The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-23
HOW Peace Came After Other Vars
Methods Ending Armed
Conhi in the Pas

back On Jan Fl Trochu Was de-
rriFed OF his command disturbances
arose. aud, on the 22d. jules Favre
began the negotiations for surrend.
'r on the 2sth the convention was
concluded before Yer allies.
Nearly 100000 Germans we're on
French soil In Germany 3S5. 600
French soldiers were prisoners. %
departments were in the hands Of
n Germans. besides a large guam
Jity OF war material Yet. altho I'M
der such circumstances the contin.
uation of tho war was a folly. Gam
hetta protested against the armis-
tice THEIRS. who was anxious TO
save Metz Befort and billions Of
francs. appeared az Versailles on
Feb q. where extremely excited ne
gotiations took place Five days
later The prelminaries were signed
0y Bismarck the Bayarian Minister
Won BRAY. the Wurttemberg Minister
Won Wachter. tho Baden Minister
Jolly. and THEIRS and Favre.
Alsacc. except Bcll0rt. and Ger.
man lorraine. with Metz, We're sur
rounded by France. and one billion
dollars was le"ed on thai country.
IN Two supplementary conventions
b. was agreed that. on March T. a
portion OF Paris SHOULD b. occupied
by 10000 German soldiers ON tho
second and third parade was held
az lOngchamps the troops made
heir entry undisturbcd. tho Empress
Eugene had begged by telegram
hat this might b. omitted The rest
Of be troops were also permitted
90 entcr without arms for the pur-
pose OF inspecting the city. The
preliminaries were ratified. and. on
March 3, the evacuation took place.
10 having been decided that terms
of definite peace would be consid-
cred az conferences az Brussels En-
peror William / quilted Versailles
four days later
II viii not bo difficult for most
Americans now Irving 20 recall the
victory over rrcvera's feet az San
uago on thc morning o. July 8.
lN9S- the Spanish admiral convinced
that Santiago would De- taken by no
American forces. and acting under
orders from The captain general at
Havana, mN3e desperate attempt
10 save lHs squadron by wCapinc TO
sea Tho result wac the total de.
ftfuclion Of the Spanish hips m
engagement with ;hc bloCkadiQE
dect orr loss was one man killed
and one wounded, both on the
Brooklyn
Tho information ~ our naval VIC
tor was transmitted, unGer GAG o.
ruce. 10 the Spauieh commander en-
Santiago on July 4, and the sugset-
ff1u Vas made br Goncral Shdffcr
that he surrender to save needless
effusicn ~ blood Four days later
Con Toral offered 90 march out O.
The city with arms and baggage. pro
vided be- were not uoiested before
reaching Holcuin. and 70 surrender
20 The American forces the territory
then occupied hy him General
Shafter replied that he would sub
init the proposition 20 Washington.
but that he did no. believe " would
te accepted
on thc afternoon OF July 10 the
truce was broken or at 4 o'clock
and az 2 o'clock the ncxt afternoon
'he surrender of the city was again
demanded The firing ceased and
was not again renewed General
roral agreed cn the 18Th 20 surrend-
or on tho basis oi his army being
returned 10 Spain The terms final
Is agreed upon inclndcd tho sur
render OF about l2.000 Spanish
troops in Tho CIV ana as many WUTF
in the rest of the district II was
arranged that tho formal surrender
should take place between the lines
on the morning ~ July II. each
army being represented by 100 arm
I'd mon At tho time apo ntod
General Shaffer appeared AT thd
place agreed upon with his general
officers. STAFF. and 100 troopers Gen
oral Toral also arrived with 2 mum
Dor Of HIS 0flcers and 100 infantry
They met midway between Tho rep
rescntatives ~ tho .wo armies. and
the Spanish commander surrender
ed thp CITY and tho 2f000 troops
AZ noon tho American nag was
raised over tho governors palace
With appropriate ceremonies. Vic
tories ON land and sen were also
achieved 10y the United States in
the far east
" Camb0n presented a eommu
rication addressed 90 the Duke OF
AlmodOvar. the Spanish minister Of
state. on July %. inviting tho Unit
ID States 20 state tho terms upon