THE ARMISTICE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17950, 18 November 1918, Page 4

THE ARMISTICE.

EVACUATION PROCEEDING. ENEMY OUT OF FRANCE. NEW YORK. November 15. It; is unofficially announced that all Germans have retired from France. ALSACE-LORRAINE. PARIS, November 14. The Government lias appointed Commissioners to administer Alsace-Lor-raine. ALLIED OCCUPATION. (Received November 17, 5.5 p.m.) PARIS, November 15. The Allies will occupy Brussels and Namur on Saturday, Mote on Monday, Liege on Tuesday and Strnsburg on November 25. BRUSSELS AND ANTWERP ENTERED BY BELGIANS. (Received November 17. 5.5 p.m. NEW YORK, November 16. The United Press Paris correspondent' says that Belgian outposts have entered Brussels. The United Press Copenhagen correspondent states that the Gdrmau evacuation of Poland has begun. Belgians have entered Antwerp. AMSTERDAM, November 15. The Belgians reoccupied Antwerp today. THE PEACE CONFERENCE. 'TO BEGIN SHORTLY. NEW YORK, November 15. The United Press Washington correspondent says that French advices state that the preliminary session of tho Peace Conference will begin at Versailles before December. AMERICAN REPRESENTATION. WASHINGTON, November 15. It is anticipated that Air Lansing. Air Root, Air Brandeis and Colonel House will represent tho United States at the Peace Conference. It is likely that President Wilson will visit Europe, though lie will not attend the conference. THE PRELIMINARY MEETINGS. Renter’s Telegrams. (Received November 17, 11.15 p.m.) PARIS, .November 10. It is semi-officially announced that the Allied discussion of peace preliminaries is unlikely to begin before November 50. Alost of tho mootings will be held in Paris, but tho plenary meetings will take place at Versailles. It is generally anticipated that the Peace Conference proper will begin at the Now Year. NAVAL CONDITIONS. AN EFFECTIVE RETORT. Unite' - . Sendee. LONDON, November 15. During the armistice discussion a German envoy asked why tho fleet had to be given up when it had not been defeated. Admiral Wemyss, fixing him with his monocle, retorted, “It had only to como out.” Admiral Beatty will meet the German naval envoys to-day. A British squadron picked up the Konigsberg and convoyed her to tho chosen trysting place at sea, where the Germans * hoarded Admiral Beatty’s flagship. VESSELS TO BE INTERNED. LONDON, November 16. The “Daily Chronicle” states that the German naval delegates met Admiral Beatty on Friday afternoon olf Rosyth. The handing over of tho German warships probably will, take place on Thursday. It is expected that the vessels will" be interned at a Scottish naval base. The British authorities have nob yet specified the vessels, but probably "they will bo , the battleships Kaiser, Kaiserin, Koenig Albrecht, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Prinz Regent Luitpold, Markgraf, Grosser Kuril! erst, Bayern and Koenig Friedrich dor Gross, and six battle-cruisers, II inclenburg, Derflinger, Sevdlita, Moltko, Von der Tann and Maekensen. IN EAST AFRICA. GERMANS CARRY OUT TERMS OF ARMISTICE. Ranter's Telegrams. (Received November 17, 5.5 p.m.) CAPE TOWN, November 15. It is officially announced that von Lot-tow, commander of the forces in German East Africa, has accepted and is carrying out the tonus of tho armistico. The High Commissioner reports:— I/ONDON, November 16 (9 p.m.) The German East Africa forces, under General von Let tow Yorbeok, stir- 1 rendered on November 14 at Kasama, Northern Rhodesia.

GERMAN COLONIES. MR ROOSEVELT OPPOSES THEIR RETURN. (Received November 17, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, November 16. Air Roosevelt, i t an interview with tlie Australian Pr. ~s Association correspondent, regarding Air W. M. Hughes’s statement to tho London correspondent of the “New York Times," said “ 1 cordially agree with what I’vo seen of Air Hughes’s statement. It would be a crime against the British Empire and civilisation for England to give back a single Germany colony which tho British. Imperial forces have conquered. They should all bo kept by tlie Australan or South African Governments or the Imperial Government it-Belf- In addition I entirely agree that Australia, like the United States, should be left free to absolutely determine for itself its economic and internal social and industrial policies, including all such questions as tariff, immigration and naturalisation policies. I hope the League of Nations will begin by being a League of the Allies who have just overthrown the hideous despotism of tho Central Powers, and that no nation that has been acting the criminal will be admitted to the League until after a sufficient number of years to satisfy us.” CRIMES AT LILLE. GERAIAN OFFICERS TO BE TRIED. PARIS, November 15. Following commissions of investigation the -Ministry of Justioe has instituted proceedings against German officers responsible for shocking crimes at Ldlo. They will be court-martialled in their absence if tho Allies are unable to secure their arrest. LEAGUE OF NATIONS. DISCUSSION IN SENATE. WASHINGTON, November 16. Air Walsh, in tho Senate, debating the Peace League pointed out that certain British people favoured tho inclusion of Germany. Air Penrose considered the idea of a Leaguo of Nations nebulous. If Germany was not admitted, however, tho Allies mush maintain perpetually military establishments sufficient to overcome her. Air Walsh contended that munitionmakers controlled the Press, evidencing Mr H. G. Wells’s proof of conditions in Britain. ENEMY COMMUNICATIONS. MUST BE ADDRESSED TO ALL ALLIES. (Received November 17, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, November 15. The State Department has requested Germany hereafter to address all the Allies instead of the United States alone. THE NEW GOVERNMENT. PARIS NEWSPAPERS SUSPICIOUS. PARIS, November 14. Alost of the Paris papers distrust the attitude of Germany’s now rulers, and accuse them of playing at revolution in order to secure a modification of tlie Entente termsThe “Echo do Paris" declares that the revolution is an elaborate camouflage. A GERAIAN TRICK. BERNE, November <ls. The German banks are jvdvising their customers to transfer their deposits to Switzerland, and thereby evade the demands of tho Allies. CANADA’S WORK. ACKNOWLEDGED BY PRESIDENT POINCARE. OTTAWA, November 15. President Poincare, replying to Canadian congratulations, said that the blood shed by the Canadians in Europe had strengthened indissolubly the tie uniting the British and French peoples. AN ORDER ABOLISHED. OTTAWA, November 15. The anti-striko order has been abolished. THE PRISONERS. OPPORTUNITIES TO RETURN HOME. (Received November 17, 11.40 p.m.) LONDON, November 16A German official wireless message states:—Tlie Government announces that prisoners of war in Germany will be granted opportunities to return home immediately. DEMOBILISING. AMERICAN TROOPS RELEASED. WASHINGTON, November 16. An order has .been issued for the gradual demobilisation of troops throughout the United femes At pre-

sent 1,790,000 Americans are under arms, exclusive of those overseas, It is planned to release thirty thousand daily. General Perching has been ordered to begin to return men overseas as early as possible. BELGIUM’S GLORY. PRESIDENT WILSON’S TRIBUTE. WASHINGTON, November 16. President Wilson sent a message to King Albert: “Belgian glory is imperishable. Never has a national holiday occurred at a more auspicious moment. Never have felicitations been more heartfelt than those which I tender your Majesty this day. When facing imminent destruction Belgium by Rclf-sacrifico won a place of honour among the nations and a crown of undying glory." RELEASED PRISONERS. OVERWORKED AND UNDERFED. (Received November 18, 12.26 a.m.) NEW YORK, November 16. Mr James states that 15,000 released prisoners of war passed through the American linos north-west of Verdun, mostly French, with a few Americans. All showed the effects of being overworked and without sufficient food and clothing.