Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-10-02
BULGARIA QUITS THE WAR.
Surrender Absolute--Armies Dcmo-
bilized--The Possibilities.

tente allies Is purely military con-
vention and contains no provisions
of political character.
bulgaria agrees to evacuate all the
territory she now occupies in Greece
and Serbia, to demobilize her army
Immediately and surrender all means
of transportation to the allies.
Bulgaria also will surrender her
boats and control of navigation of
the Danube and concede to the allies
free passage through Bulgaria for
the development Of military OPERA
tions.
All Bulgarian arms and ammuni-
tiontion are, to be stored under the
control Of the allies, to whom Is con-
ceded the right to occupy all import
ant strategic points.
The Associated Press learns that
the military occupation Of Bulgaria
Will be entrusted to British, French.
and Italian forces and the eyacunted
portions Of Greece and Serbia re-
spectively to Greek and Serbian SOL
diers.
The armistice means a complete
military surrender and Bulgaria
ceases to be a belligerent. All oues-
tions of territorial arrangements
IN the Balkans was purposely omit
ted from the convention.
The allies made no stipulation
concerning King Ferdinand, his po-
S1tion being considered an internal
matter, one for the Bulgarians them
selves to deal with.
The armistice will remain in one
ration until a final general peace Is
concluded.
America Out Of It.
Washington, Sept. 30.-Although
deeply gratified that Bulgaria has
signed an armistice which must be
followed by her elimination from the
war, American officials have care
fully refrained from exercising any
direct influence in this momentous
event. Since the United States
never has declared war on Bulgaria,
the government has not felt at lib
erty to make any suggestions to it's
co-belligerents at this stage, which
Is regarded as purely military.
1t Is believed, however, that In the
final adjustment of the important
political questions involved in the
conditions to be imposed upon Bull
garia at the conclusion Of the world
war the United States will be invit-
ed to discuss this subject with the
entente allies at the peace council.
Bulgaria Out-Possibilities.
Bulgaria is definitely out Of the.
war, and Turkey, virtually cut off
from communication with her allies
and her armies in Palestine almost
annihilated, will probably soon be
forced to sue for a cessation of hos
tilities against her.
Meanwhile the entente allied
forces from Belgium to Verdun on
six battle fronts are registering vic
tory after victory over the Teutonic
arms, and the enemy front almost
everywhere Is crumbling, notwith-
standing the desperate resistance
that is being offered on various Sec
tors.
Seeing eventual defeat staring
them in the face through the swift
progress OF the Serbian, Italian,
British, Greek and French troops, in
the reclaiming of Serbia and the in
Vasion OF Bulgarian territory the
'Bulgarians begged for an armistice,
reserving themselves no conditions
All the territory now held by King
Ferdinand's men is to be evacuated,
the Bulgarian army Is to be immedi-
ately demobilized and all means Of
transp ortation inside the kingdom,
even along the Danube, Is to be
given over into allied hands.
Austria's Back Door Open.
Thus, in addition to the isolation
Of Turkey, the back door to a direct
invasion of Austria-Hungary Is flung
wide open to the allies and doubtless
the time is not far distant when ad-
vantage to the full will be taken Of
the
enemy can be reached. with the
debacle In Serbia and Bulgaria COM
plete, the Austro-H -Hungarians in AL
bania soon will be put to the test
and when their expulsion to their
own borders is accomplished the al
lies will have welded an iron semi
circle about the Cetnral powers from
the Black sea to the North sea.
Viewing the situation in all it's as
poets, the success Of the great offen-
sive In Belgium and France; the
blotting out Of the war zone in the
Balkans; the cutting off of the
Turks from intercourse with Ger
many and Austria-Hungary, except
by the long route through the Cau-
casus and Southern Russia, and the
steady gains that are being made by
the allies in making Russia once
more a factor in the struggle-the
darkest days OF the war seemingly
are faced by the Austro- -Hungarians
Uskub Entered.
Although 1t had been officially an
nounced that hostilities against the
Bulgarians ceased at noon Monday.
the French official communication of
Monday night said French cavalry
had entered Uskub, ono Of the most
important communication centers in
Serbia. 1t Is not Improbable. there-