The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-04
BULGARS ACCEPT
ALLIED DEMANDS;
SIGN ARN|STICE
ENJOYS Agree to Give Up All in
vadeQ Territory,
SURRENDER IS COMPLETE
General D'Esperey, French German
der in Chief O. Allied Forces ~
Macedonia, Acts for the En-
tente - Washington Re-
ceives Confirmation of
Peace Move.

London, Oct with the receipt OF
dispatches from Saloniki stating that
BuIgaria's surrender to the allies was
unconditional, strong belief prevailed
here that peace offer from Turkey is
imminent.
London, Oct. 1.-The armistice con-
cluded with Bulgaria by the entente
allies is a purely military convention
and contains no provisions of polltl-
cal character.
Bulgaria agrees to eVacuate all the
territory she now occupies in Greece
and Serbia, to demobiize her army i'm
mediately, and surrender all means OF
transport to the allies.
Bulgaria also will surrender her
boats and control of navigation on the
Danube and concede to the allies free
passage through Bulgaria for the de-
VeIopment of military operations.
All Bulgarian arms and ammunition
are to be stored under the control OF
the allies, to whom is conceded the
right to occupy all important strategic
points.
The military occupation of Bulgaria
will be intrusted to British, French and
Italian forces and the evacuated por-
tons of Greece and Serbia, respective
ly to Greek and Serbian troops.
Surrender Is Complete.
The armistice means complete mill
tary surrender and Bulgaria ceases to
be belligerent.
All question of territorial rearrange-
ments in the Balkans was purp0sely
omitted from the convention.
The allies made no stipulation con-
corning King Ferdinand, his position
being considered an internal matter,
one for the Bulgarians themselves to
deal with.
The armiStice will remain in opera
ton until final general peace is con-
Guided.
To Move Against Turkey.
Washington, Oct. bulgaria will
be friendly to any allied moves against
Turkey and will be practically on the
side of the allies for the remainder OF
the war, Bulgarian Minister Panarstoff
said.
Quits Internationally.
Paris, Oct. bulgaria has surren-
dered Internationally to the allies and
signed an armistice accepting the al
lies terms, it was announced.
The armistice between Bulgaria and
the allies was signed Sunday night,
SalOniki dispatch states.
General Franchet d'Esperey, the al
lied commander in chief in Macedonia,
signed for the allies and the Bulgarian
delegates for their government.
Instructions have been given by the
government to General d'Esperey to
proceed Immediately to the execute
Of the conditions of the armiStice.
The announcement that an armistice
had been signed with Bulgaria after
that country had accepted all the con-
tons of the allies aroused the keen
est interest in Paris and the statement
was widely commented upon as soon
as it became generally known.
The announcement followed the re-
turn of Premier Clemenceau from the
front, where he inspected the troops
and had an opportunity Of talking
with General Petain and General Per
shing on the military situation.
Won't Halt Push at Austria.
The actual suspension Of hostilities
Immediately followed the signing Of
the armistice, but it IS noted that this
suspension applies only to Macedonian
hostilities against Bulgaria and that
1t in no way affects Macedonian hostili-
ties against Austria Hungary, Turkey
and the German contihgents sent to
that locality.
The aI1nistice, La Lioerte declares
editorially, was signed with the full
consent of King Ferdinand It prints
a denial of a report that he had
taken refuge in Vienna. The king, it
declares, has not left Sofia.
The Paris bOurse quickly showed
the effect of the announcement Of the
armistice. Balkan securities were gen.
orally sought after.
Turks Ask German Loan.
Geneva, Oct. THAT Turkey has
demanded money from Germany,
threatening to break relations if it is
not Forthcoming, was reported here.
It was said that at recent diplo-
matte conference in Berlin the Turk
ish grand vizier, Mezler, requested q
,oan. demanding cancellation of pre-
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