The Monticellonian., 1918-11-15

 earetakers being left on board. namely. six battlecruisers. ten battleships, eight light cruisers, including two mine layers Gncluding river crafD are to be concentrated 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 Amer ica. All vessels of the auxiliary fleet (trawlers, motor vessels. etc.l are to be disarmed
 Twenty-four-The allies and the United States of America shall have the right to sweep up all mine fields and Instructions laid by Germany out side German territorial waters, and the positions of these are to be indicated.
 Access to the Baltic.
 Twenty-five-Freedom of access to and from the Baltic to be given to the naval and mercantile marines of the allied and neutral powers. To secure this the allies and the United States of America shall be empowered to .oc- cupy all German forts, Qualifications, batteries and defense works of all kinds in all the entrances from the Categat into the Baltic and to sweep up all mines and obstructions 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 indi- cated.
 Twenty-six-The existing blockade conditions set up by the allies and as- sociated powers are to remain un- changed and all German merchant ships found at sea are to remain liable to capture.
 Twentyseven-All naval aircraft are to be concentrated and immobiliZed in German bases to be specified by the allies and the United States of Amer ica.
 Twenty-eight-ln evacuating the Bel gian coasts and ports, Germany shall abandon all merchant ships, tugs. light CTS, cranes and all other harbor mate rials, all materials for inland naviga- tion, all aircraft and all materials and stores, all arms and armaments, and all stores and apparatus of all kinds.
 Black Sea Ports.
 Twenty-nine-A1l Black Sea ports are to be evacuated by Germany; all Russian war vessels of all descriptions seized by Germany in the Black Sea are to be handed over to the allies and the United States of america, all neu- tral merchant vessels seized are to be released, all war-like and other mate rials of all kinds seized in those ports are to be returned and German mate rials as specified in clause 28 are to be abandoned.
 Thirty-All merchant vessels in Ger man hands belonging to the allied and associated powers are to be restored in ports to be specified by the allies and the United States of America, without reciprocity.
 Thirty-one-No destruction of ships or of materials to be permitted before evacuation, surrender or restoration.
 Thirty-two-The German govern ment will notify the neutral govern. ments of the world and particularly the governments of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, that all restrictions placed on the trading of their vessels with the allied and associated countries, whether by the German government or by private German interests, and whether in return for specific conces- sions such as export of shipbuilding materials. or not, are immediately can celed.
 Thirty-three-No transfers of Ger. man merchant shipping of any descrip. tion to an neutral flag are to take place after signature of the armistice
 VI. Duration of Armistice:
 rty-four-Duration of the armis tice is to be thirty days, with option to extend. During this period, on fail ure of execution of any of the above clauses, the armistice may be re nounced by any of the contracting parties on forty-eight hours previous notice.
 VII. Time Limit for Reply:
 Thirty-five-Thisa armistice to be ac- cepted or refused by Germany within seventy-two hours of notification.
 The war thus comes to an end, !, said the President, for having accept ed these terms of armistice it will be impossible for the German command to renew it. It is not now possible to assess the consequences of this great consummation. We know only that this tragical war, whose cosuming flames swept one nation to another until all the world. was on fire, is at an end, and that it was the privilege of our own people to enter it at its most critical juncture in such fashion and in such force as to contribute in way of which we are all deeply proud to the great result. We know. too that the object of the war is attained the object upon which all free men had set their hearts; and attained with , sweeping completeness which even now we do not realize.
 Armed imperialism such as the men conceived who were but yesterday the masters of Germany ls at an end, its
 
 sia during the meantime probably will