Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-16

neutrality being waived.
IL. All naval and mercantile ma
rine prisoners Of war of the allied and
associated powers in German hands
IL be returned without reciprocity.
~21. Surrender TO the allies and the
United States of America of 100 Ger
man submarines Uncluding all sub
marine cruisers and mine laying sub
marineSl with their complete arma-
menS ANA equipment in ports which
Vtlg be specified by the allies and the
CusSel States Of America All other
Submarines 70 be paid off and com
p'ese.y dlSarnel and placed under the
supervision Of the allied powers and
.&e United States OF America.
- Tae following German surface
warSAss,> which shah be designated by
,hs allies aud rhe United States of
A,ieeri,s SAall forthwith be disarmed
and saerv&ftsr inJerned in neutral
gQxgS, 0v. Ter The want. Of them, in
aa.se2 E<argS, Jo bee designated by the
allies au3 The United States of Amer
gta aa& p,acs,d under the surveillance
o& thu 1s,Ies and Jhe United States Of
America only caretakers being left on
oa>krsi aAmgIy Six battle cruisers.
ys@ a0gsleShipS, eight light cruisers, in
e-G@@g@ gV0 aujne layers. fifty destroy
vg> OF the nlo>g modern type.
AL egheT surface warShipS Tin
elullas river craftl are to be concen-
srate1 in German naval bases TO be
sleSsS qaysd oy the allies and the United
States of America, and are to be paid
of ana completely disarmcd and
placed unaar the supervision of the
allies and the United States of Ameri-
ca. Ar vessels of the auxiliary fleet
(trawgerS. motor vessels, etc.) are TO
be diSarmed.
Germany Must Indicate Mines.
-. The allies and the United
States OF America shall have the right
TO sweep up all mine fields and OBJ
struetion laid by Germany outside
German territorial waters, and the pO-
sitiOns of these are to be indicated
%. Freedom of access to and from
the Baltic 10 be given TO the naval
and mercantile marines of the allied
and associated powers. To secure this,
the allies and the United States of
America shall be empowered to occu-
Ply 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 Instructions within
and witOut German territorial waters
without any question of neutrality be
ing raised, and the positions Of all
such mines and Instructions are to be
indicated.
"26. The existing blockade condi-
tons set up by the allies and associ-
ated powers are TO remain unchanged
and all German merchant ships found
at sea are to remain liable to cap
ture.
Aircraft to Be Concentrated.
81. All naval aircraft are to be
concentrated and immobilized in Ger
man bases to be specified by the al
lies and the United States of America.
"2S. In eyacuating the Belgian coasts
and ports Germany shall abandon all
merchant ships, tugs lighters, cranes
and all other harhor materials. all ma
terials for inland navigation, all air
craft and all materials and stores. all
arms and ornaments and all stores
6nd apparatus Of all kinds.
100. All Black sea ports are to be
evacuated by Germany; all Russian
war vessels IF ali descriptions seized
by Germany in the Black sea are to
he handed over to the allies and the
United States of America all neu-
tral merchant vessels seized are to be
released all warlike and other mate
lialS of all KINDS seized in those ports
are to be returned and German mate
rails as specified in clause IS are to
be abandoned.
All Vessels to Be Restored.
$50. 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.
81. No destruction of ships or Of
materials to be permitted before evac-
uatiOn, surrender or restoration.
go. The German government will
notify the neutral governments of the
world, and particularly the govern
ments of Norway, Sweden. Denmark
and Holland, that all restrictions
placed on the trading of their vessels
with the allied and associated coun-
tries, whether by the German inter
ests and whether in return for specific
concessions such as the export of ship
building materials or not, are imine-
diately Cancelled.
"33. No transfers of German mer-
chant shipping of any description TO
any neutral flag are TO take place after
signature of the armistice.
Duration Set at Thirty Days.
"VI Duration of armistice:
''34 The duration of the armistice
is to be 80 days. with option to ex-