Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-07
TERMS GRANTED TO
AUsTR|A-AUNGARY
ALL INVOLVED TERRITORY MUST
BE EVACUATED At ONCE ~
THE GERMANS.
NO DESTRUCTION OF SHIPS
Surrender Of Submarines and Other
Craft and Freedom Of Navigation
- All Territorial Waters.

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The terms OF the Austrian armistice
with parenthetical explanations of
minor errors in cable transmisssion,
were announced by the state depart
ment as follows:
Military clauses.
The immediate cessation Of hostih-
ties by land, sea and air.
Total rehabilitation Of the Aus
tro-Hungarian army and immediate
withdrawal Of all Austro-HWngarian
forces operating ON the front from
the North sea to Switzerland.
Certain Fixed Lines.
All territory evacuated shall be oc-
cupied by the forces 81 Of the allies
and Of the United States Of America.
All military and railway euipment
Of all kinds, including coal belonging
to or within those territories, Ito be?)
left in Sitsu and surrendered to the
allies according to special orders Civ
en- by the commander in chief of the
forces Of the associated powers on the
different fronts No new destruction,
pillage or reqmsitien to be done by
enemy troops IN the territories to be
evacuated by them and occupied by
the forces Of the associated powers.
Tho allies shall have the right Of
free movement over all road and rail-
and waterways in Austro Hungarian
territory and Of the use of the neces-
sary Austrian and Hungarian means
of transportation The armies Of the
associated powers shall occupy such
strategic points in Austria-Hungary at
times as they may deem necessary to
enable them to conduct military opera
lions or to maintain order.
Complete evacuation of all German
troops within Is days not only from
the italian and Balkan fronts but from
all Austro- Hungarian territory.
Internment Of all German troops
which have not left Austria Hungary
within the date.
The administration Of the evacuat-
ed territories Of Austsia- Hungary will
be entrusted 10 the local authorities
under the oontro. Of the allied and
associated armies Of occupation.
The immediate REPATRIATION without
reciprocity Of an allied prisoners Of
war and internsd subjects and Of civil
populations elected from their homes
on conditions to be laid down by the
commander In chief ct the forces At
the associated powers On the vario0s
fronts.
Ns~si Conditions.
Immediate cessation Of al hostfli
ties at sea and DEFINITE information
10 be given Is to the location and
movements Of all AustroH Hungarian
ships.
Nottfcstion to be made to neutrala
that freedom Of navigation IN al ter
ritorfal waters b given TO the naval
and mercantile InaFfne Of the allied
and associated powers. all uestionl
Of neutrality being waived.
Surrender TO alffes and the Unl
ted States Of IS Austro+Hungariar
Submarines completed between the
years ts1s and 1918 and Of all Ger
man submarines which are in or may
thereafter enter Austro-H Hungarian ter
ritorial waters.
Surrender to allies and United
States with their complete armament
and Equipment of three battleships
three, light cruisers, nine destroyers
~ torpedo boats, one mine layer, 81,
Danube monitors to be designated b.
the allies and the United States o
America
Freedom of navigation to all war
ships and merchants ships Of alliet
and associated powers to be given il
! the Adriatic and up to the river Dan
| ube and its tributaries in the terri
! torial waters and territory of Austria
Hungary.
In order TO insure the freedom o
navigation on the Danube the allie
and the United States Of America shal
be empowered to occupy or to dix
mantle all Notifications or defens
a works.
Y All naval s4rcraft ere to be COZ
contracted and impactionized in Aul
Y troHungarian bases to be designate
by the allies and the United State
Of America
Evacuation Of all the italian coast
q ana Of an ports occupied by Aust,
Hungary outside their national teri
tory and the abandonment Of all noe,
Z ing craft, naval materials, eHipmeE
and maAertals for insa0d navigation {
al kinds.
Occupation By the allies and Ii
United States a America osethe Inn
and sea fortiSeaAasns and the island
which. eorm the AsNsages and Of q
dockyafds and uFeenaa a4 Poaa.
No destruction Of ships or OF mat
i rails TO be permitted before evacu1
B ton. surrender or restoration.
All naval and mercantile marin
\ pr:sonsgs Of tho allied and associate
+ poweas m Austro- Hungarian hazas
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