Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-12
ARMIST|CE TERMS
MAKE FOE UNABLE
TO ATTACK AGAIN
Land, Sea and Air Forces
Compelled to Give Up
Most of Equipment.
ALSACE-LORRAINE AND ALL
ALLIED LANDS EVACUATED
Forced to Denounce Brest LitovsS
and Bucharest Conventions
and Make Reparation.
MUST PAY DAMAGES DONE
Pres dent Wilson, In Address to Con-
gross, Gives Country Contract on
Which Fighting stopped.
ALSACE-LORRAINE AND ALL
ALLIED LANDS EVACUATED


w N.ASftINCrON, November ll.--"Thc
war thus comes to an end
A. exactly l:si o'clock this afternoon
President Wilson uttered these words
in the hall of the House OF Rcpresen-
tatires TO the joint session OF the Sem
ate and House
II was his official announcement OF
the ending OF the war. II was his
declaration to the Congress which had
authorized the call TO arms that the
aims and hopes and aspirations OF the
enemies OF militarism and autocracy
had been fully and definitely achieved
Pandemonium broke loose with tho
announcement. Senator'S and Repre-
sentativc9 lcaped to their feet with a
mighty shout of enthusiasm. They
c!ippcd their hands and chcered tho
President as they never checred him
on any O. tho previous occasions when
hc ndd4 4SIscd them. The whole Cons
gross, VRcpublcnns and Democrats
alike. was united In that outburst; Of
applause and approval.
low the Stnnd whereon the President
waited, sat the venerable justices OF
The Sunremc Court. with Chief Justice
White IN the center. They, TOO, arose
and applauded with Vigor.
\, the. left OF the president. in the
corner OF the great hail. sat The diplo-
Presidents Cabinet. AS the sentences
SO tull OF portent, though, consisting
Presidents lips, they werc up With tho
rest OF them, cheering and clapping
their hands.
GALLERIES. roo, JOIN IN
GREAT DIIMONSTn ATI0N
md the galleries. wherc applause is
strictly forbidden while The House is
In session, forgot tho rules utterly and
threw them to the winds as the wave
or applause, sweeping upward from the
floor OF the chamber, WAS sent back In
Il tremendous echo.
Mrs Wilson was seated III The OK
ecutfve gallery with o;hc" members OF
the PRESIDENTS party. She rose with
the others and beat her gloved hands
IN IN rny,nmic r.: approyal Of the Presi-
black. with a black turban upon her
head, and at her covsagc wns !; large
and graceful chrysanthemum OF
golden yellow hue
The demonstration lasted several
minutes. 1t was brought 10 a close
only because those who were listening
had to say OF the further settlement
ihat Is TO come and OF the final tri-E
umphs OF peace.
Tho scene in the House during tho
delivery of the Presidents message was
III SHARP contrast to that scene in tho
same ,hn pr hnii nineteen r. months ago when
announced that war with Germany was
unavoidable. Those We're days OF seri-
GUS and sober thought; the Senator'S
aud Representatives who heard the
President that day were solemn and
thoughtful as they went about the
business Of preparing the country 70
enter the great world war: some of
their number wcro even opnoSed to
going into ii. and uI,on Their faces werc
frowns tnat betrayed their disaDprnvrs
But today all were in Smiles, They
We're slad-glad not that the war wl-
over but that it had been won. There
was nu lack OF unity among them 'rhcr.
yhnnrnp of discard h,,
wonderful message that the PreS!deis.
came 10 give tnoin. The whole atnus
torious accomplishment Which carried
n quick infection 10 every body in tho
House.
CnIEF JUSTICE STARTS
Fissi' ROUND OF APPLAUSE
CHIEF Justice White. seated immcdi-
pcarcn more amiable than as he luokec p
up into The Presidents face and dram!.
IN ihe words which spelled tue down
fail OF the German empire Ills hanns
We're ever busy in applauding and once.
near the beginning or the Presidents
address. when the President announcs!4
the ar'nistice. the Chief Justice shoutet,
'Eravo; aud started the Er5t round
ii applause.
Seated the Republican side. next
70 Representative sydney Andersen 81
Minnesota. sat former Justice Charles
evans Hughes. til. Presidents uusuc-
a!s hish Office. lie kept n steady gaze
upon the President Throughout the do.
livery OF the speech Several ,Jn,e.
he rose with the others IN the House
md joined in the applause.
Across tn. aisle from .?licre JOtiae
Hughes sat was Representative IA
iuardia OF New York In his unifcTEn
~ a major In the Italian Tying corps
lie received II great ovation when ht, 7
uttered the hall. which lie ieft ain,ost
u year ago 10 win honors IN the for
eiSn service.
y number OF those who pastlcipnfeisi 3
IN mat other historic OCCASION, when
war was declared were missing from :
."-HayS ceremony. The venerab,s
Sen Tilinan. Senator from Snus0 y
carolina, was not there Neither eya4 =
senator Stone OF Missouri then chai.
nan or the Foreign Relations Com.
.hittee. which drafted and iudorsod tsf.
var resolution Senator Galllnger q: ~
New Hampshire, the veteran leader az
lhc Republicans and an enthussasiss &
supporter OF the war, ~ gone. And 5ss, 3
senator Ollie James, OF, kepiIle:>sa..sy -
,yer IN the forefron, OF The prNsiGent9sc q
tdNtsers slts+f I4a1.
The places Of thcso men und os q
ptaers ~ both houses who did lnos Ilye2t
@ geo the full fruitIon os their yotSs "
on the wnr resolution are taken ~ fgg
ou,crs w,,1 have cpn,s Into C.osgress
10 take sh2ir part ~ the niomsatons z,