-V ,'3 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA', TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1918 -IV r ARMISTICE TERMS IMPOSED UPON GERMANY TW feci 4Mft...&;5',i ,s .jalii r A LflT rxy W1S (ST&t M-r ? , " .Al.,.--"v-. i! '"""ii. jT4 JTX KUjt ' V J "l!ii-V"l'",S, it A S7--1J,---V VllNNA V V !Vl" '.!.!'Mi"iiW O Y. J" ? ' ,UOAPrST f.f V V -T W$m T TtiS -J! T I A-. H tl V G A B Y V ; ,1 i!',!,"'!'..'..' . - ,' . , . L &y (29)' C, "li" ! ' '" i!K 'A i ' ,r ! i P" ',!,,,' '.i h I T? A i i ij i ' iii'l Ni1 i ".ii n '' t TLa ' S' ''- k Jr?i ltf ?;::f1v:,"0,l,NSu,Vs''.f.'' '- wh. ' ' " '',"' " t a V. ' i GERMANS INDULGE!- IN LAST ATROCITY Pour Cas on 20,000 Civil ians in Mezieres as War Ends tunata exception!". Tlio KrrBt majority rcro rompellfil to ubmlt to mBrljruom nnal testimony tlint clvlllzntlon N a tlilnc nimrt from tlio unclean barbarism I of the lioclif. ""oulil there bn bptirr proof 'of Hip fu tlllty of n belief In a Merman hango . of lie art. of the proffsnionn ot un'vtrB.tl I lovlnRklndiiPsi unit democratic nobility lyrnil bio.ultnst bj thenxw rulori", vlio it feu montln UK", were crholnff tlielr then inaMrrs' choius of trlumiih oer , Alllcil illaetcr nml expected cuilapie HOUSE LAUDS LLOYD GEORGE m ClIANCK OF KSCAI'K Congratulate Hriti,!, V rciuirr on rciifh I'oitcs L nablo tti Cross "Mciisc lo Hesctie r'nfortuitales From Hoclie Trap 5 llyWAL'IKU 1UIA.T Special C.ahlr'to Ihrmne I'iililk l.cilprr t'mvrlalil. 111!. In Vtn lor). 7ni.r In M llli tliif I'rrnrli trinlra. N'ov i. i:en in Its ilenth iiRonj Mttinan mlll tnrlnn olunc faHt In lt principle of hlllCOUS PRMluerV All VestM-ilnv Innrn. InR the (Icrmiin balterlis poured a delUBe ' r oi niKn cxpiomimm unit pmn uas on Mezlere" where 10.000 cilllnns nu-n Momen and children were penned Ulie I tr.ipptd tats without po'slli'lltj of escape. Words (.itnnot depli t the pllRlit of t tic , Ictlms of thl crowning t.ierm.n atrocity Westward tho broad sttiam of tho Meuso ctitH tliein on from an nnny of their countrmen whusv ol dlern, mnddmed to frenz, worn Kllnn their Uea without a thoufeht In the ef fort to re-enfoVco under the pitll.-wi lull storm their scanty dctachnu uir, on the eastern banks. lYfneh force1" which Sunda eio sed tho Meuse a few kilometers eat of ' MesleifM were met by a counur-attnclt of I'rtiHiInu OttardM, preyed honie with a determination that In other elruum ttances would lino lomni.uuled the respect een of enemlex The nxfault was repelled, and the KrcnUi still hold , tho brldKchcad, but the nilxanco that , mluht )a o retcued tho city was at rcsted At C o'clock Sunday iilqht the turment of MeziereH bepan. Incendiary Hhells I fired a hospital, and by the. Blare of a hundred tires the wounded were evacu ated to tho Bhelter of the cellars In i which tho whole population was crouch In f? That wiib not enoiiKh to appeasi i the blttir blood-lust of tho tlermans in defeat Cellars may Rlo protntlon from firo or melinite, but the nre woisi than death traps nifalnst the lun fumes of poisonous gas , So tho murderous order was Rieri and ' f.ilthfully tho Cjorman Kumurs can ml It out In a town that has been pro tected by tulles of Imadtil terrUorv from war's horrors there wiro no cas . masks for the cIMllaiiH and no cliemi- I c.ils that mlRht permit them to save i lles villi Improvised head covering Here and there, perhaps, a mother fled a nuipk, found ns by miracle on of a dead tnem, across hei son .!.. 1... r.l tu.ul mlirltt na.mtiA li. iliiiL ii i.k ivuip fiii1 - . i'u .ii.. xmtii Bhn knew would tako her Others passed j l tho shell barrier and reached stunned I .. J and torn tho comparative shelter of tin nelRhborlntr woods, but thiy were for- I'arl in Victory ' l.nmliiti, Nov M (Ilv I H i- I il'temler I.lu)il Meorce recelveil the fol- , low In leleRram from t'oloml 1". M House, Presldout A llson s prrsonal rep reeiitnllve at the Tails i jnferem.e "Accept m sim ere conRiatillatlons So one has done more t brltiR about the sphndld vlctorv'than nu ri'WAiin iifitti: In replv the llrltlsh I'tcmUr sent Hie follow liirt iiM'saRc to I'olotiel Housi "Thanks for jour gemrous iiIeRiam .VothlliR i intribuletl more t victor) I than the response of President Wtlsnn 1 to tin1 nppi.il I maili to him for Amrr Ilt s lielji In thost ciitlcnl dajs ' . Popular Pricesor Particular People Rc: Daily Dividends Every regular patron of Chcri restaurants is in reality a part ner, if not a stock holder. But unlike the latter he does not have to wait for stated periods to receive a stipulated dividend. The patron-partner gets his in advance and he receives it three times a day, anywhere from 25?Ho35tfrcturnonhis dollar. For in no other firstclassdining-placein the land has it such po tent purchasing power. Topular Prices for Particular People vvillprei all ajthevvar- time economy of Chirl. jj2 Soihh ti St. (o-'pTj 134 South fjth St. ($) B j9 J. G. PATTON, "PtaUtnl ,t tl i. ii: FENTON FLAG STICKERS In Full Colors! - jpELEBRATE! Use them - on every letter and pack age sent out this week. We Save a limited quantity in stock at Post Paid Owing to heavy orders qrr hand we cannot make more at present so we Cannot Supply More Than .WOO to One Customer! Rush Your Order NOW FENTON LABEL CO. 9th & Thompson Sts. Philadelphia, Pa. Ill it vi. i.v. i k I'lrst. Cessation of military opera- Sixth. In all territory evacuated tions. (here shall be no evacuation of Inhabl- Second. Immediate evacuation ot (ants and no harm shall be done to neleium, France, Alsace-lxrralne anO persons or property. .Military estal I.uxemburK. Occupation by Allies. Ilslinicuts, supplies and stores shall be Third. Itepatrlatlon of all Inhabi- delivered intact, tonts of countries above mentioned. Seventh. AJ1 personnel on railroads Fourih. Surrender by the Gentian am 0,ler u.an, of communication armies of specified war equipment. sIHi remain. The railways of Alsace- Fifth. Eincuatlon by the German irrah.e sliall be handed over, armies of tho countries on the left ilelitlt. The (Jernian command shall bank of tho Ulilne. These countries be resI)0n,ible for revealhiB mines or to be administered by local authorities (ra.)9. unticr control or aiucu armies or oc cupation. The occupation will be de termined by Allied earrlsons holding principal crossines of the Rhine, Mayence, Coblenz, Colofiite and bridge heads In a twenty-two and a half mile radius on the right bank and strategic points. A neutral zone shall bo re nerved on the right of tho Rhine be tween 'the stream and a line drawn parallel to it forty kilometers (twentj flvo miles) from the east from the frontier of Holland to tho parallel of Gemshelm and as far as practical u Ninth. The right of requisition shall be exercised by tlio Allies in all oc cupied territory. The upkeep of the troops of occupation in the Rhine land (excluding Alsace-Iorralne) shall be charged to the German Govern ment. Tenth. An immediate repatriation without reciprocity of all Allied and United Stales prisoners of war. Eleventh. Sick and wounded who cannot be removed from evacuated territory will be cared for by Ger- distiittce of thirty kilometers from the a personnel. rest of the stream from this parallel Upon Swiss frontier. Twelfth. All German troops at present in any territory which before tho war belonged to Russia, Rumania or Turkey shalUvvlthdr.iw within the frontiers of Germany as they existed on August It 1011. Thirteenth. Evacuation by German troops to begin at once and all Ger man instructors, prisoners and civilian as well as military agents, now on the territory of Russia (as defined before 1917) to be recalled. Fourteenth. Gorman troops to cease at once all requisitions and seizures and any other undertakings with a view to obtaining supplies intended for Germany in Rumania and Russia (as defined on August 1, 1914). Fifteenth. Abandonment of tho treaties of llucharcst and Ilrest Lllovsk and of tho supplementary treaties. Sixteenth. The Allies shall have free access to the territories evacuated by tho Germans on their eastern fron tier, either through Danzig or by the Vistula, in order to convey supplies to the populations of these territories or for any other purpose. Seventeenth. Unconditional capitula tion of nit Gentian forces operating in East Africa within, one month. Eighteenth. Repatriation, without main unchanged. All German ships at , reciprocity, of all civilians interned or e.l remain liable to capture, deported who may bo citizens of other Twenty-seventh. All naval aircraft Allied or associated States than those" to be immobilized in Gentian liases. previously mentioned. Twenty-eighth. In evacuating the Nineteenth. Reparation for damage Ilelgiuu coasts and ports German) done. Immediate restitution of seen- shall abandon ships'," arms and mate rities ami monej. rials. Twentieth. Immediate cessation of Twciit.v-nlnth. All Illath Sea ports all hostilities at sea. Freedom of navl- are to bo evacuated by Germany. All Ration for Allied ships, all questions seized Russian war vessels to be of neutrality to he waived. handed over to tlio Allies. Twenty-first. Return by Germany Thirtieth. All merchant vessels in of all n.ival and marine prisoners. German hands belonging to the Allies Twenty-second. Surrender of 100 to boTestored. submarines and dlsanning of all Thlrty-tlrst. No destruction of ships others. before evacuation, surrender or res- Twciilj -third. Disarmament and In- toratlou. terumi'iit in neutral or Allied ports of Ihirty-secoud. Germany will notifj .perilled warships. AH other surface neutrals that all restrictions plated warships to be disarmed. on trading of their vessels with the Twenty-fourth. The jvllles shall Allies are canceled, have right to sweep up all mine fields Thirty-third. No transfers of Ger outslde German waters. man merttliant shipping to any neu- Twenty-fifth. Freedom of access to tral flags are to take plate. the Rattle. Allies are empowered to Thirty-fourth. The duration of the occupy all forts and defenses in the armistice is to be thirty days, entrances from the Cattegat to the Thirt) -fifth. The armistice to be ac- Ilalllc. cepted or refused by Germany within Twenty-sixth. Allied blot hade to re- seventy-two hours of notification, 1 1 ana p 'nftii bj -J - -sswwaas&sw r.?;V'5ft!asF " f. a ifi i rfaifjM ' 11 There s Satisfaction in Fine Havana il ENVOYS, SOBBING, SIGN ARMISTICE German Delegates Break Into Tears When Informed of Allied Terms FOCH TELLS P01NCARE . VarU, Nov. 12 (By I. X. .) Oernian armlBtlce envoys sobbed when they Jieard the terms of the truce, ac cording to details received here today concerning this momentous event. Dr. Mathlas nrxberger, a Clerical leader, was one of the first speakers In tha armistice conference. Addressing Jtarehal Foch, he tald: "Marshal, have jqu any sympathy for tho German population? AVe want peace." Marshal Koch replied, "Sir, I have the terms of the protocol, which, being Blgned, will bring peace." Immediately the generalissimo began reading. As he proceeded the Germans broke Into tears. The signatures were finally ottlxed to this momentoiis document 'aboard a private train UBed by Marshal Foih as his headquarters. Instruction by Wlreleia The German courier failed to arrive from, Spa, but a wireless message was Hent tho envoys In France, authorlilng them' to sign. Tfie Ger.nan parlementalres who re mill n pi In France stajed up all Sunday n'sht awaiting word from Spa. Wyjen news arrived that the condi tions were accepted, they hastened to Marshal Koch's private train and the generalissimo was aroused. The famous French soldier formally received word that 'the aermans had come to sign. Krzberger was the first of the Ger- tnana to put his name to the world famous document. The othfrj parlementalres followed and then they returned to the chateau, where they had been stopping, for breakfast. In the meantime, news of 'the tvspenaton of hotllltles was being flaci)! up and down the battlefront. MraalPii, called sU.ike bWysec. FalM fcoHy' batarc' mn "i Monday I to announce officially to President 1'oln care that the armistice had been elgncd. He attempted to avoid the crowds and I returned to headquarters as Inconspicu ously as possible. The Marshal was recognlzoU by a crowd, tho members of which lalsed his automobile from the ground, meanwhile cheering at tho top of their voices. I Premier Clemenceau received news of the' signing of the protocol after an all night wait. Hlsjlrst public appearance afterwards was marked by the firing of ! apalute of 101 guns by a submarine In the Seine Illver, while he was crossing i the Concorde Urldge. As news of the signing of the arml . ztUe began to spread among the popu- I late of the city, crowds swarmed to I wards the war ministry almost over coming the proud platoon of old Colon ials on guard duty. As the soldiers presented arms It could be seen that the Prime Minister was deeply affect ed. Tears filled his eyes and his mouth twitched nervously. There were more touching scenes when the Prime Minister received the other membets of the Cabinet, embracing them as they tendered their congratulations. It wait the finnl attainment of a long life of constructive statesmanship. New 1'arlrmfiitnlrfA Hlcn Dr. Frederick Kbert, the new Ger man Chancellor, sent out a wireless niissage Suitday night Informing the the German parlemcntahes In France that the new plenipotentiaries were on their way into the Alllc,d lines and that an order' for the signing of tho nrm Istlce was coming. The now delegates arrived at 2 o'clock Monday morning and were Immediately met by tho on ojs already on the ground. They placed their signatures upon tho mo mentous document at 5 o'clock, being followed by Marshal Foch. The Gov ernment was' Informed of the signatures at six o'clock. ARMISTICE ACCLAIMED AT NATIONAL CAPITAL .!. members of the several war missions C'hlmas He readied the Chateau do now In Washinirton. French. llrltlsh and ' Krnncfort at about 2 o'clock In the Italian, with nersonal friends of the I mornlni: .ind found the tier'-nn nl hosts from boyi official and resident so Joyous Mobs, Filled With Car nival Spirit, Surround Pres ident's Auto u 3,764,677 In U. S. Army as Great War Ceases Washington, Nov. li. The American army had reached a total strength of 3,764,677 men when hostilities ceased, according to ottlclnl flames at the War Depatt. nicnt. Of that n umbei 2,200,000 hail been sent to Franco, Italy or Russia. The remainder were under arms In camps In thla country- VVnulilliEtnii, .Nov, The national capital celebrated Ger many's acceptance of Marshal Foch'a j armistice terms nolsll). All Government offices closed a. noon In honor of the united war work cam paign paradj, but only a small element . v1 , of the croud whtili thronired the streets I 1'CIV front noon until long alter midnight witnessed thi parade. The police were powerless to control the throngs. There was a constant dem onsttatlon atound the White House. The President and Mrs. Wilson wero dinner hosts to a family party at the White House. Later they were Joined by members of the President's Cabinet, their families and friends to view the picturesque opening, of the war work campaign. The Ptesldent's party viewed the camp fires on the -Washington Mon ument grounds from the south veranda of the White Housa. ibou t 0 o'clock when the cele bration was at Its height, the President and Mrs. Wilson rode down Pennsyl vania avehuo in an open automobile. They were quickly recognized by the crowds and the car was surrounded. Mo torcycle policemen had to work hard to char a way for the, machine and to pro tect It from the pushing throngs, lioth the President and Mrs. Wilson seemed thoroughly to enjoy the noise and the excitement. They bowed continuously In resDonse to the cheers that marked nhelr progress from the White House tb the Capitol and back asaln. While the "'resident and Mrs.i Wilson, wero out In the crowd several airplanes circled overhead dropping different col ored lights. The planes eventually were caught In the white rays of giant search lights, and tho effect was one of rare oeauty. Official mid social Washington cele brated the victory of the United States and the Allies at a brilliant reception given by tho Italian ambassador and Countess dl Cellere at the embassy In honor of King nmmanuel'a birthday, The guests, nearly 400 In number. In cluded the French Ambassador and Mine, Jusserand and members ot the diplomatic corps, Kecrfetiry of State and i.sning ana in uaomet otroie. clety The army camps around Washington turned thousands of soldiers loose for tho celebration In the capital. The I carnival spirit, which Is novel In Wash ington, swept tho city. No Inaugural gayety eler approached it. At tho height of Washington's cele bration a llfe-slio effigy of the e. Kalser was hanged to tho historic old I tree In front of the Wlllard Hotel The "execution" was witnessed by thousands of cheering peopic ..Ml. nntpnt tnriea u.ittlncr fnr lilm Thev nMlteil I nfter thev had read theii Instructions, I to see Marshal Koch, who wes III his, special train In a kuIUIi near tho Chateau. SENT ACCEPTANCE BY PHONE German Government Au thorized Signing of Armistice Ity the Associated Press I'nrln, Xov IS. The new German tfoverninent, It appears, considered the rimlstlco conditions at a sltttng late on Sunday nt llerlln. Having decided to accept them, It telephoned Instructions from llerlln to Spa, German head quarters, authorizing the delegates to altlx their signatures to the agreement. The courier, who was waiting at Spa. left Immediately for the lines nml crossed them without Incident, north of GOMPEUS AT LAHEDO A. I'. L. 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