Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-11-13

for the German army 20 accomplish
the complete withdrawal behind the
Rhine from its present position.
In this evacuated territory there
shall be no damage, destruction, de-
portation or molestation of citizens or
property. Military establishments to
be delivered intact, together with all
military supplies and stores not re-
moved within the time limit.
Five thousand locomotives, $4,000
wagons and 10000 motor lorries to be
surrendered, and the railways of AL
sace-Lorraine to be turned over, with
all material and supplies.
Germany to reveal position of all
mines or delay-aeting fuses, poisoned
wells, and the like
The right of requisition will be ex-
ercised by the allied troops in occupied
territory, and their upkeep expenses
in the Rhineland will be charged to
the German government.
Immediate repatriation without rec
iprocity of all allied prisoners of war.
Withdrawal of German troops from
any territory belonging to Russia, Ru-
mania or Turkey before the war
All German instructors, prisoners
and civilian and military agents to be
withdrawn from Russia.
German troops to cease at once all
acquisitions and seizures of supplies
in Roumania and Russia.
Abandonment of the infamous treat
les of Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk.
Allies to have free access to the ter
ritories evacuated by the Germans.
Unconditional surrender of all Ger
man forces operating in East Africa.
Immediate restitution of cash taken
from the National Bank Of Belgium.
Immediate return of all documents,
specie, stock, shares, paper money etc,
touching public or private interests in
invaded countries. Return of Russian
and Roumanian gold. Reparation for
all damage done This will run into
the billions of dollars.
All naval and marine prisoners to
be returned. The allies to be inform
ed Of location and movements of all
German ships. Freedom of naviga-
tion for all neutrals. The allied block
ade to continue,
Surrender Of 100 German submar-
ines; all other submarines to be dis
armed.
The entire German navy to be dis
armed and part surrendered to the
allies and the remainder interned in
neutral or allied ports.
The allies are 10 sweep all German
mine fields.
Free access into the Baltic sea, the
allies to occupy all of the Notifications
in all the entrances from the Categat
into the Baltic, and to sweep up all
mines and distractions.
All German merchant ships found
at sea to be liable to capture.
All naval aircraft to be concentrated
in German sea bases,
All Black Sea ports to be evacuated
and all Russian war vessels to be turn
ed over to the allies, together with all
other shipping and materials in these
harbors to be abandoned to the allies.
Duration of the armistice to be thir-
ty days, with option to extend.
Up to the last minute before the
signing of the ar ~ ice, the allied
armies continued tbeir unrelenting
pressure against the retreating Huns.
One of the last acts of the American
army was to capture the city of Sedan.
At eleven O'Clock thousands of giant
guns threw last savage burst of
leaden death at the German trenches.
Then all along the front signal rock
cts streamed down from aeroplanes,
and a deep and uncanny silence set
tied over the far flung battle line
and the dove of peace perched upon
the hit of the Kaiser's broken sword.
"The King is dead; Long Live Democ-
racy. And the good old u. s. A. and
Her soldier sons were controlling
factor in it all,
And now the reconstruction What
impends? Will a stable government
capable of negotiating treaties and
establishing authority and confidence
appear or will anarchy prevail and the
agony of internal strife make impera-
tive the keeping of allied police forces
in the central empire for possibly
years p? The devastated portions of
Belgium, France, Russia and the Bal
kans must be restored. Normal traf-
fic on land and sea must be instituted.
Our armies must be returned. Sound
governments among embryo nations
must be fostered. Aid must be ex-
tended to the stricken. The peace
terms must be arranged. A thousand
pressing and mighty complexities now
present themselves for solution; some
may prove as difficult as winning the
war, such as the method of preventing
all future wars, Tor instance.
The immediate effect upon forces
Of the United States IS not yet entire
ly clear It is thought that all men
in training but who have not yet com
pleted their training period, will be
returned to civilian life. This viii in
clude the schools established at uni
versities in all probability. The move
ment of troops overseas will continue
at a moderate rate, while those of our
bows who have seen the longest SER
vice at the front will be the first to be
returned hone and demobilized. At
ii breakneck speed under pressing need
il has taken a year and few months
to transport ove,' two million men to
France. With that need for speed re-
moved, several years win elapse- be-
fore all United States soldiers quit the
soil of fair France.
Passing of a Veteran
Good old Cop,s.o do and friand Josiah