Evening star., 1918-12-31
:, GERMANY On November II the
SIGNS THE German ENJOYS signed
'ARMlSTicE~. the armistice which

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tho armistice which
amounted practically to
unconditional surrender. Under the
terms Of the armistice Germany
agreed to evacuate all invaded tArri-
tory and retire behind the Rhine. the
allies to follow and hold all impor-
tant crossings Of the Rhine. The Ger
mans agreed to surrender the greater
part Of their navy and thousands -of
heavy guns and airplanes, rendering
them unable to renew hostilities. -
The armistice became effective at
II: am, Paris time, November IL.
Thus the great world war virtually
came to an end. although technically
It will end only with the signing Of
with the firing Of finai saivo from
the great guns all along the front
one minute before the armistice, be-
came effective. "
With. tho cessation Of hostilities
and Austria Emperor Charles. Of
Austria: abdicated and peoples gov
ernment was, set up. The new Ger
man government made repeated ap-
peals to President Wilson for food
to save Germany from starvation and
anarchy. President Wilson immedi-
ately~ sent Herbert Hoover. food ad-
ministrator, to Europe to make an in
vesugation and determine what it
will be necessary for the United
the enemy countries as well as those
Of the allies from actual starvation
during the coming winter.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg. re-
manned in supreme command Of the
German armies and began to direct
the retirement of the Germans in ac-
cordance with the terms of the armis-
tice AS the Germans retired, the
Belgian troops re-occupied the sec
tions of their country that had been
four years. and the American, French
and British armies started on their
march to the Rhine. Belgian troops
entered Antwerp November 16, and
Of occupation. started sfor, the Rhine
on the same day. The British army
of occupation began to advance No
vember II. The French began a tri-
umphal entry into Alsaee-Lorraine.
csp The pe1Sins A%srican vtl troops tsa beaded BY
iiverers as they entered and passed
through Luxembourg.
Carrying out the terms. Of the ar
mistice the Germans surrendered sew
November 81. The surrender, which
was the most spectacular naval event
in history, took place of Edinburgh,
Scotland. A great feet, composed
Of hundreds Of British, American and
French warships. received the feet Of
rendered included nine battleships,
five battle cruisers. seven light
cruisers and fifty destroyers. Eighty
seven submarines were surrendered
at other points.
President wilson created somewhat
Of sensation when he announced on
November 1S that he would go to
France to be present at the opening
Of the peace conference. It was stated
that he had been urgently invited to
allied countries.
| Only a few days after the signing
Of the arimstice, the new Czecho-
Slovak republic, which will have a
population of some 13,000, 900. people,
came formally into being. The crea-
| ratified by the national council at
Prague on November 15., Prof Masa-
ryk, first president of. the. republic,
| who had been in the United States
for several months, left at once for
Prague. where he took his place at
| the head. Of the new nation. =
Gen:.Peyton G. March, chief of stan,
announced on November II that the
rehabilitation of the American fight
ing forces would begin at once. Men
| in the home camps, numbering 1,700,-
| 600, will be released as quickly. as
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will be returning from France within
| a few months. leaving about 1,200, 600
mon for the army Of occupation.
British casualties during the war
| were announced on November 10 to
have totaled 3.049.991, of whom $751;
| were killed. Total casualties of the
United States were announced. on No
vember "a as follows: Killed and
died of wounds. 36,154;. died Of dis
ease, 1881; died from other causes.
2,204: wounded. 179,625; prisoners,
2,1S3; missing, 1,160.
month reports indicated the internal
political situation in Germany to be
| critical. On November "a the work.
| ers' and soldiers councils proclaimed
Oldenburg, Oestfriediand, Bremen,
Hamburg and Schleswig- -Holstein a
old cleavage between the northern
and. southern states in the German
federation. The following day a
proclamation was issued in Berlin de-
| claring all power to be, in the hands
| of the German socialist republic and
the soldiers and workmen's council.
This was regarded rs tantamonnt to
the overthrow Of the Ebert govern
ment< and the turning. over, OF control
in Berlin to the bolshevists. At the
same time opposition to such a goy-
ernment appeareds to be growing OUT
SSssSSS
indicated an intention to revolt
against the rule%of terrorists in Ber-
lin: ) - ,-.-.-- -. = =.
November the War Department
announced that:supplementaI casualty
lists had increased the =total. l.of Amer
lean casualties. considerably over the
| number previously announced as the
| final figures. The new totals were as
| follows: Killed in action. 2S, 1888
died of wounds. 12.1o1; died of dis
ease. 16.034;..A died Of other causes.
| 1880; missing in action, IA, $50, and
| wounded. 1S9,955.
| November % President Wilson. an
nounced that he would head <the
American delegation to the peace
| conference and named the following
other delegates: Secretary. Of State
ker II. .Bliss, United States military
! representative to the: supreme war
council. and Henry White. former am
| bassador- to France President Wilson
! arrived in France December 49, =
There were tns1stent demands from
( many quarters for the punishment Of
| the former kaiser and others held
| responsible for the war, and it was
/ announced. December 3, after a con-
! ference of representatives OF the
] allies at London. that Holland woula
| emperor and the former. crown prince
over to the allies for trial by . world
! court.
| : Announcement was made in Lon
don December that the worlds total
| loss of. merchant tonnage from the
| outbreak Of the war to the end Of
October, 1918. from enemy, action and
kmarine risk was II. .053. .786 gross tons.
During the same time, vessels totalink
10,S48,537 tons were constructed. !
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