Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-11

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Details of the terms dictated
by Marshal Foch on Friday
forenoon to the German armis-
tice delegates are of such ma
ture as to protect the world from
a resumption of the struggle by
the Germans.
of France and Belgium and of
Alsace-Lorraine. 1t is probable,
also, that Germany has agreed
to call home all her troops in
Russia and Rumania.
No News of Scene at Signing
The terse announcement of
the State Department did not
tell anything of the scene at
Marshal Foch's headquarters at
the time the armistice was sign
ed. 1t was stated, however, that
at 5 o'clock a. m., Paris time,
the signatures of Germany's del
egates were affixed to the docu-
ment which blasted forever the
dreams which embroiled the
world in a struggle which has
cost, at the very lowest esti-
mate, ten million lives.
Rivers Undone by World War
| When the.war began the Teu-
comic Alliance was headed by
two of the. proudest houses in
history - the Hohenzollerns
and the Hapsburgs. To-day,
William II, of Germany, is a
fugitive in Holland, and Charles
l, of Austria, while he may be
still in his country, has been
stripped of power and has seen
his empire shattered into pieces.
Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, anoth-
er of the rulers in the Teutonic
combination, has fled from his
country, and Mohammedr of
Turkey, who also joined in the
attempt of Germany to domin-
ate the world, is dead; slain, it
is said, by the hand of an as
sassin.
Six German Cities in Revolt
While the curtain was roll
ling down on the most stipend
Gus tragedy in mankind's his
tory, events were moving with
terrible swiftness in Germany,
the nation about which revolv-
ed the plot and counterplot Of
the drama. Berlin, LEIPZIG,
Stuttgart, Cologne, Hamburg
and Frankfort are in the hands
of the revolutionists who last
week raised the red flag at Kiel
Germany's navy apparently is
scattered into disjointed units,
each seeking sanctuary in Dan
ish ports or waiting in German
harbors for the latest turn of
events.
Marching Crowds Sing
"Marseillaise" o. .,
Crowds singing the "Mar-
sellaise" are marching through
the streets of autocratic Berlin
and Soldiers and Workmen's
Council has taken over. the gov
ernment of the empire.
Wurttemburg, Schleswig
Holstein and Hesse-Darmstadt
have declared themselves indie
pendent republics, following
the action taken by Bavaria
last Friday. Wilhelm II, OF
Wurttemburg' is reported to
have abdicated. Saxony is said
to be near a like declaration and
the revolutionists are said to be
lin control at Dresden.
The republic of Poland has
served official notice on Aus
tria that Poland has annexed
the crownland of Galicia.
Allied Troops Drive to the Last
AS the last hours of the
mighty combat drew near,
j French, British, Belgian and
American forces we're rapidly
pushing the last German troops
from France and Belgium.
| General Pershing's men attack
ed yesterday over a front of
seventy-one miles from the
Meuse southeastward into Lor-
,raine. This drive, probably the
last to be recorded in the war,
gained an average of two or
three miles and approached
within ten miles of the fortress
of Metz.
Hohenzollern Under Indict-
ment
1t is suggested that William
Hohenzollern is not safe from
the consequences of his deeds,
even though he has fled to Hol-
land. After the sinking of the
Lusitania and during the early
days of the aerial raids on Lon
don, he was three times indicted
for murder in England. Under
international law, it is said,
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