The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-07
AUSTRIAN TRUCE
TERMS OPEN GATES
TO GERMAN CAPITAL
Gives Allies Complete Military
Rule Over Nation.
SURRENDER Is COMPLETE
Opens Territory for American and Al
lied Operations Against the only
Enemy Left in FieId-Foch to
Direct Moves.

lied Operations Against the only
Enemy Left in FieId-Foch to
Direct Moves.
Washington, Nov. j.-Alled terms of
armlstice under which the land and
sea forces OF what was once the Aus
1ro-Hungarian empire have laid down
their arms were announced simultane'
ousIy in Washington and the allied
capitals.
They accomplish complete surren-
der aud open Austrian and Hungarian
territory for American and allied
operations against Germany.
From this drastic document it may
be stated. may be CLEANED an accurate
outline Of The conditions nearing com
pletion in the supreme war council I
Versailles under which Germany may
have cessation Of hostilities.
Army Must Be Demobiized.
The terms which ended the debacle
on the Italian front Monday at 3 p. m,
include the complete rehabilitation OF
Austrian forces, surrender of half of
all artillery and military equipment,
occupation by American and allied
forces Of such strategic places as may
later be selected. free use Of Austrian
railways for operations against Ger
many
Also evacuation Of all invaded ter
ritory behind all equipment and sup
plies. including coal surrender OF
portion of the Austrian surface and
submarine fleets and disarmament OF
others under American aud allied con
troll; surrender of all German subma-
rines in Austrian waters and repatria-
tlou Of allied aud American prisoners
without reciprocity.
Evacuation Of Austrian territory
roughly corresponds to the boundary
dimes claimed 10y Italy under the Italia
Irredcntia or treaty of London pro
gram.
The terms of the urmiStiCe are 10 he
carried out under the direction of
Marshal Foch. who will designate ma
tcrial to he turned over and supervise
the movement of Austriau-liuugariIl
forces TO the rear.
Terms Of Armlstice.
The terms of the Austrian arms
tlce. with porcnlheticul explanations
of minor errors in cable transmission
were announced by the state depart
ment.
Following are the terms Of the ar
mistice imposed upon Austria, which
will go into effect at o'clock:
l. The immediate cessation of hos
tilitles by land sen and air
.. Total. rehabilitation Of the Aus
tro-TungarIan army and immediate
Withdrawal of all Austro-Hungarian
forces operating on the front from the
North sea to Switzerland.
within Austro-liungarinn territory,
limited as in clause three below, there
shall only be maintained an organized
military force reduced 10 prewar ef-
fectiyes
Half the divisional corps and army
artillery and equipment shall be col
leCted NJ points 20 be indicated by the
allies npd United States Of Americn
for delivery to them beginning with
all such material ms exists in the ter
ritorics 10 be evacuated by the Aus
tro-llungaran forces.
Evacuation Ordered.
3. Evacuation Of an territories in
vaded by Austrollungary since the
beginning Of The war Withdrawal
within such periods ms shall hc deter
mined by The commander in chief Of
the allied forces On each front Of the
Austro-lIungarian armies behind a line
fixed MS follows:
From l1c Umbrai 10 the north Of
The Stelyio II will follow the crest Of
the Rhetan Alps up 10 the passes Of
the Adigc and the Eispuach, passing
thence by Mounts Reschcn and Brpn.
ner and the heights of Oetz and Zoal-
1er. The line thence turns south. cross
ling Mount Toblach ana meeting the
grescnl frontier Carnic Alp
II follows his frontier up TO Mount
Jarvis ANA after Mount Jarvis the
sutershcd Of the Julian Alps 10y the
Col Of prcdl. Mount Mangart the Fri
corno tTergloW and the watershed Of
the Coils di podberdo Pudlnulsoam and
Idra
From This point the line turns south
east toward the Schnoehcrg, excludes
thp whole basin or the Suyp ANA lts
trihuiHrics From Schncrhcrg II encs
down toward the const I'm such "a way
rs 10 include C0stua Mauuglm nnd
Volosca To- the evacuated territories.
II VIII also follow the ndmlni4trn-
hive limits of the present province of
Dalmatio including 70 the North ~
sarlca ana |rlyanu, ana 90 the south.
territory limited by line from the
NSemIgraud), Of Cape plunca 20 the
submits of the water sheds eastward
so as ~ include IN the evucuatcd Hren
all the valleys and wntcrcourscs How.
ing toward S"berco. mch Ms the e.
cola. Kcrka. Butsnicn and their trib-
utnrps II win also include All the
islands I'm the north aud west Of pal-
malta from premudn Selyc UlhO
iScherda Maon. pap md Puniadrur In
the north up 10 Mclcda IN the south
,embracin. Snnnndrcn Bust isa Ter
cola. Curzola. CaZza and Lag0stp, as
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