The Big Sandy news., 1918-11-15
HOW GERMANY Is
STRIPPED OF POWER

The strictly military terms OF the
armlstice include the evacuation OF
nil invaded territories, the withdraw
al OF the German troops from the
left bank OF the Rhine and the sur
render OF all supplies OF war,
They also provide for the abancon-
ment by Germany OF the treaties oil
Bucharest and Brest- IdtovsE
The naval terms proylle for the
surrender Of 100 submarines, so de-
stroyers. hattie cruisers. 10 battle
ships, light cruisers ana other mis-
cellaneous ships.
Resides the surrender OF the sub
marines. it is required that all others
shall have their crews paid off. put
out OF commission and placed under
the supervision OF the allied and
American naval forces.
| All allied vessels In German hancs
are to be surrendered. and Germany
IL 10 notify neutrals that they are free
10 trade on the seas with the allied
countries.
Among the financial terms Included
are restitution for damages done by
the German armies: restitution OF the
cash taken from the National Bank oil
Belgium anc return OF gold takn from
| Russia and Roumania.
The military terms include the sur !.
render OF 5000 guns. half field and half
Hight artillery; 10000 machine guns,
1000 flame throwers and 1000 air
planes
The surrender OF 5000 locomotives
/ $4,000 wagons. 10000 motor lorries, the
railways OF Alsace- Lorraine for use
by the allies. and stores OF coal and
iron also are included.
The immediate repatriation OF al
allied and American prisoners without
reciprocal action by the allies also IL
included.
In connection with the evacuation
of the LEFT bank OF the Rhine II Il
provlGed that the allies shall hold thu
crossings OF the river at Coblentz
Cologne and Mgyence, together Will
bridgeheads and 3-kilemeter radiu
The right bank OF the Rhineland
that occupied by the allies, is to be
come a neutral zone. and the banl
held by the Germans is to be evacuat
ed In 10 days The armistice is 70
40 days, but the President spoke o
} the war us coming 10 an end"
+ German troops are to retire at ono
from any territory held by Russia
Roumania and Turkey before the wal
The allied forces to have access I
: | the evacuated territory either throug
! Dantaig or by the River Nistula
I The unconditional surrender of a
) German forces In East Africa With
one month is provided
I The repatriation within II days Q
! the thousands Of unfortunate civilian
: deported from France and Belgium
= required.
German troops which have not lei
the invaded territories, which specifi
e cally includes Alsace- Lorraine, With
e IA days become prisoners of war.
Z Freedom of access TO the Baltic Sc
with power 10 occupy German fort
In the Cattegat, Is another provisio'
The Germans also must reveal loca
ton OF mines, poisoned wells and lik
iagencies Of destruction and the allie
I. blockade is to remain unchanged dur
ing the period of armistice,
All ports OF the Black Sea, oecupie
!, by Germans. are to be surrendere'
:, and the Russian war vessels, recent
= taken by the German naval forces, al
= 80 are to be surrendered to the allie
The President made It plain that tn
nations which had ovrthrown the mil
itnry masters of Germany will now at
tempt to guide the German peop
safely 60 the family of Nations of De
mocracy.