The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15
Include Evacuation of All In
vaded Territory and the
Surrender Of Supplies.
Must Pay for Damage Done by Ger
man Armies and Return Gold
Taken from Belgium, Russia
and Runania.

Washington.-Pres Wilson ap-
peared before congress Monday after
noon, November II, and read the terms
Of the armistice with Germany.
President Wilson announced that
"the German authorities who have, at
the invitation Of the supreme war
council, been in communication with
Marshal Foch, have accepted and
signed the terms Of armistice which he
was authorized and instructed to COM
municate to them. Those terms are as
follows:
/. Military clauses on western front.
4 One-CessatiOn of operations by
land and in the air six hours after the
signature of the armistice.
Two-Immediate evacuation Of in
vaded countries: Belgium, France,
Alsace-Lorraine, Luxembourg, so or
. dered as to be complete within four
teen days from the signature Of the
arm;stice. German troops which re
not left the above mentioned terri
tories within the period fixed will be-
come prisoners Of war. Occupation by
the allied and United States forces
jointly will keep pace with evacuation
in these areas. All movements Of
evacuation and occupation will be reg
ulated in accordance with note an
nexed to the stated terms.
Three-Repatriation, 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 condition
by the German armies of the following
equipment Five thousand guns (250O
heavy, $500 field; 10000 machine
guns; 5000 minenwerfer; 1000 air.
planes Fighters, bombers, firstly :;
D-73's and night bombing machines).
The above to be delivered In stu
to the allies and the United States
troops in accordance with the detailed
conditions laid down in the annexed
note. -,
Five-Evacuation by the German
armies of the countries on the left
bank of the Rhine. These countries
on the left bank Of the Rhine shall be
administered by the local authorities
under the control Of the allied and
United States armies Of occupation
The occupation of these territories
will be determined by allied and
United States garrisons holding the
principal crossings of the Rhine, May
ence, Coblentz, Cologne, together with
bridgeheads at these points in thirty
| kilometers radius on the right bani
and by garrisons similarly holding the
strategic points Of the regions. A neu
| trail zone shall be reserved on the
right of the Rhine, between the stream
and line drawn parallel to it forty
kiiometers to the east from the from
tier of Holland to the parallel Of Germ
sheim and as far as practicable
distance Of thirty kilometers from thu
east Of the stream from this parable
| upon SWISS rrOnrler.
| Evacuation by the enemy Of tn,
Rhine lands shall be so ordered as tt
be completed within further perio'
4 Of eleven days, in all nineteen day
after the signature of the armistice
All movements Of evacuation and oc
cupation will be regulated accOrdin
to the note annexed.
Skin all territories evacuated b.
the enemy there shall be no evacua
yOn of inhabitants, no damage o
harm shall be done to the persons o
property Of the inhabitants. No de
struction of any kind to be committed
Military establishments Of all kind
shall be delivered intact as well a
military stores of food, munitiOn!
equipment, not removed during the pr
RODS fixed for evacuation. Stores 9
| food of all kinds for the civilian popr
lation, cattle, etc. shall be left in sit,
| Industrial establishments shall not b
impaired in any way and their pei
sonnet shall not b.. moved.
! Roads and mems Of communities
| ton Of every kind, railroad, watel
ways, main roads, bridges, telegraph
| telephones, shall be in no manner in
paired.
| Seven-All civil and military pc
sonnet at present employed on thel
shall remain. Five thousand loc0mt
tives, $4,000 wagons and 10000 mote
lorries, in good working order, wit
all necessary spare parts and fitting
shall be delivered to the associate
powers within the period fixed for tn
evacuation of Belgium and Luxen
burg. The railways of,Alsace-Lorrair
shall be handed over within the sam
|, period together with all prewar pc
sonnet and material. Further materi,
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