Evening star., 1918-12-31
:he German peace proposals was to

the German peace proposals was to
deliver still harder blows at the re-
tiring enemy. In the north the Bel
CLAN army, led by King Albert, CO.
operating with the British, began to
sweep the Germans from the Belgian
coast. Belgian cavalry pursued the
enemy, who was in full retreat. On
October 1T the Germans were driven
from Ostend and Bruges and the Brit
ish occupied Lille. The whole west
front was in motion. The allies
swept eastward through Belgium and
through the industrial regions OF
France.
AS disaster threatened the entire
German army, the internal conditions
in Germany and Hungary be-
came critical. On October 20 Hun
gary called upon Austria for full In
dependence. AT the same time peace
parades were reported in Germany
In an attempt to stem the rising tide
of rebellion Emperor Charles decreed
the liberalization OF the Austro-Hun-
through the provisional government
which they had created, spurned the
proposals and declared the inde-
pendence of the new Czecho-Slovak
nation.
On october 20 it was announced
$4,000. .000, 900, the greatest popular
loan ever hoated, had been oversub-
scribed by nearly a billion dollars.
Chancellor Max, on October 81, sent
another peace note to President Will
son, denying the charges that the
on land and sea and again giving as
surances that the new government
represented the people of Germany.
President Wilson replied two days
later, agreeing to transmit the re-
quest for an armistice to the allies:
I41: "A
allies were smashing the Germans at
all points on the western front, and
on october "a the Italians launched
great offensive against the Aus
trians on the Piave line. The Aus
TRANS were routed along a wide
headlong fight with the Italians in
pursuit. The Americans continued
to smash the Germans in vicious at
tacks west of the Meuse.
The month of November opened
with the German armies facing utter
rout, the armies of her allies com
pletely. shattered and the end in sight.
Turkey surrendered unconditionally
to the British, and the Austrians
begged for an armistice while their
armies were in full flight. The allied
war council at, Versailles began to
prepare the terms of the armistice to
be submitted to the Germans.
The American 1st Army smashed
the German lines at Grand Pre- and
advanced seven miles west of the
Meuse as the enemy line cracked.
Austria-Hungary. +on November 3,
accepted the armiStice' terms which
provided for unconditional surrender,
hostilities ceasing at 3, o'clock No
vember 4. Kaiser Wilhelm, in last
effort to save himself and his dynas-
.ty. issued a formal statement, in
which he surrendered his autocratic
power to the people.
On November S President Wilson
notified Germany to apply to Marshal
Foch for terms. he having been in
formed that they had been prepared
by the allied war council.
German ENJOYS were appointed and
approached the allied lines, but In the
meantime the allied armies did not
ing on the enemy. The Americans.
having inflicted a severe defeat on
the enemy clearing the whole front
between the Meuse and the Aisne.
rapidly advanced. toward Sedan,
cutting the vital communications be-
tween Metz and the long. German line
extending to the north. The Ger
mans, as result Of the American
advance, faced the necessity. Of under
taking a general retreat to. save
their armies from being cut OF. The
Americans occupied a part of Sedan
the allied lines and presented them
selves to Marshal Foch. Practically
the entire German fleet was reported
in revolt and revolution. was spread
ing through SchIeswfg and other
parts Of Germany. On November 8 the
Bavarian diet deposed King Ludwig and
the Wettlesbach dynasty.
The German peace -envoyS were
given seventy-two hours to sign the
armistice and the terms were trans
mitted to the German great head
quarters for consideration.
On November the kaiser abdi-
Gated and the crown prince renounced
his claims to the throne. The govern
ment Of Germany passed into the con-
troll of the social democrats and Herr
Ebert was made chancellor. The
kaiser fed >to Holland and was per-
mitted to remain there by the Dutch
authorities. At the same time various
other German princes abdicated and
soldiers and workmen's councils
sprang into existence at many points.