Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-14
OFFICIAL TERMS
Official Armistice Terms.
First Terms as Announced
Monday Were Not Correct.
Some Minor Changes Made
When Signatures Were
Attached. ALL German
Submarines To Be Surren-
dered, Instead of 100.

President wilson appeared De-
fore a joint session of Congress
Monday. Nov. 18th, at one o'clock
end read the terms of the ARMS
tice granted Germany. These
terms were prepared by the Allied
Council at Versailles ten days ago
but when they were signed by
Marshal Foch and the German
emissaries, a few changes were
made in them. These changes
were announced in Wednesdays
papers, but the Post-Dispatch has
made the corrections in the terms
as published herewith. The
original text called for surrender
of 10000 machine guns and 2OOC
aeropianes, but the changes re
quire Germany to surrender
$4,000 machine guns and 17OC
aeroplanes.
The Post-Dispatch readers are
urged to file this copy away for
reference years hence. The Ar.
mistice terms will make interest.
ing reading, especially since this
is the corrected text.
The original text called for
complete German evacuation
within Is days, but the revised
text calls for such evacuation
within 81 days. Read:
The Armistice went into effect
Monday, Nov. II, 1918, at IL am
French time, or 6 a. m. our time
1...-MILITARY CLAUSES ON WEST
ERN FRONT:
One Cessation of operations by land
and in the air, six hours after the sigma
ture of the armistice.
"Two--- Immediate evacuation of invad
ed countries, Belgium, France, Alsace
Lorraine, Luxembourg, so ordered as to
be completed within Is days from the
signature of the armistice. German
troops which have not left the above
mentioned territories within the period
fixed will become prisoners of war. DC
cupation by the allied and United States
forces jointly will keep pace with evacu
alton and occupation will be regulated il
accordance with note annexed to the
state terms.
Three Repatriation, beginning a
once and to be completed within Is days
of all inhabitants of the countries allow
mentioned, including hostages and per
sons under trial or convicted,
-Four Surrender in good condition
by the German armies of the folowin!
equipment: Five thousand guns ESQ
heavy, 2,500) $4,000 machine guns, 800
minenwerfer, l,700 aeroplanes, Fighters
bombers-- --frstlyD 70 three-quarters an
night bombing machines.) The above t
be delivered in stu to the Allied and tn
United States troops in accordance wit
the detailed conditions laid down in til
annexed note.
Five---Evacuation by the Germa
armies of the countries on the left ban
of the Rhine. These countries on tn
left bank of the Rhine shall be admins
tered by the local forces of occupation
The occupation of these. territorie
will be carried out by allied and Unite
States garrisons holding the principe
crossings of The Rhine, Mavence, Coblenl
Cologne, together with bridgeheads a
these points in 80 lilometer radius o.
the right bank and by garrisons simlari
holding the strategic points OF the regions
A neutral zone shall be reserved on tn
right of the Rhine between the strear
and line drawn parallel to it forty kilo
meters to the east from the frontier 9
Holland to the parallel of Gernsheim am
as far as practicable a distance a 80 kilo
meters from the east of the stream from
this parallel upon the Swiss frontier
Evacuation by the enemy on the Rhine
lands shall be so ordered as to be com
pleted within a period of 81 days afte
the signature Of the arrlistice. All move
rnents of evacuation and occupation will
be reeulated according to the note an
nexed.