The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-04


Austria YIN isAvc where they are
an naval ana military equipment In
occupied tsrTisoFins. The Liics can
NOW frsely alonR roads. ran and wa
s1wnys, - hive the right 10 occu-
ry shu1uU3e poinr. Definite geo
nupn1nl flnes drawn for ths evaru-
a11m 1niIow tho line which Italy
Chains - her natural boundary.
IN a6Gtion TO calling forAustrian
vitA1Eawai on tho West front. the
Arnfsusp requires taht all German
trusps snaii be taken from the Ital-
iAn ana Balkan front within IS days.
o. suffer insernment
Austrian troops on the West front
vfn have to leave the lines. and II
Germany decides to fight on. she win
hkvs 10 TN the gaps with her own re-
nfves.
Must Give Up vessels
Austro Hungary In forced to give
~ AL merchant vessels belonging to
the allies. and Is en1oined against de-
s6uction Of ships or material
Al the stroke OF . .. m today. hos
tlites on land and sea and In tho air
vser TO be halted Demob.itzation Is
70 start at once.
The surrender OF half her artillery
aad equipment at designated points
vi1l be one OF tho most effective
means Of assuring that Austria may
not attempt to re-enter the war.
Cermany's power In Austria In
rendered impotent by tho provision
shAt all German forces shall quit
A,ntroHungaran territory. Local
authorities viii govern evacuated
territories In cooperation with the
aiiies army chiefs- The allies will
r.Art at once upon bringing back al
ned prisoners and informed citizens.
- well AZ such sick ard wounded as
can BE- moved
Austr1a's naval surrender repre-
ssnts one-sourth Of her submarine
feet ana one-fifth Of her grand
feet.
Tho last figures Of the Austrian
feet strength showed: Fifteen bat
ueships, 81 destroyers. 10 torpedo
gunboats. IS submarines. 81 torpedo
boats. IL monitors, Is cruisers. Al
mine layers. 2 trawlers. 8 scouts. i
river torpedoboat. . armed steamers
and ! patrol boats.
These figures are up to October
and DO not taks account Of known
losses Of two battieships recently or
Of number OF boats taken over by
the Czefhr.. e4Iovar 10
Can Pass Up Danube
Similar naval terms applied to
Germany will insure the freedom Of
the seas and will so reduce Ger
many's grand fleet that there viii
Be no possible question of suprern-
aey Of the allies on the sea.
Allied war and merchant craft can
now pass up the Danube. With the
Dardaneiles open by the Turks this
means naval action may be accom-
piished or that trade and relief work
can be started at once.
Austria must aid the allies I'm 10
eating mine torpedo tubes and other
obstructions so that they can be
svept up.
To Abandon Italy Coast
A commission nominated by the
Q. 5. and the allies viii determine TO
what extent Austria might send its
vessels out to sea, but for the pres
snt at least, the existing blockade
conditions stand.
Austria must abandon the italian
coast anda II forts outside her ma
uonal territory. This is part Of the
effective bottling up Of the nation
and the complete nullification OF her
military power. The arrnistice will
De acclaimed here AZ victory.
Those who have been demanding
unconditional surrender seemed sat
iHied by the sweeping severity Of
The document.
~ became known definitely that
.ne nation could assume that the
herman demands would be compare
p'e 70 the Austrian. Military men
a~'a mat In this case, surrender. flat
And abiect. would be the German
Druon. They anticipated that Ger.
A'~ny would swallow her medicine.