v - ' ■■ ■ ■ ■'■ , ■'.VrWPI ' . V' . 1 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH dtA I \ , £fje JSlar-#nbcpeit&ent. ••' M: LXXXVII— No. 249 16 PAGES '?%*! VPS* HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1918. ™MIEjSL L o fl cffis Eß HOME EDITION * __ _==: —= ' . ll ALLIED TERMS MAKE GERMANY HELPLESS; AMERICANS FIRE FINAL SHOT OF WAR Enthusiastic City Celebrates Signing of the Armistice EN EM Y'S ARMY, NAVY AND WEALTH TAKEN TO RESTORE LOSSES CAUSED BY THE WAR Every Particle of Power and Prestige Removed From Nation Wrecked by Kaiser William; Our Armies to Enforce Stringent Terms Upon Defeated People By Associated Press Washington, Nov. 1 I.—The terms of the armistice with Germany were read to Congress by President Wilson at one o'clock this afternoon. Assembled in the hall of the House, where nineteen months ago Senators and Representatives heard the President ask for a declaration of war, they to-day heard him speak the words which herald the coming of peace. The President spoke as 'follows: r* ... .. f .. i' - Gentlemen of tlic Congress: In these times of rapid and stupendous change it will in some degree lighten my sense of responsibility to perform in person the duty of communicating to you some of the larger cir cumstance sof the situation with which it's necessary to deal. The German authorities, who have at the invitation of the supreme war council, been in com munication with Marshal Foch have accepted and signed the terms of armistice; wh'ch he was authorized and instructed to communicate to them. Those terms are as follows: n . Surrender to Itliinc The strictly military terms of tlfe armistice ure embraced in eleven j specifications which include the evacuation of all nvaded territories. I the withdrawal of the German troops from the left bank of the Rhine and ■ (lie surrender of all supplies of war. The terms also provide for the j abandonment by Germany of- the j treaties of Bucharest and Tfrest-Rit- 1 ovsk. Allies to Take Navy The naval terms provide for the J surrender of one hundred and sixty j submarines, fifty destroyers, six bat-! tie cruisers, ten battleships, eightj light cruisei and ohter msceljane- I ous ships. All Allied vessels in German hands are to be surrendered and Germany is to notify neutrals that they are free to trade at once on the seas with the Allied countries. To .Make Restitution Among the financial tferms in cluded arc restitution for damage done by the German armies; restitu tion of the cash taken from the Na tional Bank of Belgium and return of gold taken front Russia and Ru- ! mania. The military terms include the'! surrender of five thousand guns, half j field and half light artillery; thirty j thousand machine guns, three thou- j sand flame throwers and two thou- j sand airplanes. Seise Transportation The surrender of live thousand lo comotives, fifty thousand wagons, ten thousand motor lorries, the rail ways of Alsacfe-Rorraine for use by [Continued on I'nge I-.] MAYOR PLANS GREAT PEACE DEMONSTRATION Mayor Daniel J,. Keister an- j nounced this morning that in a j day or two he will issue a proc- ' tarnation setting aside a day which will be devoted to a peace Jubilee and victory parade, the Inltcr similar to the parade of July 4 but much larger. Complete plans for the big celebration will bo made at. once and it is likely it will he held in about two weeks. While impromptu street demon strations may be held during the j day the Mayor said that the city ! will bold an organized celebration | as soon as plans can be made for it. ] THE WEATHERI ; For llorrlNhurg mid vlclnOi Knfr I to-night itnif Tuemlayi contlnurtl • 00l to-night, slightly warmer Tuesday. Huns Pay Staggering Price to Win Peace The terms imposed by the Allies follow: : I—Military clauses on western front: I—Cessation of operations bv land and in the air six hours after the signature of the armistice. To Evacuate Invaded Countries j - —Jmmedatc evacuaton of nvaded countries: Belgium, France, Alsace-Loraine, Luxemburg, so ordered as to be com pleted within fourteen days from the signature of the armistice. German troops vvlnich have not left the above mentioned territories within the period fixed, will become prisoners of war. Occupation by the Allied and United States forces jo'ntly will keep pace with evacuation in these areas. All movements of evacuation and occupation will be regulated in accordance \\Vh a note annexed to the stated terms. Repatriatipn Begins Immediately 3—Repatriation beginning at once and to be completed within' i fourteen days of all inhabitants of the countries above mentioned, j including hostages and persons under trial or convicted. Equipment to Be Surrendered 4—Surrender in good rendition by the German armies of the following equipment: .Five thousand guns (two thousand five hundred heavy, two thousand five hundred field) thirty thousand machine guns. Three thousand mitinewerfer. Two thousand air planes (fighters, bombers—firstly D. Seventy-threes and night bombing machines). The above to he delivered in situ to the Allies and the United States troops in accordance with the de tailed conditions laid down in the annexed note. Allied Armies to Control | . j s—Evacuation by the German armies to the countries on the i left bank of the Rhine. These countries on the left bank of the Rhine shall be administered by the local authorities under the control of the Allied and United States armies of occupation. The occupation of these territories will he determined by Allied and United States garrisons holding the principal crossings of the Rhine, Mayence. Coblenz, Cologne, together with bridgeheads at these points in thirty kilometer radius on the right bank and i by garrisons similarly holding the strategic points of the regions, j A neutral zone shall be reserved on the right of the Rhine between i the stream and a line drawn parallel to it forty kiloyietcrs to the \ east from the frontier of Holland to the parallel of Cernsheim j and as far as practicable a distance of thirty kilome'ves from .the east of stream from this parallel upon Swiss frontier. Evacuation by the enemy of the Rhine lands shall be so ordered as to be ; completed within a future period of eleven days, in all nineteenj days after the signature of the armistice. All movunents of j j [Continued on Pftgc 12.] , | The Greatest News in the History of the World ALL SALOONS CLOSED AFTER HOTEL BRAWL Intoxicated Men Only Blemish to Joyful Peace Dem onstration All saloons in Harrisbuig were or dered closed by Daniel L. Keister, mayor, at 11 o'clock this morning. The order was handed to J. Ed ward Wetzel, chief of police, who instructed all officers to enforce it at once. Mayor Keister took the prompt ac tion to curb dlsorderliness on the streets when it became apparent that the celebration of the signing of the arniistice by the Germans would be all-day jubilation by the entire city. Disorderliness occurring in a num ber of saloons and on the streets by [Continued on I'age 12.] DEMAND FOR GREAT RELIGIOUS SERVICE IS GROWING RAPIDLY j . (Wide Approval (liven Plan by Ministers and Laymen; Christian Nation Should Give Thanks For Victory J Widespread approval for the niove ; meat for a big public thanksgiving I service In recognition of the favor of i the Almighty In the cessation of hos tilities has been voiced by the min isters of the city, and the hope was generally expressed that such a meeting, of all denominations, be held in the near future, preferably before the ond of this week. The movement already has guined muny friends among the laymen. The suggestion thut a general thanksgiving service, or series of services be held in the various TELEGRAPH HAD ! PEACE NEWS AT 2:46 A. M. TODAY ,This Newspaper First on the | Street With News Armistice Signed; Dramatic Story ■ I The Harrisburg Telegraph was the ,! first newspaper, in Harrisburg to i publish the Associated Press bulle ! tin this morning announcing the end 1 of the war by the signing of the • armistice terms. The 'Peace Extra" . was scarcely off the press before dis i patches from Washington began to : outline the time of signing, the ces s nation of hostilities and the prob s able terms of the agreement! Anoth . er edition containing fulldetails was immediately run off and the thous • ands that had by that time begun [Continued 011 I'ngc 12.] churches of the city, .commemorating In a serious manner the termination of hostilities, was made, Saturday by the, Telegraph and the movement for a huge general meeting of public worship to be held some evening this week hus resulted. The entire sentiment of the min istry of the city was crystallized in a statement made to-day by the Ilev. 13. A. Pylon president of the Harris burg Ministerial Association. L>r. I Pyles said: "I would like to see u {Continued on Page 12.] 'DELIRIUM OF JOY SETS CITY WILD OVER WAR'S END Wonderful Demonstration in Middle of Night Joined by Thousands GERMANY HAS CAPTULATKD! ! This was the news Hashed to the world at 2:45 this morning. | With the signing of the armistice I by the remnants of the once mighty | military machine built by the Kaiser for the destruction, of civilization, | Karrlsburg went wild with enthus : I asm unequhled In the history of ] the city. It was no matter that every I whistle shrieked its shrill blast of VICTORY in the dead of the night, Harrisburg was ready to celebrate the coming of peace won by the might of the Allied and American arms on the field of battle. Enthusiasm Sweeps City In a moment thousands of hastily dressed home folk were hurrying to the central part of the city for the impromptu celebration whteb for spontaneity gnd enthusiasm surpass ed anything ever before attempted. In the great crowd that surged [Continued on I'age .] Beautiful War Posters j Are Much in Demand by Persons Making Collection ■Many persons have called at the ■ district headquarters of the' United i War Work campaign at the Gilbert | building for some of the bcuutlfid i lithographs of the various activities. hut until the general distribution : of the lithographs and posters were i made, throughout tlie district these | requests could not be granted. It 1 was announced to-day. however, that beginning to-morrow' persons who desire these beautiful posters for their private homes can be accom modated so long us they last by calling at headquacters for them. i WAR ENDS WHILE < ALL GERMANY IS IN REVOLUTION Greatest Conflict of History Closes at 6 A. M.y With Kaiser in Flight and His j Empire Accepting Allies' Terms With the American Army on the Sedan Front, Nov. 11.—2 P. M. Thousands of American heavy guns fired the parting shot to the Germans at exactly eleven j o'clock this morning. By Associated Press The greatest war in history) ■ended this morning at 6 o'clock.! Washington time. Announcement of the tre- j mendous event was made at the <■ State Department at the Capital j at 2.45 o'clock this morning and j [Continued on I'agc 12.] 'de A-°k"irir s 1 ± >. v m 4M 5 4* a ' ® I ALFONZO ROSA DIES--;. | J* fonsa Rosa, long prominent in COT X j X X - . -®j 1 'lv. aid Ca-di | ♦ I ' j | 4j 1 X ' c it ■ .T' ?EAKER SELECT- > '' I It 2 "'•irounoed that Dr. Cyrus Adtep, A" $ J* Chamber of COrttfrterce luncheoii ; §• to-moirow. Other speakers will be Edward W. Bok ||B . £ - Home Journal, and Ethan T. Colton, j9| 't Russia or the Y, M C. A. I ? JOR EMERY RETURNS T6 AMERICA . jS ■J? • srly pr .Jj j iiy :4 • wit ft >jjj< . x • ijM 1 "i* Al CLERGYMAN EDITOR PASSES OUT "- JS 4 Montclai- N j.- TJie £ey. Dr. James Chatnplin ,'J ■ 'q T crnald, cl- and .author died at his ham*-jji I 4 -tor of Baptist churches in Maina i 9 J I "i tcrial staff of Funk and v j 9 1 T kl j *7* ■ - .-yyiv; T| |* MARRIAGE LICENSES '1 Kdvynrd V. Couglln, ( amp Colt, Gettysburg, and Imir l ong, M 1 T KMM City, Mo.t John F. Trout, Nlddletowa, and Bather G. J| (k Steever, llHrrUhurg. HINDENBURG IS READY TO OBEY THE NEW POWER, By Associated Press I,OM)ON. Nov. 11.—Field Mm-., find von llindciihurg has placed!; himself and the Gorman army at the disposition of the new people's government of Herlln, says a dis-i patch from the German capital by ,1 way of Copenhagen. The ItuldE marshal asked the Cologne sol 4' tilers' and workers' eoutieil to send delegates to German main head-,; quarters ut once. A delegation left. _ ' Cologne Monday morning. Field ■ 1 Marshal von llindciihurg said he fl | j had taken this action "in order .fl I to avoid chaos." S
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