Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-05
WAR WILL Be: OVER
/ IF GERMANY YIELDS
TO STIFF DEMANDS
Unity Of Counsel" Carried
Out by Allied Repre-
sentatives.
ENEMY MUST PAY PRICE
FOR STARTING BIG WAR
Conditions Will Deprive Huns
of All Their Military
r. Power.
CANNOT HOLD OUT LONG
Germans Will Have to Admit De.
feat or Continue Hopeless
Struggle.
Germans Will Have to Admit De-
feat or Continue Hopeless
Struggle.
LBS. Associated Press.

TBy Associated Pressl
With Germany's allies vanouisbAd
and forced to accept terms for a ces-
satlon OF hostilities against them tam
tamount to abject surrender. the die; ;s
now to be cast In front Of the Hohea-
zollern dynasty.
The interallied conference sitting in
Versailles has drawn up the terms
under which Germany may have peace
and the Indications are that these
terms will be no less hard than those
imposed upon Austria Hungary, Bu,-
garia and Turkey
,hs sorsaken nsMsl b, by all her allies Germany.
rule the. world By force, is at the
thrGshoid OF acknowledging defeat BY
Tbic, n,cnn an,om OF continuing a struggle
feat u..o' w
The terms accepted by Austria Hun
gary; bulgaria and Turkey have shorn
| posed upon Germany surely will be
no no less n;e severe IN rendering that coun-E
ii the fara,stane "a ssnemS fSture hsstil'ties
STATE DEAxrMENr sS *
W!ASSHlNGToN. 'Noyenlber 4, "a gree
and the United States in in Paris is on a'iiss ths
terms of!4the nrmistice to be offered
the State Department Tonight. ~
The armistice terms have not vet
been presented to the enemy, nor have
They are expected to be presented
to Germany tomorrow. The accepted
foiTm, ioil.s II III the he, manner in which AUS
sented by Marshal Foeh to tho tho GER
eral Won Lossberg. who was Luden-
dorr's successor. may be the recipient
Of the terms of the entente nations and
this government.
BELIEF EXPRESSED THAT
GERMANY WILL YIELD
II Germany accepts the armistice
terms. the war. virtually will be over.
be compelled to accept them because OF
the Austrian debaclc and conditions
within her own country.
evening. The unity OF counsel" which
mirably carried out. The statement
says the armistice terms were agreed
ther states that diplomats unity has
been completely. achieved under con-
ditrons or utmost harmony"
Department tonight as to when the
is expected. however. that their publ
either accented or rejected by Germany.
This was the procedure followed in
gary. both of whom, however, accented
our terms. 'Ff>s7gs-
Military effort on the part of the
ments will not be relaxed one iota,
even after the. dispatch OF the terms.
All reports from the battle front to-
p-nding military disaster which Ger
many faces and which must urge haste
In her decision on the armistice terms.
\ n l~a H. -'.t~.
main rail- supply line. and the city OF
sedan, on which they are steadily ad-
vaancing, va i may see some history repeat
lean troops will be in the role OF vic
The allies and the United States are
as far as Germany is concerned. She
is considered the chief culprit. in the
AWFUL vd.S war; "a and she must pay the price.
gained by the allies viii be safeguard
ed to the utmost; and every single
from Germany in the terms. 1t Vas Vas
declared -
Even in case Germany refuses to
ttary men here are convinced that with
in two weeks she will be brought to
hei saefs fae,tIss The aaS AUSTRIAN Supplies
men released for other military scr-
Vice will turn the trick they say.
IMPRESSION STRONG THAT
uEftn.ASf WILL SCHMl1N
that Germany viii accept, sii,ah that whes, 9ssn
word came that statement was to be 4
issued by the State Department ito-
night, Washington newspaper put
ou; an extra saying the war was over
and Germany had SURRENDERED II
caused no excitement. .7I ~ ~
ISis generally assumed that the Ger
man government will receive the
armistice terms through Washington
as its request was received In that way
The Austrian case does not form u
precedent as the appeal to washing
ton was supplemented after the coll
lapse Of the Austrian front BY direcr
application to General Dsaz. the Italian
commander. Unless the situation Of
the German armies forces similar ac-
ton on tho western front, however, ii :
Is assumed here that tho German case I,
Is being handled through diplomatic
chaiinels The present berlin civil gov
eminent claims absolute authority over
the army. ~
OF PROBABLE
TERMS OF FAHMIsTJCE Z
An attempt to apply the lessons OF
the Austrian armistlce 70 Gernlany's
situation brings out several poin,s yppn y,
which military men base their fofeEast
Of tho German terms. For ono think,
u is regarded as certain that complete
evacuation OF Aisace-LorraiRe 10 ssvfii he
!ns.sted upon, as Well as the occnpx