The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-01
Some of Conditions Agreed on
Are Submitted to President
by Versailles Council.
PRACTICAL SURRENDER
Germany to Give UP All Guns, Shells,
CaptIves and vacate Fortresses,
Included In Demands on Sup
plant Foe.

Washington, Oct 31.-Marshal Foch
and his associated military advisers
have pronounced an armistice with the
Central Powers practicable, provided
Allied interests be properly safe
guarded,
The military advisers of the Allied
nations are now formulating the
terms of the proposed armistice, and
some of the conditions already have
been submitted to President Wilson
for approval.
Surrender Of military power and
guarantees for the faithful perform
ance of contract sum up the terms on
which Germany will be permitted a
cessation OF hostilities.
More Fighting Foreseen.
Whether Germany will accept terms
| tantamount to a surrender remains to
be seen, but, with Austria and Turkey
seeking a separate peace with the AL
| lies, the impression Is strengthened
that the end of the war is not far dis
tant. Military officials here. however.
! are still predicting 1t will require fur
ther fighting to force Germany into
submission to Allied terms, unless
these terms should be weakened.
The conditions SO far formulated
are not complete and only those on
which Great Britain, France and Italy
| are im accord have been cabled TO
President Wilson, according to the
understanding here. Additional terms
are under consideration by the su-
preme war council sitting at ver-
sailles.
Quick Withdrawal, All Fronts.
The article on the evacuation of in
vaded territory by Germany as tenta.
lively drawn provides that the armed
forces of the Central Powers shall be
withdrawn from Belgium, France, Ser.
bia, Montenegro, Rumania and Russia
within a specified time, the extent OF
| which has not been definitely fixed
German officials have said 1t would
take six months to evacuate Belgium
and France, but Marshal Foch and his
associates are known to regard a frac
tion of this time sufficient.
The military advisers propose fur
ther that Germany shall be required
to withdraw all forces beyond the
Rhine, leaving the territory between
the river and the German frontier
either unprotected or in the hands ol
the Allied troops.
Surrender Fortresses.
The Teutonic armies are to be re
quired to surrender all light and heavy
ordnance and ammunition upon begin
ming the withdrawal from invaded ter
ritory, according to another article In
the tentative armistice terms. Wheth
or this condition also extends to sur
render OF side arms by the enemy
troops could not be clearly estab
lished. There appears to be no doubt
however, that the intent of the Alliet
commanders is to deprive the enem,
Of the means of renewing hostilities
to which the possession of ample ar
tillery resources would be essential
Another article provides for the sur
render by Germany of the entire chair
of frontier fortresses, including Met
and Strassburg, all of which immedi
ately will be occupied by Allied troop
and held pending the peace negotia
tions. This would be guaranty 70
the retrocession OF Alsace-Lorraine I
France and would place In Allie
hands the strategic keys to the int
rior of Germany, so that the Hun
would be compelled to accept peac
terms under the guns Of the Allies.