Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-11-12

this announcement but military men
say they include:
Immediate retirement of the Ger
man military forces from France, Bel
GUM and Alsace-Lorraine.
Disarming and rehabilitation of the
German armies.
Occupation by the allied and Amer
lean forces of such strategic points in
Germany as will make impossible
renewal of hostilities.
Delivery of the German high seas
fleet and certain number of subma-
ripes to the allied and American naval
forces.
Disarmament of all other German
war ships under supervision of allied
and American navies which will guard
them.
Occupation of the principal German
naval bases by sea forces of the vic
torious nations.
Release of allied and American SOL
diers, sailors and civilians held pri-
soners in Germany without such re-
ciprocal action by the associated gov
ernments.
Germany had been given until IL
o'clock Monday morning, French time,
o'clock in Washington time, to &C
cept So hostilities ended at the hour
set by Marshal Foch for decision by
Germany for peace or for continuation
of the war.
Must Disarm Enemy,
Signing of the armistice with Ger
many, which brings the world war to
an end, does not mean that the great
American military machine will cease
to operate at once. America must
play an important part in disarming
and guarding the enemy.
During the interval between the ces-
sation of hostilities and the conclu-
sion of the peace conference, it is as
sumed that the major portion of Gen.
Pershing's expeditionary forces in
France must be retained there. 1t is
possible also that for reasons of in
ternational politics some American
garrisons may be kept in disputed ter
ritory even after the actual peace
negotiations have been brought to a
close.
Troops which have seen the longest
service in France probably will be re-
turned home soon to be replaced by
new men now in this country who will
perform guard or other duty overseas.
There are more than 100000 men
now in camps in the United States.
Return home of American naval
forces-Battleships destroyers, sub
marines, converted yachts, supply
ships and other craft-also will follow
the end of the war. Definite plans
nave not been revealed. but 1t is as
sumed here that once disposition in
accordance with the terms of the ar
mistice. the American dreadnaughts
with the British grand fleet together
with most of the destroyers and other
submarines hunting the convoy craft
will return.
More Work For Navy.
Even with hostiIities ended, how
ever, much other naval work, aside
from that OF taking over and guard
ing German and Austrian naval YES
sells, remains to be done. Removal of
the thousands of mines laid by the
allied, American and German navies
will from no small part of this work
and undoubtedly the fleet of mine
sweeping and laying craft sent over
seas by the United States viii assist
in this gigantic task. The greatest
mine field is that put down in the North
Sea as barrage against German sub
marines. The mines were manufac-
tured in this country and were laid
largely by American ships.
With the return of all German sub
marines to their bases, allied and
American shipping once more may sail
the seYen seas without fear of moles-