The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-11-13
APPEALS FOR
MODIFICATION
OF TERMS ARE
INEFFECTIVE
Amendments in Armistice
Terms Made by Foch Show
Few Deviations in Detail
From Original.
MUST GIVE up U-BOATS
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Nov 13.-Appeals
of the German armistice ENJOYS to
Marshal Foch for modification of the
terms of surrender were of little avail.
This is indicated by the armistice
terms, which were published today.
Close survey of the amendments show
few deyiations in essential details
from the original draft, which was an
nounced to the nation Monday by
President Wilson, in an address be-
fore Congress.
| The amended terms. in some re-
spects, favor the defeated enemy, but
other provisions completely Offset the
slight favors granted. Chief among
the changes made by Marshal Foch
was the inclusion of a provision under
which Germany is forced to give up
her entire feet of submarines. The
original term as to submarines pro-
vided for the turning over to the al
! lies and the United States of only $50
U-boats. The amendment further pro-
vides that the German submarine fleet
must be surrendered within fourteen
days.
Must Evacuate Africa.
| Another Of the eighteen terms which
were amended provides that the desig-
mated units Of the German feet which
are to be surrendered must be prepar-
ed to leave their ports within seven
days after the signing OF the armistice
| No time limit was fixed in the original
draft. Instead Of fifty thousand rail-
| road cars, the Germans are required
to surrender 100000 cars. The num-
| Der of machine guns to be turned
over to the associated governments is
reduced from 10000 to $4,000. Ger
man troops in East Africa are requir-
ed to evacuate the territory instead
Of surrendering. Specific reference
is made in the amended terms to re-
patriation of German prisoners of war
at the conclusion of peace. Territor-
les which belong to Austria-Hungarv
before the war are added to those
which must be evacuated. Russian
provinces are to be evacuated, .as
soon as the allies, taking into account
the internal situation OF the territor-
les, shall decide that the time for
this has come, instead of Immediately.
Provision is also made in the amend
ed terms for an armistice commission.
Turning from war to peace SO sud
denly that the transition has been al
most bewildering, the nations which
have been embroiled in the great con-
flict are hastily taking stock of the
situation and planning measures to
meet the problems Of the future, which
appear to be no less serious than those
of the past.
Germany is insisting in it's demands
that the peace conference be held at
once. DR.. w. S. Solf, the foreign sec
retary, says that only an early settle
ment of the questions arising out of
the cessa ton of hostilities can save
the German people from famine
In the terms the Germans are de-
prived of civil administration in the
Rhine lands. which will be taken over
by the allies until the final ad lust
ment Of the results of the conflict.
Allied and, United States military au-
thirities will govern the country from
which Germany has agreed to with
draw her defeated legions This new
supplement to the armistice agree
ment, 1t is announced, is accompanied
by the surrender by Germany of all
her submarines. Under the original
armistice agreement, only 160 U-boats
were to be turned over to the allies.
New Socialist Movement.
The grim spectre of Bolshevism has
appeared out of the turmoil of revolu-
ton in Germany and has received rec
ognition at Berlin. This would seem
to indicate that the true socialist
movement has taken a new turn. the
strength of which is SO great, that it
cannot be ignored Up till a short
time ago, the Bolshevist element was
so small in Germany that it appeared
to be negligible
To guard against disorders in Rus
sian provinces occupied by German
troops, the allies have agreed that
Germany need rot call these forces
home until 1t is considered safe to do
SO.
It has been officially announced at
Vienna That Emperor Charles I, has
abdicated. This confirmed cable ad-
vices received yesterday that he had
given up the sceptre. The latest of
the minor rulers Of the German states
to quit his throne is Prince Heinrich
XXVII Of Reuss.
William Hohenzollern, the former
German Emperor, now in Holland, has
been visited by an official representa-
tive Of the Netherlands government
His status has not been definitely set
tied as yet, but 1t appears that he IS
posing as private citizen of Germany,
instead of the war lord.
Rumania Declares War.
According to advices from Bremen,
the revolutionist sailors of the Ger
man navy have seized all the war
ships of the empire and have estab-
lished their control of Helgoland.
What effect this will have on the
agreement Of Germany to surrender a
certain number of vessels to the al
lies cannot as yet be determined The
training ship Schlesien is said to have
been sunk by revolutionary warships |
Bolsheviest forces in the Lake Bal |
kal region, in Siberia, have been de-
feated by the Czecho-Slovak and al
lied forces operating there. 1t is re-
ported that Bolshevist resistance Ia
that region has been broken.