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Show j DUAL MONARCHY-GEASESJSTILITIES MONARCHY-GEASESJSTILITIES AUSTRIA GRANTED ARMISTICE AND KAISER LOSES HIS LAST SUPPORTER. Clears Road for Free Movement of the Allied Forces Through Austrian Territory to Attack Germany From the South. Koine. In accordance with the armistice ar-mistice solicited by Austria, hostilities between Italy and Austria ceased at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon, November 4.. At that moment Austria-Hungary, the last and most powerful ally of Germany passeil out of the world war under terms of abject surrender. Not only have the armed forces of the once powerful Austro-llungarian empire laid down their arms to await the end of the war and peace terms dictated by the allies and the United States, but Austro-llungarian territory terri-tory is open for operations against Germany. Even the munitions of the former ally are to be used against , the kaiser's armies if refusal to accept ac-cept conditions now being prepared for them make prolonged fighting necessary. The terms which slopped the victorious victo-rious advance on the Italian front were accepted by the Austrian commander-in-chief In the field in the name of the Vienna government and their execution Is guaranteed by the thorough beating already administered, which had converted con-verted the defeated army into a disorganized disor-ganized fleeing horde. Austrian surrender terms include cessation of hostilities and demobilization demobiliza-tion of her army. Delivery to allies of half of the enemy artillery and equipment. Kvncnalion of all invaded territories. territor-ies. Use by allies of road, rail and waterways In Austria-Hunjj;ary. Immediate return of all allied prisoners. Surrender of stipulated number of submarine and other war vessels. Opening of Adriatic and Danube to allies. Allied occupation of Danube forts and Poia naval base. Allied supervision of the bnlance of her fleet. Concentration of aircraft at designated desig-nated points. Evacuation of Austrian territory roughly corresponds' to the boundary lines claimed by Italy under the. Italia Ital-ia Irrendia or treaty of London program. pro-gram. The right of occupation by allied al-lied forces is reserved, local authorities authori-ties to maintain order under allied supervision. su-pervision. The terms -of the armistice are to be carried out under the direction of marshal mar-shal Foch, who will designate material mate-rial to be turned over and supervise the movement of Austro-llungarian forces to the rear. All German troops in Austriu-Htin-gary. Italy or the Balkans must be out or interned within fifteen days. Destruction of any property by retreating re-treating forces is specifically forbidden. forbid-den. Ships to be surrendered include fifteen fif-teen modern Austrian submarines, three battleships, three light cruisers, nine destroyers, twelve torpedo boats, one mine layer and six Danube monitors moni-tors to lie designated hy the allies. All other war craft are to be concentrated and disarmed under allied direction. Free navigation of all Austrian waters wa-ters by both the war and commercial fleets of the allies is provided for. Open Danube. The Danube route is to be kept open by I he occupation or dismantling of fortresses to he selected by the allied commander. The existing blockade of the allies against Austria remains unchanged. un-changed. Austrian ships being liable to capture where found except where a commission, to be named later, provides pro-vides otherwise. All enemy naval aircraft are to lie put out of commission and concentrated concen-trated under allied control. All Austrian Aus-trian harbor and other equipment in occupied Italian ports is to be left untouched. un-touched. All fortresses protecting Austrian naval bases or stations are to be occupied occu-pied and the arsenal at Pola is specifically spe-cifically surrendered. All allied craft held by Austria are to be returned immediately. im-mediately. The only organized military force Austria is permitted to retain Is limited lim-ited to that necessary to maintain order in her owp borders. |
