Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-01
BUIGARLA,S SURRENDER
TO ALLIES is COMPLETE
Will Demobilize Army, Hand Over All Means
Of Transport and Ren,oue Troops
From Greece and Serbia.

LONDON. Monday. September co.
The convention with Bulgaria signed
yesterday was a purely military ar
rangement. which was entered into on
behalf of the allies by the French and
other military commanders. No politi-
cal problems are dealt with, and the
questions of boundaries and other ar
rangements are left to the peace confer
ence.
Bulgaria agrees to evacuate all the
territory she now occupies in Greece
and Serbia, to demobilize her army i'm
mediately and surrender all means OF
transport to the allies.
Bulgaria also will surrender her boats
and control of navigation on the Danube
and concede to the allies free passage
through Bulgaria for the development of
military operations.
All Bulgarian arms and ammunition
are to be stored under the control OF the
allies, to whom is conceded the right TO
occupy all important strategic points.
The Associated Press learns that the
military occupation Of Bulgaria will be
intrusted to British. French and Italian
forces and the evacuated portions OF
Greece and Serbia, respectively, 10
Greek ana SSFDldn troops.
Military Surrender Complete.
The armistice means a complete mill
itary surrender and Bulgaria ceases to
be belligerent.
All questions of territorial rearange-
ments in the Balkans were purposely
omitted from the convention.
| The armistice will remain in operation
~a1 g
: Status of King Ferdinand.
! There has been much discussion in
the English press Of the status OF
| King Ferdinand. and suggestions have
been made that he be depoeed. That
| matter also was outside the scope of
/ the convention. The governments of
the allies take the view that accord
| ing to their principle Of self-deter-
mination the question Of who should
be Bulgaria's ruler or titular ruler is
a question FOR the Bulgarian people
I to decide if such a question arises in
Bulgaria Thus 1t is pointed out. the
allies have given a practical applica-
i tion to the self-deter1nination prin-
ciple at the first opportunity offered.
The afmistice arranged yesterday
remains in force until the final and
general peace settlement. 1t consti-
tutes a complete military surrender
; by Bulgaria. She not only ceases to
be an enemy, but ceases to be a bel
! Hgerent.
No information is yet at hand here
J, regarding the part King Ferdinand
played in the latest events-whether
he yielded against his will to the sen
| timent OF the country, or whether he
saw the coming storm and took the
leadership in the new policy. ..
| The fact that he pardoned the states
men who had opposed the entrance Of
Bulgaria into the war is interesting,
| but whether he did this Of his own
! free will or under virtual compulsion
from the new premier remains to be
seen.
Events are marching rapidly. and
interest now is focused on Turkey. :
Official Statement on Bulgaria.
! PARIS, September 30.-The only
Bulgaria has accepted all the con-
ditions which Gen Franchet d'Esperey
presented IN the name Of the entente
! governments. While the nature Of
| the conditions Is not announced, an
| official statement says:
| "No diplomatic negotiation IN ac-
| tually in progress with Bulgaria and
! consequently no political conditions
have been laid down for her,
armistice, 1t is added: these condi-
tiolis have been submitted by Gen.
Franchet d'Esperey to tho allied gov
ernments, who approved them. They
are OF purely military character de-
] signed TO guarantee in complete