The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-16

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Thirteenth. Evacuation by German
troops to begin at once and all German
instructors, prisoners and civilians, as
we'll as military agents now in the terri
tory OF Russia, as defined before 1914, 70
be recalled.
Fourteenth. German troops to cease
at once all acquisitions and seizures ana
any other Undertakings with view 60
obtaining supplies intended for Germany
in Rumania and Russia, as defined on
August l, 1914.
Fifteenth Abandonment of the treat-
les OF Bucharest and BreSt-LltoVSk ano
of the supplementary treaties
Free Access to Eastern Frontier.
Sixteenth. The Allies shall nave free
access to the territories evacuated by the
Germans on their eastern frontier either
through Danzig or by the Vistuia, IN or
der to convey supplies to the populations
of those territories or for any other pur-
poses.
Clause concerning East Africa:
Seventeenth. Unconditional capitula-
ton of all German forces operating in
East Africa within one month.
Eighteenth. Repatriation without rec
iprocity within maximum period Of one
month, in accord with details hereafter
to be fixed, of all civilians inrerned OF
deported who may be citizens OF othei
Allied or associated states than those
mentioned in Clause 8, Paragraph 10
with the reservation that any future
claims and demands of the Allies and the
United States of America remain unaf-
fected.
Nineteenth. The following finaneia
conditions are required:
Preparation for damage done.
'While such armistice lasts no public
securities shall be removed by the enemy
which can serve as a pledge to the Allies
for the recovery or PREPARATION for Wal
losses
as~ Immediate restitution for the cash d..
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and In general Immediate return Of al
documents, specie, stocks, shares, papei
money, together with plant for the issue
thereof, touching public or private inter
ests in the invaded countries
Restitution of the Russian and Ru-
manian gold yielded to Germany or taker
by that power.
This gold to be delivered IN trust =
the Allies under the signature of peace
twentieth. Immediate cessation OF al
hpStilities at sea and definite 1nfor1na-
ton to be given as to the movements o.
all German ships.
Modification to be given to neutrals
that freedom of navigation in all terri
torial waters is given to the naval anc
mercantile marines of the Allied and as
ISOLATED powers, all questions OF neutral
ity being waived.
All Naval Prisoners Freed.
"Twenty-first. All naval and mercan-
tile marine prisoners of war OF the Al
lied and associated powers in German
hands to be returned without reciprocity
"Twenty-second. Surrender TO the Al
lies and the United States OF $50 German
Notwithstanding all submarine
cruisers and mine-laying submarines
with their complete armament and equip
ment in ports which will be specified BY
the Allies and the United States of Amer
lea.
"All other submarines to be paid Of
and completely disarmed and placed I'M
der the supervision of the Allied Powers
and the United States of America.
"Twenty- third. The following German
surface warships which shall be deslg.
mated by the Allies and the unlteeG
States of America shall forthwith
be disarmed and thereafter informed
in neutral 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 surveillance OF the
Allies and the United States of America
only caretakers being left on board
namely:
"Six battle cruisers, 10 battleships,
light cruisers, including minelayers; 81
destroyers of the most modern type
"All other surface warships, including
river craft, are to be concentrated in Ger
man naval bases to be designated by the
Allies and the United States of America
ana are to be paid off and completely dis
armed and placed under the supervisor
of the Allies and the United States OF
America. All vessels of the auxiliary
fleet-trawlers. motor vessels, etc--are te
be disarmed.
"Twenty- fourth. The Allies and tht
Uniaed States of America shall have tht
right to sweep up all minefields and OBJ
structions laid by Germany outside Ger
man territorial waters, and the positions
of these are to be indicated.
Allies May Occupy Baltic Ports.
'Twenty- fifth. Freedom Of access t.
and from the Baltic to be given to the
naval and mercantile marines of the Al
lied and associated powers.
ITO secure this, the Allies and the Uni
ted States of America shall be empow'
cred to occupy all German forts, fortlilca'
lions, batteries and defense works OF al
kinds in all the entrances from the Cate.
gat into the Baltic, and to sweep up al
mines and Instructions within and with.
out German territorial waters without
any question of neutrality being raised
and the positions of an such mines ane
distractions are to be indicated.
Twenty sixth. The existing blockade
conditions set up by the Allies and asso.
ciated powers are to remain unchanged
and all German merchant ships found al
sea are to remain liable to capture
"Twenty- seventh. All naval aircraft
are to be concentrated and 1mmobilizee
in German bases to be specified by tht
"Twenty- eighth. In evacuating the Bel.
gian coast and ports Germany shall aban.
don all merchant ships, tugs, lighters
cranes and all other harbor materials al
materials for inland navigation, all air.
craft and all materials and stores al
arms and ornaments and all stores and
apparatus of all kinds.
Must Quit Black Sea Ports.
"Twenty- ninth. All Black Sea ports ar,
to be evacuated by Germany. all Russian
war vessels of all descriptions seized BY
Germany in the Black Sea are to bt
handed over to the Allies and the United
States of America; all neutral merchant
vessels seized are to he released: alb war
like and other materials of all kind:
seized in those ports are to be returned
and German materials as specified II
Clause % ale to. be abandoned.
"Thirtieth, All merchant ships in Ger,
man hands which belonged to the Alice
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