The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-11-05
AUSTRIA OPENED
TO ALLIED ARMY
Im
Terms Of the ArmistlCe is
b Announced.
FLEET TO Be SURRENDERED
Must D.sarm Her Forces, Yield Fort
resses and Half Her Supplies ana
Artillery to Entente.

| Washington. Nov. 5.-TermS Of ar
| miStice under which the land and sea
forces of what once was the Au>tro-
| Hungarian empire have laid down
! their arms, were announced stimuli
| taneously in Washington and the al
! lied capitals.
They accomplish complete surrender
and open Austrian and Bulgarian ter
ritory for American and allied opera
tions against Germany.
| From ;hiS drastic document, 1t may
| be stated, may be cleaned an accurate
4fnHtlHe45f the conditions nearing COM
pletion i'll the supreme war council at
Versailles, under which Germany may
| have cessation of hoStilties.
The terms, under which the dehaclc
on the italian front ended include:
| C0mplete rehabilitation of Austrian
! forces and surrender of One-half of
all artillery and military equipment.
Occupation by American and allied
! forces of such strategic places as may
| later be selected
! Use of Austrian railroads for oper
atOnS against Germany.
| Evacuation of all invaded territory.
leaving behind all equipment ahd sup
| plies, including coal. j
| Surrender of Il portion of tse Aus
trian surface and submarines fleets
| and disarmament of others under
American. ana allied control.
| Surrender of al German subma-
rineS III Austrian waters.
! Repatriation of allied and American
prisoners without reciprocity.
Evacuation of Austrian territory
roughly corresponds to the boundary
! lines claimed by Italy under the Italia
| Irredenta, or treaty of London pro
gram. The right of occupation by al
/ lied forces is reserved, local authori-
ties 10 maintain order under allied
supervision
The terms of the armistice are to
be carried out under the direction of
Marshal Foch, who will designate.ma-
| terial To be turned over and super
wise the movement of Austro-H III u9gari4
llxaSs>S.<s1s to the rear.
sskks11i-s, i..iiN on -tisS--7- = ls<s-.s :,
termed WITHIN fifteen days. lin.
Destruction of any property = re-.
treating forces is specifically brbid-
den
Ships to be surrendered ind Fe fif-
teen modern Austrian subt1rines,
three battleships, three light cruisers,
nine destroyers twelve torpedo boats,
one mine layer and six Danube moni-
tors to be designated by the allies.
All other war craft are TO be concen-
trated and disarmed under allied di-
rection.
ers by both the ~Ss commercial
fleets of the allies is provided for
The Danube route is to be kept
open by the occupation or dismantl-
| ing Of fortresses to be selected by the
allied commander The existing block
ade of the allies against Austria re
mains unchanged. Austrian ships be-
ing liable to capture where found eX-
cept where a commission, 10 be named
later, provides otherwise.
All enemy naval aircraft are to be
put out of commission and concen-
trated under allied control. All Aus
trian harbor and other equipment in
occupied Italian ports is to be left
untouched
All fortresses protecting Austrian
naval bases or stations are to be oc-
cuped. The arsenal at Pola is speci-
fically surrendered. All allied craft
held by Austria are to be returned i'm
mediately.
The only organized military force,
Austria is permitted to retain is linn
tied to that necessary to maintain or
der in her own borders.