The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-14

many or taken by that Power
This gold TO be delivered in trust
TO the Allies until the signature
of peace.
V. Naval Conditions.
1 20. Immediate cessation of al
hostilities at sea and definite IN.
/ formation to be given as to the
location and movements of al
! German ships. Notification to
be given to neutrals that free
dom of navigation in all territor-
ial waters is given to the naval
and mercantile marines of the
allied and associated Powers, all
questions of neutrality being
waived.
q. All naval and mercantile
marine prisoners of the allied
and associated Powers in Ger
man hands to be returned with
out reciprocity.
90. Surrender to the Allies
and the United States of Amer.
lea Of l60 German submarines,
including all submarine cruisers
and mine laying submarines,
with their complete armament
and equipment, in ports which
will be specified by the Allies and
the United States of America.
All other submarines to be paid
off and completely disarmed and
placed under the supervision Of
the allied Powers and the United
States of America.
90. The following German
surface war ships, which shall be
designated by the Allies and the
United States of America, shall
forthwith be disarmed and
thereafter interned in neutral
ports, or, for want of them, in
Allied ports, to be designated by
the Allies and the United States
of America and placed under the
surveillance of the Allies and the
United States of America, only
caretakers being left on board,
namely
Six battle cruisers, ten battle
ships. eight light cruisers, in
cluding two mine layers, fifty
destrOyers of the most modern
type.
All other surface war ships
(including river craft 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 off
and completely disarmed and
placed under the supervision of
the Allies and the United States
Of America. All vessels of the
auxiliary fleet (trawlers, motor
vessels, etc. are to be disarmed,
"a. The Allies and the United
States of America shall have the
right to sweep up all mine fields
and distractions laid by Germ
any outside German territorial
waters, and the positions of
these are to be indicated.
25. Freedom of access to and
from the Baltic to be given toI
the naval and mercantile ma
rines of the allied and associated
Powers. To secure this the Allies
and the United States of Ameri-
ca shall be empowered to occupy
all German forts, Notifications,
batteries and defence works of
all kinds in all the entrances
from the Cattegat into the Bal
tic, and to sweep up all mines
and distractions within and
without German territorial wat
ers, without any question of neu-
trality being raised, and the po-
sitions of all such mines and OBJ
structions are to be indicated.
26. The existing blockade con-
ditions set up by the allied and
associated Powers are to remain
and all German mer-
chant ships found at sea are to
liable to capture.
27. All naval aircraft are to
be concentrated and immobilized
IN German bases TO be specified
)y the Allies and the United
States.
%. In evacuating the Belgian }
,oasts and ports Germany shall
lbandon all merchant ships, {
ugs, lighters, cranes and all
,ther harbor materials, all ma {
erials for inland navigation, all |
Iircraft and all materials and Q
torres, all arms and armaments. v
nd all stores and apparatus of t
il kinds. b
%. All Black Sea ports are to v
e evacuated by Germany; all 0
snssian war vessels of all de- Il