Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-11-19
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 lnternment in
Seven Days.

London, Nov. i3.--Germany has re-
quested President Wilson, according
to a wireless message from Berlin, to
arrange Immediately for the opening
of peace negotiations, there being
pressing danger of famine. The mes
sage was sent by Foreign Secretary
SoIf to Secretary of State Lansing. 1t
said: "The armistice being concluded,
the German government requests the
president OF the United States to ar
range for the opening of peace negotia-
tions, For the purpose of their accel-
poses first of all to take into view the
conclusion of preliminary peace and
asks for communication as to what
place and at what time the negota-
tons might begin. AS there is press
ing danger of famine, the German gov
eminent is particularly anxious for
the negotiations to begin Immediately"
Washington, Nov. 13.-AmendmeRtS
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
cllItIe the delivery to the United States
and the allies of all of Germany's sub
marines, instead of the $50 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
iStice convention under the best con-
ditions the principle of Il permanent
international armiStice commission is
admitted" This commission will "act
under the authority of the allied mill
tary and naval commanders in chief"
Ships Must Sail in Seven Days.
Another amendment specifies that
1.-THE countries Oh 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.
1900 Planes to Be Taken.
Instead Of the immediate withdrawal
of German troops from Russia, as orr
lginally provided, the amended terms
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"
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
airplancS instead of 2,000
Take Three Times More Cars.
The number of railway cars to be
delivered, however, is increased three
fold-from 10000 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
hampered.
Other amendments include:
RECOMMENDATION" instead of abandon.
ment' of the treaties of Bucharest and
Brest-Litovsk and of supplementary
treaties.
Evdcuation by all German forces Op
Grating in East Africa within a perioC
to be fixed by the allies instead OF
within one month.
Must Cult Turkey, Roumania.
German troops are required to with
draw Immediately from Australian
gary as we'll as from Roumania anC
Turkey.
Evacuation by the enemy of tn,
Rhinelunds Qeft and right bank) shall
he so ordered as to be completed with
in thirty-one days in all after the sign
Ing of the a"mistice, instead of nine