Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-11-14

1
tries Restitution of the Russian and
humanian gold yielded to Germany or
taken by that power. This gold to be
delivered in trust to the allies until tho
signature of peace.
v.
Naval conditions.
70. Immediate cessation of all hosti.
hties at sea and definite information
TO be given as to the location and move
ments of all German ships. Notifica-
ton to be given to neutrals that freedom
OF navigation in all territorial waters il
given to the naval and mercantile
marines of the allied and associated
powers, all questions of neutrality being
waived.
IL All naval and mercantile marine
prisoners of war of the allied and as
ISOLATED powers in German hands to be
returned without reciprocity.
%. Surrender to the allies and the
United States of America of 100 Ger
man submarines including all subma-
rine cruisers and mine-laying subma-
rines), with their complete armament
and equipment in ports which will be
specified by the allies and the United
States of America. All other subma-
rines to be paid off and completely dis
armed AMI placed under the supervision
of the allied powers and the United
States of America.
%. The following German surface
warships which shall be designated by
the allies and the United States of
America shall forthwith be disarmed and
thereafter interned in neutral ports, or,
for the want of them, in allied ports
to be designated by the allies and the
United States of America and placed
under the surveillance of the allies and
the United States of America, only care
takers being left on board, namely: Six
battle cruisers, ten battleships, eight
light cruisers, including two mine lay
ers, fifty destrOyers of the most modern
type. All other surface warships lin
Guiding river craft) are to be concen-
trated in German naval bases to be
designated by the allies and the United
States of America and are to be paid
off and completely disarmed and placed
under the supervision of the allies and
the United States Of America All YES
sells of the auxiliary fleet (trawlers,
motor vesses, etc. are to be disarmed.
"a. The allies and the United States
of America shall have the right to
sweep up all mine fields and obstruc-
tions laid by Germany outside German
territorial waters, and the positions of
these are to be indicated.
25. Freedom of access to and from
the Baltic to be given to the naval and
mercantile marines of the allied and
associated powers. To secure this the
allies and the United States of America
shall be empowered to occupy all Ger
man forts, Notifications, batteries and
defense works of all kinds in all the en-
frances from the Cattegat into the Bal
tie. and to sweep up all mines and OBJ
structions within and without German
territorial waters without any question
of neutrality being raised, and the posi- !
lions of all such mines and distinctions
are to be indicated. 4
26. The existing blockade conditions
set up by the allies and associated pow
ers are to remain unchanged and all
German merchant ships found at sea are
TO remain liable to capture.
q. All naval aircraft are to be con-
centrated and immobilized in German
bases to be specified by the allies and
the United States of America.
%. In evacuating the Belgian coasts
and ports Germany shall abandon all (
merchant ships, tugs, lighters, cranes
and all other harbor materials, all mat
erials for inland navigation, all aircraft
and all materials and stocks, all arms
ornaments, and all stores and apparatus
of all kinds.
Quit Black Sea Ports.
%. All Black sea ports are to be
evacuated by Germany; all Russian war
vessels of all descriptions seized by Ger
MANY in the Black sea are to be hand
ed over to the allies and the United
States of America; all neutral vessels
seized are to be released; all warlike
and other materials of all kinds seized
in those ports are to be returned ana
German materials as specified in clause
Is are TO be abandoned.
30. All merchant vessels in German
hands belonging to the allied and as
sociated powers are to be restored IN
norts to be specified by the allies ana
the United States of America without