Arizona republican., 1918-10-25
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 AMSTERDAM, Oct. 24.-(By the Associated Press). The speedy Austro Hungarian monarchy is probable, according to Vienna dispatch to the Frankfort Gazette.
 COPENHAGEN, Oct. 24.-(By the Associated Press)-On the heels of German evacuation of the Lithuanian districts, east of the Brest litovsk demarcation line, attachments of the Red Army of the Russian boIsheviki followed, and are extending the "Red Ter TOT" among the defenseIess in- habitants.
 Two delegates from the Lthu- anlan people are in Copenhagen appealing to the American, Brit lsh and French missions here for help. Describing the situation to the correspondent today. one of the delegates said the Germans had decided to evacuate all the terri tory named in the Brest Litovsk treaty, including the districts of Desna and Minsk and . portion of MohileV. The inhabitants of these districts, he said, were unarmed and unorqanized and had no means for preventing murder Or pillage. The people asked that the evacuated territory be occupied by
 American, French or British troops.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Ger- many's plea for an armistice and peace now IS before the allied qov- ernments, Which are to determine whether they are disposed to ac- cept President Wilson's principles ot settlemest, to which Germany subscrIbes, and, in accord with the United States ask their military advisers and those of America to prepare the terms of an armistice which virtually will mean surren- der by Germany.
 In various public utterances, the
 pFemiers and other leaders of the
 entente powers have repeatedly
 declared that President Wilson's
 statements in his address of last
 January eight and subsequent ad-
 dresses, reflect their own views.
 Something more official and bind.
 ing IS required now, although 1t is
 regarded. here as a foreqone con-
 clusion that this approval will be
 registered, and that the offices of
 the supreme war council will be in-
 voked to prepare the fateful docu-
 ment, which will define the condi-
 tons under which Germany may
 secure relief from the incessant
 hamrerinq of the victorious allied
 and American armies.
 War Council Already Familiar
 No one here today would underta to forecast the probable time of fin decision on Germany's plea. It known, however, that the supreme "; council already has given the matt the most earnest consideration. And that connection. it was recalled tn; there was no delay in notifying Gene al d'ESpernay, the allied commander ( the Balkan front, of the terms tn; should be laid down for Bulgaria. Whe that nation asked for an armistice. IT general principle, in each case, prol ably, are similar, but there necessari Will be a great variance in the detail since, not only is a greater army ar nation to be dealt with, but the que: tion of large naval forces as well.
 Certain utterances of entente state. men and of inspired official orgar have led to the surmise here that, whi accepting the terms laid down by Pre-. ldent Wilson, there maybe a dispos tion to inject new matters to meet 1T divldual demand and to propose nc points based upon ever shifting cond tions. 1t is believed, however. that such should prove the case, the nc points probably will be dealt with connection with final peace negoti; tions, and need not delay the conside alton of the form of armiStice
 U. s. Has Capable Advisors
 The United States already has cal able army and naval officers in El rope, "epared to deal with the tecl nical questions involved in ar armi tice, and if it should become necessai to consider noltical issues, Preside Wilson also will be amply represent, by chosen agents. The entente pr miers, whose duty it is to deal wi these political questions can be spec, fly assembled at the most convenie entente capital, to meet the president representatives,.
 General approval of the president reply to Germany, and of his action transmitting Germany's request to L i allied governments, was voiced he today in official and diplomatic ci | cles. Although several senators we 1 known to have prepared addresses l the subject, there was no discussion l the note in the senate. Most senator | however, both privately and in pub 1 statements, praised the presiden 1 course. Senator Lodge of Massach setts, the republican leader, who di approved the note, was ready to spe; 1 today, and it was said that when | senate re-convenes Monday, after three days recess, there will be a ge | eral peace discussion.
 Terms Are Without Precedent
 Two points in the presidents no generally emphasized in official circl, ! were his plain notice that the or kind of armistice acceptable, to t United States is one carrying with virtual surrender, and that even those terms are complied with, the can be no dealings looking to pea with the kaiser and the German W lords.
 The terms laid down by the pre-. dent for an armistice were said to without precedent in the history warfare. Usually an armistice is q fined as a suspension of hostilities 1 certain specified purposes, such peace negotiations. and involves si1 ply the maintenance of the status q on each side. But the president | laid down the demand that the arm