The Pulaskian., 1918-11-15

| layers (including river craft) 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
lea. All vessels of the auxiliary fleet
(trawlers, motor vessels, etc. are to
be disarmed.
Twentyfour-Th 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-FFee 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-
cuDy all German forts, Notifications,
batteries and defense works of all kinds
in all the entrances FROM the Categat
into the Baltic and to sweep up all
mines and distractions within and
without German territorial waters
without any question of neutrality be-
ing raised, and the positions of all such
mines and distractions are to be indi-
Gated.
Twenty-six-Th existing blockade
conditions set up by the allies and as
sociated powers are to remain IN
changed and all German merchant
ships found at sea are to remain liable
to capture.
Twenty seven-AlI naval aircraft are
to be concentrated and immobilized in
German bases to be specified by the
allies and the United States of Amer
lea.
Twenty-eight-In evacuating the Bel
gian coasts and ports, Germany shall
abandon all merchant ships, tugs, light
ers, cranes and all other harbor mate
rails, all materials for inland naYiga-
ton, all aircraft and all materials and
stores, all arms and ornaments, and
all stores and apparatus of all kinds.
Black Sea Ports.
Twenty-nine-AI 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
rails of all kinds seized in those ports
are to be returned and German mate
rails as specified in clause % 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 shipFuilding
materials, or not, are Immediately can
celed.
Thirty-three-No transfers Of Ger
man merchant shipping of any descrip-
ton to an neutral flag are to take
place after signature of the armistice.
VI. Duration of Armistice:
MISREPRESENTATION 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-Th 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, tfor 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
contamination 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
a way of which we are all deeply proud
to the great result. We know. too.
that the object of the war is attained,
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