The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-12
ON MILITARY CLAUSES ON THE
 WESTERN FRONT


 ON MILITARY CLAUSES ON THE
 WESTERN FRONT
 T. Cessation of operations by land and in the air six hours after the signature of the armistice.
 '2 Immediate evacuation of invaded countries Belgium, France, Alsace-Lor- raine, Luxemburg. so ordered as to be completed within 15 days of the sigma ture of the armistice. German troops which have not left the above-m territories within the period fixed will become prisoners of war Occupation by the allied and United States forces joint ly will keep pace with evacuation, and occupation will be regulated in accord ance with note anneNted to the stated terms.
 B Repatriation, beginning at once and to be completed within IA days, of all in- habitants of the countries above men, toned, including hostages and persons under trial or convicted.
 A. Surrender in good condition by the German armies of the following equip ment: Five thousand guns (2500 heavy, 2500 fielu) 30000 machine guns; 5000 min enwerfers, 2o00 airplanes lighters. bomb CTS. firstly, DIES and night bomb ing machines) The above to be de- livered in Simmstu to the allies and United States troops in accordance With the detailed conditions laid down in the annexed note.
 '5. Evacuation by the German armies of the countries on the left bank Of
 the Rhine These countries on the lett
 bank of the Rhine shall be administered
 by the local authorities under the con- trol of the allied and United States armies of occupation. The occupation of these
 territories will be determined by allied and United States garrisons holding the principal crossings of the Rhine. May |ence, Coblentz Cologne, together with bridgeheads at these points in~,30 kilo- metre radius on the right bank and by garrisons similarly holding the strategic points of the region. A neutral zone shall be reserved on the right of the Rhine between the stream and line drawn parallel to it 40 kilometers to the east from the frontier of Holland to the parallel of Gernshelm and as far as practicable a distance of 30 kiloneters "7. All civil and military person. upon Swiss frontier. Evacuation by the enemy Of the Rhine lands shall hc 90 ordered as to be completed within t- ther period of Il days, ir al eas tafter the signature of the agausfae Al movements of evacuation asl ga tion vii be regulated accoaHs7ss " { } note annexed.
 "6. In all territory evacu se& a kfa enemy there shall be no e.sas1ssae4gt Es inhabitants; no damage or Aatsgg 4fsais be done to the persons or pFapgs# sf the inhabitants. No destruessaa 9 sNS kind to be committed Militia ssaastah- ments of all kinds shall be dsHgssa sv tact as well as military stos9a t4 leess lmuitions, equipment not remnta v HIS | the periods fixed for evacuatidN xes s8 I food of all kinds for the civf n0a aa. cattle. etc, shall be left in sisQ a4Adass itrial establishments shall not lis iFsakalrsa l in any way and their personI 4a at be moved Roads and mean 70 munication of every kind, r; r0aH -sss. terways, main roads, bridges, 'eiegras ". telephones, shall be in no maneg 4e sar paired.
 "Seven-All civil and milita sTsnsA mel at present employed on snssa sSls remain Five thousand Laa1H AiN#H, 50,000 wagons and 2o00 motor iegsee K
 good working order with al ae.4ss spare parts and fittings shal es Aa.Hs cred to the associated powers Aslsnla tAa period fixed for the evacuation ~ EsA gium and Luxemburg. The rAtlRay ai
 Alsace-Lorraine shall be hansssd T e within the same period, toge a8g Nyh all pre-war personnel and matters " ther material necessary for tl% pglg lgsn of railways in the country ~ tfH ag@
 bank of the Rhine shall be leSF ia its, All stores of coal and materiat r fae upkeep of permanent ways. slk K snfl repair shops left entire in siti AHa 6ast in an efficient state by Germagly AasAs the whole life of the armaalisa 8M
 barges taken from the allies shall be re- stored to them 4 note appended regu- lates the doctacils of these measures. "8 The eGrman command shall bt responsible for reNealing all mines ol delay acting fuses disposed on territory evacuated by German troops and shal assist in their discovery and destruction The German command also shall revea all destructive measures that may nave ! been taken (such as poisoning or pol luting springs wells, etc.), under pen alty of reprisals. "s. The right of requisition shall b. exercised by the allied and the United States armies in all occupied territory The upkeep of the troops of occupation | in the Rhineland (excluding Alsace-Lor' raine) shall be charged to the German government.
 | no An immediate repatriation with out reciprocity, according to detailed
 conditions which shall be fixed. of all al l lied and United States prisoners or war The allied powers and the United State' | shall be able to dispose of these prisoner | as they wish.
 l IL Sick and wounded who can not be removed from evacuated territor, will be cared for by German personne who will be left on the spot with tn medical material required.
 'I2 All German troops at pres l ent in any territory which oeiore tn l war belonged to Russia, Houmanla | Turkey shall withdraw within the ron tiers of Germany as they existed oi ! August l, 1914
 I .is. Evacuation by German troop I to N,gin at once and all civiliai ] instructors, prisoners and civiilan