The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-11-15
Turkey Is Granted an Armistice
on Terms That Mean Her
Absolute Surrender.
GERMANY IS IN SAME FIX
lnter-Aiiied War Council Determines
Conditions on Which She May
Cease Fiehtlng--Austrta, Bad
Iy Whipped on the Piave
Front, Begs for Peace.
BY EDWARD W. plckARo.

Turkey has given up.
Not waiting for the result of arms
tice and peace proposals made to the
son. she made peace proposals to the
British government early In the week
which were considered in London as
tantamOunt to unconditional surren-
der. The armistice went into effect at
noon Thursday.
The request for an armistice was
carried to Admiral Calthorpe at Mu-
dros by General Townshend. released
by the Turks for the purpose. Regu-
larry accredited plenipotentiaries fol-
lowed, and after three days parleys
the armistice was signed. 1t Is both
military and naval In character. and
while the terms were not at once made
public, II was known that they includ-
| ed free passage OF the allied fieets
through the Dardanelles, occupation Of
| the Bosporus and the Dardanelles
forts, the Immediate release and re-
turn Of all allied prisoners Of war.
and concessions that give the allies
complete military domination over
| Turkey. The opening up Of the Oar
| danelles leads to the expectation OF
an early battle between the allied
fleets and the German Black sea feet
The latter includes a number OF pow
| erful vessels Of various types stolen
from Russia.
Turkey could not do much else than
surrender. She had fought her fight
and was really all done. General Al
lenby's great victories in Palestine and
the recent big advances of the British
expedition In Mesopotamia together
with the collapse OF Bulgaria which
isolated her from her allies left her nc
other course than complete submis
sion. The Greeks were on edge to b.
permitted to march on Constantinople
and the Bulgarians wanted TO join In
such an enterprise. and there was riot
ing and threats OF revolution In Thu
Turkish capital.
Latest news from Mesopotamia tell
of the capture of the entire Turkish
army on the Tigris.
The United States was not at va
with Turkey and so porninaliy has M
part In the peace negotiations; but
has been taken for granted that TIL
country will at least be consulted u
the matter. Probably Colonel Houss
now personally representing the pres
dent at the councils at Versailles
knows what Mr. Wilson thinks abou
, Turkey, as well as about the rest O
the world. and can tell the represents
| lives Of the entente governments.
may b.. that in this matter the senat
| will have no voice. as IL intends
have In making peace treaties with III
! nations with which America Is at va
IA
The German government having 81:
p,f1ed its full acceptance OF the allie
: terms as a basis of arrangements for
cessation Of hostilities. the lnter-allie
z -unrcme war council In Versatile
I spent most Of the week settling upo
!. the terms Of armistice that should |
q Imposed on the Huns II was agree
that these would be exceedingly drs
: nc. There was not the slightest dfsTs
4 sltion TO leave 10 the Germans ar
n means Of renewing hosiiiiiies IL II
). subsequent peace negotiations shou
4 fall through. II was believed that u
a terms would include evacuation OF
r Invaded territory within hx'
per1od surrender Of all ordnance ar
ammunition; withdrawal of Germs
= forces beyond the Rhine. and their d
mobilization; surrender Of the 'front.'
fortresseS release OF all allied priso
ers OF war. German prisoners bell
held to help In restoration OF deva
T lated TERRITORY; surrender Of at lea
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