The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-11
PRESIDE 7
GIVES PEACE
TERMS 7 D
CONGRESS
Germany's AFFECT Surrender is
Pictured by Wilson to
Crowd In Congress.
Bl CARL ID. GROAT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IL.

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL.
President Wilson this aft
ernoon told congress and the
world terms Germany &C,
copied when she signed the
armistice.
These terms pictured Germany
surrendering abiectly to Marshal
Foch on the field, her armies beat
en- her government overturned and
her master in flight.
A small congress and a small
crowd heard the presidents burn
ing words but enthusiasm ran riot.
The German surrender terms in
clude cessation Of hostilities. evac-
uatio6' e invaded territory. includ-
ing Alsace-Lorraine anu 1.uxem-
burg. Surrender of vast amounts
and equipment.
Evacuation of the left bank Of
the Rhine.
Surrender of vast amounts OF
rolling stocks in occupied terri
tories.
Abandonment of Bucharest and
Brest-Litovsk treaty.
Unconditional surrender of all
German forces in East Africa.
Reparation of damage done.
Surrender of scores of subma-
rines aHi larger war craft; con-
centratssh of air csft at stipulated
points.
Surrender of all Black Sea ports.
Restoration of allied and United
States merchant vessels.
Duration of the armistice to be
thirty days
The presidents address follows
"Gentlemen of the Congress- In these
anxious times of rapid and stupendous
changes It win In some degree Tighten
my sense of responsibility to perform
In person thc duty OF communicating to
you some of the large circumstances of
the situation with which IL is necessary
to deal.
'rhe German authorities who have
ut the invitation of the supreme wnr
council have been I'm communication
with Marshall FOch have accepted and
signed the terms of nrmIsticc which he
was authorized and instructed 10 COM
municnte TO them. These terms nre as
fOIlow.s
THE military causes on the vest
front:
"First-Cessation Of operations by
and and in the air. six hours after the
iEnature of the armistice.
Second-Immediately evacuation of
invaded countries. Belgium. France
Alsace-Lorraine. Luxembourg. so ordered
s to be completed within fourteen days
rom the signature of the armistice
ierman troops who have not left the
bove mentioned territories within the
'criod fixed will become prisoners Of
var Occupation by the allies and Uni
ed States forces Jointly will keep pace
With evacuation and occupation will be
egulated in accordance with a note an
exed 20 the stated terms.
"Three-Repatriatio beginning at
nee and to be completed within four
cen days Of all inhabitants of the
ountries above mentioned including
.osfareS under trial or convicted
Four-Surrender in good condition BY
he Germany army or the following
Guipment:
Five thousand guns C2.500 heavy and
800 field. Thirty thousand machine
runs. Three thousand NIlnenwerers
200 aeroplanes. The above to be de-
ivered in Simmstu to the allies and the
United States troops in accordance with
he detailed conditions laid down in the
Lnnexed note.
''Five-Evacuation by the German
Lrmies OF the countries on the left bank
# the Rhine. These countries on the
eft bank of the Rhine shall be admin
stored by the local authorities under
the control of the allied and United
States armies of occupation. The oc-
,upation of these territories will be de-
ermined by allied and United States
yarrisons holding the principle cross
ngs OF the Rhine. Mayence. Coblenz.
md Cologne. together with bridgeheads
II these points in thirty kilometer
adius in the right banks and by garri-
sons similarly holding the strategic
POINTS of the region. 4 neutral zone
'hall be reserved on the right banks OF
he Rhine between the stream and the