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GERMANS ARISE: n n Germany Bows to United States KAISER A FUGITIVE FROM OUTRAGED JUSTICE Official Announcement is Issued From Washington at 2:45 A. M. Monday Conditions of the Surrender Said to Completely Emasculate Ger many on Land, on Sea and in the Air. Washintgon, D. C, Nov. 11. The world war will end this morning at 6 o'clock Washington time, 11 o'clock Paris time. The armistice was singed by the German representatives at mid night. Th,e announcement was made by the State department at 2:50 o'clock this morning. The announcement was made ver bally by an official of the State de partment in this form: "The armistice has been signed. It was signed at 6 o'clock a. m. Paris time and hostilities will cease at 11 o'clock this morning, Paris time." The terms of the armistice, it was announced, will not be made public un til later. Military men here, however, regard it as certain that they will in clude: Immediate retirement of the Ger man military forces from France, Bel gium and'Alsace-Lorraine. Disarming and demobilization of the German armies. Occupation by the allied and Ameri can forces erf such strategic points in Germany as will make impossible a renewal of hostilities. Delivery of part' of German high seas fleet and a certain number of sub marines to the allied naval forces. Disarmament under supervision of the allied and American navies, which will guard them. Occupation of the principal German naval Dases Dy sea forces oi the vic torious nations. Release of allied and American sol dier, sailors and civilians held prison ers in Germany without such recipro cal action by the associated, govern ments. London, Nov. 10. William Hohen zollern, the ex-German emperor, has fled with his family to Holland. ine lormer uerman emperors party, which is believed to include Field Marshal von Hindenburg, arrived at Eysden, on the Dutch frontier, at 7:30 o clock ounday morning, accord ing to Daily Mail advices. Practically the whole German gen eral stair accompanied the former em peror, and 10 automobiles carried the party. The automobiles were bristl ing with rifles and all fugitives were armed. The ex-kaiser was in uniform Chatting with the members of the staff, the former emperor, the corre,- Hponuem says, inu not iook in tne least distressed. William Hohenzollern, German em peror, king of Prussia, has decided to renounce the throne. This declaration is made in a decree issued at Berlin by the German impe rial chancellor, Prince Max of Baden. The German crown prince will also renounce the throne and a regency will be set up. Prince Max will reniain in ofllce until matters connected with the abdiction of the emperor are settled and Friederich Ebcrt, Socialist presid ent of the Social Democratic party, will replace him as chancellor during the regency. Thirty years and almost five months after he ascended the imperial throne, William Hohenzollern, his armies de to sue for feated in the field, forced armistice terms ana tne uerman peo- pie rising in revolt, gives up nis pow-j er." I He came into authority with the! country at the threshold of an era of peace and'material progress, he leaves: It torn by revolution and suffering ! from hardships and sacrifices of more than four years of war virtually ruined. November 20th Parcels Limit. Washington, D. C. Parcel post pack ages of Christmas gifts for American soldiers and members, of civilian or ganizations serving "with the British, French and other armies lu the field against Germany will be accepted for shipment overseas up to November 20 and the semlors will not be required to furnish a War Trade Board export license. This ruling does not affect the special regulations for Christmas shipments. 400,000 Hunt Corralled. London. Two hundred thousand prisoners were taken by the British on the western front from January 1 to November 5, inclusive, according to an official announcement in the house of commons Saturday night In the same period the French captured 140,000, the Americans 60,000 and the Belgians 15,000. n to id All the Terms of the and Her Allies. WITTELBACHS LOSE BAVARIAN THRONE Basel During the sitting at the Diet palace Friday a decree was pass ed deposing the Wlttelsbach dynasty, according to a dispatch from Munich, Bavarfa. A republic was proclaimed in Ba varia at the conclusion of a great pop ular meeting at Munich. Several thousand persons were pres ent, coming by invitation of the Social ist party. After fiery speeches by numerous orators the crowd adopted a resolution demanding the abdication of the kaiser, renunciation of right to succession by the crown prince, the in troduction of a democratic regime In Gormany, acceptance of an armistice, no future wars except for national de fense, social reforms and eight-hour day for workmen. The speakers were received with great enthusiasm. They all affirmed that the Socialist party urged neither a strike nor a revolution, but desired only complete reform. In a procession which was formed and which was a mile long were many soldiers of all armies headed by band. The procession marched to the royal palace and the ministries, where the government hurriedly posted ap peals for the populace to remain calm GERMANY MUST PAY IN FULL Amsterdam. (By the Associated Press. Emperor William of Germany has declined to accede to the demands that he abdicate, says a German wire less dispatch picked up Friday night. To the ultimatum of the Socialists the emperor replied through Minister of the Interior Drews that he refused to abdicate voluntarily on the ground that he could not at the moment of peace undertake the terrible respon slblllty of handing over Germany to the entente and delivering up the coun try to anarchy. London. Prince Maximilian of Ba den, the Imperial German chancellor, has resigned, according to a German wireless dispatch picked up here. The wireless said Prince Max ten dered his resignation in view of the altered parliamentary situation, but that the acceptance is still outstand Ing. Telegraphic communication between Germany and foreign countries will be cut off, according to a Berlin message transmitted by the Exchange Tele graph correspondent at Copenhagen. unly government telegrams will be allowed transmission, War Contracts to Hold. Washington, D. C Chairman Bsr- uch of the war industries board author ized the statement that the coming of peace will not result in immediate can cellation of war supply contracts, but that contracts will be cancelled gradu ally as requirements are reduced, mak ing it possible to lift curtailments and restrictions upon ordinary Industrial activities. St Loult Electa Negro. St. Louis. William M. Riley, a ne gro optometrist of St Louis, is said to be the first of his race ever elected to the state legislature. He was elect ed Tuesday In the fourth district by republicans over his democratic op ponent, complete returns show. The district Is largely populated by whites. Hun Railways Tied Up. IiOndon. A general railway strike was begun in Germany, according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Ex change Telegraph company, quoting Berlin advices to the Social Demokra ten, of Copenhagen. TERMS MADE MORE DRASTIC Every U-lloat and 130,000 Kailway Cars Must Be Delivered to Allies. Washington, D. C. Germany loses he entire fleet of submarines under the armistice terms as amended by Marshal Foch before he signed them with the German envoy, Monday morn ing. Instead of 160 vessels, every one of the undersea pirate craft must be surrendered to the allies and the Unl tod States within 14 days. Eighteen of the articles as origl ally prepared Dy the supreme war council and as read by President Wil son to congress were changed under the limited authority for alteration given to the supreme commander in dealing with the enemy envoys. The- State department Tuesday re celved and made public the amended articles with the explanation that no information had come as to how the changes were brought about. Apparently most of them were con ceded In response to appeals of the German spokesmen, though several be sides that touching submarines make the terms more drastic than before, Instead of 50,000 railroad cars to be surrendered in evacuated territory, the number is made 150,000. On the other hand, the number of machine guns to be delivered by the Germans is reduced from 30,000 to 25, 000; the German troops In East Africa are permitted to evacuate Instead being required to surrender; provision is made for considering food needs In Germany In the taking of means transportation, and a specific refer ence to the regulation of repatriation of German prisoners of war at the con clusion of peace is added. In response to the German fear of sjparchy in occupied Russian provinces after evacuation, the time of evacua tion Is changed from Immediately to as soon as the allies, taking into ac count the internal situation of these territories, shall decide that the time for this has come." Territories which belonged to Aus tria-Hungary before the war are added to those which must be evacuated. AUSTRIAN EMPEROR QUITS Copenhagen, Wednesday, Nov. 13 The abdication of Emperor Charles, of Austria, is officially announced at Vi enna. Prior to his abdication Emperor Charles issued a manifesto, declaring that he was forsaking participation in the public affairs of German Austria Budapest newspapers contain details of a remarkable ceremony In which Archduke Joseph of Austria and his son, Josef Francis, took oath to the Hungarian constitution as simple Hun garian citizens named. Hapsburg. The newspapers say this was the first in stance in 400 years when such a re uouncement was made. All privileges were given up by the royalties. London, Nov. 12. The man who, since December, 1916, had been occu pylng the throne of Austria-Hungary, is today plain Charles Hapsburg, ac cording to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company, quoting private advices from Vienna. The exact date and the immediate circumstances of the abdication of the last of the Hapsburg dynasty were not given In the advices, but the relin quishlng of the throne had been por tended by recent events in the dual monarchy. Victor Adler, leader of the Austrian Socialists and foreign secretary in the German-Austrian cabinet formed at Vienna on October 31, Is dead, it is announced.. It is reported that a general strike Is declared in Vienna. Government to Find Jobs for Four Million Men Washington, D. C Demobilization of men in the military and naval serv Ice of the United States after their return from France will be carried out largely on a basis of the ability of trades and occupations to absorb them, under a plan being worked out by the abor, War and Navy departments and the ar Industries board. It was said Wednesday that the plan will be sub mitted to President Wilson soon." The War Industries board has sent questionnaires to employers In all in dustries asking the needs of each for men, and the answers will show where, lien and how rapidly Jobs will be ready for discharged soldiers and sail ors and what trades are most in need of them. Victory Bread Is Doomed. Washington, D. C "Victory" bread will soon disappear from the American table, and its place will be taken by bread made from whole wheat flour. Victory for American and allied arms. however, is responsible only In part for the change. It is chiefly due, ac cording to the Food tidminlstration, to the tremendous crop raised by the American fanner this year, the vast stores in Australia and other wheat- growing countries. "OVER By An American Soldier Who Went CHAPTER XXV Continued. When wa took over the front line we received an awful shock. The Germans displayed signboards over tht top of their trench showing tut names that we had called their trenchesi The signs read "Fair," "Fact," "Fate," and "Fancy," and so on, according to tin code names on onr map. Then to rub it in, they hoisted some more signs which read, "Come on, we are ready, stupid Eng lish." It Is still a mystery to me how they obtained this knowledge. There had been no raids or prisoners taken, so It must have been the work of spies In onr own lines. Three or four days before the big push we tried to shatter Fritz's nerves by feint attacks, and partially suc ceeded as the official reports of July 1 show. Although we were constantly bnm-' bardlng their lines day and night, still we fooled the Germnns several times. This was accomplished by throwing an Intense" barrage Into his lines then using smoke shells we would put a curtain of white smoke across No Man's Land, completely obstructing his vlewN of our trenches, and would raise our curtain of, fire as If In an actual attack. All down our trenches the men would shout and cheer, and Fritz would turn loose with machine-gun, rifle, and shrapnel fire, thinking we were com ing over. After three or four of these dummy attacks his nerves must have been near the breaking point. On June 24, 1016, at 9:40 in the morning our guns opened up, and hell was let loose. The din was terrific, a constant boom-boom-boom in your ear. At night the sky was a red glare. Our bombardment had lasted about two hours when Fritz started reply ing. Although we were sending over ten shells to his one, our casualties were heavy. There was a constant stream of stretchers coming out of the communication trenches and burial parties were a common sight. In the dugouts the noise of the guns almost hurt. You had the same sensa tion as when riding on the subway you enter the tube under the river going to Brooklyn a sort of pressure on the eardrums, and the ground constantly trembling. ., . The roads behind the trenches were very dangerous because Boche shrap nel was constantly bursting over them; We avoided these dangerous spots by crossing through open fields. The destruction In the German lines was awful and I really felt sorry for them because I realized how they must be clicking It. From our front-line trench, every now and again, we could hear sharp whistle blasts in the German trenches. These blasts were the signals for stretcher bearers, and meant the wounding or killing of some German in the service of his fatherland. Atwell and I had a tough time of It, patrolling the different trenches at night, but after awhile got used to It, My old outfit the machine gun com pany, was stationed In huge elephant dugouts about four hundred yards be hind the front-line trench they were In reserve. Occasionally I would stop In their dugout and have a confab with my former mates. Although we tried to be jolly, still, there was a lurkln? feeling of Impending disaster.. Each man was wondering, If, after the slogan, "Over the top with the best of luck," had been sounded, would he still be alive or would he be lying "some where In France." In an old dilapidated house, the walls of which were scarred with machine-gun bullets, No. 3 sec tion of the machine gun company had Its quarters. The company's cooks pre pared the meals in this billet. On the fifth evening of the bombardment a German eight-inch shell registered a direct hit on the billet and wiped out ten men who were asleep in the sup posedly bomb-proof cellar. They were burled the next day and I attended the I luneraL CHAPTER XXVI. 1 All Quiet (?) on the Western Front At brigade headquarters I happened to overhear a conversation between our O. O. (general officer commanding) and the divisional commander. From this conversation I learned that we were to bombard the German lines for eight days, and on the first of July the big push" was to commence. In a few days orders were Issued to that effect and It was common prop erty all along the line. On the afternoon of the eighth day of our "strafelng," Atwell and I were sit ting in the front-llue trench smoking fags and making out our reports of the previous night's tour of the trenches, hlch we had to turn to to headquar ters the following day, when an order as passed down the trench that Old epper requested twenty volunteers to go oven on a trench raid that night to try and get a few German prisoners for Information purposes. I Immediately volunteered for this job, and shook hands with Atwell, and went to the rear to glv my name to the officers Is charga oi tht raiding party. THE Arthur Guy Empey Machine Gunner, Serving in France Copyright 1917, bf Arthur Ouy Empey I was accepted, w.orse luck. At 9 ;45 that night we reported to the brigade headquarters dugout to receive Instructions from Old Pepper. After reaching this dugout we lined up in a semicircle around him, and he addressed us as follows ; . "All I want you boys to do Is to go over to the German lines tonight, sur prise them, secure a couple of prison ers, and return Immediately. Our ar tillery has bombarded that section of the line for two days and personally I believe that that part of the German trench is unoccupied, so just get a cou ple of prisoners and return as quickly as possible." The sergeant on my right; In an un dertone, whispered to me: "Say, Tank, how are we going to get a couple of prisoners If the old fool thinks 'personally that that part of the trench is unoccupied,' sounds kind of fl.-liy, doesn't It mate?" I had a funny sinking sensation In my stomach, and my tin hat felt as If it weighed about a ton and my enthusi asm was melting away. Old Pepper must have- heard the sergeant speak because he turned in his direction and In a thundering voice asked : "What did you soy?" The sergeant with a scarlet look on his fnce and his knees trembling, smartly saluted and answered: "Nothing, sir." Old Pepper said : "Well, don't say It so loudly the next time." Then Old Pepper continued : "In this section of the Gemma trendies mere are two or three ma chine guns which our artillery, in the last two or three days, has been un- Receivlnp, First Aid. able to tape. These guns command tile sector where two of our communica tion trenches join tlw front line, and as the brigade Is to go" over the top to morrow morning J want to capture two or three men from these guns' crews, and from them I may be able to obtnln valuable information as to the exact location of the guns, and our artillery will therefore be able to demolish them before the attack, and thus prevent our losing a lot of men while using these communication trenches to bring np re-enforcements." These were the Instructions he gave us : "Take off your Identification disks, ftrlp.your uniforms of all numerals, Insignia, etc., leave your papers with our cuptalns, because I don't want the feoches to know what regiments are Against them as this would be valuable Information to them In our attack to morrow and I don't want any of you to be taken alive. " What I want Is two j prisoners and If I get them I have a way which will make them divulge all necessary Information as to their guns. You have your choice of two weapons you may carry your 'per suaders' or your knuckle knives, and each man will arm himself with four Mills bombs, these to be used only in case or emergency." A persuader Is Tommy's nickname for a club carried by the bombers. It Is about two feet long, thin at one end and very thick at the other. The thick end Is studded with sharp steel spikes, while through the center of the club there Is a nine-Inch lead bar, to give It weight and balance. When you get a prisoner all you have to do Is just stick this club up in front of him, and believe me, the prisoner's patriotism for "Deutschland ueber AUes" fades away and he very willingly obeys the orders of his captor. If, however, the prisoner gets high-toned and refuses to follow you, simply "persuade" him by first removing his tin hat, and then well, he use of the lead weight In the persuader Is demonstrated, and Tom my looks for another prisoner. The knuckle knife Is a dagger affair, the blade of wtilch Is about eight tacbM long with a heavy steel guard l j!f if T Or over the grip. Tills guard Is studded with steel projections. At night In trench, which Is only about three to four feet wide, It makes a very handy weapon. One punch in the face gen erally shatters a man's jaw and you can get htm with the knife as he goei down. Then we had what we called our "come-nlongs." These are strands of barbed wire about three feet long, made Into a noose at one end ; at the other end, the barbs are cut oft and Tommy slips his wrist through a loop to get a good grip on the wire. If the prisoner wants to argue the polut, why Just place the lurge loop around his neck and no mntter If Tommy wishes to return to bis trenches at the walk, trot, or gallop, Fritz Is perfectly agree able to maintain Tommy's rate of speed. We were ordered to bluck our fuces and hands. For this reason; At night, the English and Germans use what they call star shells, a sort of rocket affair. They are fired from a large pistol about twenty Inches lonjj, which Is held over the sandbag parapet of the trench, and discharged Into the air. These star shells attain a height of about sixty feet, and a range of from fifty to seventy-five yards. When they hit the ground they explode, throwing out n strong calcium light which lights up the ground In n circle of a radius of between ten to fifteen yards. They also have a parachute star shell which, ufter reaching a height of about sixty feet, explodes. A parachute unfolds and slowly floats to the ground, light ins; up a large circle In No Man's Land. The official name of the star shell Is a "Very-light." Very-lights are used to prevent night surprise attacks on the trenches. If a star shell falls In front of you, or between you and the German Hues, you are safe from detec tion, as the enemy cannot see yoo through the bright curtain of light. But if It falls behind you and, as Tom my says, "you get In the star shell zone," then the fun begins; you hava to lie fiat on your stomach and remain absolutely motionless until the light of the shell dies out. This takes any where from forty to seventy seconds. If you haven't time to fall to the ground you must remain absolutely still In whatever position you were in when the light exploded; it Is advis able not to breathe, as Fritz has an eye like an eagle when he thinks you are knocking at his door. When a star shell Is burning in Tommy's rear he can hold his breath for a week. You blacken your face and hands so that the light from the star shells will not reflect on your pale face. In a trench raid there Is quite sufficient reason for your face to be pale. If yon don't believe me, try It Just once. Then another reason for blackening your face and hands is that, after you have entered the German trench t night, "white fnce" means Germans, "black face" English. Coming around a traverse you see a white face In front of you. With a prayer and wish ing Fritz "the best o' luck," you intro duce him to your "persuader" or knuckle knife. A little later we arrived at the com munication trench named Whisky street, which led to the fire trench at the point we were to go over the top and out in front. In our rear were four stretcher bear ers and a corporal of the R. A. M. O. carrying a pouch containing medicines and first-aid appliances. Kind of a , grim reminder to us that our expedi tlon was not going to be exactly a pic nic. The order of things was reversed. In civilian life the doctors generally come first, with the undertakers tag- ; ging In the rear and then the insur ance man, but In our case, the under takers were leading, with the doctor! ' trailing behind, minus the Insurance adjuster. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Is Anyone Old In New YorhT In Bruce Barton's novel, "Th Mak ing of George Groton," the author says: "No one Is old In New York. They drain In every year from all parts of the country millions of men, young and vibrant. They stay and work, and grow Into middle age; and tnen suddenly they vanish. One may walk for blocks on Fifth avenue or Broadway and hardly see anyone over fifty. Where do they go te? No one seems ever to die; no funerals clog the traffic. There are nlentv nf fii. nereis, of course, but you don't notice them as you do In a little town. I have wandered for hours In the big woods, wondering where the birds go when they die; and never yet hava I run across the body of a dead bird. What becomes of old birds? What be comes of old New Yorkers? These are . twin mysteries to me. I cannot unravel , them." Got Along Without Metala. The cliff dwellers knew nothing at the use of metals. Their knives wert made from the bones of the deer, highly polished and very sharp. Their household utensils consisted if pot tery Jars and casks made of fiber and covered with a substance resembling modern varnish. Although the earliest cliff dwellers were prehistoric, ct ve UTrt nave existed to almost evei'y age of ta world.