The Washington herald., 1918-11-02
Formidable Allied Fleet
Steams Into Sea Of
Marmona
WILL OCCUPY CAPITAL
Allied Navies Expected to
Be at Constantinope
Shortly.
ARMISTlcE TERMS PUBLISHED
All Mines to Be Indicated; Prison.
ers to eB Ebersted: Allies to
Use Tai and Ports.

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London, a Into the Oar
danelles and ts..-.- them into the
WIDE basin of the Sea of Manners
steamed a formidable allied fleet
today and from the forts aIoux
Turkeys Gibraltar flutter tonight
the Union Jack. the Tnoolor and
the Italian banner.
Allied naval occupation of Con-
stantnopIe is a matter Of hours.
Many Of the grim sreyhounda
that wedsed their way through tha
straits took part in the memorzbss
battle for their possession thres
years ago and shll bear the scsrs.
Many of the bluejackets lined uu
along deck as the feet steamed
past the ragged reefs Of Gxlrpoll.
where In that last unforyetaba
blood bath on those very rcehs
many thousands Of their comrsdes
never returned
Voyage Through Straits Quiet. /,
Twas q quief, unpreteutio-I
affair, this voyage through The
straits today, but majestic and
historic in its simplicity and sis-
nificancc.
And as Great Britain's peoples
learned the news a sigh of giad-
ness seemed to heave through tha
lands. which, put into words might
mean, They have not died I'D
vain
1t meant a whole nations joy>
GUS satisfaction over the settling
of the last score with the Otto1
man foe. The blot of Kut-el<
Amara was wiped out months sgd
by Allenby and Townshend him<
self had hand in the settlements
If there had been any doubt<
that the srmistice terms accepted
by the Porte meant Turkeys abb
solute, complete and unconditional
surrender, they were removed by
the publication Of the conditions 4
late today. :
Terms of Armisties-
They are as follows:
l. Opening OF the Dardsnelles Z
and the Bosporus, access to the 1
Black Sea. allied occupation of
the DardaneIles and the BospO-
rus forts.
3. The positions OF all mine
fields. torpedo tubes. and other
distractions in Turkish waters
are TO be indicated and assist
snce is 70 be given to sweep and
remove them as required. =
3. All available Information
about mines in th~> Black Sea is
to be communicated.
4. All allied prisoners Of war
as well as tArmenian7) .interned
persons and prisoners are 90 be
collected at Constantinople and
handed over unconditionally 20
the allies
o. Immediate demobiliastion of
the Turkish army except troops
required, for the surveillance Of the
frontiers and maintenance OF ip--
ternsl order. the number OF erec-
tives and their disposition 10 be
determined later by the allies.
after consultation with the Turk
ish government
s. Surrender OF all war vessels
in Turkish waters or in waters oc-
cupied by Turkey. these ships to
be interned in such Turkish ports
as directed. except small vessels
required for police and similar
purposes in Turkish territorial
waters.
:. The allies have the right to
occupy any strategic points In the
event of any situation arising
which threatens the security OF
the allies.
s. Free use by the sIIied ship.
OF all ports and snchorages now
under Turkish occupation and
denial OF their use to the enemy:
Turkish mercantile shipping in
Turkish waters for purposes of
trade and demobilizstion OF the
army.
9. Use by the allies OF all ship
repair facilities at all Turkish
ports and arsensls.
10. Allied occupation of the Tar
aus tunnel system
IL Immediate withdrawal of the
Turkish forces IN northwestern
Persia behind the pre-wsr from
tier, already ordered. and part OF
Trsns-Csucasix TO be evacuated
by Turkish troops. as already or
dered: the remainder 10 be evscn-
sted n required by the siiics sfser !
they have studied the sttusttcn.
L. All wireless. telegraph and
cable stations 20 be controlled by