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By Mill (I year), Dally. 14.50: Suaday. $2.80; Dally and Sua., M.50; outild Nab. iutaai axtra TWO CENTS. THE WEA1HER. ' For Nebraika: Fair , Monday and Tuetday; -warmer Monday, colder in Veat portions TuAday. Hourly Tetnprraturf, 1 p. m........ a,SO 5 a. m .84 6 a. M S3 7 a. m ..84 8 a. m. ....... ...86 9 a. m 88 10 a. m 41 11a.m.... 45 13 tfl 4 8 p. m.i.t.:..W 8 p. m. .!.. .i . .5t 4 p. m.. ....... v.5 5 p. m. ....... . .61 6 p. m... .....40 7 p. m......,. .47 8 p. tn.,........f f - Washington, Nov. 11.-- Armistice terms have been signed by Germany, the State depart ment announced at 2:4$ o'clock this morninj. : f The department s announcement simply saidi ' "The armistice has been signed".. The world war will end f his morning at 6 o'clock Washington time, 11 o'clock Taris 1 his an- M time. The armistice was signed by the German representatives' at midnight. nouncement was made by the State department at 2:50 o'clock this morning. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM PARIS. r DETHRONED WAR LORD CROSSES HOLLAND FRONTIER AND SEEKS HAVEN. IN CASTLE AT DESTEEG 7 ; William Hohenzollern, With Eldest Son Ar ; . rives in Maastricht on Way to Desteeg . , ,.- . - t ' . r By Associated Press. ; Washington, Nov. lO.r-WilliamHohenzoDern has arrived in Holland and is proceedinghp the town of Desteeg, near ' Utrecht, according to a dis patch received hyjhe American army general staff today from Thef Hague. 1 The message said: "Press reports state that the kaiser arrived this morn ing in Maastricht,' Holland, and is proceeding V Middachten - castle, in the town of Desteeg, near Utrecht." f - ; , - J London. Nov. 10. (Midnight.) Both the former Ger-f man emperor and his eldest' son, Frederic William, 'crossed tk Dutch frontier Sunday morning, "according to advices I vfrom The Hague. . " i .-, " , . '' " ,The former German emperor's party, which is believed ,to include Field Marshal von. Hindenburg," arrived at Eys- den on the Dutch frontier at 7:30 o'clock Sunday morning, according to the Daily Mail advices. J5 , Practically the whole German general staff accom panied the former emperor, and 10 automobiles carried the party. The automobiles were bristling with rifles and all the fugitives were armed. v s V ' The ex-kaiser was in uniform. " He alighted at the Eys- . " "a" ' ! den station and paced the platform, smoking a cigaret. ' Eysden lies about midway between Liege and Mass tricht, on the Dutch border. . ' T x " SIGNS LETTER OF ABDICATION. : . London, Nov. 10. Emperor William signed a letter of abdication Saturday morning at the German grand head quarters in the presence of Crown Prince Frederick William and Field Marshal Hindenburg, according to a dispatch from Amsterdam to the Exchange Telegraph company. The German crown prince signed his renunciation to the throne shortly afterward. ' ; J - It is believed that King Ludwig of Bavaria and King Frederick .August of Saxony also have'abdicaied. Emperor Deeply Movd The ex-kaiser and the iormer crown prince were" expected to take ' leave of their troops "on Saturday, but nothing has been settled regard ing their future movements.. . Before placing his signature to ' the document an urgent message from Philipp Scheideman. who was . a socialist member without portfolio in the imperial cabinet, was hatnled ' to the emperor. He read, iti with a shiver. The he signed the papert saying: "It may be for the good 'of Germany" ' The emptrof as deeply moved. He consented to sign the document only when he received the n$ws of the latest ivertts in the empire. - 1 Serious food difficulties . are ex pected in Germany owing to the . Stoppage of trains. The cooncil of k -' ..... the regency will take the most dras tic steps to" re-establish order. Chateau Belongs to Bentinck. ' De Steeg is on the Guelders Yssel, an arm of the Rhine river abodt 40 miles east of Utrecht and 12 miles from the German border The chateau Middachten. to which the former emperor is reported to be proceeding, belongs to Count Wil liam Frederick Charles Henry von Bentinek. ' He. is a member of vthe Prussian guards and kefore the war was attached to the German ambes sy -in London and a member of"the English Turf and Royal Automo bile dubs. He is 38 years old. He belongs to the famous Anglo-Dutdr-German house of Bentinck the con tinental branch of th, family of the, Duke of Pertland. Middachten castle,, dates ack to the year 1697. k OLD GERMANY IS GONE; NEW STATE RISES Quick Ending of War , Object -of the Revolution -Which Severs Ties Binding ; : Nation to Past. By Associated Press. The German people, for a generation the oUedient and submissive servants of their war lord, foMnore than f9ur years his pliant : instruments in ravaging the world- have spoken a new word, and the old Germany is gone. From the confused,, sometimes con flicting and often delayed ad vices from Germany in the last two days, it has now be come apparent that William, emperor and. king, Jias been stripped of his' power. He -is now plain, 'William- Hohen zollern, a fugitive in Holland. With his fall topples into ruin William's mad design .to rule the world. Little is known of the situation today in Germdny, for that country is in the first days of its new ad venture. It is not clear whether the' old regime has been permanently dislodged or whether 4 the new au thorities, with the . unscrupulous adroitpess which has. long marked German politics, are merely sacrific ing the chief figureheads of kaiser ACaattnaa a Xwa Column XluaaJ DRIVE LAUNCHED IN LORRAINE BY AMERICAN ARMY V -v, Pershing's Troops Capture Stenay on East Bank of the Meuse Despite Ter- rific Opposition. . : - rv-'.. With the American Forces on the Lorraine Front, Nov. 40r-(By the Associated "Press.) The " Second American army this morning Isfunched its initial attack in .Lor raine. Its objectives were limited. The villages' of St. Hilare and Marcheyille were captured, as also were a .number of woods. Both Armies 'Attack. With the American Forces on the Meuse Front, Jtfov. .10. General Pershing's troops this afternoon captured Stenay, on the east bank of the Meuse, notwithstanding terrific opposition. The First and Second American armies, in their attacks today ex tending along the Moselle and tl e Meuse, advancing on a front' of approximately 115 kilometers, 71 Yt miles. ' Six villages were captured and the Bois-Dommartin cleared. ; French troops operating under the , American command also , advanced- at various points. ' ' The captured territory includes the German stronghold of Stenay, Grimaucourt, east of Verdun, and numerous villages and fortified po sitions in Lorraine. Aroused By repeated German raids and local" attacks during the last few -nights west of the Moselle, the Second American army in its, ini tial attack crashed down "on the Germans 1 early this morning with artillery preparatinlasting several hours.'Then infantry forged ahead, advancing at places for more than three miles. The Germans fought desperately, using ttheir machine guns, but were forced to ;give ground almost everywhere along the entire front. Stenay, around which the "Americans had been held u for "a week, was stormed and taken in hard fighting. ; , Gouraud Enters Sedan. With the French'Army in France, Nov. 10. French general Gouraud, made his official entry into Ssedan 'at 2 o'clock this afternoon.- V ' - ' - With the Allied Forces in Bel gium, Ntv. 9.-(By the Associated Press.) There are many "indica tions that the Germans do not in tend to make a protracted stand this side of Brussels and Charleroi. . Paris, Nov. 10. French .-troops this morning renewed their pursuit of the Germans. The French official statement issued todfy -says the re treat of the enemy is becoming more and more precipitate. Every where along the line the Germans are abandoning great quantities of war materials. -"V Cannon, numerous vehicles of all descriptions and,, in some instances, entire railroad trains -have bn cap tured by Foch's forcer , - ' With Gun, Fire pKBrussels; ( London," Nov.' 10. Field Marshal Haig's forces are closely following up the retreating Germans along the entire front in Flanders. The official statement . isiued today by the war office announces that the British troops have occupied FauT bourg de Bertainmont, on the south ern 1 outskirts iof Mons," Belgium. Plans for Omaha's Official Peace Celebration If the armistice is -announced before noon Monday th official peace parade will start at 1 o'clock. (- , . If the announcement comes Monday afternoon the parade will starfat 7:30. ; . " . If an afternoon parade is held there will also be an evening cele bration at the court house. . There will beseven pointy of assembling. Persons'who wish t6 participate wiH go to the jnost convenient point, viz: . V. . v Twenty-fourth and Douglas Fort Omaha band, march south to Farnam, east to Tenth and countermarch. :.' . Nineteenth and Douglas Omaha Musicians band,marchwest and follow Section 1. ' , v ' . .' . Fourteenth and Douglas Union Pacific band, jnarch west and fol- '''J rth to Farn am low Section 2. Tenth and Harney Dan Desdune's band, harch north west to Twenty-fourth and countermarch. . - : '" Fifteenth and . Harney Bohemian band, march eat and -follow. Section 4. ' ' ;- Nineteenth and Harney Mid-west' band, march east and follow Section S. .' " 'v 1 . - ' ; , Twenty-fourth and Howard-Omaha Musicians' band.; South Side citizens will assemble here and tnarch north to Farnam, then east. Bring your ownilags and noise-making devices. Whistles will blow) at 12 o'clock if parade is tar be held at 1. Whistles will blw at 6:30 if there is to be a parade at 7;30.V V f : -'-'';' -: ' The announcement was made verbally by an official of the State depart- -ment in this form; The amiistice has been signed. It was signed at$ o'clock K, a. m., rans ume ana nosnuues win cease at time. IT oclock ihis morning, Pari' TERMS OF ARMISTICE. The terms, of the armistice, it was announced, will not be made public un tit later.- Military men here, however, regard it as certain that they include: ; Immediate retirement of the German military forces from France, Belgium arid Alsace-Lorraine. ' ; r Disarming and demobilization of the German armies. ) Occupation by the allied and American forces of such strategic points in . Germany as will makent impossible to renew hostilities. ' ' ' 0 . TAKE OVER HIGH SEAS FLEET. : ; - .Delivery of part (X the German high seas fleet and a certain number of sub marines to the allied and American naval forces. " ; Disarmament of all other German warships under supervision of the allied' ; ana American navies wnicn will .guard mem. y a " Occupation of fe' principal German naval bases by sea forces 61 the vic- torious nations; ' , ' . Release of allied and American soldiers, sailors and civilians held prisoners Germany without such reciprocal action by the associated governments. REVOLT SPREADS TO ALL PARTS OF GERMAN EMPIRE ! Schleswig-Hoistein, Province Jaken from DenmarkTto -Be Proclaimed Inde- pendent Republic BULLETIN ' London, Nov. 10. Schleswig-Hoistein, the Prussian province, which formerly belong to Denmark, is to be proclaims an independent repub lic, says an Exchange Telegraph dis patch from Copenhagen. -r Leipsic, the largest city in Saxony; Stuttgart, the capital of Wurttem berg, and Cologne and Frankfort, have joined tht revolution, according to reports from the Danish frontier, telegraphed here by the Copenhagen correspondent of 'the Exchange, Tel egraph Company. The soldiers' council at Stuttgart, Cqlogne and Frankfort have decided to proclaim a republic. ; Socialists Rulfi. Hamburg London, Saturday, N,ov 9. Dele gates of the revolutionary German navy arrived in Berlin on Friday, according to a dispatch from Copen hagen to the Exchange Telegraph company. They- conferred for sev eral hours with the minister of mar. 1 ine and with members ofShe Reich stag majority parties. It is stated that Hugo Haase, a socialist leader in the Reichstag, has the situation at Hamburg in hand. Send Soldier to Spread Revolt London, Nov. 10. A train filled with soldiers have been sent out of Bremen for the purpose of persuad ing other towns to- join the revolu tion, says a dispatch from the Dan ish frontier forwarded here by the correspondent at Copenhagen of the Exchange Telegraph company. News Bureau Taken Copenhagen, Nov. 10. The Wolff bureau, the semi-official news agency of Germany, announces, in a dispatch from Berlin, that ii has been taken over by the Soldiers' and Work men's council. i Many Persons Shot Amsterdam, Nov. 10. The Rheh ish Westfalian Zeitung of Essen an nounces that Eutin, the capital of the principality of Luebeck, is in the hands of the soldiers' council Many persons, both civilians and military, have been shot. 'Council Holds Railway Copenhagen, Nov. lto The rail way stations in the entire industrial districts of Germany from Dort mund to Duisburg have been oc cupied by the soldiers' council, ac- (Contmifd on Page Two, Column Six.) Polish Republic Formed, Headed by Deputy Daszynski .Amsterdam, Nov. 10. A message from Gracow announces the forma tion of a Polish republic, under the presidency of Deputy Daszynski, . "THANK GOD-FOR ' " 1 - " ! . . w PEACETHRONGS IN CITY SHOUT People Rise from ed to Give Thanks at ' the: News That Germans Have ; Surrenderee!. "Thank God for Peace," breathed ' ' the throng that congregated in' the, downtown, districts as ther sirens , blew and whistles told of the signing of the armistice that will make this ' world "A decent place in which to live." f Car? oft all lines werenfcrowdfcd to capacity and autos came pouring into ' the main tMroughfarts with yt and horns blowing a if the people ha ' waftec dressed in order that they would be ready' when the glad news, came over the wires. ;. Some of the people who came is . automobiles had only put a cloak on over uight clothes, so afrjaid were ' they that the celebration would be oyer before they could get to town.,-' ( Men simply renf wild in front of V The Bee-building when the news was given out and screamed, -yelled, and danced, threw hats ir . the air and . hugged oite another. V N Regardless of the . late hour the , womet were as much In evidence as the men. Even the newsboys were so busy shouting that they almost ' ca$ to be begg4 tor their papers), . '