Republican farmer., 1918-11-15
TERMS OFFERED HUNS TO STOP GREAT WAR STRIP
 GERMANY OF HER POWER

of Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk and Of the supplementary treaties.
 16-The Allies shall have free ac- cess to the territories evacuated by the Germans on their eastern frontier, either through Danzig or by the Wis tula, in order to convey supplies to the populations of those territories or for any other purpose.
 Clause Concerning East Africa.
 17-Unconditiona equalization Of all German forces operating in East Africa, within one month.
 General Clauses.
 1S-Repatriation, without reciproc- 1ty, within a maximum period of one month, in accordance with detailed conditions hereafter to be fixed, of all civilians interned or deported whG may be citizens of other Allied or As sociated States than those mentioned in clause 3, paragraph 19, with the reservation that any future claims and demands of the Allies and the United States of America remain un- affected.
 1S-The following financial condi- tions are required: Preparation for damage done. While such armistice lasts no public securities shall be re- moved by the enemy which can serve as a pledge to the Allies for the re- covery or reparation for war losses. Immediate restitution of the cash de- posit in the National Bank of Bel gium, and iE general immediate re- turn of all documents, specie, stocks, shares, paper money, together with plant for the issue thereof, touching public or private interests in the in- veded countries. Restitution of the Russian and Roumanian gold yield to Germany or taken by that power. This gold to be delivered in trust to the Allies until the signature of peace. Naval Conditions.
 20-Immediate cessation of all hos tilites at sea and definite information to be given as to the location and movements of all German ships. No- | tif1cation to be given to neutrals that | freedom of navigation in all territor- | ial waters Is given to the naval and mercantile marines of the Allied and Associated Powers, all questions of
 neutrality being waived.
 21-A1l naval and mercantile mar
 inc prisoners of the Allied and Asso-
 ciated Powers in German hands to be
 returned without reciprocity.
 22-Surrender to the Allies and the
 United States of America of 16G Ger.
 Lian submarines Gncluding all sub.
 marine cruisers and mine-laying sub.
 marines), with their complete arma.
 ment and equipment, in ports whicf
 will be specified by the Allies and the
 United States of America All other
 submarines to be paid off and com.
 pletely disarmed and placed under
 the supervision of the Allied PowerS
 and the United States of America. 1 2S-The following German surface
 warships. which shall be designated
 by the Allies and the United States ot
 America, shall forthwith be disarmeG
 and thereafter informed in neutra
 ports, or for the want of them, il Allied ports, to be designated by the
 Allies and the United States O.
 America, and placed under the sur.
 veillance of the Allies and the United
 States of America, only caretakers be. } ing left on hand. namely: Six battle
 cruisers, ten battleships, eight ligh } cruisers, including two mine layers fifty destroyers of the most noderr . type. All other surface warships Gin. cluGing river craft). are to be con.
 centrated in German naval bases tC be designated by the Allies and the United States of America, and are tc be paid off and completely disarmeG l and placed under the supervision O. the Allies and the United States O. America. All vessels of the auxiliar! : fleet 6rawlers, motor vessels, etc.) are , to be disarmed.
 . 24-The Allies and the United States of America shall have the righ } to sweep up all mine fields and ob structions laid by Germany outsid German territorial waters, and th' positions of these are to be indicated 25-Freedom of access to and iron the Baltic to be given to the maya and mercantile marines of the Allied l and Associated Powers. To secur this the Allies and the United State of America shall be empowered to oc !: cupy all German forts, fortifications l batteries and defense works of al kinds in all the entrances from tn Cattegat into the Baltic, and to sweel
 up all mines and Instructions within 2 and without German territorial waters without any question of neutrality be ing raised, and the positions of al I such mines and Instructions are to b indicated.
 l 26-The exsting blockade condition set up by the Allied and Associates Powers are to remain unchanged an, all German merchant ships found a - sea are to remain liable to capture.
 2T-All naval aircraft are to b . concentrated and immobilized in Ger s man bases to be specified by tn c Allie5 and the United States 0 Il America.
 : 2s In evacuating the Belgia1 a coasts and ports, Germany shall aban
 don all merchant ships, tugs, lighters n Icranes and all other harbor mater l. ials, all materials for inland naviga 1. ton. all aircraft and all materials an J. stores, all arms and aTmaments an g all stores and apparatus of all kinds. ; 29-An Black Sea ports are to b y evacuated by Germany; all Russia
 war vessels of all descriptions seize J.: by Germany in the Black Sea ar V to be handed over to the Allies an ,; the United States of America; a e neutral merchant vessels seized are t
 be realesed; all warlike and othe n materials of all kinds seized in thos
 ports are to be returned and Ger Ii man materials as specified in claus 28 are to be abandoned.
 30-All merchant vessels in Ger
 man hands belonging to the Allie and Associated Powers are to be re N stored in ports to be specified by th