Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-11-21


with be disarmed and thereafter in
| termed in neutral ports, or for the
want of them, in allied ports to be
designated by the allies and the
United States of America and placed
under the surveillance of the allies
and the United States of America,
only caretakers being left on board,
namely: Six battle cruisers. ten bat
tleships eight light cruisers, includ-
ing two mine layers, fifty destroyers
OF the most modern type. All other
surface warships (including river
craft) are to be concentrated in Ger
man naval bases to be designated by
the allies and the United States of
America and are to he paid off and
completely disarmed and placed
under the supervision of the allies
and the United States of America.
All vessels of the auxiliary fleet
ttrawlers, motor vessels, etc.I are to
be disarmed.
Twenty allies aud the
United States OF America shall have
the right to sweep up all mine fields
and distractions laid by Germany
outside German territorial waters,
and the positions of these are to be
indicated.
GET FREEDOM OF BALTIC
nty-fiye-Freedom of access
to and from the Baltic to be given
to the naval and merchantile marine
of the allied and associate powers.
To secure this. the allies and the
United States of America shall be
empowered to occupy all forts. forth
ficatons. batteries and defense
works OF all kinds in all the en-
trapces Of the aCtegat into the Baltic
and to sweep up all mines and OBJ
structions within and without any
question of neutrality being raised
and the position OF all such mines
and distractions are to be indicated.
Twenty-six-The existing block
ade conditions set up by the allies
and associate powers to remain I'M
changed and all German merchant
ships found at sea are to remain liza
BILE to capture.
NAVAL AIRCRAFT GIVEN UP
Twenty-seven-Ail naval aircraft
to be constructed and immobilized
in German bases to be specified by
the allies and the United States of
America.
Twenty-eight-In evacuating the
Belgian coast and ports Germany
shall abandon all merchant ships,
tugs, lighters, cranes and all other
harbor materials. all materials for in
land navigation. all aircraft and all
materials and stores. all arms and
ornaments, and all stores and APP
paratuS OF all kinds,
MUST LEAVE BLACK SEA
Twenty-nine-All Black sea ports
are to be evacuated by Germany; all
Russian war vessels of all descrip-
tons seized by Germany in the Black
sea are to be handed over to the
allies and the United States of Amer
lea; all neutral vessels are to be re-
leased: all warlike and other ma
terials of all kinds seized in those
ports are to be returned and German
materials as specified in clause twen-
ty-eight are to be abandoned.
Thirty-All merchant vessels in
German hands belonging to the al
lies and associated powers are to be
restored in ports to be specified by
the allies and the United States of
~ hOAi "ltuOut iCSlpAO
Thirty-one-No destruction of
shops or of materials to be permitted
before evacuation surrender or res
toration.
SETS NEUTRAL SHIPS FREE
Thirty-two-The German govern
ment will notify the neutral govern
ments of the world, and particularly
the governments of Norway Sweden,
Denmark and Holland that all re-
strictions placed on trading OF their
vessels with the allied and associated
countries, whether by the German
government or by private German in
terests. and whether In return for
specific concessions. such as the ex-
port and shipbuilding materials or
not, are Immediately cancelled.
Thirty-three- No transfers of Ger
man merchant shipping OF any de-
scriptiOn 10 any neutral flag are to
take place after signature of the arm
istice
VI Duration of armistice
Thirty four--The duration of the
armistice is to be thirty days. with
option to extend. During this period
on failure of execution of any OF
the above clauses the armistice may
be denounced by one OF the contract
ing parties on forty-eight hours pre-
vious notice.
VII-Time limit for reply
Thirty armistice to be
accepted or refused by Germany
within seventy-two hours of notifica-
ton.
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