THE ARMISTICE.
PERIOD EXTENDED. (By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z.. Cable Association.) PARIS, January 15. The armistice has been extended for a mofath, Germany accepting Marshal Foch's conditions. PROTEST AGAINST BLOCKADE. (Received January 19th, 5.5 p.m.? AMSTERDAM, January 17. Herr Erzberger, at tho meeting of the armistice delegates. protested against the continuation of the blockade. alleging that the Entente were starving Germany. Ho demanded to know when the preliminary peace terms would be signed, a question Germany had asked six times. DEMOBILISATION DIFFICULTIES. LONDON, January 18. Sir Eric Geddes, in a speech referring to demobilisation difficulties, expressed the hope that public impatience would not force -the authorities to demobilise in tho wrong way. It was better to have an employed army than a groat donl of civil unemployment. There was no foundation for the belief that the Government whs going to utilise tho national factories in order to embark on industrial ventures. The Government would not manufacture any article requiriug a sales oi ganisation. THE MINIMUM- REACHED. (Received January 19th, 5.5 p.m.) • NEW YORK, January 17. General March states that tho American forces in France and Germany have been reduced to tho minimum consistent wtih national obligations. An incroase in home-bound troops is foreshadowed. The discharges alleady ordered at home and abroad exceed one million. RESTITUTION. ROME, January 15. Austria has handed over to the Italian Armistice Commission one and a half billion lire, removed at the outbreak of the war ..to Vienna from the banks in Trieste and Trentino. PROVISIONING AUSTRIA. AMSTERDAM, January 15. Provisions from the British Army in Italy have arrived in Vienna, undor British escort. It has always been recognised that the Austrian treatment of prisoners was more humane than the German.
(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received January 19th, 11.45 p.m.) LONDON, January 16. The people of Vienna gave a friendly reception to the detachments of the Warwickshire Regiment, who escorted the food supplios sent for the relief of children and women. Major Bethell, chief of tho British Mission, in addressing the burgomaster, said the provisions were sent as a free gift, and as a mark of appreciation of tho humane treatment British war prisoners received in Austria, which was in marked contrast with what they had undergone elsewhere. The burgomaster replied, thanking Major Betholl, and promised to distribute the foodstuffs to the poorer classes according to the senders' intentions. OVERSEA TROOPS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received January 19th, 11 p.m.) LONDON, January 17. The demobilisation of the Australians and New Zealanders is proceeding with the utmost rapidity. It is governed by the steamers available.
ARMY OF OCCUPATION. (Australian and N.Z. OubLo Association.) (Received January 19th, 11 p.m.) LONDON, January 16. In view of the prevalent misconceptions regarding the ■ British army of occupation, the newspapers publish tho views of a high authority. H© says it is more important to secure the fruits of victory than to accelerate the demobilisation. A good scheme would be to create a specialised- army of occupation, highly trained and disciplined, choosing primarily those having a record of servico. Sir Eric Geddes states that the demobilisation must be such as to leave a Homogeneous army ready for any emergency. The army of occupation must bo equal to all contingencies. There was no prospoct of an early reduction of the army to its pre-war dimensions. Tho army of occupation would not be a volounteer army, but one selected under the existing Conscription Acts. AUSTRIAN SUBMISSION. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received January 20th, 12.30 a.m.) VIENNA, January 15. The French Government's Note has received. It declines the German armistice proposal regarding the settlement of territorial differences between Czechoslovakia and Austria by arbitration; and further declares that the line of uemarcation fixed by General d'Esperey must remain until settled by the Peace Conference. Austria accepts the decision.
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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16425, 20 January 1919, Page 7
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