St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-16
Evacuation, Reparation and
Restitution Key Note
of Armistice.
ARMISTICE TO LAST
FOR THIRTY DAYS
President Says, Everything
America Fought for Has
Been Attained.

The announcement OF peace terms
caused the suspension OF business
every where All over the country
the day was given over to celebra- :
ton. The streets of the big cities
were scenes of parades and demon
strations of JOY. Speaking was con-
Quoted in the pubic halls and ban
ners and streamers were strung
across streets There were some
killed and many wounded by the
careless discharge of firearms.
St. Tammany parish did her share
of celebration in the towns, and as
the news spread into the country
people came into the towns in crowd
ed autos covered with flags and max
ing noises of all kinds, from drums
and tin pans to horns and cow bells.
A large truck was decorated and
hauled into the courthouse square,
in Covington, and at 4 O'Clock p. NJ,
there was Thanksgiving and prayer
and speeches.
Tn. cere:norles were oDenei with
PRAYER by Rev. John Buryc- MIR
E. G. Davis, chairman of the Parish
Council of Defense, speaking Oh the
accomplishments of the war gave
some interesting figures TO: 1lges-
ton, Hon. Leeis l.. Morgan made
a patriotic speech and Rev. J. 0.
Miller closed with prayer. Ali the
churches participated in tho celebra-
ton of victory. ..,
q The following terms Of the armis-
J tice were given out by the city papers
Tuesday morning:
Z the arr,;stlC. v',f .,arnlai.' VI; pr
e.. M<d tod..t d. Pies oent wilson
who announced irs ter'as a. a joint
session CT Congress.
The terms herald :!le end of tDe
war, because they take f:rtl Ter
many the power to reney Il.
Just before he went 20 the capitol
the President, in a uro;larla,ion ad-
dressed to his fellow 3ount"ymen,
said:
"The armistice was signed this
morning. Everything FOR which
America fought has becl accepted.
1t will now be our fortunate duty to
assist by example, by sober, friendly
council and by material ain IN the
estimate of just democracy through
out the world
Stripped of its malicious power,
the military autocracy, its masters
driven to exile, Germany stands be-
fore the worlds courts of justice as
having subscribed to terms OF sur
render which probably Will Pc re-
corded as the most drastic and coM-
plete ever measured out to defeat-
ed foe.
Reading the full text of the terms
discloses measures the United States
and the Allied governments have
taken to guarantee that Germanys
acceptance shall not be scrap OF
paper, and to insure the destruction
of the military caste which once
could secretly and of it's single choice
disturb the peace of the world.
What Peace Terms Mean.
Evacuation, reparation and restl-
tuition are the keynotes OF the ar
mistice
Here are the principal things Ger
many must do:
Immediate evacuation of Alsace-
Lorraine. Belgium, Luxembourg, Rus
sia and Rumania without further de-
struction or harm to Inhabitants.
Then occupation by American and
Allied troops of all the countries on
the west bank of the Rhine.
Then, further, creation OF neu-
trail zone, thirty kilometers (about
20 miles) wide, extending from Hol-
land half way down to the SWISS
border, and twenty kilometers wide
for the remainder.
Meanwhile, as guaranty OF good
faith, the occupation by American
and Allied troops of Mayence, COB
lenz and Cologne, the principal cross
ings of the Rhine, with thirty klio-
meter radius about bridgeheads.
On the eastern front all German
troops are to be withdrawn from ter
ritory which before the war belong
ed to Russia. Rumania or Turkey.
Then. the German war machine
must disarm The principal por-
tons of its navy must be handed over
and arms, munitions and engines OF
war numbered by the thousands are
to be taken from the army.
American and Allied prisoners are
to be repatriated without reciprocal
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