The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-05
No Relaxation of Effort In
Making Munitions or
Sending Troops.
STILL AT WAR WITH HUN
Capital Believes Terms De
manded of Germany VIII
Be More Drastic Than
o.. From Austria.

secrctar, Of War Baker. In answer
10 questions, rnis there was not
in sight amy Iet-up In the prepare
tions for war.
There is to he no relaxation of
effort either ia the work Of making
ing eserseas Of troops for any ser
Vice that may he required.
The whole army stnn opinion, In
fact. IL that the Austrian armis-
tsc~ Ii "rompie,," hat tho war IL
stiit on with nm enemy that does
not know he is beaten; yet there
also Is tho opinion that the action
OF the kaiser in practically re-
pouncine NIL authority may he
taken ms an tntimntion TINT Ger
many il f~vertshiy waiting for the
presentation to her OF the terms
OF Marshal Foch.
II is observed here by offices that
the Austrian terms in the main arc
those which the stan officers have
given as their ideas as those to be de-
manded of Germany AS Germany has
made such insane resistance in France.
it is believed here that the terms as
to her Will be more drastic than those
demanded of Austria.
insist, It is thought, on the immediate
occupation Of parts of Germany proper,
so that the fact OF the military occupa-
tion will put AN end to all internal
politics as to whether there shall be
left even a vestige Of power in the
kaiser OF his heirs apparent or out
Of sight.
The captured assets Of the allies as
to Austria are probably 100000 ef-
t,.a y y
vessels of all types and probably from
three to four Kindred airplanes which
are to be impounded at once,
II is noted especially by the stan
that, although Germany is to get what
ever troops she has in Austria. their
number is believed to be much smaller
than the Austrtans on the western
front. who are estimated at about So
o0o. In the Austrian army there are
a good many German battalions elbow
10 elbow with the Austrian troops
These arc to be segregated and alsc
any individual German soldiers, ant
ALI TO be packed home together within
rfteen days
Huns Face Defeat
The armistice il is further pointed
cut, gives the allies an Immediate OBJ
rortunity to attack Germany on nel
eastern frontier and that Germany
hbpW tsR TINS from iH9 ofiDISGCes W NOSE
terms were probably wired to her yes.
terday afternoon, viii realize anew
that she faces nothing but an early
crushing sdefeat The crushing defea
is approaching her, however. the.
state. from another dircctIon--on thu
line of advance lof Pcrshing's army
which is fast nearing the German
frontier.
The communicates from pershine to
a.
after town rs being taken with appar
emit ease this indicating that the enem,
Lr fun flight to the cover OF hts father
land.
The navy naturally Is tubilant over
the completeness Of The surrauher ~
Austrian naval power. SECRETARY .
tine Nav f>ante tsT Esv~ cat Tnfa after
noon an estimate of the naval units O
Austria, which have ben taken over 10y
the allies. The ships are fifteen bat
tteships: twentS-one torpedo destroy
ers; ten torpedo gun boats: forty-fiv
submarines. one river torpedo boat
two trawlerS: two mine layers; ttfteei
crulHers; sixty seven torpedo boats
forty-lhree mine layers: eleven rive
MONITORS six scouts: five armoret
steamers; seven patrol boats.
These hgures," Secretary Daniel
says, are compiled without reference
tG itDPl ttu recent lbSHtH+ AEftIhlFtA u
press dispatches two battleships hay,
recently been destroyed and an uu
Known number OF war craft has beer
taken over by the Iugo- Slavs"
The army is not greatly coneerne,
vCr a heiated statement from Ger
many, given out by the state depart
mcut today to the effect that Germany
had ceased to bomb towns aud citie,
siuc,' Dctnbcr /. and expressed surpris,
Il
thing. The statement is addressed Il
the United States and the allies. TIL,
answer to that ia. according TO star
authorities that the allies have no
bombed any persons or places that wer,
rot iustiiably subject to that kind o.
attack
II IS understood here that Germany
having been reduced to cxtremitie.
" lth respect 10 aircraft, now is pla yin s
hypocritical game and making pre-
tensions to a desire to conform To tn.
''humanities and culture" as her state