The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-11-14

the negotiations to begin Immediately"
Amsterdam, Nov. 13.-The German
battleship Schlesian, the officers and
crew of which had refused to join the
revolution, is reported to have been
torpedoed and sunk by rebel war
ships.
/ Washington, Nov. 13.-Amendments
Of the armistice terms made by Mar
shall Foch after his first meeting with
the German plenipotentiaries, as an
nounced by the state department, in
lclude the delivery to the UniIed States
and the allies of all of Germany's sub
marines, instead of the 100 specified in
the original draft of the armistice.
| Another amendment provides that
''the allies and the United States
should give consideration to the pro.
visioning of Germany during the arms
tice to the extent recognized as neces.
sary."
| TO assure the execution Of the arm.
Iistice convention under the best con-
ditions the principle Of permanent
international armistice commission is
ADMITTED" This commission will "act
under the authority of the allied mill.
Etary and naval commanders in chief"
Ships Must Sail h, Seven Days.
! Another amendment specifies thai
''the countries on the left bank Of the
Rhine evacuated by the Germans shall
he administered by the local troops
I0f occupation" instead of by the local
authorities under the control Of the
larmies Of occupation.
4 An amendment to the naval clause
provides that all vessels designated to
be interned shall be ready to leave
German ports within seven days Of the
signing Of the arnistice. Directions
for the voyage Ito either neutral ports
or those Of the allied countries to be
designated) will be given by wireless.
100 Planes to Be Taken.
i Instead Of the immediate withdrawal
of German troops from Russia, as orr,
ginally provided, the amended terms
H specify that they shall be withdrawn
''as soon as the allies, taking into con.
sideration the internal situation of
these territories (of Russia), shall de.
eide that the time for this has come.
Il Reduction is made in the amount of
certain military equipment to be de.
livered by the Germans to the associ.
ated governments, including $4,000 in.
stead Of 10000 machine guns and 1,700
airplanes instead of 1000 >
Take Three Times More Cars.
Il The number of railway cars to be
delivered, however, is increased three
fold-ffom $4,000 to 10000. 1t is
against the delivery Of this amount OF
rolling stock that Doctor Solf, the Ger.
man foreign secretary, has protested
to President Wilson, asserting that the
distribution of food in Germany to the
civilian population will be greatly
Ihampered.
i Other amendments include:
Remuneration" instead of abandon
lment" of the treaties of Bucharest and
Brest-Litoysk and of supplementary
treaties.
i Evacuation by all German forces op-
Grating in East Africa within a period
to be fixed by the allies instead of
within one month.
/ Must Quit Turkey, Roumania-
4 German troops are required to with.
draw Immediately from Australian.
gary as well as from Roumania and
Turkey.
Evacuation by the enemy of the
Rhinelands teft and right bank) shall
be so ordered as to be completed with
in thirty-one days in all after the sign
ing of the armistice, instead of nine
teen days.
Jcffe Returns TO Berlin.
Copenhagen, Nov. 13--M Joffe, the
Russian bolsheyist ambassador to
Germany. has returned to Berlin.
NJ. Joffe was first arrested, then ex.
PEELED, on the order Of the militarists
when they were still in power during
the initial stage Of the German naval
revolt. It was charged that the mu-
TIMES and the theu incipient revolt
were OF Russian origin. and Jofe was
named as the particular cause"