The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07
TURKEY NOW OUT
OF WAR FOR GOOD.
Complete Surrender Has Been Ac-
-DaFdaneIles and
Bosphorus Nov Open to
Allied F'eets.

London, Oct. 3i--Turkey has
agreed to an armistice. The armis-
tice took effect at mon today. The
actual terms Of the peace proposals
had not yea reached London in the
early afternoon.
Ismail Hakki, commanding the
Turkish armies Of the group opera
ting in the Tigris region in Mesopo-
tamia, has surrendered with one en-
tire division and the best part of two
other divisions, the Evening Stan
dard says The Standard also SAYS
It understands the British vice ad-
miral at Saloniki concluded an ar.
nlistice with the Ottoman govern
ment at noon today.
Other terms, it is learned, COM
prise the occupation Of the forts of
the Dardanelles and Bosphorus nee
essary to secure the passage Of the
allied warships through the Bospho-
rus to the Black Sea.
Washington, Oct S1-Announce-
ment from London that an srrnisticc
with Turkey which permits passage
Of allied war ships through the Oar
danelles already is in operation, led
naval officers here to believe that an
allied fleet, il it has not already
started, soon win pass through to the
Black Sea and attack the German ma
val forces there. These forces in
clude ships Of the Russian Black Sea
fleet taken over by the Teutons after
the collapse Of the provisional gov
eminent IN Russia Official British
reports revealed by Sir Eric Gedies,
first lord at the admiralty during his
recent visit here, show that the Ger
mans obtained one super-dread-
naught, several battle ships of the
pre-dreadnaught type and a score Of
fast destroyers.
The German battle cruiser Coeber.
also il in the Black Sea. This vessel
was in the Mediterranean when the
war began and escaped to the Bos-
phorus, where il was reported to have
been sold" to Turkey before that
country entered the war. The cruis-
81 gas badly damaged several times,
but recent reports said it had been
repaired again, taken over by the
Germans and withdrawn to the Black
Sea.
London, Oct. 3i.-The entire Turk
ish force which has been opposing
the British on the Tigris has been
captured, is was officially announe-
ed today. 1t is estimated that the
prisoners number approximately
1000.
London, Oct. 31.-General Town
send, the British commander, captur-
ed at Kut Ell Amara, was liberated
several days ago, by the Turks, Sir
George Cave, the home secretary,
announced in the house Of commons
today in order to inform the British
admiral in command Of the AEGEAN
that the Turkish government asked
that negotiations be opend immedi-
ately for an armistice.
A reply was sent that if the Tur-
kish government sent fully accredi-
ted plenipotentiaries Vice Admiral
Calthorp, the British commander, was
empowered to inform them Of the
conditions upon which the allies
would agree to stop hostilities and
could sign an armistice on these con-
ditions in their behalf.
The Turkish plenipotentiaries ar
rived at Mudros, island Of Lemnce,
early this week and an armistice was
signed by Admiral Calthorp on be-
half Of the allied governments last
night 1t will come into operation
at noon today.
tt is impossible as yet to publish
the full terms Of the armistice but
they include the free passage Of the
allied fleets through the Bosphorous
to the Black Sea, the occupation Of
the forts on the Dardanelles and in
the Bosphorous necessary to secure
the passage of the ships, and the inn
mediate reparation of allied prison
ers Of war.