Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-31
What
MUST Do TO Be
SPARED WRECK
Allied Council About to Submit the
Terms on Which Armistice
May Be Had.
AUTOCRACY MUST SIMPLY QUIT
No Chances to Be Taken on Posi-.
BILE Renewal Of Warfare
by Prussia.
AUTOCRACY MUST SIMPLY QUIT
BY ARTHUR SEARS HaNNING


Washington. d.. C.-Marshal Foch
and his associated military advisers
have pronounced IN armistice with the
central powers practicable, provided
allied interests be properly safeguard
ed.
The military advisers OF the allied
nations are now formulating the
terms Of the proposed armistice, and
some of the conditions already have
been submitted to President Wilson
for approval.
Surrender Of military power and
guarantees for the faithful perform,
ance OF contract sum up the terms on
which Germany will be permitted a
cessation of hostilities.
More Fighting Foreseen
Whether Germany will accept terms
tantamount to Il surrender remains to
be seen, but, with Austria and Turkey
seeking u separate peace with the al
lies, the impression is strengthened
that the end Of the war is not far dis.
tant. Military officials here, however
are still fighting to force Germany into
submission to allied terms, unless
these terms. should be weakened.
The conditions 50 far formulated are
no complete and only those on which
Great Britain, France and Italy are in
accord nave been cabled to President
Wilson, according to the understand
ing here. Additional terms are under
consideration by the supreme war
council sitting at Versailles, in the de.
alterations in which Colonel House is
participating and submitting to the al
lied premiers h compose the war
council President Wilson's views on
terms already submitted to those un-
der consideration.
Quick Withdrawal, All Fronts
The article on2the evacuation of in.
yaded territory by Germany as tenta.
lively drawn provides that the armed
forces of the central powers shall be
Withdrawn from Belgium, France, Ser.
bia, Montenegro, Rumanta and Russia
within a specified tine, the extent of
which has not been definitely fixed.
German officials have said it would
take six months to evacuate Belgium
and France, but Marshal Foch and his
associates are known to regard a
fraction of this time sufficient.
The military advisers propose
further that Germany shall be requir.
cd to withdraw all forces beyond the
I Rhine, leaving the territory between
4 tho @ rivar q ,,I ma a,.r, n ., f,.o,%:,x
either unprotected OF in the hands of
the allied troops. This is one Of the
guarantees of good faith to be exacted
of Germany and held by the allies un.
til Germany discharges the obligations
upon her by the terms Of peace
Surrender Fortresses
The Teutonici armies are to b. re.
! CURED to surrender all light and heavy.
ordnance and ammunition upon begin.
Ming the withdrawal from invaded ter.
ritory, according to another article in
the tentative arinistice terms. Wheth.
er this condition also extends to sur
render of side arms bH the enemy
troops could not be clearly established
today. There appear to be no doubt,
however, that the intent of the allied
commanders is to deprive the enemy
of the means OF renewing hostilities,
to which the possession of ample artil.
lery resources would be essential.
Aonther article provides for the sur
render by Germany of the entire
chain of frontier fortresses, including
Metz and strassburg. Gil OF which i'm.
Immediately will he occupied by allied
troops and held pending the peace
negotiations. This would BIZ q guaran-
Ity for the r~etrocession of Alsace.Lor-
|raine to France md would place in al.
lied hands the strategic keys to the in
terror of Germany. SO that the Huns
would be compelled to accept peace
terms under the runs of the allies.
Captiues 10 Be Kept
Furthermore, II is proposed that
Germany shall demobilize her armies.
permission being granted i keep q
force of an agreed strength under
arms for the policing Of the empire.
All allied PRISONERS OF war are to be
released by Germany at once, but Ger.
man prisoners of war are not to Be
released until the work o. reconstruc-
ton il invaded countries IS completed.
This proposed axlnistice article sug-
gests that the allied commanders con
template employment Of German
prisoners Of Wxr on the work al re-
pairing the deFiaatation wrought in III.
yaded countriaSsz :
# ~ assumed the allies also viii. iii.
sist on Germany making renarationt
sufficient toSNoVSr the cost az this
work of restoration; df not indeannities
for the crimess9f her armies. but moth.
ing In The SSpfpposed terms % far
Ecahled touches upon this matter and
tie snppdsino9hefdk6r this
A. = aasstion Nhieh wiM satesinto III