The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-07
Turkey Is Granted an ArmiStlCe
on Terms That Mean Her
Absolute Surrender.
GERMANY is IN SAME FIX
lnter-Alied War Council Determines
Conditions on Which She May
Cease ighting-Austria, Bad
ly Whipped on the PiaVe
Front, Begs for Peace.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARD.
Turkey has given I'M.

Turkey has given up.
Not waiting for the result of arms
tice and peace proposals made 10 the
! entente allies through President VIII
son, she made peace proposals to the
British government early in the week
which were considered in London as
tantamount to unconditional surren-
der. The armistce went into effect at
noon Thursday.
The request for an armlstice was
carried to Admiral Calthorpe at Mu-
droS by General Townshend, released
by the Turks for the purpose. ReGu-
larly accredited plenipotentiaries fol-
lowed, and after three days parleyS
the armistice was signed. 1t is both
military and naval in character, and
while the terms were not at once made
public 1t was known that they includ-
ed free passage Of the allied fleets
through the Dardanelles, occupation of
the BoSpOrus and the Dardanelles
forts. the Immediate release and re-
turn of all allied prisoners of war,
and concessions that give the allies
complete military domination over
Turkey. The opening up of the Oar
daneles leads TO the expectation of
an early battle between the allied
fleets and the German Black sea fleet.
The latter includes a number of pow
erful vessels of various types stolen
from Russia.
Turkey could not do much else than
surrender. She had fought her fight
and was really all done. General Al
lenhy's great victories in Palestine and
the recent big advances of the British
expedition In MesopOtamia together
with The collapse of Bulgaria which
isolated her from her allies left her no
other course than complete submls-
sion. The Greeks were on edge 10 be
permitted to march on COnstantinOple,
and the Bulgarians wanted to join in
such an enterprise and there was riot
Ing and threats of revolution in the
Turkish capital
Latest news from Mesopotamia tells
Of the capture of the entire Turkish
army on the Tigris.
The United States was not at war
with Turkey and so nomlnally has no
part In the peace negotiations; but 1t
has been taken for granted that this
country will at least he consulted in
he matter. Probably Colonel House.
! now personally representing the presi-
dent at the councils at Versailles,
/ al.
! Turkey, MS well as about the rest of
| the world. and can tell the representa-
! tivps of the entente governments 1t
/ may be that in this matter the senate
| win have no voice. as It intends to
| have In making peace treaties with the
nations with which America is at war.
III
The German government having sig
! niied its full acceptance of the allied
terms as n basis Of arrangements for a
cessation OF hostlities. the interallicd
supreme war council In Versailles
spent most OF the week settling upon
! the terms Of armistice that should be
| imposed on the Huns. II was agreed
that these would be exceedingly dras-
! tic There was not the slightest dlspo.
sitlon TO leave To the Germans any
means Of renewing hostlltles If the
subsequent peace negotiations should
! fall through. II was believed that the
terms would include evacuation of all
invaded territory within n fixed
period surrender of all ordnance and
ammunition; Withdrawal Of German
forces beyond the Rhine, and their de
mobilization; surrender Of the frontier
fortressrs release of all allied prison
rrs Of war, German prisoners being
held 10 help IN restoration Of devns.
tated territory; surrender OF at least
number of U-boats