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h Tuesday, RIny 8, 1015 THE LA QIIANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON Pge Five. ; tUmt TfclU.ri tW Ni and Tour W.nt Ail . II Ui,hm VOLUMK XVIII LA GHANDli, OllliGQN, MONDAY, NOVBMBHU II. 1!IIH M'MHKIt :I7 I TERMS I All E3. - n yty ni ::: y KNIWN ni iiiitt WASHINGTON, Nov..ll.--The state depart-DLflNlXt I mant announced at 2:35 o'clock this morning that Germany had si&ned the armistice at 5 o'clock; French time. im. iiii ii,i!ik,'. siv kiiiikm. If is I nl:i: ,-ifMitoi. i, M.w iaii:s i -nvt) ims FIGHTING HAS CEASED i. . Fighting ceased at Eleven o'clock, French t'ima frc mnvnintr nnrl of nfl nVr,rh f-Vii c STATE BOARD OF HEALTH ...f . - ENDORSES USE OF SERUM morning by Oregon time. WASHINGTON, NOV. 11. (BY UNITED PRESS.) PRESIDENT WILSON THIS AFTERNOON TOLD CONGRESS AND THE WORLD THE TERMS WHICH GERMANY ACCEPTED WITH THE SIGNING; 'OF THE ARMISTICE. , THE TERMS PICTURED GERMANY SURRENDERING ABJECTLY TO MARSHAL ' FOCH IN. THE FIELD; HER ARMIES BEATEN; HER GOVERNMENT OVER THROWN; HER MASTER IN FLIGHT. THERE WAS A SMALL ATTENDANCE AT CONGRESS, AND A SMALL CROWD WHO HEARD THE PRESIDENT'S BURNING WORDS. BUT ENTHUSIASM RAM RIOT. News Given Out In London LONDON, NOV. 11 (BY UNITED PRESS.) PRE MIER I.LOYD GEORGE ANNOUNCED THAT FIGHT ING CEASED ON ALL FRONTS AT 11 O'CLOCK FRENCH TIME. I. Ail,!, : ... (Hlral Itltlrr -rK.'r Kill ltflril,,. Tluit ronilxtiinul!',:! nt llm infill. i'ii, a tiiplni, .. iii,a nl ... firiunl U unirinr.Hitl..1 nail mt Il.it win. ilxpi. I,, All Of Draft Calls Cancelled WASHINGTON, NOV. 11. (BY UNITED PRESS.) -PRESIDENT WILSON HAS AUTHORIZED' PRO VOST MARSHAL CROWDER TO CANCEL ALL OUTSTANDING DRAFT CALLS. Will Continue Navy Program WASHINGTON, NOV. U (BY UNITED iRESSJ. MII.IK UM. I. row iiu: i:i:m i i; r SiTiit-iiiit Si,i,.,'i'it'i ml, I. I'ihi ri'illitu I'rl) S.iU.rilillir)-. ally nalil.. in Imuiilniu - SECRETARY OF THE NAVY DANIELS HAS AN- In, NOUNCED':THAT AMERICA'S BIG NAVY PRO- ' ORAM WILL CONTINUE. " t itlnl m !i iiii .1 iiij.Ii i.iiv ny I).-. A. L i tll liaiitum, i.ty liu ilili i:ricr 1 . IKOlUllhiJtl HlfllU til l. UlH IicMuiru wlili thin rum-ily which N;ih tn h-mitlly .ni,.iid by II. 'Stale llniird itf Hraitt: h.ia Uftn ol- tOlil'Ullir Silinfyi'llM'V, t.itliir.i llrtii !(( I N -H Wvrk Mmulit condHJuL- cnm lull j la-, MilllblU H llliy HI" t'. ).fii'li llm ll.lll lllMMlHl ill) Mill l.-i ruKi'il n i.' i ))r. Itlclmnoirii "I'rmtliltntrK ha i iliiil. tiui 1 1 hi; nny i ill ilm ill.vciihc. u'li ull uiilllilf. this ('4'k of llm rlono.1 plus ram. Tin-oiiMiiiik- Inn In tinUfT (imtrol, no ' '" lll't. J;"v w eia IihvIiik Imu I e pulled 1 ' ': "Idr. on -'ny Vnnliw- I'tiiKlrmniil Tim lHHiy "1 feci Ihm tlin InllunnTa vac- .n uli'yit HiiM !,. should nut Imvn hwn roTitlrm- trliih ulihliirln if ll I'llillll (.'(Kill '.WlipilP Ull Ull UplilT 'iiniiuuu TERMS OP THE ARMISTICE The nriui-stit-c (vrms include the. eviK-iuitioii of ittl in- vadfil ternliH-y of (lie allirs, iiiiliulinj; Alsaoc-jiUrraiuv and JjiiXL'inbtii'K. Surrender of u .vast nninunt of (juiis mut equipment. Kvaeuntioti of tin; left lank of tlie Kliiue. I'lieunditional Hurrcudci of all (Icrnmii forces in 1-lnst Al'ricn. Ifeparatiixi Hn- all damage dime. Surrender nl' scores ol' Milntuu ines ami baltlesbijts. t'unreiitj'jilinii of a i rem ft at sli)ii!nted points. Ropftratiou for all allied and L'ititel States merchant tcsnpIh. Almndonmeiit of Hueliarcrtl, tlie eapitat of Huiimaiiia. Tlie .duration of the urmistiee is Unity da-H. MUST ABANDON TREATIES. Tin- Ml' IIUll IlllTI AhaudoniiK iit is reiiuired ol' th treaties and the evacuation of all' the J Slack Hen ports, FOURTEEN DAYS TO LEAVE. j Tliu abandonment of Alsaee-Irritiue, Luxemburg amlj all the occupied territory must he completed within four-; teen days. The occupation hy the allien and the, United m it ni .states forces, jointly, will keep pace wilh the evacuation. 1 REPATRIATION IS REQUIRED. All the inhabitants of the o.-ni pied territories must he icpati-ijited willliu Court ecu days. . f SURRENDER OF MUNITIONS. U " 'lite Ciertnan army must surrender in ood eoudflioH, ijfHH) guiw, havy and field pieces, IJii.fMH) machine guiih, :iOfK) minowei'ieiii ami tXMJ airplanes. TO RELINQUISH RHINE. The evaluated territory on Ihe Id'! hank of the Khinn CASUALTIES OF U. S. Totil of Ym KIIM In Action In Ifir Wir. M'ANIflNfi'ruN, or. It (Unit I'rru.) Aravrlfa . C4iuilltM In Ihr Ertal world ranlitct tuUlln) 6S,10. of xhlrh numbrr i,M ,tro killrd in rUon, 11 la rinuiiutrd ( KOWN i'ltlNTK HUH UiNUOS, .Not. I' (Ur UnlM (nn lllaaM aay Ikal (krauny'a ! mr crown prlnen I hftd it Uiv Dylth bvrdtr bf iufd. Hlndrnbur did uol anomuaay (br baiorr, Thr kaiatr U in llulland and I now liiicliarest and,fli''Ht.:llln ,h J'n hr iiuich Kovrtnmcm rciarpiag nit irniaiitine tlitr. Q linpioved ip r(d Hpii'jil i I iiu ngt at New Government (CLntlmiril nn I'lten 3.1 IlKiriSlI 'J,tHiK MDNS UUlorlc Tolnt In hUt l Var !). W ( ailurrd. LONDON, Nov. II. (Ily Utitl.il I'rcNii.) Hultc )taaHnnuumx'il ibL Ihu Itrltinh caplureil Mmin, the lit my maito famoun by itit British rii (vimc In thv wai'a early ilayi. Continued on patfP two) NO MOItK OVi;iMIMb ltu1i la Qttr In Cutrfnmtat Oixnt- td rianla. WASHINGTON. Nor. II. tJnilrd I'ii-m.) Ilid'l- hcr brcu iaurd Iff riiniinaic all .Sunday and ovrriime wmh In Nunrriimrnl nionttutUon, In KKTcrnment uoiird or runlrollrd uUiila I (iKnlurlna war kUiillm. uuu.l.linu l.li-k. nn iilllnik ut Hie Kii! un ii ImiK witys '.- COPENHAGEN, Nov. 11, The text of the statement issued by the new people's government in Berlin follows: I "In the course of the forenoon of Saturday the forma-!" ti"ii of a nu; German people's govemmcnt w.13 initiated, j1'1 The greater, narj- of the Berlin garrison, and other troops stationed ill ere temporarily went over to the new govern ment. ' !p, "The leadea's of the deputations of the Social Democrat- 1c party declared Umt they would not shoot against the . people. TJjpy said they would, in acord with the people's !,N governmpiit intercede in favor of the maintenance 01Y order. Thereupon, in the offices and public buildings tliei',', guards whltili had been stationed there were withdrawn. ; "The btifmiess of the imperial chancellor is being car j ried on by the Social Democratic deputy, Herr Ebert. !u . "II is piesumed that apart from the representatives of;'; the recent majority group three independent Social Demo- -' ci:ats wjluler tlie luture government." '" i:'iN.ii ..? Mi - (Ii-: German Autocracy Overthrown (Conlitiucd on Tige Two) Preceding Hie signing of tho jiltnistiee, Ihe autocracy of liennaiiy definitely passed out of existence and the rule of the people is in full sway. (hi Sunday, llci lin.-llie (ierniau capital, following many 'of llu' principal eilies ol' (iei inauy joiiud the ranks of the ; iv i olutloiiisls. I A Copenhagen dispiteh of Sunday announces that ! Ki;ederir-k I'lhci l, Socialist, has become the Ucniian ehau lie! lor, sui-cci'dini; .Maximilian, I 'I'he H burnm, .the semi-tdfieial news agency ofj Uiermany, stales that this action wan for Ihe intri nsi uti ! assuring assistance ill tlie solution of the demoliiliilv( ! problems, " j A ptoelaiiiation of (lie new chancellor aiiiHaiueeK that I plans will lie inline lor ttie lormatiou ut a people s govc luielit. . , REVOLUTIONISTS HOLD OFFICIAL POWER, The ii volulion, which ban heen uudcf way for xevcral days, reached absolute control Sunday. .Ml railway sta tions are occupied by the Soldiers' council. It k an nounced thai the great Krupp mm works at Kxseu have been seized by the revolutionists. The leader ol' the Socialists in the reiehslag announced: "The kaiser and I lie crown prince have abdicated. The dyna-dy has been overthrown. It is a splendid, victory lite (id-man people, Ilerr KhcTl has been chuivcd uilh the lut iiial ion of u new government, in which all shades o' the Social hemu- eiatic parly are to participate-. ..... "Only decrees I'roiii the government bearing Ihe signa ture ol' Ilerr Kliert hiive validity. Only unlerx fiojn 1hrtt minister for war bearing tin cnunter-Viunature of th iSue.:J Demuerat, acting as assistant, an; ol'l'ieiid.'' HISTORY. -REPEATS Another memorable occasion in which allied arms triumphed over Ihe Germans is recalled by ihis reproduction of tho front page of ihe La Grande Evening Obserer of November 11, 1918. It gives the first news of the surrender of the forces of Kaiser Wilhelm almost 26 ' 2 years ago, bringing to an end a war in which tho military, might of ihe United States had been directly engaged 19 months. j gc Jf 'TyiMy-t. ! m im .yifegSg 'r?y trills BALTIC LEADER The Red army'i victory in tho north, In cluding the clearing of the Bal tic ports of nazi resistance, was directed by 37 yoar - old Gen. Ivan D. Cherniakowtky. TOTAL DESTRUCTION ... AS ILLUSTRATED BY COLOGNE and artillery has reduced many of the fine old cities to masses of Cologne. iurtrt largest city in Germany typifies ihe destruction rubble such as that pictured above, which compared with what that has been the fate of scores of cities of ihe Reich, large and happened to Berlin, Hamburg, Essen. Duosseldorf, Dortmund. J malk?iJlj'il?"lf of the delusion of world-domination sullcrcd Leiptig and all the other largo cities of Germany, oc well as somo ELECTRICITY Electricity aboard a big bomb er is called upon to perform tliu following tsuks: Start the en gines, change the propeller pitch, raise and lower the laiing gear, rpen and close the bomb bay doors, manipulate the flaps and brakes, run the bombsifihts, re lease the bombs, turn the gun turrets, compute the gunners' sights, fire the jjuns, detect and identify ground units by radar wuves, and provide light and heat for the crew. mm ' " " vVi'j "sv. Geysers have been found in only tliiee places in the entire world: Iceland, NeW Zonlund and RED COMMANDER Marshal Fcodor I. Tolbukhin, whose third Ukranian army pro od in vincible in a long, but fast driva, through the southeastern dofc.lse lines of tho nnzis. YANKS TRAIN FOR WAR WITH WOODEN GUNS V The speed with which industry armed America for war will go down in history as one of the world's economic phenomena. Up -' to Pearl Harbor, America's production was a record, but only about one-liltieth of it was for n:lional defonse, and 7 or 8 million liersons were unemployed. . . U. S. armed services were training with makeshift, wooden guns and make-believe tallica. Conversion to war production presented, gigantic problems of directing the nation's manpower and materials " into the most expedient channels as soon p! possible - .'- . .. SOVIET STRATEGIST Mar sha! Konsianlin K. Rokossov sky. commander of tho 2nd Whilo Russia i army, who had a l important part in tho con quest of East Prussia. He is one of Russia's finest military stra tegists and was one of the heross defense of Moscow and the relief of Stalingrad. m. TyST ''Hi""1"" 1 '.if,., I' . 'tht i ir.: , I.? f'-'-f' 1 ?" Ift-1 WAK 1'I.AN'i'S SWING INTO ALL-OUT PRODUCTION Mr:itCIIANT SHIP IllIlLDING I1KKAKS AIX RECORDS' Afn.r maiuifaeiuiing Cflpucity wu3 cOmplutud, ihe bul of th nation's resources shifted from building plants to manufacturing' llchting equipment. About half of the production facilities en Kiifiod in turning out (in is lied products, primarily ordnance, ships nnd nircrafl; a nuttier 40 per cent made raw materials such as; lilgh-octane Kasoline, fiynthctic rubber or steel. . - The stagt;oring production oals set after Pearl Harbor, which were derided by Hitler, wore reached and reset higher each year." Production anuria were untangled, assembly lines clicked, and new methods were constantly devised to cut down on time and man power squired. . ' ." . ' Th forther Allied armies drive into German territory, the more horror camps they discover. This map shows location of majority of those so far known. Estimated deaths in "murder camps" run from 5,800,O0 to ovor 8,225,Kff. S. ? X' tJlS2VL cr1 i --W 35.000 J . Smolensk iBdo-nTl "rfCW life, M""k ,35,00 I i !SjOK,neth . . H Vrt Cl ,00' ""V 300,000 : . fSjoo GERMANt;Yo,ooo .Warsaw V ' Jp.Sm tllJsY W&Lm I POLAND . U. S. S. R. MOSCOW . 1000 102.000 . Lwow Slovure 150,000 Kiev 52,000 V M.000 2100 ,-: : '
