Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-01
PROGRAM IS NOT COMPLETE
Military Phases Agreed On in
Advance But Time Taken
for Peace Terms.
DUAL MONARCHY IS BEATEN
Drive on Italian Line May
Bring Capitulation Before
Conditions Announced.

WASIiINGTON. oct. 3I.-Prcsi-
dent Wilson cleared up today his
task as intermediary for armlHice
aud peace pleas of the central powers
just as press dispatches were bring
inE The news Of Turkeys surrender
ana Of events fUrcshadowIng an early
collapse or Austru- Hungarian arms
FORMALLY, AK well as actually, the
hole question Of the conditions upon
which tn" war may end Is before the
American and allied representatives,
IN Paris The next step probably Will
bc the decision OF those representa-
ives On afmlstlcc terms unless be-
iurc thus Is reached Austria follows
the cNamplc Of bulgaria and Turkey
ana odpitulatcs in the field before
The great drive that Is cutting her
torccs To pieces In Italy
Program Not Complete.
II may De stated that while the |
arinistice program which the Ger !
mans await may not differ essentially |
from predictions that IL Will include !
surrender Of tho German navy and |
submarines. disarmament OF the |
German armies and occupation OF /
German strOngholds. the framing of |
the program has not been completed I
and any informal announcements are .
premature. Exchanges between the |
American and allied governments. rs /
well as discussions among the repre- T.
s"ntdtiycs In France, are still in
progress. 1t was intimated today I.
that tho purely military phases Of /.
the problem probably had been |
worked out in advance by the su
prciuc war council but that unhur- ,
Ticd deliberations are necessary to |
dispose Of certain questions involved /
in ,hc making OF permanent peace |
which must be dealt with in finally |
fixing terms Of an armisticc.
Lansing Announces Action.
Secretary Lansing made public |
during the day note handed TO Am
hassddur Riano Of Spain informing |
him that the Turkish request that
he propose an armistiCe and peace
negotiations, delivered by the ambas.
dor October II. had been trans
m.ttcd by the president to the gov
ernments at war with Turkey
Later the secretary announced that
the last Austrian communication sup
porting similar appeal with ac--
oeptance Of the presidents terms had
been sent To the allies.
Later Secretary Lansing an
nounced that the newest Austrian
communication supporting similar
appeal with acceptance Of the sup-
ulatiun OF complete independence for
su hJcCt natiunalities. had been for
Wlrdcd to Americas o-bel.igerents.
Minister Ekengrcn Of Sweden, ia
charge of Austria interests, VAS 50
informed verbally, the president APP
pa rcnlly having decided that 1t was
To send the written re-
ply he was reported yesterday to he
This leaves one note unanswered.
that OF Count AndraSsy. the Austrian
foreign minister, asking Secretary
Lansing to intervene with the prcsl-
dent for favorable action on Aus
trids request. Since the president
already has acted, MIR. Lansing prob
ably will make no reply.
Great satisfaction over the days
development was evident everywhere
here. American and allied military
men expressed the opinion that the
only question now Is whether Ger
many will seek to delay the incvitbl"
by fighting desperate defensive
alone, or accept the sur
render terms now being framed
Hold on Fast Broken.
with Turkey and Bulgaria out Of
the war and the Dardaneiles and the
in the hands Of the al
lies, Germanys hold on the cast Is
broken. Guard duty is the work loft
FOR the military forces the allies may
consider necessary to keep there. For
the allied navics there remains the
lob OF capturing or wiplng out IN"
German controlled fleet on the Black
sea No one believes that viii take
.ouE.
The disposition of European Tur-
key and the Dardanellcs is a pu"s-
ion brought suddenly to the front hy
he armiNticc which has ended Tur-
keys career as an ally Of Germany.
me thing is regarded here as VII
.ually certain--thc Durdanelles viii
never again he under the domination
n Turkey. Great Britain ana
France are determined upon this and
the American government has voiced
.ts approval OF their position
In some quarters the belief pre-
walls that the Dardanellcs will be in
thus opening the
RiaclC sea to the commerce Of tn"
world and giving Russia an outlet to