The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07
UNCONDITIONAL
Austrian Territory is Opened se
Allied and American Opera
tons Against Germany's
Southern Frontier.

Washington, Nov. 4.ZAustria
Hungary has been absolutely dis
armed by the allies. Her armie
have been reduced to their pre-wa
basis. Her navy is rendered power
less while IS OF her modern submar
ines, together with the most formid
able part OF her fleet. pass at ono
under the United States and allie'
control. She is compelled to sur
render all prisoners of war withou
reciprocity.
From the position OF a strong ant
powerful enemy, the dual empire, b.
the terms of the armistice, which
went into effect today, is trans
formed into disarmed nation, pow
erless to renew the struggle ever
should she now desire.
These terms we're made public thi
afternoon by the state department
In every way they provide for com
plete and absolute surrender. TIL,
Austrian armies on the western from
must be withdrawn and demobilized
Those within the nation must be re-
e. duced to their pre-war status.
All German troops must leave Aus
tria- Hungary within Is days or BIZ
informed. The allies can use all
means OF transportation, rail, water
or highways, and occupy such strate'
gical positions as they consider nee
essary. The defeated armies i'm
mediately must abandon to the allied
forces all war materials now on oc-
cupied territory, including coal. The
IS submarines taken are the newest
fleet and all others are to be dis
armed and dismantled. In addition,
the United States and the allied
navies will take over three battle
ships, IL torpedo boats, one mine
layer and six Danube monitors, while
the remainder OF the navy is to be
concentrated at designated point
under allied guard. The Danube for
tifications are to be dismantled, all
aircraft concentrated. and the Pola
docks and arscnals surrendered to
the allies.
The complete text of the armistice
agreement as made public here is as
follows:
One-The immediate cessation OF
hostilitics by land, sea and air.
Two-Total rehabilitation of the
Austro- Hungarian army and imme
date withdrawal of all Austro-Hun-
garian forces operating on the front
from the North sea to Switzerland.
"Within Austro- Hungarian terri
tory, limited as in clause three, be-
low, there shall be maintained as an
organized military force a CO re-
duced to pre-war effectives. Effect
iveness?)
Half the divisional corps and
army artillery and equipment shall be
collected at points to be indicated BY
the allies and United States of Amer
lea for delivery to them, beginning
with all such material as exists in
the territories to be evacuated by the
Austro- Hungarian forces.
"Three-Evacuation of all terri
tories invaded by Austria Hungary
since the beginning of the war. With
drawal within such periods as shall
be determined by the commander in
chief of the allied forces on each
front of the Austro-Hungarian
armies behind line fixed as follows:
From Pic Umbrail to the north OF
Stelvio it will follow the crest of the
Rhetian Alps up to the sources OF
the Adig and the Eisach, passing
thence by Mounts Reschen and
Bremen and the heights Of Oetz and
Zoaller. The line thence turns
south, crossing Mount Toblach and
meeting the present frontier at Car
mic Alps. 1t follows this frontier up
to Mount Jarvis and after Mount
Jarvis the water head of the Julian
Alps by the Col of Predil.
at will also follow the admins
trative limits of the present province
of Dalmatia, including to the north
Liscarica and Trivania, and to the
south, territory limited by line from
the (Semigrand?) of Cape Planca to
the SUBMITS of the watershed cast
wards, SO as to include in the evacu-
ated area all the valleys and water
course flowing toward Sebencio,
such as the Cicola, Kerka, Butisnical
and their tributaries. 1t will also in
c1ude all the islands in the north and
west of Dalmatia from Premuda.
Seive, Ulbe, Scherda, Maon, Page
and Puntadura in the north up to
Meleda in the south embracing SAINT
andrea, Bust, Lisa, Lesina, Tercola,
Curzola. Cazza and Lagosta, as we'll
as the neighboring rocks and islets
and passages, only excepting the
islands of Great and Small Zirona, /
Bua,' Sofia and Brazza.
All territory thus evacuated shall
be occupied by the forces of the al
lies and of the United States of
America.
IAN military and railway equip
ment of all kinds, Including coal be-
to or within those territories |
Ito be?) left in Stu and surrendered
to the allies according to special
orders given by the commander-in-
chief of the forces of the associated /
powers on the different fronts. No
new destruction, pillage or requisi-
ton to be done by enemy troops in
the territories to be evacuated. by
them and occupied by the forces of
he associated powers.
"Four-The allies shall have the
right Of free movement over all road
and rail and waterways in Austro-
Hungarian territory and Of the use Of
the necessary Austrian and Hungar-
ian means Of DEMONSTRATION. The l