Taiban Valley news., 1918-11-15
TWENTY MILES
BEYOND RHINE
IS WHERE THE GERMAN ARMY
MUST RETIRE TO WITHIN
THIRTY DAYS
NAVY TO Be SURRENDERED
Mona With Vast Collection of Military
Stores-Then the Hun Must Pay
For tht He'll He Has Made
In Europe.

Washington.-Sign of the armfs-
ice with Germany was proclaimed by
President Wilson who also announced
is terms at joint session of COLI
Iress.
The terms herald the end of the war
because they take from Germany the
power to renew it,
Just before he went to the capitol
he president, in proclamation ad-
iressed to his fellow countrymen said:
"The armistIce was signed this
morning. Everything ror which
America fought has been accom-.
pished. II will now be our FORUM
ate duty to assist, by example, ~
sober, friendly counsel and by ma.
terial aid in the establishment of
just democracy through the world"
Germany, humbled in war, is plead
Ing for assistance in the task of regu-
lating the fearful conditions" exist
ing in the nation. President Wilson,
assures the peoples of the central EN-
pres that everything that is possible
IN the circumstances will be done to
supply them with food and relieve
:heir distressing want.
The strictly military terms of the ar
mistice are embrased in eleven specifi-
cations which include the evacuation Of
all invaded territories, the withdrawal
Of German troops from the left bank of
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plies Of war.
The military terms include the sur
render of 5000 guns, half field and half
light artillery 10000 machine guns, 5000
flame throwers and 1000 airplanes.
The surrender of 5000 locomotives;
10000 wagons; 10000 motor lorries, the
railways of Alsace-Loraine for use by
the allies and stores of coal and iron also
are included
The naval terms provide for the sur
render of 100 submarines, so destroyers,
six battle cruisers, ten battieships, eight
light cruisers and other miscellaneous
ships
Besides the surrender of $50 submarines
their crews paid off, put out of COM
mission and placed under the super
vision of the allied and American naval
forces.
All allied vissels in German hands are
to be surrendered and Germany is to
notify neutrals that they are free to
trade at once on the seas with the allied
countries.
In connection with the evacuation of
the left bank of the Rhine, it is pro-
vided that the allies shall hold the cross
ings of the river at Coblentz, Cologne
and Mayence, together with bridgeheads
and thirty-kilometer radius.
Must Clear out In 19 Days.
The. right bank Of the Rhine, and that
neutral zone and the bank held by the
Germans is to be evacuated in nineteen
days. The armistice is for thirty days
but the president spoke of the war as
A neutral zone shall be reserved on
the right bank of the Rhine between
the stream and line drawn parallel to it
40 lSilometers to the east from the frontier
Of Holland to the parallel of Gernscheim
and as far as practicable distance Of
30 kilometers from the east of the stream
from the parallel upon the Swiss frontier
German troops are to retire at once
from any territory held by Russia, Ru-
mania and Turkey before the war.
The allied forces are to have access
to the evacuated territory, either through
Dantzig or by the River Vistula. The
unconditional capltulation of all German
forces in East Africa within one month
Is provided
with power to occupy German forts in
the Kattegatt is another provision. The
Germans also must reveal location of
mines, poisoned wells and like agencies
VI ueSITuCllOn ana Ine dllleu DlOCkaue Is
to remain unchanged during the period
of armistice.
All ports on Black Sea occupied by
Germans are to be surrendered and the
Russian war vessels recently taken by
the German naval forces also are to be
surrendered to the allies.
Must Pay For Damage.
Among the financial terms included
are restitution for damage done by the
German armies; restitution of the cash
taken from the national bank Of Belgium
and return Of gold taken from Russia and
Rumanla.
The immediate repatriation Of all allied
and American prisoners without recipro-
cal action by the allies. also Is included
The repatriation within fourteen days
of the thousands of unfortunate civilians
deported from France and Belgium also
is required.
The terms also provide for the abandon
ment by Germany of the treaties Of Bu-
charest and -Litovsk.