The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-12
THE .ARMIsTICE TERMS.

Any fears that less than th,
demands of justice would be cx
acted from Germany must be
completely dissipatcd by the an
nc'luceiheDt of the armisticc
,tcrms 1t is unconditional sur
render" Of il kind which should
Iic entirely satisfactory. AS out
lined by press dispatches the
main points OF the armistice are
as follows
Evacuation ofsalI the invaded
territories. Including Alsace-l4or-
rainc. reparation for all damage
done, occupation IrS allied forces
of principal gatewaSS to Germany
handing over Of tEle principal
units Of the German high seas
fleet. surrender Of cnoEgh war
materials to virtually di&rm the
German forces and the occupa-
ton by American and allied
forces of strategic gateways to
Germany to enforce the fulfill
ment Of terms are the principal
features.
Complete destruction Of the
German military machine which
brought on the war is provided
for and the way paved for repaIar
tion for the damage it wrought
Germany must get out Of Rus
sia entirely and leave territory
now occupied to the allies. The.
map Of Europe during a discus
sion of peace terms will be lh-
stored to the lines of 1914. Ger
many must return thousands of
nnfortunateS she doported into
slavery from France. Belgium
and the other invaded countries; /;
she must return the gold taken
from Russia. Rmania and Bel
gium; she must make good for
the property removed by her
troops
The treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
which delivered Russia into Ger
many's hands. is TO be aban-
doncd; the peace" dictated at
Bucharest which prostratcd Ru-
mania. has likewise to be aban-
doncd.
American and allied prisoners
OF war are to be repatriated with
out reciprocal action; what Ger
man forces remain in East Africa
are TO surrender lmconditionally.
Gernany is to pay for the
maintenance of the troops the
associated governments will place
at strategic points in the Rhine
land to assure that her promise
shall not be a scrap of paper.
German merchant ships to be
handed over unchanged that they
may be put into HE humane work
OF relieving the distress of her
evil population. which the vie
torlouS allies will at once under
take in a spirit of mercy.
lu the Black sea. as well as in
the Baltic. the tcntacles of the
German military machine are 10
be clipped by the surrender of
forts and ships, Everywhere ON
all the frouts Germany is re-
quired to deliver her sword while
the American and allied troops |
take positions to enforce her |
agreement.
Among the financial terms i'm
cilded are restitution for dam
age done by the German armies
restitution of the cash taken from
the national bank of Belgium
and return Of gold taken from
Russia and Rumania.
The military terms include the
surrender OF 1000 guns. half field
and half light artillery; 10000
machine guns. 1900 flame throw
rrs and 1000 airplanes.
The surrender Of 5000 loco
motives; 10000 wagons: 10000
motor lorrics. the railways of
Alsace-Lorraine for use by the
lilies and stores of coal and iron
IlSo are included.
In connection with the evacu-
tion of the left bank of the
thine. il is provided that The
HES shall hold the crossings of
he river at Coblentz. Cologne
nd Mavence. together with the
and a thirty-kib- Il