The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-11-13

Washington, Nov. il.-Prcsidcat
Woodrow wilson IN person this a.
ternoOn wrote 'hniS" to the partici-
patton OF the United States IN the
D2oodslcd OF the world. On the plal-
form where he called for a declara-
uon OF war aga nst lnpcriall Ger
many, the Chief Executive today read
the terms Of the armisticc which, has
halted hostil!t;eS.
HE President said:
Gentlemen Of Congress-:
In these anxious times of rapid
and stupendous change it will in
some degree tighten my sense Of re-
sponsiOi.ity to perform in person the
duty Of communicating to you some
of the larger circumstances OF the
SITUATION with which it is necessary to
deal.
The German authorities who have.
at the invitation Of the supreme war
council, been ii communication with
Marshal toch have accepted and
signed the terms OF arnstice which
he was authorized and instructed to
communicate TO them. Those terms
are as follows;
l. Military Clause on Western
Front.
ONE--Cessation OF operations by
land and in the air six hours after the
signature OF the arLnistiCc.
/ W O-lmmediate evacuation OF
invaded countries: Belgium, France,
Aisace-Lorraine, Luxembourg, so or
der~d as to DC completed within four
teen days from the signature Of the
arm:sticc. German troops which have
not left the aforementioned territor-
les within the period fixed will be-
come prisoners of war Occupation
by the Allied and United States forces
Jointly will keep pace with evacua-
ton iii these areas.
All movements of evacuation and
occupation will be regulated in ac=
cordance with a note annexed to the
stated terms.
TIRE E-Reparation, beginning at
once and to be completed within four
teen days. of all inhabitants of the
countries above mentioned, including
hostages and persons under trial or
convicted
FOUR-Surrender in good condi-
ton by the German armies of the fol-
lowing equipment: Five thousand
guns (2,500 heavy, $500 field, 10000
machine guns, 5000 rninenwerfer, g.
COO airplanes Fighters, bombers, frst-
" ID; Is night bombing machines. }
l he above to be delivered in stu to
the Allies and United States troops
IN accordance with the detailed con
d,tions laid down il the annexed note.
FiNE-Evacuation by the German
armies of the countries on the lett
bank OF the Rhine.
These countries on the LETT bank
OF the Rhine shall be administered bv
the local authorities under the con
troll Of the Allied and United States
armies Of occupation. The occupa-
ton OF these territories will be de-
termined by Allies and United States
garrisons holding the principal cross
ings OF the Rhine-Mayence, Cob
lcntz, Cologne-together with bridge
heads at these points in 30 kilometers'
radius on the right bank and by gar
risons similarly holding the strategic
points OF the region. Asneutral zone
shall be reserved on the right of the
Kline between the stream and line
drawn parallel to it 40 lslometers to
the east from the frontier Of Holland
to the parallel of Gernsheim and as
far as practicable distance OF 80 kilo-
meters from the east stream from this
parallel upon the Swiss frontier.
Evacuation by the enemy OF the
Kline lands shall be so ordered as to
be completed within further period