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

mercantile marine prisoners of war of
the Allied and associated powers in
German hands to be returned without
reciprocity.
! TWENTY WO-Surrende to the
Allies and the United States Of Amer
ica Of one hundred and sixty German
submarines (including all submarine
cruisers and minc-laying armament
and equipment, in ports which will
be specified by the Allied nations and
the United States Of America All
other submarines 10 be paid off and
completely disarmed and placed under
the supervision OF the Allied powers
and the United States Of America
TWENTY-THREF-The follow
ing German surface warships which
shalt be designated by the Allies
and the United States Of America
shall forthwith be disarmed and
thereafter interned in neutral ports.
or, for the want Of them, in Allied
ports. to be dc3ignated- by the Allies
and the United States Of America and
placed under the surveillance Of the
Niles and the United States Of Am
erica, only carctakers being left on
board, namely: Six battle cruisers, ten
battleships, eight light cruisers in-I
Guiding two mine layers, 50 DESTROY
/ ers Of the most modern type. All
other surface warships (ncluding
river craf) are to be concentrated in
German naval bases to be designated
by the Allies and the United States
| OF America, and are to be paid OIL
and completely disarlned and placed
under the supervision of the Allies
and the United States of America. All
vessels of the auxiliary fleet (traw-
lcrs, motor vessels, etc.) are to bel
/ disarmed.
TWENTY-FOUR-Thc Allies and
the United States OF America shall
have the right to sweep up all mine
fields and obstruction laid by Ger
many outside German territorial wat
crs and the positions of these are TO
be indicated
| TWENTY-FIVE-Freedom of ac-
cess to and from the Baltic to be Civ
en- to the naval and tmercantile ma
rines of the Allies and associated
powers. To secure this the Allies and
the United States of America shall be
empowered to occupy all German
forts, fortihcations batteries and de
/ Tense works OF all kinds in all the en-
frances from the Catcgat into the
| Baltic and to sweep up all mines and
lobstructions within and without Ger
man territorial waters without any
question of neutrality being raised,
and the positions of all such mines
and distractions are to be indicated,
TWENTY SIX = The existing
blockade conditions set up by the Al
lies and associated powers are to re-
main unchanged and all German MGR
chant ships found at sea are to remain
liable to capture.
TWENTYSEVEN-A1l naval air
craft are to Nbe concentrated and inl-
modified in German bases to be
specified by the Allies and the United
States of America.
TWENTY-EIGHT-In evacuating
the Belgian coasts and ports Ger
many shall abandon all merchant
ships, tugs, lighters, cranes and all
other harbor materials, all materials
for inland navigation, ali aircraft and
all materials and stores, all arms and
ornaments and all stores and appa-
ratus of all kinds.
TWENTY-NINE-All Black Sea
ports arc to be evacuated by Ger
many, all Russian war vessels of all
descriptions seized by Germany III
the Black Sea are TO be handed over
to the Allies and the United States of
America; all neutral merchant vessels
seized are to be released; all war
ike and other materials OF all kinds
seized in these ports arc to be re
turned and German materials as spec
fled in clause 28 are to be abandoned
| THIRTN--All merchant vessels in
German hands belonging to the Al
lied and associated powers are to be
restored in ports to be specified by
the Allies and the United States oil
America without reciprocity.
T!IIRTY-ONE-No destruction of
ships or OF materials to be permitted
before evacuation, surrender or restor-
alton.
THIRTY-TWO-The German gov
eminent shall formally notify the
neutral governments of the world, and
particularly the governments of Nor.
way, Sweden, Denmark and Holland,
| that all restrictions placed on the
trading OF their vessels with the Al
| lied and associated countries, whether
| by the German interests, and whether
in return for specific concessions such
as the export Of shipbuilding mater
lals or not are immediately cancell-
ed
THIRTY-THREE-No transfers oil
German merchant shipping of any de
scription to any neutral flag are to
take place after signature OF the arm
istice
6. Duration Of Arrnistice.
THIRTY-FOUR-The duration oil
the armistcc is to be 50 days, with
option to extend. During this period
on one failure of-execution of any of
the above clauses, the armistice may
be denounced by one of the contract
ing parties on 4S hours previous no.
| tice
7. Time Limit for Reply.
THlRIG-FlNE-This armistice to
be accepted or refused by Germany
within u hours of notification.
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