Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-11-20
TRUCE / ERNS 4.
MOST ! |. SEVERE |:
Consent Of Germany to Demands
h. of Allies and u. S. Is An Un- n !.
= conditional Surrender.
ALL THE S7|PULAIIoNS;
Foe Must Quit France, Belgium and
"a Alsace-Lorraine Within Four !.
Y teen Days-Armistice to
Continue 80 Days.

y teen Days-Armistice to
Continue 80 Days.
Washington, Nov, 12.-In ann0unc.
ing the terms of the world war armis-
tice in his speech before congress,
President Wilson said: 49,
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.
l. Cessation of operations by land
and in the air six hours after the
signature of the armistice.
Evacuate Invaded Territory.
2. Immediate evacuation of in.
vaded countries - Belgium, France,
Alsace-Lorraine, Luxembourg, so or
dered as to be completed, within IA
days from the signing of the armistlce.
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 &C.
cupation will be regulated in accord
ance with note annexed to the stated
terms.
Repatriation Begins at Once.
3. 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.
4. Surrender in good condition by
the German armies Of the following
equipment: Five thousand guns
(2,500 heavy, $500 field, 10000 ma
chine guns, 5000 minenwerfers, 1900
airplanes Fighters, bombers-frstly
D 73s 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 tho local authcri-
ties under the control of the Allied
and United States armies of occtpa-
ton. The occupation of these 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 the1right bank and
by garrisons similarly holding the
strategetic points of the regions. A
| neutral zone shall be reserved on the
right CT the Rhine between the stream
and in line drawn parallel to it 40 kilo
| meters to the east from the frontier
| of Holland to the parallel Of Germs
helm and as far as practicable a 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 sc
ordered as to be completed within q
further period of II days, in all IL
days after the signature of the arms
tice All movements of evacuation
and occupation will be regulated &C
cording to the note annexed. -.
| 6. In all territories evacuated by
the enemy, there shall be no evacua
ton of inhabitants, no damage o.
harm shall be done to the persons OF
property of the inhabitants. No de
struction of any kind to be committed
Military establishments of all kind<
shall be delivered intact as well al
military stores of food, munitions, ane
equipment not removed during thu
periods fixed for evacuation. Store!
of food of all kinds for the civil popu
lation, cattle, ETC., shall be left il
stu. Industrial establishments shall
not be impaired in any way and thetl
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. 5..
z. All civil and military personne
at present employed on them shall
remain. Five thousand locomotives
$4,000 wagons and 10000 motor lorrie'
In good working order With all neces
sary spare parts and fittings shall b
delivered to the associated powers
within the period fixed for the evacu
alton of Belgium and Luxembourg. Th'
railways of Alsace-Lorraine shall b.
handed over within the same period
| together with all prewar personne
and material p st III