the ?? 48th British division operating ?? pn the Asiago plateau towards ?? the Trentino, it is announced in ?? an official statement issued by ?? the war office today. ?? On the Venetian plain the ?? forces that effected a crossing ?

of the Tagliamento river in- ?? eluded the 33rd American regi- ?? ment. ?!? ?

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