The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-01
TERMS WILL BE !:
SENT BY ALLIES
TO THE GERMAN
Turk Surrender Raises Hopes
of the Entente.
Make the Enemy Literally
Wave White Flag.
GERMAN SOON BATTLE ALONE
Conference To. Arrange Armi.
stice Conditions Continues.
Terms VIII Be Confined to
Military Requirements.
GERMAN SOON BATTLE ALONE
Conference To. Arrange Armi.
stice Conditions Continues.

Copenhagen. Nov. 1.-The Vossischs
Zeitung says the war cabinet is dis
cussing abdication Of the kaiser aGd
that DR.. Del Bruck, chief of the privy
council, will present the abdication
document to Wilhelm.
Paris, Nov. 1-Action equivalent to
the surrender of the German and Aus
trian high military commanders. 1t Is
believed certain today. will be includ-
ed in the armistice terms.
The surrender of Turkey to the
British indicates that the allies Will
certainly force the enemy literally TO
wave the white flag in France and
Italy.
The terms to be submitted to Ger
many will be confined strictly to mill
tary requirements. except that 1t will
be brought out clearly that they are
conditioned generally upon President
Wilson's principles, with some defi-
niteness.
Turkey, having surrendered to the
British it is regarded as probable that
the Austrians will be required formal
| ly to lay down their arms to the Itat-
| ians and the Germans to the French.
Kaiser Out Soon
Paris, Nov 1.-The kaiser's abdica-
| ton is considered by diplomats as in
evitable, the date only being uncer-
| tain.
Confidential advices to the confer
| ence suggested that the German In
ternal situation is momentar!ly likely
| to force his abdication.
Uy the Associated Press)
| The great Teutonic alliance. which
for years has carried on the greatest
war in history and often seemed to
have almost achieved success is tum-
bling to, pieces. Bulgaria and Turkey
have surrendered; Austria. with an
| archy reigning thruout the kingdom,
| is begging for peace. and Germany is
anxiously awaiting the terms OF the
allied nations.
In fact, news of the breaking up of
the enemy nations on their home
| fronts is more momentous than even
reports of tremendous events in the
theaters of actual battle.
Turkey has apparently given up ev-
erything. agreed to the opening Of the
Dardanelles and the Bosphorus and
thrown herself upon the mercy Of the
allied countries arrayed against her.
In this phase of the war the United
States has not been an active partici-
pant. This country has not been at
war with the Ottoman empire. Entry
| of the Black sea by British, French
| and italian warships may be an
| nounced at any time, with the final act
of the drama in that region of the
| world but a short distance away.
Assistance to Rumania and inter-
| vention in Southern Russia is prob.
| ably matter of but a brief period.
Face Great Disaster.
| Austrian armies fighting on Italian
| soil face a great military disaster, for
| the rush Of the troops commanded by
General Diaz has not been halted by
Austrian appeals. Proposals made by
plenipotentiaries from Vienna have
been referred to the inter-aIIied war
council by the Italian Commander, but
| the work of wiping out the stigma of
the defeat of Caporetto has not been
| stopped.
Fifteen Austrian divisions are re-
ported to be trapped in the noun
tain sector between the Brenta and
Piave rivers. while the Austrian forces
between the sea and Belluno are in
dire peril OF being annihilated. Over
$4,000 prisoners have been captured
by the allies since the drive began.
Anarchy at Homo.
At home. Austria seems to be a
seething hotbed of anarchy. Rail-
roads of the most vital importance
have been cut. rioting of serious
nature has occurred in many of the
larger cities and the imperial authori.
Ties at F1ume, Prague and possibly
other cities have given up control OF
the Slavish and Czech national com.
mittees- Germany now seems to bS
virtually cut off from Austria by thu
action Of Czechs in Bohemia
In Germany the true state of affair
Is, 1or the most part. unknown, bu1
enough has been reported from neu.
traI countries to indicate a crisis Il
the history of the empire. The abdi.
cation OF Emperor William is said Il
be imminent IL 1t has not ALREADY
, taken place.
. From Paris comes a report that thu
: terms Of the allies will be made known
to Berlin today. The shifting of III,
} sitting of the inter-allied war counci
l from Paris to Versailles is viewed =,
An indication that the official and pos
sibly the final phase of the momen
tous meeting Of entente representa-
: tives which has been going on TO
l some days. has been reached
~ Council Thru Sunday,
FL Paris. Nov. 1.-The inter-allie,
!, diplomatic council meetings will mn