The sun., 1918-11-05
Secretary Lansing States
Utmost Harmony Pre-
vailed in Conference.
DOCUMENT Is SIGNED
1t Is Virtual Ultimatum
Permitting No Whiting
of Demands.
AUSTRIAN ACT DETAILED
Surrender Made by Bender,
Commander of Dual Mon
archy's Army.
ACT DETAILED
Special Despatch to The ST..


WASHINGTON, Nov. agreement
on the terms OF the armistice to be
offered to Germany has been reached
by the United States and the Allies.
Announcement was made officially by
Secretary Lansing tonight within o
few hours after the drastic terms i'm.
posed upon Austria had become gen.
orally known.
Mr.. Lansing's statement, made pub
lie at 8 o'clock, follows:
According to an official report re-
ceived this evening the terms Of the
armiStice to be offered to Germany
have just been agreed to unanimously
and signed by the representatives Of
the Allies and the United States IN
Paris. Tile report further states thai
diplomatic unity has been completely
achieved under conditions OF utmost
harmony"
What Germany Faces.
II is stated on the highest authority
Involving complete military surrender,
may re regarded as fair indication OF
the terms which German: must accept
or reject.
1t is further stated uuthoritativsly
that the terms signed by the allied ard
! American representatives must be
taken as they stand BY Germany
There is 20 be no whiting down of
demands made, no bargain OF any sort
IA prescribed time limit within which
I to accede 70 the demands will be given
to Germany.
The Austrian terms proved to he
precisely as THE Sun indicated this
morning so far as their salient fea-
| lures are concerned military surren.
! der severance Of all relations with
| Germany and assistance to be rem.
dered 70 the United States and the Al
/ lies in case II is necessary to continue
/ the war against Germany.
The military surrender Is complete
| involving total rehabilitation OF the
Austro-Hungarian army, surrender O..
all military and railway materials In
territory 70 be evacuated by the Aus
| tro- Hungarian forces and the delivery
10 the United States and the Allies Of
ha.f tho artillery and equipment Doe
sesscd by Austrian armed forces.
! Enough Left for Policing.
! .Enouga IS left to the Austrian h,gA
aommaf to exercise sort of po.
i!ce su&rvis;cn over the interior and
keeD down civilian disorder, &c, but the
AustrU-HuNgarian army is rendered alb
! solutely !mpotent as fighting force
| surrender OF Austro-Hungarian war.
ships from submarines to heavy battle.
ships Is also imposed, and even naval
aircraft must be collected by the Aus
/ TRANS themselves and turned over 10
am the Allies
! In every respect the military sur.
rende: IL characterized here as perhaps
the most complete or record.
! OF prime Importance is the stipula
ton that the A'liea and the United
! States shall have the right 10 make uss
I o. Austrian territory and Austrian facll-
I !ti's In order 70 wage var against Ger.
many.
| This in effect transforms Austria
! from an a..y to an enemy OF Germany
and II IS regarded as certain that II
! Germany should prove able to con.
! tinuo the struggle for any length OF time
she will be drawn into conflict with the
( Independent nations which formerly
composed the dua! monarchy.
100000 Men for Drive.
The Italians have had approxl,natei,
| 100000 troops protecting the Italian
! frontier and widely scattered. Czecho.
/ Slovak troops are being sent into Bo-
hemia and "A certain percentage OF the
! Italian troops will be needed TO take
| over and guard surrendered territory.
I Bat AZ least 100000 viii be free TO
! be used In drive against Germany II
events call for this move on the part OF
the United States and the Allies
Although drastic arm stioe terms were
expected In the case o. Austria few
here were prepared for the crushing
severity shown in eighteen specific
clauses.
j Secretary Lansing made the terms
| public at / O'Clock this afternoon, 81
which time /; was presumed that the,
were being maue puoHc simultaneously
! n Europe Later Il was announced tina
, publication abroad was being withheld
! until tomorrow afternoon, and that con
sequently the terms could not be cabled
although they could be used In ths
United States.