The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-14

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While such arlnistice lasts no public
securities shall be removed by the
enemy which can serve as a pledge to
1.-the Allies for the recovery or repara-
ton for war losses. Immediate 'resti-
Tuition OF the cash deposit, in the Ma
tional Bank of Belgium, and in gen.
eral immediate return of all docu-
ments, specie, stocks, shares, paper
money, together with plant for the
issue thereof, touching public or pri-
vate interests i'll the invaded coun-
tries.
| Restriction OF the Russian and
Roumanian gold yielded to Germany
or taken by that power. This gold to
be delivered in trtlst to the Allies
until the signature of peace.
go. Immediate cessation of all hos
tilities al sea and definite information
to be given as to the location and
movements of all German ships.
Notification to be given to neutrals
that freedom of navigation in all ter-
ritorial waters is given to the naval
and mercantile marines of the Allied
and associated powers, all questions
of neutrality to be waived.
| al. All naval and mercantile ma
rine prisoners of war of the Allied
and associated powers in German
hands to be returned without reci-
procity.
| 22. Surrender to the Allies and the
| United States of America of one hun
dred and sixty German submarines
(including all submarine cruisers and
mine-laying sibmarines) with their
complete armament and equipment in
1ports which will be specified by the
Allies and the United States of
America.
All other submarines to be paid off
and completely disarmed and placed
under the supervision Of the Allied
powers and the United States of
America.
%. The following German surface
Iwarshipg which shall be designated
by the Allies and the United States
of America shall forthwith be dis
armed and thereafter interned in nett
trail ports or, for the want of them,
in Allied ports, to be designated by
the Allies and the United States of
America and placed under the sur
veillance- of the Allies and the United
States OF America, only caretakers
being left on board, namely:
Six battle cruisers, ten .battleships,
eight light. cruisers, including two
mine layers, fifty destroyers OF the
most modern type.
All other surface warshipsy linclud-
ling Gver craft are to be eoncentrat-
ed in German naval bases to be des-
ignatcd By the Allies and the United
States of America, and are to be paid
off and completely disarmed and
placed under supervision of the Al
lies and the United States Of Ameri-
ca. All vessels of the auxiliary fleet
itrawlers. motor vessels, etc.) are to
be disarmed.
"a. The Allies and the United
States OF America shall have the
right to sweep up mine fields and OBJ
structions laid by Germany outside
German territorial waters and the po-
sitions of these are to be indicated.
IS. Freedom of access to and from
the Baltic to be given to the naval
and mercantile marines OF the Allies
and associated powers. To secure
this the Allies and the United States
of America shall be empowered to
occu"~ all German. forts, fortifica-
tioils, batteries and defense works of
all kinds in all the entrances from the
Cattegat into the Baltic, and to sweep
up all mines and distractions within
and without German territorial
waters without any question of nett
trality being raised, and the posi-
tions of all such mines and obstruc-
tions arc to be indicated.
2G The existing blockade condi-
tions set up by the Allies and asso-
ciated powers are to remain un-.
changed, and all German merchant
liable to capture.
a7. 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.
49, On evacuating the Belgian
coasts and ports, Germany shall
abandon all merchant Ships, tugs,
lighters, cranes and all other har-
Dor materials, all materials for in
land navigation, all aircraft and all
materials and stores,- all arms and
armaments, and all stores and ap-
paratus of all kinds.
2o. All 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 neutral
vessels seized are to be re-
leased; all war-like and other mater
ials of all kinds seized in those ports
are to be returned and German ma
terials ~ specified in clause q are to 5
be abandoned.
3o.. All merchant vessels in Ger
man hands bclonging to the Allies
and Associated powers are to be re-
stored in ports to be specified by the
Allies and the United States Of
America without reciprocity.
&3L No destructioa of ships or ma
terialsEto be: permitted before evaeu-
alton. Surrender or sestosatiou.