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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1918
Page
1
War ends as Germany and Allies accept terms. fighting ceases at six tonight. State Department reports full victory for United States and Entente armies with armistice official. Envoys confirm peace terms accepted, bringing an end to hostilities.
Washington reports the armistice has been signed with Paris time pegged at 5 o clock. State Department official Philip Patchin announced the ceasefire while noting terms would be released after the department opened. Officials said peace would come into effect at 11 Paris time, with hostilities to cease. Only preliminary word on terms was made public.
Reports from London and Copenhagen describe Berlin in the grip of revolutionaries after mobs attacked troops with machine guns and cannon. The red flag rose over key buildings as police were disarmed and armed clashes left many dead or wounded. crowds sang the Marseillaise and hailed a republic as control spread to Hanover and other cities.
A German wireless message published in London states that Kaiser Wilhelm II has abdicated. Prince Max of Baden, the imperial chancellor, says the throne will be renounced and a regency under Deputy Ebert will govern until questions on abdication, crown renunciation, and a general suffrage bill are settled. A constitutional national assembly will determine Germany’s future.
Mrs. Mary S.C. Berrie of 68 Court Street received a war department telegram announcing the death of her son Alllyn M. C. Berrie in France on October 9. He left for France in July 1917 at age 23 after studying at Middletown School Staunton Military Academy and Boston University. He enlisted in the Harvard ambulance unit and served overseas, writing of good health and steady correspondence.
From Amsterdam reports say three Berlin banks have halted payments amid a bank panic. The upheaval is spreading across Western Germany and is now reaching Cologne, with Revolution said to be taking hold in the region.
The Evening Press reports a telegram from the U S War Department stating enforcement of the half mile saloon rule is in civil authorities hands and that Wesleyan authorities will be notified to cease protests. The exchange quotes Secretary Baker and Assistant Secretary Harris advising local authorities to handle enforcement, easing dealer fears of prosecution for Monday openings.
London reports that all German guard ships patrolling frontier waters have joined the revolutionaries. Three destroyers have reached Stockholm, and some warships and training vessels are said to have escaped. The revolutionary movement now reaches much of southern Germany, according to Copenhagen dispatches.
A Copenhagen dispatch reports that revolutionary workers and soldiers now control Hamburg Germany with armed civilians. Captain Weiniger of the German navy is fatally wounded at Kiel. The situation is described as a master takeover by insurgents and soldiers in Hamburg.
With the American army north of Verdun on November 9, General Pershing's First Army crossed the Meuse and captured Mouzay. Troops occupied Remonville forest and shattered German resistance along the eastern Meuse line, gaining ground on both sides of the river in the Mouzay sector.
London reported a circulating rumor that revolution has severed communications between northern and southern Germany. The Zurich correspondent for the Exchange Telegraph telegraphed the London office with the claim, noting the frontier rumor.
At President Wilson's request Herbert Hoover will depart for Europe within days to manage food provision for the liberated areas of France and Belgium, the announcement stated this afternoon.
A brief gag from the Kansas City Journal features a boy named Bobby refusing more watermelon saying he has all he can eat, spoken in a light homey exchange quoted as a humorous item.
Berlin is under heavy patrols with military forces on the streets day and night. Exchange Telegraph report from Copenhagen notes heightened security amid ongoing tensions.
A critical portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II tracing his complex identity from war lord to diplomat and poet. It notes his 1908 Potsdam aims to crush Britain and France, his contested health, upbringing, and drive for world domination. The piece highlights his early life at Bonn and his marriage to Augusta Victoria amid a culture of preparedness and military buildup.
An Italian wireless patch reports Austro-Hungarian forces have not complied with armistice terms. The message claims ships on the move, unreported minefield plans, and failure to surrender part of the navy. Separate items note Prussian ministers resignations and Bavaria’s disputed republic notion.
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