The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-13
ALLIES TO SEIZE
ALL HUN ''SUBS;"
TRUCE REVISED
Germany Near Famine Asks VIII
son to Rush Peace
Negotiations.
TERMS PLEDGE ENEMIES FOOD

IERmSPlEDGE ENEmIESFO0D
All Warships Are Ordered to Be Ready
to Sail for Internment in Seven
Days-Germans Must Quit
Turkey and Roumania.
London, Nov. 13.-Gern,any has re-
quested President Wilson, according
to wireless message from Berlin, to
arrange Immediately for the opening
Of peace negotiations, there being a
pressing danger Of famine. The mes
sage was sent by Foreign Secretary
Solf to Secretary of State Lansing. 1t
said: "The armis:ice being concluded,
the German government requests the
president of the United States to ar
range for the opening of peace negotia-
tions. For the purpose of their accel-
Grafton the German government pro-
poses first Of all to take into view the
conclusion Of preliminary peace and
asks for a communication as to what
RioSO dtO al "udS SiitiV NhS uS4Ss'@-
tions might begin. As there Is PRESS
ing danger of famine, the German gov
ernment is particularly anxious for
the negotiations to begin immediately"
Amsterdam, Nov. 13.-The German
battleship Schlesian, the officers and
Of h;oh hoI fn inin ho
revolution, is reported to have been
torpedoed and sunk by rebel war.
ships.
Washington, Nov 13.-Amendments
of the armfstice terms made by Mar
shal Foch after his first meeting with
the German plenipotentiaries, as an
nounced by the state department, in.
clude the delivery to the United States
and the allies of all of Germany's sub
marines, instead of the 100 specified in
the original draft Of the armistice.
Another amendment provides that
"the allies and the United States
should give consideration to the pro-
visioning of Germany during the armis-
tice to the extent recognized as neces-
sary." y
To assure the execution Of the arm
istiee convention under the lest con-
ditions the principle of a permanent
international armistice commission Is
admitted" This commission will 'act
under the authority of the allied mill"
tary and naval commanders in chief"
Ships Must Sail in Seven Days.
Another amendment specifies that
'the countries On the left bank Of the
Rhine evacuated by the Germans shall
be administered by the local troops
Of occupation" instead Of by the local
authorities under the control of the
armies of occupation.
An amendI Mt to the naval clause
provides that all vessels designated tc
be interned shall be ready to leave
German ports within seven days Of the
signing Of the armistice. Directions
for the voyage Ito either neutral ports
or those Of the allied countries to be
designatedD will be given by wireless.
Must Quit Turkey, Roumania.
German troops are required to with
draw Immediately from Austria-Hun
gary as well as from Roumania ant
Turkey.
Evacuation by the enemy of tht
Rhinelands Cleft and right bank) shaI
be so ordered as to be completed with
In thirty-one days in all after the sign
1,7oo Planes to Be Taken.
Instead of the immediate withdrawal
of German troops from Russia, as ori'
ginally provided, the amended terms
specify that they shall be withdrawn
"as soon as the allies, taking into con
sideration the Internal situation OF
these territories (of Russia), shall de
eide that the time for this has come
Reduction Is made in the amount OF
certain military equipment to be de
livered by the Germans to the associ
ated governments, including 25,OOO in
stead of 10000 machine guns and 1,7Ot
airplanes instead of 2,O0O.
Take Three Times More Cars
The number of railway cars to bt
delivered, however, is increased three
fold-from $4,000 to 10000. 1t Il
against the delivery of this amount O.
rolling stock that Doctor Solf, the Ger
man foreign secretary, has prOtestet
to President Wilson, asserting that tn,
distribution Of food In Germany to tn
civilian population will be greau
hampered.
Other amendments include:
Remuneration" instead of abandon
ment" of the treaties Of Bucharest an
Brest-Litovsk and of supplemental
treaties.
Evacuation by all German forces or
Grating In East Africa within a perio
to be fixed by the allies instead O
within one month.