Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-15
WORLD WAR ENDS;
GERMANY SIGNS
TERMS OF TRUCE
ALL FIGHTING CEASED MONDAY
MORNING UPON ORDER OF
MARSHAL FocH.
DRAFT CALLS CANCELLED
War Department Announces No Add.
tcnal Men Will Be Inducted into
Service. - President Reads
Armistice Terms to Congress.

Washington, D. C.-The world war
ended at o'clock Monday morning,
Washington time, with red revolution
In Germany and with William .Hohen-
Eollern. former emperor, a fugitive
from his native land.
Announcement that the armistice
terms imposed by the allied and Ger
man governments had been signed by
the German ENJOYS at midnight Sun
day night, o'clock Paris time, and
that hostiiities would cease six hours
later was made at the state depart
ment at 2:45 o'clock Monday morning.
The momentous news of the ending
Of the war was given to newspaper
correspondents verbally by an official
Of the state department He said:
The armistice has been signed It
was signed at O'Clock A. M. Paris
time and hostilities will cease at II
o'clock Monday morning Paris time"
Information that the armistice had
been signed was transmitted to the
White House Immediately after it was
received by the government.
Wilson Issues Proclamation.
President Wilson issued formal
proclamation at 10 o'clock Monday
morning, announcing that the armis-
tice with Germany had been signed.
The proclamation follows:
Ny Fellow Country Men:
The armistice was signed this
morning. Everything for which Ameri-
ca fought has been accomplished. 1t
will now be our fortunate duty to as
sist by example, by sober friendly
council. and by material aid in the es-
Enlistment of just democracy thru
out the world
WOODROW WILSON"
Terms of the German armistice
were announced by President Wilson
in an address to congress. They in
clude the following clauses, which
make renewal of hostilities impos-
sible:
Immediate retirement of the Ger
man military forces from France, Bel
GUM and Alsace-Lorraine.
Disarming and demobilization of the
German armies.
Occupation by the allied and Amer
lean forces of such strategic points in
Germany as will make impossible a
renewal of hostilities.
Delivery of the German high seas
neet and certain number of subma-
nnes to the allied and American naval
forces.
Disarmament of all other German
war ships under supervision of allied
and American nayies which will guard
them.
Occupation of the principal German
naval bases by sea forces of the vic
torious nations.
Release of allied and American sol
0lers, sailors and civilians held pri-
soners in Germany without such re-
cprocal action by the associated gov
enments.
Germany had been given until IL
oeIock Monday morning, French time,
O'Clock in Washington time. to ac-
cept So hostilities ended at the hour
set by Mashal Foch for decision by
1ermany for peace or for continuation
o. the war.
Draft Calls Cancelled.
Almost the first action of the war
department after announcement of the
Hshlhs of the armistice with Germany
as the cancei Iation of all army draft
Saus under which more than 100000
1ien lad been ordered to entrain for
NSinp before Nov. 80.
Urgent kilograms were sent to all
VA draft boards directing that the
4..o'enlent of $4,000 men under orders
-, entrain be stopped Immediately.
kilograms reached most of the
iua IN time, but a few men are
lO"n to have started for camp. Sec
'1'F Baker said, however, that wher-
- possible their immediate return
" CIVIL life would be arlanged.
nave suspended further calls un-
p, Tue draft and inductions Mr..
1er said. There will be for the
aent p,s no additional men brought in
~ 49, the draft, and to the extent that
W.. '@h' we viii turn back those men
Va, laFe been entrained and have not
'saehed training camps"
Must oisarm Enemy.
signing Of the armistice with Ger
which brings the world, war to