The Bossier banner., 1918-11-14

IN armistice for thirty days was signed
Monday. the 18th. by Marshal Ferdinand
Foch. rcpresc nting the Allies, and the Ger
man delegation representing Germany The
document was signed ut FIVE o'clock a.m..
Paris fine. Hostilities ceased six hours
afterward. An armistice does not nccesM,-
rily end war, but the terms made are SO
drastic that Germany Is now powerless to
resume hostilitics.
The terms of armistice as originally
drafted by the War Council were changed
after copy had been forwarded to WASH
ip-ton. 4 draft of the original copy was
read by the President before Congress Mon
day. and published by the daily newspapers.
But, before Marshal F0ch signed the terms
eighteen of the articles were changed, max.
ing them more drastic than the terms Origi-
nally submitted. Thus, instead OF surren-
derin. 100 vessels the Germans must SUR
render every one of the undersea pirate
craft and her entire fleet Of warships. and
instead Of aO,OOO railroad cars 1aO,OO0 ears
must be surrendered. Following are the
amended terms, which are the most drastic
ever imposed upon a conquered nation:
Article 5. Fifteen days instead of four
teen are allowed for the repatriation, be-
ginning Mt 0ncc of all of the inhabitants
removed from invaded countries. including
hostages and persons under trial or con-
victed.
4th. Providing for the surrender OF mu-
nitions md equipment reduces the number
Of machine guns to be delivered from 8.O00
to 25 900 and the number Of airplanes from
1000 to 100.
9Th. Providing for the evacuation by
fhe Germans OF the countries on the left
bank of the Rhine, stipulates that these
countries shall be administered by the
LOCAL t1sops of occupation instead Of BY
the local authorities under the control OF
the Allied and United States sarmies. and
the occupation IL to be carried out by In
stead of determined by the Allied and
United States garrisons. holding strategic
points and the principal crossings of the
Rhine. Thirty-one days, instead of twenty
five. are allowed for the completion OF the
evacuation.
9th. Providing that no damage or harm
shall be done to persons or property In the
territory evacuated by the Germans. has a
sentence added, specifically stating that no
person shall be prosecuted for offenses Of
participation in war measures prior to the
signing OF the armistice.
7th. Providing for the abandonment or
delivery in good order to the associated
powers Of all roads and means Of communi-
cation and transportation in evacuated ter
ritory calls for 15O,OOO wagons (railroad
carsp, instead of $4,000: 5000 motor lOr-
ries instead Of 10000, and requires that all
civil and military personnel ut present EN-.
ployed In all means of communication and
transportation. including waterways, shall
remain.
Thirty-one, instead Of twenty-five days,
are allowed for handing over the materials
Thirty-six days are allowed for the handing
over Of the railroads of Alsace- Lorraine, to.
gether with the prewar personnel.
Sth. Forty-eight hours il given the Ger.
urcs. such as polluted springs and wells
! and to reveal and assist in discovering and
| destroying mines or delayed action fuses on
evacuated territory. No time limit was
| fixed originally.
9th Providing for the right of requisi
| tiOn by the United States and Allied armies
! in occupied territory has the clause added
subject to regulation of accounts with
those whom 1t may concern.
10th. Providing for the repatriation
without reciprocity, Of all Allied and United
| States prisoners Of war. including person.
under trial or convicted, has the foll0wina
added This condition annuls the prcvi
Gus conventions on the subject Of the ex
change of prisoners of war, including thu
one Of July. 1918. in course OF ratification
However. the repatriation Of German pris
oners Of war interned In Holland and II
Switzerland shall continue as before. Tn,
repatriation Of German prisoners Of wal
shall bc regulated mt the conclusion Of thu
| preliminaries Of peace
18th. Providing for the withdrawal O
| German troops from territory which be
i longed before the war to Russia. Rumanii
and Turkey, is rewritten. Territory whicl
belonged to Austria Is added to that from
| which the Germans must withdraw immedi
ately. and as to territory which belonged L
Russia, 1t IL provided that the Germal
troops now there shall withdraw within
the frontiers Of Germany las soon as th
Allies, taking into account the internal sit
uation Of those territories. shall decide tina
the time for this has come
18th. Remuneration Is substituted 70
| abandonment in stipulating that tn
trc,ties Of Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk ar
nullificd.
10TH Providing free access for the Allie
into territory evacuated through the Gel
man eastern frontier, Is changed so rs I
declare such action is for the purpose q
conveying supplies to the populations, IAN
for the purpose Of maintaining order" II
stead Of 'or for any other purpose
18th. Originally providing for the VI
conditional capitulation within one mont
OF all German forces operating in Afrse,
is substituted by clause requiring Onl
.'eyacuation by all German forces Opcratin
in East Africa within a period to be fxe
by the Allies
18th. Providing for the repatriation
| all civilians belonging to the Allies or a
J sociated powers other than those cnumera
ed in Article 5, Is amended to eliminate
reservation that any future claims or d
] mands by the Allies and the United Stat
) shall remain unaffected.
: s2d. Providing for the surrender Of II
German submarines. Is changed to rcae