Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-05
A||STR|A'S WAR POWER
COMPLETELY GONE
Armistice Terms Shear Nation OF
Every Vestige Of Military
Ability.

Washington. Nov. "a noted military
critic declares Austria has been stripped
bare of all military power, and IL hnnn-
less for the future. His war summary
says
The terms of the armistice which the
Allies have imposed upon Austria un-
uuestionably shear from her every
vestige of military power which could IN
any way be used against the entente
nations. They do not specifically men
tion the occupation of any part OF
Austria. such as the AtIstroGermah
boundary. But they do provide for oc-
cupation on this line or any other which
they may deem necessary in order 10
conduct military operations In other
words. provision is made for the right to
operate against Germany through Aus
tria. and thereby cut in behind the de
fcnees of the Rhine should Germany at
tempt to fall back of the river and defy
us to push further eastward.
STAGGERING WORK FOR ALLIES MEN.
1t must be recognized, however, that
the men we now have on the Austrian
front are not immediately available for
service elsewhere They cannot under
anv circumstances be shifted to the more
northern theatre The task OF carrying
ont such an armistlcc and ot seeing hat
IL is lived up to is a staggering one, and
will probably require for some time the
full military forces now IN the field,
Now that there will be any attempt
on the part of the Austrians mt organ
lied resistance Austria has passed the
stage where resistance IL possible. Her
armies, before the arrnBtice WAS agreed
upon. were soundly beaten and their
total defeat was but a question OF n
short time TO this extent the arnisticc
was but the recognition Of an existent
state OF facts rather than the imposi-
tlon of terms.
DEM0BILrYaTIoN TREMENDOUS EFsoRr
but in the territory from which Aus
tria is TO be excluded there are millions of
men under arms. some of whom have TO
withdraw Tor many miles and demobllrze
itself tremendous operation. Others,
the Allies. consisting OF ltalrans, French.
Pritish and Americans, must advance to
the line mentioned In the armlstice, must
90 even further 70 certain strategic
points and must move up 10 them great
stores of supplies and guns IN preparation
for an attack against Germany should
the lattcr power decline To accept the
terms which have already been submitted
to her.
Certainly at this stage OF the war
when the Allies have the whole situation
in their hands, they are not gong to
take any chances Of Il slip-up in the case
of Germany
GERMANS MAY BLUFF AWHILE.
In regard TO Germany 5 position. a. II
has been changed through the armlstice
Il might be said that she Is still in 8
position where she can bluff for a Short
time. Il would not be much Of q mill
tarv task 10 push sufficient forces
southwark into Austrian territory and
block the passes through the Iyroleau
Alps In these mountains, which win
tar SHOWS viii soon make impossible
and behind the Rhine she might caust
some little inconvenience for short
time
ALLIES DICTATE PEACE TERMS.
Without speculating on what the terms
Of the armistice which have been hand
cd to her are, il can he said with GER
t4intv that if she accepts. the Allies
viii be able 10 dictate completely thf
terms Of peace In other words there
j. no reason to think hat the terms vii