The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-11-14
PROSTATE HUNS
SIGN ARM|ST|CE
DESERTED By ALLIES AND FAC.
ING ULTIMATE DISASTER
THEY ASK PEACE
TERMS ARE STRINGENT AND SUFFICIENT
Eleventh Hour OF The Eleventh Day
OF The Eleventh Month Marks
Halt In German Defeat


Germany empire has crumbied to
pieces and the terms of armistice of
fered them by the Allied war council
have been accepted by a socialist gov
eminent, who seem for the time to be
in power in Berlin. After the false
alarm of last Thursday the news came
from Washington at two O'Clock Mon
day morning and was handed out to
the small cities all the way up to day
light. The Register knew Of it before
five o'clock and communicated it to
Mayor Leighty. The mayor decided
to be sure and called up the state
council of defense for a confirmation.
This being received, the siren whistle
was tied down and with the time whis-
tie alternating, kept up a continuous
din until noon Then after an hours
rest, went at it again. Stores closed,
Offices shut up, the banks quit and
there was little done in town until
the e. day. Noise was predominant.
joy was unconfined and a triumphant
smile lit up every face. Some were
even trying to smile the next morn
ing, one young man from Howard be-
ing taken off the early morning pas
senger train with twenty-four quarts
Of Springfield smiles.
The State College S. A. T. G.. pa
raded the town in the morning headed
by their band and in the afternoon a
parade from down town visited the
college, where a big demonstration
was held. Popular songs were suns
and addresses were made by Hon. G.
A. Mathews, DR.. A. A.. Harris and
B played a scrappy game of football,
"A" winning by 3 to 0. After this
came a review of the corps, the burn
ing of the kaiser in efigy and other
enthusiastic stunts. A soldiers dance
in the evening was also largely at
tended. Tuesday was a little more
quiet, but in the evening the fun
broke out again to some extent. Mon
day evening both movie houses opened
up to large crowds and a patriotic
meeting at which the mayor presided
was held at the Pleasant Hour and
addressed by Hon. Philo Hall, the
Viking Male Quartette rendered sew
eral selections. For fear that some
one would forget it, we will mention
that i~ncidently several hundred pounds
of explosives helped out to a wonder
full extent. From all accounts from all
over the country we were only one in
a unanimous uprising of joy. The
other towns in the county all went
just as crazy about it as we did. Per
haps some of them more so, If posi-
BILE.
The mastery g%eneralship of Mar
shall Foch, the perseverance OF the
French, Belgians, Italians and British
n h terrible attacks OF the Amer
leans are responsible for this great
event. To these, backed by the solid
support of the peoples behind the ar
mics, are attributable the mighty con
quest of right and justice over greed
and autocracy. The terms of peace
will follow in due time. The Allied
forces are holding the front on the
alert and terms imposed will be en-
forced under the supervision of the
Allied high command. Following are
the full terms under which the armis-
tice was granted:
Military clauses on western front:
1.-Cessation of operations by land
and in the air six hours after the sign
ing of the armistice.
2.-Immediate evacuation OF invad-
ed countries: Belgium, France. AL
sace-Lorraine, Luxembourg, so ordered
as to be completed within fourteen
days from the signing of the arms.
tice. German troops which have not
left the above mentioned territories
within the period fixed will become
prisoners of war. Occupation by the
Allied and United States forces jointly
will keep pace with evacuation in
these areas.
"All movements Of evacuation and
occupation will be regulated in ac-
cordance with a note annexed to the
stated terms.
"3.-Repatriation beginning at once
and to be completed within fourteen
days of all Inhabitants OF the coun-
tries above mentioned. including hos
tages and persons under trial or con-
victed.
"4.-Surrender in good condition by
the German armies Of the following
equipment: Five thousand guns 1.-TWO
thousand Ave hundred heavy. two
thousand five hundred field. thirty
thousand machine guns, three thous-
and minnenwerfer. Two thousand
aeroplanes Fighters. bombers-nrstly
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