Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-04

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enthetical explanations of minor
errors in cable transmission, were
announced by the state department
today as follows:
| Following are the terms of the
armistice imposed upon Austria.
which will go into effect at o'clock
| today:
MILITARY CLAUSES.
One-The immediate cessation of
| hostilities by land, sea and air.
TwO-Total rehabilitation of the
Austro-Hungarian army and imme-
diate withdrawal of all Austro-
Hungarian forces operating on the
front from the North sea to Swift
erland.
Within Austro-Hungarian terri
tory, limited as in clause three be-
low, there shall only be maintained
as an organized military force, a
] (reduced to pre-war effectiVes) (ef-
fectiveness y.
Half the divisional corps and
army artillery and equipment shall
be collected at points to be indicat-
ed by the allies and United States
of America, for delivery to them,
beginning with all such material as
exists in the territories to be evac-
uated by the Austro-Hungarian
forces.
Three ee-EYacuation of all terri
tories by Austro-Hungary since the
beginning of the war. Withdrawal
within such periods as shall be de-
termined by the commandments
chief of the allied forces on each
front of the Austro-Hungarian ar
mics behind a fixed line as follows:
From Pic Umbrail to the north Of
the Stelvio, it will then follow the
crest of the Rheatan Alps up to the
sources of the Adige and the Els
ach, passing thence by Mounts Ike
chen and Brenner and the heights
of Oetz and Zoaller- The line
thence runs south, crossing Mount
Toblach and meeting the present
frontier Carnic Alps. 1t follows
this7 frontier unto Mount Jarvis,
and after Mount Jarvis the water
shed of the Julian Alps by the Col
of Predil, Mount Mangart, the TIL
corno (Terglou), and the water
shed of the Coils Di Podberdo, Pod
laniScam and Idria,
From this point the line turns
southeast towards the Schneeberg,
excludes the whole basin OF the
Save and its tributaries. From
Schneeberg it goes down towards
the coast in such a way as to in
clude Castua, Mattuglia and Polos-
ca in the evacuated territories
1t will also follow the admins
trative limits Of the present prov
ince of Dalmatia, including the
north Lisarica and Trivania and,
to the south, territory limited by a
line from the (Semigrand) of Cape
Planca TO the SUBMITS of the wa
tersheds eastwards, so as to in
! clude in the evacuated area all the
valleys and water course flowing
towards Sebenico, such as the Cl-
cola, Kerka, ButisniCa and their
tributaries. 1t will also include
all the islands in the north and
west of Dalmatia from Premuda,
Selve, Ulbo, Scherda, Maon, Paga
and Puntadura in the north up 10
Meleda in the south, embracing
Santandrea. Busi, Lisa, Lesina, Ter
cola, CurZola, CaZZa and LaSOsIa,
as well as the neighDorIng rocks
and islets and passages, only eX-
cepUing the islands or Great and
Small Zirona, Bua, Sofia and Braz-
"a. All territory thus evacuated
tshall be occupied by the forces >
of the allies and OF the United
States of America.
All military and railway equip
ment of all kinds. including coal.
belonging to or within those terri
tories Ito be9 lett IN stu and sur
rendered to the allies, according TO
special orders given by the COM
mander in chief or the forces of
the associated powers on the dif-
ferent fronts. No new des, rue
ton. pillage or TeQuisition TO De
done by enemy troops in the terri
tories TO be evacuated by them and
occupied by the forces of the asso-
ciated powers.
FOur-The allies shall have the
right of free movement over all
road and rail and waterways In
Austro-Hung ngarian territory and Of
the use of the necessary Austrian
ana II hungarian lIEdHS VI Il dis pbI
tation The armies of the associaL-
ed powers shall occupy such straLe-
gic points in Austria Hungary AT
times as they may deem necessary
to enable them to conduct military
operations or 10 maintain order.
They shall have the right or re-
QUESTION on payment for the troops
Of the associated powers twnere-
ever?D they may be.
Fiye-Complete evacuation of all
German troops within Is days nor
only from the Italian and Balkan
fronts, but from all Austro- Hunga-
rian territory.
Internment of all German troops
which have not left Austro-Hun-
gary within the date.
Six-The administration Of the
evacuated territories Of Austria
Hungary viii be entrusted to the
local authorities under the control
OF the allied and associated armies
of occupation.
Seven immediate repatria-
tion without reciprocity of all al
lied prisoners OF war and internal
subjects and of civil populations