The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-11-15
WILSON'S TALK TO
CONCRESSOFV VICTORY
OUR PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES THE
TERMS OF ARMIsTIcE-BAck
OF RHINE IN II DAYS.
POOR OLD GERMANY WAS ALL IN

Must Surrender Entire Navy-Get Out
Of Russia-Hield Guns and Stores
PAY Damages-No Chance
to Come Back.
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE terms Of
the armistice with Germany were read
to congress by President Wilson at 1
o'clock this afternoon.
Assembled in the hall of the house,
where 10 months ago senators and rep
resentatives heard the president ask
for the declaration of war, they today
heard him speak the words which her
aid the coming Of peace.
The president spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress: In these
anxious times of rapid and stupendous
change it will in some degree tighten
my sense Of responsibility to perform
in person the duty of communicating
to you some of the larger circumstan-
ces of the situation with which it is
necessary to deal.
The German authorities who have at
the invitation of the supreme war
council been in communication with
sMarshal Foch have accepted and sign
ed the terms of armistice which he was
authorized and instructed to commu-
nicate to them.
Those terms are as follows:
!. Military clauses on western front:
l. Cessation of operations by land
and in the air six hours after the sign
ing Of the armistice.
2. Immediate evacuation of invad-
ed countries-Belgium, France, Alsace-
Lorraine, Luxemburg-so ordered as
to be completed within IA days from
the signing Of the armistice. German
troops which will 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 occu
patton will be regulated in accordance
with q note annexed to the stated
terms.
3. Repatriation beginning at once
and to be completed within IA days OF
all Inhabitants OF the countries above
mentioned. f1 or
The strictly military terms OF the
armistice are embraced in IL specifi.
cations which include the evacuation
Of all invaded territories. the with.
drawal Of the German troops from the
left bank OF the Rhine and the sur
render Of all supplies of war.
The terms also provide for the aban.
donment by Germany Of the treaties OF
Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk.
The naval terms provide for the eur.
render OF 100 submarines, so destroy.
ers. six battle cruisers. 10 battleships.
eight light cruisers and othem iscel.
laneous ships.
All allied vessels 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 teh al.
lied countries.
Among the finoncial 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 Rumania.
The military terms include the sur.
render of 5000 guns, half field and half
light artillery; 10000 machine guns,
5000 flame throwers and 1000 air
planes.
The surrender of 5000 locomotives,
$4,000 wagons, 10000 motor lorries, the
railways Of Alsace-Lorraine for use by
the allies and stores OF coal and iron
also are included. III
The immediate repatriation OF all al.
lied and American prisoners without
reciprocal action by the allies also is
included.
In connection with the evacuation
of the left bank of the Rhine 1t is pro
vided that the allies shall hold the
crossings of the river at Coblentz, Co
logne and Mayence. together with the
bridge heads in a 80 kilometer radius.
German troops are to retire at once
from any territory held by Russia
Rumania and Turkey before the war
The right bank of the Rhineland
that occupied by the allies, is to be
come neutral zone and the banl
held by the Germans is to be evacuat
ed in 10 days. The armistice is for 81
days. but the president spoke of tn,
war coming to an end"
The allied forces are to have acces.
to the evacuated territory either
through Dantzig or by the river Wis
tula. The unconditional capitulatior
Of all German forces in east Afric,
within one month is provided.
Poland Absorbs GaIicla.
Amsterdam.-Poland has assume,
sovereignty over Galicia. Galicia is
crownland Of Austria-Hungary nortl