The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-09
KAISER is SHORN
OF POWER SAYS
new BERLIN Note
German Ruler Deprived of Au-
thority to Make War or
Peace.
Allies TRUCE TERMS told
Enemy Must Give Up Frontier Forts,
Army, Navy and Evacuate All o.
cuped Territories-WiIson
Frames Reply TO Austria.

A'iiSS HtSPiy W TNNSNi' H'
Washington, Oct. 31.-lncomplete
and tentative armstce terms have
been formulated by the military ad-
visers of the supreme war council sit
ting at Versailles and cabIed to Presi-
dent Wilson for his approval. In brief
the terms so far received are:
I. Withdrawal of Teutonic troops
from invaded territory within speci-
fled period, to be fixed by the allied
commanders.
2. Surrender of all ordnance and
ammunition.
8. Withdrawal Of German forces be-
You'd the Rhine.
4. Rehabilitation of the Teutonic
armies, except limited number of
troops for policing purposes.
5. Surrender of frontier fortresses,
including Metz and Strassburo.
6. Release of all allied prisoners of
war, German prisoners of war to be
held. until completion of restoration of
devastated territories.
7. Surrender of specified number
of German submarines.
Washington, Oct. 31.-Another note
from the German government reached
Washington. 1t supplements the brief
communication recently received, say
ing armistice terms were awaited. 1t
arecites in detail governmental changes
which have taken place in Germany as
evidence that the kaiser has been de-
prissaa Of all power Of making Sga II and
negotiating peace.
Not to Wilson Personally.
This time the Germans do not ad-
dress President Wilson personally, but
send the information for the American
government, apparently recognizing
that the stage Of personal appeals has
passed with the transmission of the
German armistice and peace plea to
the allies. The note reiterates that
the actual power and responsibility of
the German government have been
transferred to the reichstag and de-
scribes the progress of the necessary
constitutional changes.
The note probably will be forwarded
Immediately to Paris, where the su-
preme war council already is reported
to have formulated terms upon which
the United States and the allies might
permit a cessation of hOstilitieS.
Frederick Oederln, the Swiss charge,
received the German note and deliver
ed it to Secretary Lansing.
Favors Drastic Terms.
The armistice program said to have
been prepared by the supreme war
council at Versailles has not been re.
ported on by the American represen-
tatives. The government, however, Is
known to favor terms equally as dras-
tic as those describedin press dispatch
es as agreed upon at Versailles.
Framing Reply to Austria.
AS word of the new German move
came it was learned that President
Wilson was working on a reply to the
last note from Vienna, in which the Aus
trian government accepted all prin-
cinles and conditions of the president
| and asked for armistice and peace pro-
posals. The reply will inform the au-
thorities at Vienna that on the basis
of acceptance of all conditions, includ-
ing actual independence, and not mere
autonomy, for subject nationalities
their request has been referred to the
governments with which the United
States is assoc
No less intel 9sclng was the report
from Vienna, that the Austro- Hungari
an government had transmitted to Lon.
don, Paris, Rome and Tokyo copies
OF its latest note to President Wilson
| begging the approval and support OF
the allied governments for its new plea
for an armistice on all fronts and peace
| negotiations.
, Emphasize Serious Situation.
These moves by the Austro-Hungari
an government and its new foreign sec
rotary were wholly unexpected and
were viewed In some quarters as EN-
phasizing the seriousness Of the sit
uation confronting Emperor Charles al
home.
Interest in official circles, however
was not altogether centered in the Aus
trian peace efforts. Whatsoever the
decision as to the Austrian peace, the
final outcome of all peace discussions
win hinge on the announcements OF
the supreme war council at Versailles
which reports from, London say al
ready has agreed upon the terms Of ar
armistice and presented them TO the
military advisers. Such speedy actor