Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-07
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Allies Are to Have Control in Ar
menia---Turks to Cease Rela-
tons With Germany

The armistice terms which Turkey
has accepted mean Turkeys absolute
surrender to the allies. The armls-
tice, according to an authoritative an
nouncement, contains the following
terms:
1. Opening of the Dardanelles and
the Bosphorus, access to the Black
sea, allied occupation of the Darda-
nelles and Bosphorus forts.
2. The positions of all mine fields,
torpedo tubes and other obstructions
in Turkish waters are to be indicated
and assistance is to be given to sweep
and remove them as required.
g. All available information about
mines in the Black sea is to be COM
municated.
g. All allied prisoners of war, as
Well as CArmenian?) interned persons
and prisoners are to be collected at
Constantinople and handed over un-
cOnditionally to the allies.
5. Immediate rehabilitation of, the
Turkish army except troops required
for the surveillance of the frontiers
and maintenance Of internal order, the
number of electives and their dispo-
Sition to be determined later by the
allies, after consultation with the
Turkish government.
6. Surrender of all war vessels in
Turkish waters or in waters occupied
by Turkey these ships to be interned
in such Turkish ports as directed eX-
cept small vessels required for police
and similar purposes in Turkish ter
ritorial waters.
z. The allies have the right to oc-
.cupy any strategic points in the event
of any situation arising which threat
ems the security of the allies.
8. Free use by the allied ships of
all ports and anchorages now under
Turkish occupation and denial of their
use to the enemy; similar conditions
to apply to Turkish mercantile ship
ping in Turkish waters for purposes
of trade and rehabilitation of the
army
9. Use by the allies of all ship re-
pair facilities at all Turkish ports and
arsenals
10. Allied occupation of the Tau
rus tunnel system.
II. immediate withdrawal Of the
Turkish forces in r0rthW "Sten Per-
sia, behind the pre-war frontier, al
ready ordered, and part of Transcau-
casia to be evacuated by Turkish
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mainder to be evacuated if required
by the allies after they have studied
the situation
12 Al wireless, telegraph and ca
ble stations to be controlled by the
allies, Turkish government messages
excepted.
49, Prohibition against destruction
by the Turks of any naval, military orI
commercial material.
IA. Facilities are to be given for
the purchase of coal, oil, fuel and ma
val material from Turkish sources aft
er the requirements of, the country
have been met, and none OF the above
to be exported.
IS Allied control officers to be
placed on all railways, including por-
tions of the Transcaucasian railways
under Turkish control which must be
placed at the free and complete dis
posal of the allied authorities, due
consideration being given to the needs
of the population. This clause to in
clude allied occupation of Batum, and
Turkey to raises no objection to the
occupation of Baku by the allies.
16 Surrender of all garrisons in
Hejaz, Assiryemen, Syria and Meso-
potamia to the nearest allied COM
mander. Withdrawal Of the Turkish
troops from Cilicia except those nee
essary to maintain order, to be del
termined under clause 5.
II. Surrender of all Turkish Off
GERS in Tripolitana and Cyronaica to
the nearest Italian garrison, Turkey
to guarantee to stop supplies and COM
munication with the officers if they do
not obey the order to surrender
IS. Surrender of all ports occupied
in Tripolitania and Cyronaica, includ-
ing Misurata, to the nearest allied
garrison.
19. All Germans and Austrians, ma
val, military and civilians, to be eyac-
uated within one month from the
Turkish dominions. Those in the re-
mote districts as soon after as posi-
BILE.
20. Compliance of such orders as
will be conveyed, regarding the dis
posal of the equipment, arms and am
munition, including the transport of