The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-11-15
TRUCE TERMS
MOST SEVERE
Consent of Germany to Demands
of Allies and U. S. Is An I'm
conditional Surrender.
ALL THE STIPULATIONS
Foo Must Quit France, Belgium and
Alsace-Lorraine Within Four
teen Days-Armistice to
Continue 80 Days.

v
ing the terms of the world war armis-
tce in his speech before congress,
President Wilson said:
In these anxious times of rapid and
stupendous change it will in some de-
gree tighten my sense Of responsibility
to perform in person the duty of COM
municating to you some Of the larger
circumstances of the situation with
which it is necessary to deal.
The German authorities who have,
ut the invitation of the supreme war
council been in communication with
Marshal Foch, have accepted and
signed the terms of armistice which
he was authorized and instructed to
communicate to them. These terms
are as follows:
Military Clauses.
1. Cessation of operations by land
and in the air six hours after the
signature of the armistice.
Evacuate Invaded Territory.
2. Immediate evacuation Of In.
vaded countries = Belgium, France,
Alsace- Lorraine, Luxembourg, so or
dered as to be completed within IA
days from the signing Of the armistice.
German troops which have not left the
above mentioned territories within
the period fixed will become prisoners
of war. Occupation by the Allied and
United States forces jointly will keep
pace with evacuation in these areas.
All movements of evacuation and oc-
cupation will be regulated in accord
ance with note annexed to the stated
terms.
Repatriation Begins at Once.
8. Repatriation beginning at once
and to be completed within Ia days OF
all inhabitants of the countries above
mentioned, including hostages and per-
sons under trial or convicted.
4. Surrender in good condition by
the German armies of the following
equipment: Five thousand guns
(2,50O heavy, $500 feld), 10000 ma
chine guns, 5000 minenwerfers, 1000
airplanes Fighters, bombers-frstly
d 73s and night bombing machines).
The above to be delivered in stu to
the Allies and the United States
troops in accordance with the de-
tailed conditions laid down in the an
nexed note.
Withdraw to Rhine.
S. 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
he administered by the local authcri-
ties under the control of the Allied
and United States armies of occupa-
tion. The occupation of these terri
tories will be determined by Allied
and United States garrisons holding
the principal crossings of the Rhine,
Mayence, Coblenz, Cologne, together
with bridgeheads at these points in 80
kilometer radius on the right bank and
by garrisons similarly holding the
strategetic points of the regions. A
neutral zone shall be reserved on the
right of the Rhine between the stream
and in line drawn parallel to it 40 kilo-
meters to the east from the frontier
of Holland to the parallel OF Germs
helm and as far as practicable dis
lance of 80 kilometers from the east
of the stream from this parallel upon
Swiss frontier. Evacuation by the
enemy of the Rhine lands shall be so
ordered as to be completed within
further period of II days, in all ~
days after the signature Of the armis-
tice. All movements Of evacuation
and occupation will be regulated ac-
cording to the note annexed.
6. In all territories evacuated by
the enemy, there shall be no evacua-
ton of inhabitants, no damage or
harm shall be done to the persons or,
property of the inhabitants. No de-
struction of any kind to be committed.
Military establishments of all kinds
shall be delivered intact as well as
military stores of food, munitions, and
equipment not removed during the
periods fixed for evacuation. Stores
of food Of all kinds for the civil popu-
lation, cattle, ETC., shall be left in
stu. Industrial establishments shall
not be impaired in any way and their
personnel shall not be removed.
Roads and means of communication
of every kind, railroads, waterways,
main roads, bridges, telegraphs. tele-
phones, shall be in no manner i'm
paired.
z. All civil and military personnel
at present employed on them shall
remain Five thousand locomotives,
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