The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
associated powers, all questions o.
nput rulity ..sin9 waived.

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neutrality Icing waived.
''2l. All laval and mercantile ma
rine prisoners Of war of the allied aud
asso rated powers in German hands
to BE- returned without reciprocity.
"2o. Surrender to the allies and the
man submarines (including all sub
marine cruisers and mine laying sub
marines) with their complete arma-
ment and equipment In ports which
will be- specified by the allies and the
United States Of America. AIT other
submarines to be paid of md com
pleteIy disarmed and placed unfs< the
supervision Of the allied powers and
the United States of America.
..23 The following German surface
warships which shall be designated by
the allies and the United States OF
America shall forthwith be dlsa!med
and thereafter interned In neutral
ports, or, for want OF them in
allied ports. to be designated by the
allies and the United States OF Amer
lea and placed under the sAIveillance
of the allies and the United States of
America, only c%aretakers being left on
board, namely: Six battle cruisers.
ten battieships. eight light cruisers. in
Guiding two mine layers. fifty destroy
ers of the most modern type.
'"All other surface warships Tin
Guiding river craft) are to be concen-
trated in German naval bases 70 be
designated by the allies and the United
States of America. and are to he paid
off and completely disarned n
placed under the supervision OF he
allies and the United States of Aineri-
ca. All vessels Of the auxiliary fleet
(trawlers, motor vessels, etc.) are to
be disarmed.
Germany Must Indicate Mines.
"o4. The allies and the United
| States of America shall have the right
to sweep up all mine fields n OBJ
struction laid by Germany outside
| German territorial waters. and the po-
sitions Of these are to be indicated:
'25. Freedom Of access to and from
| tHt IDililt W DS HlNSh W thS -
and mercantile marines Of the allied
and associated powers. To secure this,
the allies and the United States Of
America shall be empowered to occu-
py all German forts, Notifications,
batteries and defense works of all
| kinds In all the entrances from the
Categat into the Baltic, and to sweep
up all mines and distractions within
and without German territorial waters
without any question Of neutrality be-
ing raised, and the positions of all
such mines and Instructions are to be
indicated.
'26. The existing blockade condi.
tons set up by the allies and associ-
ated powers are to remain unchanged
and all German merchant ships found
at sea are to remain liable to cap
ture.
81. All naval aircraft are to be
concentrated and immobiliZed in Ger
man bases to be specified by the al.
lies and the United States Of America
"2S. In e%yacuating the Belgian coasts
and ports Germany shall abandon al
merchant ships, tugs. lighters, cranes
and all other harbor materials. all ma
terials for inland navigation, all air
craft and all materials and stores, al
arms and ornaments and all store.
and apparatus Of all kinds.
"o9. All Black sea ports are to bt
evacuated by Germany; all Russian
war vessels of all descriptions seizet
by Germany in the Black sea are t
be handed over to the allies and thu
United States Of America; all neu
trail merchant vessels seized are to b.
released: all warlike and other mate
rails to be returned and German mate
rails as specified in clause % are t
be abandoned.
All Vessels to Be Restored.
$50. All merchant vessels in Ger
man hands belonging to the allied ant
associated powers are to be restore.
in ports to be specified by the allie
and the United States Of Americ,
without reciprocity.
.:31. No destruction Of ships or o
I1ul6IldlS W pS pSI oSAoAS va
uatipn, surrender or restoration.
s:32. The German government will
notify the neutral governments OF tn
world, and particularly the govern
ments Of Norway, Sweden, Denmark
and Holland, that all restriction
placed on the trading of their vessel
with the allied and associated coun
tries, whether by the German inter
ests and whether in return for specif
concessions such as the export of ship
building materials or not, are imme
diately cancelled.
..333. No transfers of German mer
chant Shipping Of any description 7
any neutral flag are to take place afte
signature of the armistice.
"VI. Duration of armistice:
"a. The duration of the armistic
is to be 80 days. with option to ex
tend. During this period, on failur
Of execution Of II of the abov
clauses, the armistice may be de