Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-12
problems OF rcadjustmcnt that will fo,-
low the wars ending.
TERMS OF ARMIsTICE
-as..., ~. HIRING MICH ENTlIIiSIAS VI

DRING MUCH ENTHUSIAST
"a Not all OF the applause was given I,
IS oseq nere Mss ha
me way through AS he read the con
dttions OF the armisticc. which pre-.
Seded his own message There were
\ nRnoctapptnS, cheers and frcuucptlS
= laughter as the clear, calm voice o!
inc president recited those iron rules
which tho great council at Marseilles
4 has laid down and which Germany has
unSompromisingly accepted.
me statcinsnI tnut .AIsacc- Lorrain ne
and Luxembourg are 10 be treated as
sinVaoed countries pleased tho Ercut
audience nightly. Everybody rose
and cheered. Tor wis meant me c.n-
piete restoration 10 France OF the ter
rmapS in 1871.
The clause on the repatriation OF
sprisoners .tnG HOSTAGES
1other generous rpuui
announcement that tho treaties of
Bucharest and Brest l.itovsk were to
THE statement of how the once mighty
,navy Of Germany was TO be stripped
or its arms ana turned oN
united States and allies brought cheers
sand laughter.
! And so on to the end OF the speech,
The applause was so inststent ana
tha' n the Presid now eon b
sentiments of those who heard its
.delivery an opportunity for expression.
sand ne made no attempt to hasten.
Tie went slowly from page to page,
ALWAYS calm ami unruf'ed even ~
tbore to the audience and 70 the world
overthrow and the collapse OF her
Fmilita 'iC end J. hS az.
PRESIDENT GIVES CONGRESS
TERMS OF ARMISTICE
Tho President spoke as follows:
:. "Gentlemen OF the Congress:
'ln these anxious times OF rapid and
stupcndcus change IL Will III some de-
1..,N, nf
20 perform in p,rson the duty OF com
n;unica,inE to Yen some Of ine larger r
cironmstances OF the si5uatioh win
(which /, is necessary to deal.
"The German authorities who have,
at the invitation Of the supreme War
Council. been IN communication with
the terms Of armistce which he was
authorized and instructed TO communi-
cate to them. Those terms are as FOL
lows:
81 Military clauses on western front ;
Il. Cessation OF operations by land
and in the air six hours after the sig
nature of the armistice
"2. Immediate evacuation of Invaded
countries, Belgium. France. -Alsacc-
Lorraine, Luxemburg. SO, ordered as 10
be completed within fourteen days
from the signature of the armisticc,
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
space with evacuation and occupation
will be regulated in accordance with a
mote annexed TO the stated terms.
80. Repatriation, beginning At once
.and to be completed Within fourteen
tries above mentioned. including host
ages and persons under trial or con-
.victed.
~ Surrender in good condition by
the German armies of the following
equipment: 5000 guns t2,5oo heavy
.a.5oo ieldl, $4,000 machine guns, 1900
,s,,a 60 mir n "a a
,bombers, firstly u. Seventy-thrce'S and
might bombing machines). The ahov,
TO be delivered In stu to the allies and
United States troops In accordance with
,the detailed conditions !aid down III
the annexed note.
MUST EVACuATE COUNTRIES
ON LEFT BANK OF RHINE
rs. Evacuation by the German armies
the Rhine. These countries on the left
ibank of the Rhine shall be admins
by the Of '99 na aHth9res
states armies OF occupation. The oc-
:upation OF, these territories VIII bt
garrisons holding the principal cross
ings of the Rhine, Mayoncc, Coblenz
Cologne, together with bridgeheads al
on the right bank and by garrisons
similarly holding the strategic points
OF the regions: neutral zone shall be
between the stream and line drawn
parallel to il forty kilomctcrs 10 the
east from the. frontier OF Holland to
the parallel of Gcrnshcim, and as far
rs practicable q distance OF thirty ki!o-
meters from the east ~ the stream
from this parallel upon the Swiss from
tier. Evacuation By the enemy on the
Rhine lands shall be SO ordered as To
be completed within a further period
after the signature OF the armstice.
All movements OF evacuation and oc-
cupation viii be regulated according
m ha ,f.fa ~ n
&c. In all territory evacuated by the
enemy there shall be no evacuation of
inhabitants; no damage or harm shall
be done to the persons or property OF
the inhabitants. No destruction OF any
kind TO be committed. Military estab-
lishments of.all kinds shall be deliv-
of food, munitions. equipment not re-
evacuation. Stores Of food of ali kinds
for the civil population. cattle. etc,
shall he left in stu Industrial es-
Establishments shall not be impaired in
any way; and their personnel shall not
munication of every kind. railroad.
waterways. main roads bridges, tcie-
graphs. telephones. sh:. be in no man
ner impaired.
MUST DELIVER 5000
LOCOMOTIVES TO ALLIES
az. All civilian and military person
mel at present employed on them shall
remain. Five thousand locomotives
$4,000 wagons. and 10000 motor lorries
in good working order with all neccs-
sary spare parts and fittings shall b,
delivered to the associated powers
within the period fixed for the cvacu.
alton OF Belgium and Luxembourg. Tn.
railways OF Aisace Lorraine shall b,
handed over within the same period
together with all pre-war persOnnc
and material. Further material ncccs
sary for The working OF railways il
Rhine shall be left in stu. All store
Of coal and material for the upkccl
of permanent ways. signals and rcpai
shops left entire in stu and kept il
an efficient state by Germany DURING
the whole period Of armistiCe. Al
barges taken from the allies shall
restored TO them 4 note apprndc'
regulates the details of these measures
20. The German command shall b
responsible for revealing ali mines o
delay acting fuses disposed on terri
tory evacuated by the German troop