Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-03
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of the central empires came on Sep
! tember 81, when General Malinoff.
| commander of the Bugar armies
I. which were routed before the advanc-
! ing Serbs and French, asked for an
armistice. On September 80 Bulgaria
accepted the armistice terms pro-
posed by the allies and surrendered
| Internationally.
Teutons Move for Peace.
Turkey moved for peace on October
4 and the German people were thrown
into a panic as they saw their allies
| crumbling. Prince Max, who had now
| become German chancellor, addressed
! q note to President Wilson, asking that
steps be taken Immediately to conclude
| an armistice and to open peace nego-
| tiations. President Wilson answered
by asking whether he spoke for the
| people or the then rulers of the empire
and whether the proposal was based
on an acceptance Of the presidents IA
| peace points. Meanwhile the drive on
the west front continued, and the Ger
mans were driven from much ground
| that they had held since 1914. The
| Hindenburg line was smashed at many
| points. Pershing's men broke the foes
main line Of defense west OF the Mouse
and after days of bitter fighting clear
| ed the Germans out of Argonne forest.
The Germans were forced to abandon
| the Chemin des Danes and to retreat
on long line from Laon as far east
as Argonne.
Germany sent another note to Pres
ident Wilson on October II, accepting
the latter's IA peace principles and
proposal for an armistice to the allies.
The answer of the allied armies to
| the German peace proposals was to
| deliver still harder blows at the retir-
| ing enemy. In the north the Belgian
army, led by King Albert, co-operat-
| ing with the British, began to sweep
the Germans from the Belgian coast.
Chancellor Max, on October 81, sent
another peace note to President Will
son, denying the charges that the Ger
mans had been guilty of atrocities on
land and sea, and again giving assur-
| ances that the new government repre-
sented the people of Germany. Presi-
| dent Wilson replied two days later,
agreeing to transmit the request for
an armistice to the allies.
| Italians Rout Austrians.
| AS this note was delivered the allies
were smashing the Germans at all
points on the western front and on
October "a the Italians launched
| great offensive against the Austrians
on the Piave 'front.' who within a few
days were in headlong flight with the
| Italians in pursuit. The Americans
continued to smash the Germans in vi
cious attacks west of the Mouse.
The month of November opened with
the German armies facing utter rout,
the armies of her allies completely
shattered and the end in sight. Tur-
key surrendered Internationally to the
British and the Austrians begged for
an armistice, while their armies were
| in full flight. The allied war council
at Versailles began to prepare the
terms to be submitted to the Germans.
The American First army smashed
the German lines at Grand Pre- and
| advanced seven miles west Of the
Mouse as the enemy line cracked.
Austria-Hungary, on November 3,
accepted the armistice terms which
provided for unconditional surrender,
hostilities ceasing at three o'clock
November A.
On November 5. President Wilson
notified Germany to apply to Marshal
Foch for terms, he having been In
formed that they had been prepared
by the allied war council.
German ENJOYS were appointed and
approached the allied lines but in the
meantime the allied armies did not
lessen the pressure they were exert
ing on the enemy. The Americans,
having inflicted a severe defeat on
the enemy, clearing the whole front De-
tween the Mouse and the Aisne, rapid
| ly advanced toward Sedan, cutting the
vital communications between Metz
i and the long German line extending
to the north
On November 9 the kaiser abdicat-
ed and the crown prince renounced
|
ment of Germany passed into the con-
troll of the social democrats and
Herr Ebert was made chancellor. The
kaiser fled to Holland and was per-
mitted to remain there by the Dutch
authorities. At the same time vari-
Gus other German princes abdicated
and soldiers and workmen's councils
sprang into existence at many points.
Germans Sign Armstice.
On November IL the German en-
voys signed the armistice which
amounted practically to unconditional
surrender.
The armistice became effective at
II a. NJ, Paris time, November IL.
With the cessation of hostilities
revolution spread through Germany
and Austria. Emperor Charles of
Austria abdicated and a peoples gov
eminent was set up.
Carrying out the terms Of the armis-
tice the Germans surrendered II war
ships to the allies on November II.
Conditions were very unsettled In