Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-11-15

Rhine-Russ Treaty
Abrogated.
| Washington, Nov 1.-THE terms of
| the armiStice with Germany were read
| to congress by President Wilson. As
sembled in the hall Of the house where
nineteen months ago senators and rep
resentatives heard the president ask
for the declaration OF war, they heard
him SPEAK the words which herald the
| coming of peace.
The strictly military terms of the
| armistice are embraced in eleven spec
| ifications which include the evacuation
Of all invaded territories, the with
drawal of the German troops from the
| left bank of the Rhine and the surren-
der of all supplies of war. The teams
also provide for the abandonment by
Germany of the treaties Of Bucharest
and Brest-Litovsk.
Communicates Terms to Congress.
The president spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress:
"In these anxious times of rapid and
stupendous change it will in some de-
gree tighten my sense of responsible
| 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 in communication with
Marshal Foch have accepted and
signed the terms of armistice which he
was authorized and instructed to COM
municate to them.
Military Clauses of Terms.
"Those terms are as follows:
81 Military clauses on western
| front:
81. A cessation of operations by
| land and in the air six hours after the
signature of the armistice.
ss2. Immediate evacuation of invad-
ed countries: Belgium, France, Al
sace-L Lorraine, Luxembourg, so ordered
as to be completed within fourteen
days from the signature Of the arm1s-
tice. German troops, which have not
left the aforementioned territories
within the period fixed will become
| prisoners of war. Occupation by the
allies and United States forces Jointly
will keep pace with evacuation in
these areas. All movements Of evac-
uation and occupation will be regulat-
| ed in accordance with note annexed to
| the stated terms.
80. Repatriation beginning at once
and to be completed within fourteen
days of all inhabitants of the coun-
tries above mentioned, including hos
fages and persons under trial or con-
victed.
Must Surrender 5000 Guns.
81, Surrender in good condition by
the German armies Of the following
equipment: Five thousand guns e.
500 heavy, $500 field), 10000 machine
guns, 5000 minnenwerfer, 1000 air.
planes Fighters, bombers, mostly D.
73's and night-bombing machines).
| The above to be delivered to the allies
and the United States troops in ac-
| cordance with the detailed conditions
| laid down in the annexed note.
SO. Evacuation by German armies Of
the countries on the left bank Of the
Rhine.
'sThese countries on the left bank of
| the Rhine shall be administered by the
| local authorities under the control of
| the allies and United States armies of
| occupation The occupation of these
| territories will be determined by al
lied and United States garrisons hold
| ing the principal crossings of the Rhine
| -Mayence, Coblenz, Cologne, together
| with bridgeheads at these points-in
| thirty-kilometer radius on the right
| bank and by garrisOns similarly hold
| ing the strategic points of the regions.
"a neutral zone shall be reserved on
| the right of the Rhine between the
stream and line drawn parallel to it
| 10 kilometers to the east from the
| frontier of Holland to the parallel of
| Gernsheim and as far as practicable q
! distance of 80 kilometers from the east
| Of stream from this parallel upon
| Swiss frontier. Evacuation by the
| enemy of the Rhine lands shall be so
ordered as to be completed within a
| further period of eleven days, in all
10 days after the signature of the arm