Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-11-15
TRUCE TERMS
MOST SEVERE
Consent of Germany to Demands
of Allies and u. S. Is An In
conditional Surrender.
ALL The SIIPULAHONS
Foe Must Quit France, Belgium and
Alsace-Lorraine Within Four
teen Days-Armistice to
Continue SO Days.

Teen DayS-ArmtStlce TO
Continue so Days.
Washington, Nov. I'm annOunc-
ing the terms of the world war armis-
tice in his speech Before congress,
President Wilson said:
In these anxious times of rapid and
stupendous change it will in some de-
gree tighten my sense Of responsibility
to perform in person the duty Of COM
municating to you some of the larger
circumstances of the situation with
which it is necessary to deal.
The German authorities who have,
at the invitation of the supreme war
council been in communication with
Marshal Foch, have accepted and
signed the terms of armistice which
he was authorized and instructed to
communicate to them. These terms
are as follows:
Military Clauses.
1. Cessation of operations by land
and in the air six hours after the
signature of the aTmistice.
Evacuate Invaded Territory.
2. Immediate evacuation OF in
! vaded countries - Belgium, France,
Alsace-Lorraine Luxembourg, so or
dered as to be completed within ii
days from the signing of the armistice.
German troops which have not left the
above mentioned territories within
| the period fixed will become prisoners
of war Occupation by the Allied and
! United States forces jointly will keep
pace with evacuation in these areas.
All movements Of evacuation and oc-
cupation will be regulated in accord
ance with note annexed to the stated
| terms.
Repatriation Begins at Once.
| 8. Repatriation beginning at once
and to be completed within Ia days of
all inhabitants of the countries above
, mentioned, including hostages and per-
sons under trial or convicted.
a. Surrender in good condition by
the German armies of the following
equipment: Five thousand guns
, {2,5OO heavy, $500 field, 10000 ma
chine guns, 5000 minenwerfers, 1900
airplanes Fighters, bombers-hrstly
D TBS and night bombing machines).
The above to be delivered in stu to
/ the Allies and the United States
! troops in accordance with the de-
tailed conditions laid down in the an
neXed note.
Withdraw to Rhine.
5. Evacuation by the German
armies of the countries on the left
! bank Of the Rhine. These countries
on the left bank Of the Rhine shall
! be administered by the local authori-
| ties under the control OF the Allied
and United States armies of, occupa-
ton. The occupation ofnthese terri
tories will be determined by Allied
and United States garrisons holding
| the principal crossings of the Rhine,
| Mayence, Coblenz, Cologne, together
with bridgeheads at these points in 80
kilometer radius on the right bank and
bv garrisons similarly holding the
strategetic points of the regions. A
neutral zone shall be reserved on the
right of the Rhine between the stream
and in line drawn parallel to it 40 k1lo-
| meters to the east from the frontier
| of Holland to the parallel OF Germs
helm and as far as practicable dis
lance of 80 kilometers from the east
of the stream from this parallel upon
Swiss frontier. Evacuation by the
enemy of the Rhine lands shall be so
| ordered as to be completed within
| further period of II days, in all 10
DAYS after the signature of the armis-
tice. All movements of evacuation
and occupation will be regulated ac-
| cording to the note annexed.
! 6. In all territories evacuated by
the enemy, there shall be no evacua-
| ton of inhabitants, no damage or
harm shall be done to the persons or
property of the Inhabitants. No de-
struction of any kind to be committed
| Military establishments of all kinds
shall be delivered intact as well as
military stores of food munitions, and
equipment not removed during the
periods fixed for evacuation. Stores
| of food of all kinds for the civil popu-
/
stu. Industrial establishments shall
not be impaired in any way and their
! personnel shall not be removed.
Roads and means of communication
| Of every kind, railroads, waterways,
main roads, bridges, telegraphs, tele-
| phones, shall be in no manner i'm
paired.
Z. All civil and military personnel
at present employed on them shall
| remain. Five thousand locomotives,
$4,000 wagons and 10000 motor lorries
| in good working order with all neces-
| sary spare parts and fittings shall be
delivered to the associated powers
| within the period fixed for the evacu,
alton of Belgium and Luxembourg. The
railways of Alsace-Lorraine shall be
handed over within the same period,
| together with all prewar personnel
and material.
Further material necessary for the
| working of railways in the country on
| n