The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-14
TEXT OF ARMISTICE
DISARMING GERMANY

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terms accepted by Germany as
officially announced by President
Wilson in his address 10 Con-
Eress today. Identical terms
were made public in London and
Paris by Premiers Lloyd George
and Clemenceau. The terms fol-
low
|. Military Clauses on Western
Front.
/. Cessation of operations by
land and in the air six hours
after the signature Of the armis-
tice..
2. Immediate evacuation OF
invaded countries - Belgium,
France, Alsace-L Lorraine, Lux
emburg, so ordered as to be COM
pleted within Ia days from the
signature Of the armistice. Ger
man troops which have not left
the above mentioned territories
within the period fixed will be-
come prisoners Of war. Occupa-
tion by the allied and United
States forces Jointly will keep
pace with evacuation in these
areas. All movements of evacu-
alton and occupation will be reg
ulated with a note annexed to
the stated terms.
3. Repatriation beginning at
once and to be completed within
Ia days Of all inhabitants of the
countries above mentioned IN
cluding hostages and persons un-
der trial or convicted.
a. Surrender in good condl-
tion by the German armies OF
the following equipment:
Five thousand guns (2,5O0
heavy, $500 field.)
Thirty thousand machine
guns.
Three thousand minenwerfen.
Two thousand aeroplanes
Fighters, bombers - firstly ID
seventy -threes a n d nightly
bombing machines.
The above to be delivered in
stu to the Allies and the United
States troops in accordance with
the detailed conditions laid down
in the annexed note.
5. Evacuation by the German
armies of the countries on the
left bank of the Rhine. These
countries on the left bank of the
Rhine shall be administered by
the local authorities under the
control of the allied and United
States armies of occupation. The
occupation of these territories
will be determined by allied and
United States garrlsons holding
the principal crossings of the
Rhine, Mayence, Coblenz, CO.
logne, together with bridgeheads
at these points in a thirty kilo-
metre 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 a
line drawn parallel to it forty |
kilometres to the east from the
frontier of Holland to the paral- |
lei of Gernsheim and as far as
practicable a distance of thirty |
kilometres from the east of the
stream from this parallel upon
the Swiss frontier. Evacuation
by the enemy of the Rhine lands
shall be so ordered as to be com
pleted within a further period of
III days, in all 10 days after the
signature of the armistice. All |
movements of evacuation and oc-
cupation will be regulated ac-
cording to the note annexed.
6. In all territory evacuated
by the enemy there shall be no
evacuation of inhabitants; no
damage or harm shall be done to
the persons or property of the
No destruction Of
any kind to be committed. Mil
itary establishments of all kinds
shall be delivered intact as well
as military stores of food, NUM-
tions, equipment not removed
during the periods fixed for ,,
evacuation. Stores of food of all
kinds for the civil population,
cattle, etc, shall be left in situ.
industrial establishments shall {
not be impaired in any way and
heir personnel shall not be
Roads and means of :
communication of every kind, e
.ailroad, waterways, main roads, a
bridges. telegraphs, telephones, +
shall be in no manner impaired. !,
z. All civil and military per- I
'onnel at present employed on l