Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-03
BULGARS ACCEPT
ALLIED DEMANDS;
SIGN ARM|ST|CE
ENJOYS Agree to Give Up All In
vaded Territory.
SURRENDER is COMPLETE
General D'Esperey, French Comman
der in Chief of Allied Forces in
Macedonia, Acts for the En-
tente Washington Re-
ceives Confirmation of
Peace Move.

Peace Move.
London, Oct 1.-With the receipt Of
dispatches from Saloniki stating that
Bulgaria's surrender to the allies was
unconditional, strong belief prevailed
here that a peace offer from Turkey is
imminent.
London, Oct. 1.-The armistice con-
Guided with Bulgaria by the entente
allies is purely military convention
and contains no provisions of pOliti
cal character.
Bulgaria agrees to evacuate all the
territory she now occupies in Greece
and Serbia, to demobilize her army i'm
mediately, and surrender all means of
transport to the allies.
Bulgaria also will surrender her
boats and control of navigation on the
Danube and concede to the allies free
passage through Bulgaria for the de-
velopment Of military operations.
All Bulgarian arms and ammunition
are to be stored under the control of
the allies, to whom is conceded the
right to occupy all important strategic
points.
The military occupation Of Bulgaria
will be intrusted to British, French and
italian forces and the evacuated por-
tons Of Greece and Serbia, respective
ly to Greek and Serbian troops.
Surrender Is Complete.
The armiStice means a complete mill
tary surrender and Bulgaria ceases to
be belligerent:
All question of territorial rearrange-
ments in the Balkans was purposely
omitted from the convention.
The allies made no stipulation con-
corning King Ferdinand, his position
being considered an internal matter,
one for the Bulgalians themselves to
deal with.
The armistice will remain in opera
ton until a final general peace is con-
Guided.
To Move Against Turkey.
Washington, Oct. 1.-Bulgaria will
be friendly to any allied moves against
Turkey and will be practically on the
side Of the allies for the remainder of
the war, Bulgarian Minister Panarstoff
said
Quits Internationally.
Paris, Oct. 1.-Bulgaria has Surren-
dered Internationally to the allies and
signed an armistice accepting the al
lies terms, it was announced.
The armistice between Bulgaria and
the allies was signed Sunday night, a
Saloniki dispatch states.
General Franchet dEsperey, the al
lied commander in chief in Macedonia,
signed for the allies and the Bulgarian
delegates for their government.
Instructions have been given by the
government to General d'Esperey to
proceed Immediately to the execution
of the conditions of the armistice.
The announcement that an armistice
had been signed with Bulgaria after
that country had accepted all the con-
est interest in Paris and the statement
was widely commented upon as soon
as it became generally known.
The announcement followed the re-
turn Of Premier Clemenceau from the
front, where he inspected the troops
and had an opportunity of talking
with General Petain and General Per-
shing on the military situation.
Won't Halt Push at Austria.
The actual suspension of hostilities
o. n FOL clio nP
the armistice but it is noted that this
suspension applies only to Macedonian
hostilities against Bulgaria and that
it in no way affects Macedonian HOSTILE
ties against Austria-Hungary, Turkey
and the German contingents sent to
that locality.
The armistice, La Liberte declares
editorially, was signed with the full
consent of King Ferdinand. 1t prints
a denial of report that he had
taken refuge in Vienna. The king, it
declares, has not left Sofia
The Paris bourse quickly showed
the effect Of the announcement of the
armistice. Balkan securities were gen.
'erally sought after.
Turks Ask German Loan.
Geneva, Oct. THAT Turkey has
demanded money from Germany,
threatening to break relations if it is
not forthcoming, was reported here.
1t was said that at a recent diplo-
matte conference in Berlin the Turk
ish grand vizier, Mezler, requested a
loan, demanding cancellation of pre-
viOus Turkish debts to Germany.