The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-11-15
TRUCE IS REVISED;
!. ALLIES WILL SEIZE
ALL HUN U-BOATS
President Wilson Is Asked to
Rush Peace Negotiations.
FAMINE NEAR IN GERMANY
New Terms Pledge Food for Enemy
All Warships Ordered to Be Ready
to Sail for Internment in
Seven Days.

Washington, Nov. 13.-Amendments
of the armistice terms made by Mar
shal FOch after his first meeting with
the German plenipotentiaries, as an
nOunced by the state department, in
clude the delivery to the United States
and the allies of all of Germany's sub
marines, instead OF the 160 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 arm
istice to the extent recognized as nee
essary."
To assure the execution OF the arm
istice convention under the best con-
ditiOns the principle of n permanent
international armistice commission is
admitted" This commission will TACT
under the authority of the allied mill
tary and naval commanders in chief"
Ships Must Sail in Seven Days.
Another amendment specifies that
"the countries on the left bank of the
Rhine evacuated by the Germans shall
be administered by the local troops of
occupation" instead of by the local
authorities under the control of the
armies of occupation.
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 armistice. 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.
Instead of the immediate withdrawal
of German troops from Russia, as orr
ginally provided, the amended terms
specify that they shall be withdrawn
''as soon as the allies, taking into con-
sfderatiOn the internal situation of
these territories (Of RuSSia), shall de-
eide that the time for this has come"
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 LOO
airplaneS instead Of 1000.
Take Three Times More Cars.
The number of railway cars to be
delivered, however, is increased three
fOld-frOm $4,000 to 100000. 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
hampered.
Other amendments include:
Pronunciation instead of abandon.
ment' of the treaties of Bucharest and
Brest-LitOvsk and of supplementary
treaties.
Evacuation by all German forces OPP
Grating in East Africa within a period
to be fixed by the allies instead of
within one month.
Must Quit Turkey, Roumania.
German troops are required to with
draw Immediately from AuStriaHun-
gary as we'll as from ROumania and
Turkey.
Evacuation by the enemy of the
Rhinelands Cleft and right bank) shall
be so ordered as to be completed with
i'm thirty-One days in all after the sign
ing of the armistice, instead of nine
teen days.
Germany Seeks Aid.
London, Nov. 13.-Germany has re.
uuested President Wilson, according
to a wireless message from Berlin, to
arrange immediately for the opening
of peace negotiations, there being 9
pressing danger of famine. The mes.
sage was sent by Foreign Secretary
Solf to Secretary of State Lansing. II
said: 1.-THE armistice being concluded.
the German government requests the
president of the United States to ar
range for the opening of peace negOtia
tons. For the purpose of their accel
Grafton the German government pro
poses first of all to take into view the
conclusion of a preliminary peace anC
asks for communication as to what
place and at what time the negotia
tiOnS might begin. AS there is a press
ing danger of famine, the German gov
eminent is particularly anxious fol
the negotiations to begin immediately