Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-11-08
Turkey Is Granted an ArnlistIce
on Terms That Mean Her
Absolute Surrender.
GERMANY IS IN SAME FIX
lnter.Allied War Council Determines
Conditions on Which She May
Cease Fight.ng-Austria, Bad.
~ Whipped on the PlIve
Front, Beos for Peace.
BY EDWARD W. PlckARD.

turkey ms GWEN w.
Not waiting for the result of armlS.
iire and peace proposals made to the
entente allies through President Viii
SON She made peace proposals to the
British government early In the week
which were considered In London n
laniamouut tu unconditional Surrcn.
der. The aIlni>ticc wcnt into effect NJ
noon THURSDAY
The request for IN arlnistlce was
carried 10 admiral calthorpe NJ Nh.
dro, hy General Towushcnd, released
rs he Turks for The pnrpo'e Rrgu-
larly accredited rlenipotcntidricS fol-
lowed and after three days parlcys
the arWsiirr was signed. II is both
military ana nayM IN character, ana
while the terms we're not at once made
public. II was kunNn that they includ-
rd free passage Of the allied fleets
through the nardnurllcS, occupation of
the Be>puru~ and The Dardanrlles
furis ihr immediate release and re-,
turn III all allied prisoners of war
md concessions that give the allies
complete military domination over
Turkey The opening up of the Oar
danrlr> leads 10 the expectation ~
mn early hnttl" between the allied
fleets aud The German Black sea fleet
The lattpr includes n number of pow
crful vessels of various types stolen
from RUSSIA.
Turkey could no, do much else ilhh
surrender Sh" had fought her fight
md was really all done. General Al.
'.tn'nrj"s iu Palestine and
lie recent biz advances Of the British
expedition IN Mcsopoiamia together
with the collapse of bulgaria which
i,oatM her from her allies left her no
other course than complete SuhmiS-
SION. The Greeks were on edge 10 be
permitted 10 march on Conslantnoplc,
and Ne lMlgarians wanted 10 join IN
such ar enterprise. and there was riot
ing aud threats of revolution in the
Turkish rapital.
Latest hewS from MeSopotama tells
Of HE capture of the entire Turkish
army on the rigris.
Tie United States was not at war
with Turkey and so nolninally has no
part IN the pcace negotiations; but 1t
las been taken for granted that this
country viii AT least be consulted In
the matter Probably Colonel House,
nov personally representing the lresi'
dent NJ the councils M Versailles,
knows what Mr. Wilson thinks about
Turkey. rs well rs about the Fest Of
the world. and can tell the representa-
livo~ Of the entente governments. II
may he that in this matter the senate
will have no voice, ms it intends to
save In making peace treaties with the
nations with which America is III war.
Ia
The German government having sig
niiied lis full acceptance of the allied
terms rs u UuSlS ol uTIUUStlllfhiN wv ~
cessation of h0stilities, the interallled
supreme war council in Versailles
spent most Of the week settling upon
the terms or armistice that should he
imposed ON The Huns. II was agreed
that these would he exceedingly drnS-
liz. There was lot the slightest dispo-
sition to leave 10 the Germans any
means Of renewing hostllitles If the
subsequent peace negotiations shonlG
fail through. II was believed that the
terms would include evacuation of all
invaded territory within fixed
period: surrender of all ordnance and
ammunition: withdrawal of German
forces beyond the Rhine, and their de-
mobilization surrender of the froniier
fortresses release of all allied prison
ers Of war German prisoners being
held to help In restoration of devas-
tated territory; surrender OF at least
Il number Of U-bOats.