Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-11-08
ARM|ST|CE TERMS
SUBMITTED TO HUNS
IMMEDIATE END OF WAR IN
SIGHT, PROVIDED GERMANY
ACCEPTS CONDITIONS.
Terms Interpreted to Mean Absolute
Surrender, Nothing Being Left to
the Good Faith of the Var
quished, Nor Victor Restricted.

WashingtOn.-Terms on which Ger
many may obtain immediate arInistice
! and end the war were completed ana
signed November 4 in Paris Secretary
Lansing announced the fact in "A brief
statement Monday night, adding only
that complete diplomatic harmony had
been achieved by allied conferees ut
Versailles.
1t may be stated authoritativeIy
that the terms follow closely those I'M
der which Austria-Hungary surren-
dered and passed out Of the war, leav-
ing Germany 10 stand alone against
the world
Subjected to analysis by military Of
ficers here, allied terms Of the Aus
trim armistice, which are said 70 be
more drastic than those for Germany.
are interpreted 10 mean absolute sur
render. Nothing is left to the good
faith OF the vanquished and no re-
strictions or limitations are imposed
on the victors. These officers believe
Germany, left alone, also must throw
herself without reserve on the mercy
of the victOrs.
Final adjustments, territorial or
otherwise, are ali deferred to the peace
conference for which cessation Of hos
tilities paves the way.
The Judgment of army officers as
to the situation on the western front
in military sense is that Germany
must accept the armistice conditions
or face d debacle Of her armies. Signs
OF disintegratiOn OF the German forces
facing the Franco-American lines have
been evident for days. The German
official statement Sunday admitted an
American break through If the
breach IS widened the German armies
viii be cut in half as effectually as
were the Austrian armies in Italy.
They then may be crushed separately.
An attempt TO apply the lessons OF
the Austrian armistice to Germany-s
situation brings out several points
upon which military men based their
forecast of the German terms For
one thing. it is regarded as certain
that complete evacuation of Alsace-
Lorraine viii be insisted upon. as well
as the occupation of the Rhine fort
resses by allied garrisons. Surrender
of the German submarines AMI sub
stantial part of the high seas fleet
and the occupation of land defenSes
that protect German bases also is im-
piled.
Guns Must Be Left Behind.
So far as the German army is con-
cerned. ii must 90 bach into Germany.
probably without the whole vast |
of war which it carried 1
into France and Belgium. All the big 4
guns, tanks and aircraft. under the 4
Austrian precedent. would he concern (
trated and left under the direct con-
troll of the. allied and American
armies.
1t was pointed out. however. that
since Germany IS the last of the cen
raj powers. when she surrenders
here will be no need to provide for
he employment of her military equip
nent by Marshal FOch. There will be
10 one left against whom TO turn the
runs. The terms for Germany. there
ore. probably will show that variation
rom the Austrian conditions.
One feature of the Austrian surren-
Ter conditions which is thought 10
lave been duplicated in the German
erms is the entruSting TO Marshal
'och of the carrying out of the pro-
rams of rehabilitation and diSarma-
lent.