Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-03
Capital Hears Possible
Conditions to Be
Demanded.
FORCES MUST DISARM
Surrender of All Supplies
and Loot to be Re-
quired Of Them.
IS COMPLETE SURRENDER
Announcement From Versail-
les Expected to BE Made
Early This Week.

WASHINGTON. Nov The su-
preme war council at Versailles, II
was learned today through diplomat
.c channels, has under consideration
the starring point in framing terms
OF an arm.st.co. proposals that Ger
many b" required >, wiihirlw her
armies without tbo.r military SUP
Plies or tn" loot being carried from
France ant belgium. TO a zone 30
miles 10 the German SIDE Of the
EMne and that the entire German
navy Including submarines and the
hr.EO'dnd fortress. hc surrendered
II Is possible that the conditions
when finally agreed upon. may not
emerge from the council Ia exactly
this degree. but il is believed they
viii be no less potent for preserving
me military supremacy Of the allies
and al the same time offer proposl-
tions which the Germans may accent
without further fighting
Tho same information coming
through the same sources. indicates
that the armiStice terms as finally
agreed upon may be made known 10
the world Monday or Tuesday and
that they will be presented to Ger
many for acceptance in their entirety
or not at all, without opportunity for
qutbbling or trading.
Means Surrender.
From military point OF view the
proposal that the German armies be
dlSarmcd and retire 30 miles beyond
the Rhine, is C,asSed only as tanta-
mount to an absolute surrender. II
would not only throw open 70 the al
lied and American armies many
roads to Berlin. but with the sur
render Of railway rolling stock de-
prlve the enemy OF means to retrace
their steps or fight II they would.
There is some question among
military observers as To whether such
complete terms are really necessary.
Undoubtedly the object sought in
proposing that the enemy retire 30
miles behind the Rhi,,- ~ TO destroy
the German inner defense system.
That system IS supported by chain
OF fortrcss"s, without which the line
would hc uuteuablo. and some mill
tary experts believe II may not be
necessary to 20 farther than to de
mand the surrender or dismantling
OF those forts.
The military discussion developed
by the proposals brings a surEcsi ion
that a wide zone might be established
within the borders OF Germany, from
which the armed forces on both
sides might be Withdrawn until pcaC"
treaties finally have fixed now
boundaries Tho French and Bel
CilE frontiers are expected to he re-
occupied 10y the allied armies but IL
might develop that 1s the German
forces would be required to flll back
tho German frontier provinces might
be Ieft UnoCcup.cd in Il military
sense.
Must Surrender Forts.
II scoms considered certain 10 mill
tary experts here, however, that the
terms will include tho surrender OF
tho N,'2 fort fcltiOus and such OF
tho Rhine fn-'rosscs as will clear the
way H.. military INVASION Of Germany
TO an cNlcH, making res Stance futile.
President Wilson continued today
to keep in touch with tho war coun
cU at Versailles through h personal
representative. Colonel House. No
ono in WASHINGTON outside uf tho in
no~ official circles knows the exact
extent ~ colonel Houses powers, hut
'r,v are believed to ho very lArCe,
They probably do not 70 to tho eN-
tent Of authorizing tho conclusion of
any binding agreement for an armis-
t.rc or peace without approval Of the
president