Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-11-13
TRUCE TERMS To
AUSTRIA OPEN Up
Gates TO BERLIN
Armistice Gives Entente Allies
Complete Military Rule
Over Nation.
is A COMPLETE SURRENDER
Terms Open Austrian and Hungarian
Territory for American and Al
led Operations Against Ger
many-Foch to Direct
Move.

Washington, Nov 5.--Allied terms OF
Iarmistice under which the land and
sea forces of what was once the Aus
ltro-Hungarlan empire have laid down
their arms were announced simultane'
ously in Washington and the allied
capitals.
They accomplish complete surren-
der and open Austrian and Hungarian
territory for American and allied
operations against Germany.
From this drastic document It may
be stated, may I've CLEANED an accurate
outline of the conditions nearing COM
,pletiOn in the supreme war council 1t
Versailles under which Germany may
have a cessation of hostilities.
Army Must Be Demobi!ized.
The terms which ended the debacle
on the Italian front Monday at 3 p. M.
Include the complete rehabilitation of
Austrian forces, surrender of half of
all artillery and military equipment,
occupation by American and allied
forces Of such strategic places as may
later be selected. free use of Austrian
railways for operations against Ger
many.
Also evacuation of all invaded ter
ritory behind all equipment and sup
plies, including coal; surrender of a
lportiOn of the Austrian surface and
submarine fleets and disarmament of
Others under American and allied con-
troll; surrender of all German subma-
rines in Austrian waters and repatria-
ltion of allied and American prisoners
without reciprocity.
Evacuation of Austrian territory
roughly corresponds to the boundary
lines claimed by Italy under the Italia
iIrredentia or treaty of London pro
gram.
The terms Of the armistice are TO he
carried out under the direction of
Marshal FOch. who will designate ma
terial to be turned over and supervise
the movement of Austrian-Hungarian
forces TO the rear.
Terms of Armistice.
The terms of the Austrian armis-
tice, with parenthetical explanations
of minor errors i'm cable transmission,
We're announced by the state depart
ment.
Following are the terms of the ar
mistice imposed upon Austria. which
win go into effect at O'clock:
/. The immediate cessation of hos
tilities by land, sen and air
q Total rehabilitation of the Aus
tro-rIungarian army and immediate
withdrawal Of all Austro-Hungarian
forces operating on the front from the
North sea to Switzerland.
Within Austro- Hungarian territory.
limited as in clause three below, there
shall only be maintained an organized
military force reduced to prewar eff
fectives.
Half the divisional corps and army
artillery and equipment shall be col
lected at points to be indicated by the
allies and United States of America
for delivery TO them. beginning with
all such material as exists In the ter
ritories TO he evacuated by the Aus
Evacuation Ordered.
g. Evacuation Of all territories IN
vaded by Hungary since the
beginning of the war. Withdrawal
within such periods MS shall be deter
mined by the commander in chief of
the allied forces on each front of the
Austro-TIungarian armies behind line
fixed as follows:
From Pic Umhrai TO the north of
the StelviO It will follow the crest of
the Rhetlan Alps up to the passes of
the Adige and the Eisenach. passing
thence by NJ mts Reschen and Bren-
ner and the heights Of Oetz and Zoal-
Ter The line thence turns south. cross
ing Mount Toblach and meeting the
present frontier Carnic Alps.
II follows this frontier up TO Mount
Jarvis and after Mount Jarvis the
watershed of the Julian Alps by IN.
Col of Predil. Mount Mangart. the Tr'-
corno (TerglOu) and the watershed of
The Coils di Podberdo. podlanisoam and
IdriS
From this point the line turns south
east toward the Schneeberg. excludes
the whole basin of the Save and It's
tributaries. From Schneeberg 1t goes
down toward the coast In such way
as TO include Castua Mattlglia and
NoloSca in the evacuated territories.
II will also follow tte adminiStra-
tive limits of the present province Of
nalmatia. inc'pding 10 the North Lii
saricn and T,ivania. and to the south.
territory limited by a line from the
,(Semigrand). of Cape Planca 10 tht
submits OF the water sheds eastward.
so as 10 include In the evacuated aren
all the valleys and watercourses flow
ing toward Seberico. such as the I'll
cola. Kerka. Butisnica and their trib-
utaries. II win alse include all the
Islands IN the north and west Of Dat
malta from Premuda. Selve. Ulbo.
ScherGa. Maon. Paga AMI Puntadrur In
the north NJ IN Mele'ia In the south.
emhracing Santandrea. Kusi. lisa. Ter
cola Curzola. Cazza amt Tarosra as
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lesser extent in the southwestern
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