Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-01
eULeAR SURRENDER COMPLETE.
Allies Given Entire Control and
Granted Military Concessions.

London. oct. The armistice con-
cludcd with Bulgaria by the entente
allies is a purely military convention
and contains no provisions of IA polit-
ical character.
Bulgaria aSreee to cvacuate all the
territory she now occupies in Greece
and Serbia, to demobilize her army
Immediately, and surrender all means
of transport TO the allies.
Bulgaria also will surrender her
boats and control of navigation on the
Danube and concede to the allies free
passage thru Bulgaria for the develop
ment OF military operations.
All Bulsarian arms and ammunition
are to &c stored under the control OF
the allies. to whom is conceded. the
right TO occupy all important strategic
points
Military Occupation Planned.
The Associated Press LEARNS that
the military occupation Of Bulgaria
will be intrusted to British, French and
Italian forces aid evacuated portions
or Greece and Serbia respectively to
Greek and scrbidh troops.
The armistice means a complete
military surrender and Bulgaria ceases
to be u belligcrcnt
All questions of territorial re-
arrangements in the balkans were
purposely omitted frofn the conven-
ton.
sThe allies made no stipulation con-
cerning King Ferdinand his position
being considered an internal matter,
one for the Bulgarians themselves to
deal with.
The armistice will remain in opera
tion until final general peace Is con-
cluded
General Franchet d'Espercy. the
allied commander in chief in Mace
donia. signed for the allies and the
Bulgarian delegates for their govNn-
ment instructions have heen given by
the French government to General
Il E.sperey to proceed Immediately t0
the execution OF the conditions OF the
arlnistice.
Expected Bulsars to Dioker.
Certain subsidiary conditions, the
Central News says were submitted by
the BULGARIAN gorerpmcnt. These,
however, conf,ictcd in no way with the
Of the allied command, which
demands the Bulgarians accept uncon-
ditionally
The prompt acceptance OF the allies
terms by the Bulgarans was a sur
prise to the newspapers and to the
public. The expectation had been that
the Bulgarian ENJOYS on general prin-
ciples would advance terms Of their
own and endeavor to engage IN debate
for time.
Germany May Try Force.
The brief and authoritative state
ments issued here indicated that the
allies had virtually issued an ultima
tum to Bulgaria Apparently they
stood firm in their demands. The chief
point Of interest now IL Germnny's
action.
Some reports from Germany state
that she will try to keep Bulgaria IN
line by force. but her ability to do so
is another question.
Boundaries Not Discussed.
There has been much discussion in
the English press as the status OF
King Ferdinand and suggestions have
been made that he may be dcposed.
Of the convention.
the governments OF tne alhcs tfaNe
tho view that according to the prin-
cip,e ot SELF determination the anes-
ton OF who should be Rulgara's ruler
or titular rulcr Is question for the
Bulgarian people to decide.
Tho armistice arranged yesterday
remains In force until tho nnal and
general peace settlement. 1t consti-
titles a complete military surrender by
Bulgaria. She not only ceases to be
an enemy but ceases to be 4 belligcr-
ent aap
The fact that King Ferdinand par
doncd the statesmen who had opposed
the entrance OF Bulgaria into the war
Is interesting, nltho whether no did this
under his own Will or under pressure
remains to be seen.