The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-11-14

America, shall forthwith be disarmed,
and thereafter interned in neutral
ports or for the want of them, in AL
lied ports, to be designated by the AL
lies and the United States Of Ameri-
ca and placed under the surveillance
of the Allies and the United States Of
America, only ~caretakers being left
on board. namely: Six battle cruis-
ers, ten battleships. eight light cruis-
ers, including m%ine-layers, fifty de-
stroyers of the most modern type.
"All other surface warships (includ-
ing river craft are to be concentrated
in German naval bases to be desig-
mated by the Allies and the United
States of America, and are to be paid
off and completely disarmed and
placed under the supervision of the AL
lies and the United States Of Ameri-
ca. All vessels Of the auxiliary fleet
(trawlers, motor vessels, etc.), are to
be disarmed.
"24.--The Allies and the United
States of America shall have the right
TO sweep up all the mine fields and OBJ
structions laid by Germany outside
German territorial waters, and the po-
sitions Of these are to be indicated.
"~25.-Freedom of access to and from
the Baltic to be given to the naval
and mercantile marines of the Allied
and associated powers. To secure
this, the Allies and the United States
Of America shall be empowered to oc-
cupy all German forts, Notifications,
batteries and defense works of all
kinds in all the entrances from the
C~attegat into the Baltic, and to sweep
up all mines and distractions within
and without German territorial wa
tiers without any question OF neutral
ity being raised, and the positions Of
all such mines and distractions are
to be indicated.
"26.-The existing blockade condi-
tions set up by the Allied and asso-
ciated powers are to remain %unchang-
ed and all German merchant ships
lOuHO DIT sea are W REMAIN ildDle W
capture.
"27-All naval aircraft are to be
concentrated and immobilized in Ger
man bases to be specified by the AL
lies and the United States Of Ameri-
ca.
"28.--In e%vacuating the Belgian
coasts and ports, Germany shall aban-
don all merchant ships, tugs, lighters,
cranes and all other harbor material,
all materials for inland navigation, all
aircraft and all materials and stores,
all arms and ornaments and all stores
and apparatus Of all kinds.
"29.-All Black sea ports are to be
evacuated by Germany; all Russian
wal vessels OF all descriptions seized
by Germany in the Black sea are to
be handed over to the Allies and the
United States of America; all neutral
merchant vessels seized are to be re.
leased; all war-like and other mater
! ials of all kinds seized in those parts
are to be returned and German mater.
ials as specified in clauses twenty
! eight are to be abandoned.
"3O.-All merchant vessels in Ger
man hands belonging to the Allied and
associated powers are to be restored
in ports to be specified by the Allies
and the United States of America
without reciprocity.
tsO1 NJ Iort,,,;0- &c oh;nc ar ~
materials to be permitted before evac'
uation, surrender or restoration.
"32.-The German government will
notify the neutral governments Of the
world, and particularly the govern
ments of Norway, Sweden, Denmark
and Holland, that all restrictions
placed on the trading Of their vessels
with the Allied and associated cOun
tries, whether by the German govern
ment or by private German interests
and whether in return for specific
concessions such as the export Of
shipbuilding materials or not are i'm
mediately Cancelled.
"33.-No transfers Of German mer
chant shipping Of any description tC
any neutral flag are to take place af
ter signature Of the armistice.
"VI-Duration Of armistice:
"34.-The duration Of the armistice
is to be thirty days, with option tC
extend. During this period, on fail
ure of execution Of any Of the above
clauses, the armistice may be de
nounced by one of the contracting
parties on 4S hours previous notice
"VII-Time limit for reply.
"35-This armistice to be accepted
or refused by Germany within seven
ty-two hours of notification.
1.-The war thus comes to an end, for
having accepted these terms of arms
tice, it will be impossible for the Ger
man command to renew it,"