The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-12

United States Of America. and are to
DE paid off and completely disarmtc
and placed under the supervision OF
the allies and the United States u
America All vessels of the Austria
fleet (trawlersJ motor vessels, etc.
are 20 be disarmed
24-The allies and the United
d atlas of America shall have the
right to sweep up all Wine field ana
distinctions laid by Germany laid out
side German territorial waters and the
positions Of these are to be determined
Freedom or access to and from
the Baltic to he given TO the noYal
and mercantile marines Of the allied
and associ&ed powers. To secure
this, the allies and the United States
Of America shall be empowered to oc-
supy all German forts, fortifications.
batteries and defense works Of all
kinds in all the entrances from the
G;%egat into the Baltic, and to sweep
up all mines and Cbstructi0ns within
and without German territorial wa
tcrs without any question OF neutral
ity being raised and the positions OF
all such mines and distractions are
to be indicated
'2e-The existing blockade con-
structions set Up by the allied and as
eociated powers are to remain nm
|har.er and all German merchant
ships found at sea are to remain liable
to capture
"27-All naval aircraft are to lie
concentrated and mobolized in Ger
man bases to be specified by the az
lies and the United States Of Amer
lea.
"2S In evacuating the Belgian
coasts ana ports, Germany shall aoau-
don all merchant ships. tugs, lighters.
cranes and all other harJor materials
all materials for inland navigation. all
aircroft and al materials and stores, ali
arms and ornaments. and all stores
and apparatus Of all kinds
'29-All Black Sea ports are to
evacuated; all Russian war vessels Of
All descriptions seized by Germany in
the Black Sea are 10 be handed over
to the allies ana tae United states OF
America, all neutral merchant vessels
seized are to Je released: an w,r-
like and other materials of all kinds
seized in these ports are to be re-
turned and German material as speci-
fled in clause % are To be abandoned
"20-Al merchant ships in Germany
and belonging to the allied and as
.fociated powers are to be restored to
be designated by the allies and the
United States of America without rec
iprccity.
"5l-No destruction of ships or ma
terial to Nc permitted before eyacua-
ton, surrender or restoration.
"32-The German government viii
notify the neutral governments OF the
world. and particularly the govern
ments Of Norway Sweden, Denmark
ana Holland, that an res rictions plac-
ed up the trading of their vessels with
the allied and associated countries
neither lp the German government
Of by private German interests and
whether in return for specified con-
ces5ions such as export or shipbuild--
ing materials or not. are Immediate
~ cancelled
"33- No transfers Of German mer-
chant shipping Of any description 20
any neutral flag are to take place ar-
ter signature OF the armistice.
Vl-Duration OF Armsitice.
"ai-The duration cf the armistice
is 70 be thirty days. with ooption to
extend. During this period on fail
IRE Of execution OF any OF the above
claused the armisticee may be re
nounced By any Of the contracting par
ties on As hours previous notice
Vll-Time Limit For Reply.
This armi5dce to be accepted OF
refused by Germany within - hours
Of notification
The war thus comes to an end for.
having accepted these terms armis-
tee, it will be impossible for the Ger
man command TO renew it.
1T is not now possible to see the con-
sequences Of this great consumation.
We know only that this tragical war.
whose consuming flames swept from
one nation to another until all the
world was on lire is at an end and that
il was the privilege our our own people
to enter it at its most critical iunc,-
IRE in such fashion and in such force
as TO contribute any of which We feel
proud, to the great result We know,
700, that the object OF the war is al
tanned. the object upon which all free
men had set their hearts. and attain
ed with sweeping completeness
which even now we do not realize
Armed impgalism such as the men
conceived 'v'o were but yesterday the
masters Of Germany Is at an end, lis
illicit ambitions engulfed IN black dfs-
aster. Who viii now seek TO revive
it? The arbitrary power OF the mini
tary caste OF Germany which once
could secretly and OF its own single
choice disturb the peace OF the world.
is discreditel and destroyed And
more than that much mere than that