Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-11-28
TEXT OF ARMISTICE
READ BY PRESIDENT
BEFORE CONGRESS

Congress and the world the terms Ger
many accepted when she signed the
armistice.
These terms pictured her surrender
ing abjectly to Marshal Ferdinand
Ioch on the field, her armies beaten,
her government overturned, her kaiser
in flight
The President said:
Gentlemen of the Congress: In
these anxious times of rapid and stu
pendous changes it will in some de-
gree Tighten my sense of responsibility
to perform In person the duty of COM
municating to you some of the large
circumstances of the situation with
which it is necessary to deal.
THE German authorities, who have,
at the invitation of the Supreme War
Council, been in communication with
Marshal FOch, have accepted and
signed the terms of armistice which he
was authorized and instructed to COM
municate to them. These terms are
as follows:
Military causes on western front:
rlISl' SeSSdtlOIl Oh operations by land
and ip the air six hours after the sigma
ture of the armistice.
Second Immediate evacuation of in
vaded countries, Belgium, France, AL
SAGE Lorraine, Luxemburg, so ordered as
to be completed within IA days from the
signature Of the armistice
German troops who have not left the
above mentioned territories within the
period fixed Will become prisoners of war.
Occupation by the allies and United
States forces Jointly will keep pace with
evacuation in these areas.
"All movements of evacuation and oc-
cupation Will be regulated in accordance
with a note annexed to the stated terms.
Third Repatriation, beginning at
once and to be completed within IA days,
of all inhabitants of the countries above
mentioned, including hostages and per-
sons under trial or convicted
Fourth. Surrender in good condition
by the German armies of the following
| equipment:
Five thousand guns, 500 heavy, $500
field, 10000 machine guns, 5000 minne-
! werfer 1000 airplanes Fighters, bomb
ers), firstly D-73s and night-bombing ma
| chimes.
The above to be delivered to the AL
| lies and the United States troops in ac-
| cordance with the detailed conditions laid
down in the annexed note.
Neutral Zone Along the Rhine.
Fifth. Evacuation by the German ar
| mics of the countries on the left bank of
| the Rhine. These countries on the left
| bank OF the Rhine shall be administered
by the local authorities under the con-
| troll of the Allied and United States ar
mics of occupation.
The occupation OF these territories
| will he determined by Allied and United
crossings of the Rhine-Mayence, Cob
| LEM, COlogne-tOgether with bridgeheads
| at these points in 80 kilometers radius on
| right bank and by garrisons similarly
holding the strategic points of the region.
"A neutral zone shall be reserved on
| the right bank of the Rhine between the
| stream and line drawn parallel to it 40
kilometers to the east of the frontier of
| Holland to the parallel of Gernsheim and
| as far as practicable distance of 80 kill
| ometers from the east of the stream from
this parallel upon Swiss frontier.
Evacuation by the enemy of the Rhine
lands shall be so ordered as to be com
pleted within further period of II days,
| armistice.
"All movements of evacuation and oc-
cupation will be regulated according to
the note annexed.
sixth. In all territories evacuated by
the enemy there shall be no evacuation
of Inhabitants; no damage or harm shall
be done to the persons or property of the
inhabitants,
mo destruction of any kind to be com
mitted Military establishments of all
kinds shall be delivered intact, as well as
military stores of food, munitions, equip
ment not removed during The periods
fixed for evacuation.
stores of food oi all kinds for the civil
population, cattle, etc . nall be left in
situa. Industrial esta olGhr1ents shall not
be impaired in any way and their person.
mel shall not be moved.
Roads and mears of communication of
every kind-railroad. waterways, main
roads, bridges, telegraphs, telephones
shall be in no manner impaired.
Vast Supplies Must Be Given Up.
Seventh All civil and military per-
scnne' a present employed On them shall
remain.
give thousand locomotives, $4,000
wagons and 10000 motor lorries in good
working order, with necessary repairs and
fittings, shall be delivered to the associ-
ated powers within the period fixed for
the evacuation of Belgium and Luxem~
burg; -,,,
be handed over within the same period,
together with all pre-war personnel and
material
"Further material necessary for the
working of railways in the country on
the left bank of the Rhine shall be kept
in situa.
"All stores of coal and material for the
upkeep of permanent ways. signals and
repair shops shall be left entire in situa
and kept in an efficient state by Germany
during the whole period of the armistiSe:
"All barges taken from the Allies shall
be restored TO them. note appended
regulates the details.
Must Reveal All Mines.
eighth The German command shall
be responsible for revealing all mines or
delay-acting fuses disposed on territory
evacuated by the German troops, and
shall assist in their discovery and de-
struCtion
1.-THE German command shall reveal all
destructive measures that may have been
taken, such as poisoning or polluting OF
springs, wells, etc, under penalty OF re-
prisals.
Ninth The right of requisition shall
be exercised by the Allied and the United
States armies in all occupied territory.
The upkeep of the troops of occupa
ton in the Rhineland excluding Alsace-
Lorraine, shall be charged to the German
Government.
Must Give Up All Prisoners.
Tenth. An immediate repatriation
without reciprocity, according to detailed
conditions which shall be fixed, 81 all Al
lied and United States prisoners Of war;
1.-THE Allied Powers and the United
States shall be able to dispose of these
prisoners as they wish.
disposition relative to the eastern
frontiers of Germany:
eleventh. The sick and wounded who
can not be removed from evacuated ter
rttory. will be cared for by German per
sonnet who will be left on the spot with
the medical material required.
'Twelfth All German troops at pres
ent in any territory which before the war
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