Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-07
Truce Terms Throw Wide The
Gates To Hun Capital; Foch
to Direct.
SURRENDER is COMPLETE
Many Ships, Including All Submarines,
Railroads and Half of Artillery
to Be Turned Over-Restores
Italia Irredenta.

armistice under which the land and
sea forces of what was once the Aus
tro-Hungarian empire have laid down
their arms were announced siWultane'
ouely 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 be cleaned an accurate
outline of the conditions nearing COM
pletion in the supreme war council at
Versailles under which Germany may
have a cessation Of hostilitieS.
The terms which ended the debacle
on the Italian front Monday at p. NJ,
include the complete rehabilitation of
Austrian forces, surrender of half OF
ali 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
portion 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 repatrla-
ton of allied and American prisoners
without reciprocity.
Evacuation of Austrian territory
roughly corresponds to the boundary
lines claimed by Italy under the Italia
Irredentia or treaty Of London pro-
gram.
The terms of the armistice are to be
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 Armstice.
The terms of the Austrian armls-
tice, with parenthetical explanations
of minor errors in cable transmission
were announced by the state depart
ment.
Following are the terms of the ar
mistice imposed upon Austria, which
will go into effect at 3 o'clock:
1. The immediate cessation of hos
tilities by land, sea and air.
2. Total rehabilitation Of the Aus
tro-Hungarian 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 pre-War 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 be evacuated by the Aus
tro-Hungarian forces.
Evacuation Ordered.
3. Evacuation of all territories in
yaded by Austro-Hungary since the
beginning of the war Withdrawal
within such periods as shall be deter
mined by the commander in chief OF
the allied forces on each front of the
Hungarian armies behind line
fixed as follows:
From Pic Umbrai to the north OF
the Stelvio it will follow the crest OF
the Rhetian Alps up to the passes OF
the Adige and Eisenach, passing
thence by Mounts Reschen and Bren-
ner and the heights of Oetz and Zeal.
Ter. The line thence turns south
crossing Mount Toblach and meeting
the present frontier Carnic Alps.
1t follows this frontier up to Mount
Jarvis and after Mount Jarvis the
watershed of the Julian Alps by the
Col of Predil, Mount Mangart, the Tri
corno (Terglou) and the watershed OF
the Coils di Podberdo, PodlanisOam and
Idria
From this point the line turns south.
east toward the Schneeberg, excludes
the whole basin of the Save and its
tributaries. From Schneeberg it goes
down toward the coast in such a way
as to include Castua Mattuglia and
| Volosca in the evacuated territories.
It will also follow the administra.
tive limits of the present province OF
| Dalmatia, including to the North Lii
sarica and Trivania, and to the south
territory limited by a line from the
| (SemigranO, of Cape Planca to the
SUBMITS of the water sheds eastward
so as to include in the evacuated area
all the valleys and water course flow
| ing toward Seberico, such as the CT
cola. Kerka, Butisnica and their trib-
utaries. 1t will also include all the
| islands in the north and west of Dal
| malta from Premuda, Selve, Ulbo
Scherda, Maon, Paga and Puntedrur
in the north up to Meleda in the south