The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-12


 Restitution of the cash deposit in the National Bank of Belgium and in gen. eral immediate return of all documehls' specie, stocks, shares, paper money to- gether with plant for the issue thereon, touching public or private interests III the invaded countries. Restitution of the Russian and Rumanian gold yielded 10 Germany or taken by that power. ms gold to be delivered in trust to the al~ lies until the signature of peace.
 NAVAL CONDITIONS
 20 = Immediate cessation of all hostilities at sea and definite information to be given as to the location and move ments of all German ships. Notlflca- tioR to be given to neutrals that freedom of navigation in all territorial waters is given to the naval and mercantile ma rines of the allied and associated powers all questions of neutrality to be WalVeo-
 ''2l = All naval and mercantile marine prisoners of war of the allied and associated powers in German hands to be returned without reciprocity.
 22-Surrender to the allies ana the United States of America of lbo German submarines Gncluding all sub marine cruisers and mine laying supma- rines), with, their complete armament and equipment in ports which Will De specified by the Allies and the United States of America. All other submarines to be paid off and completely disarmeo and place under the supervision or the allied powers and the United States Of America.
 ''2s-The following German sur face warships which shall be desig- mated by the allies and the United states of America shall forthwith be dlsarmed and thereafter interned in neutral ports, or, for the want of them, in allied ports to be designated by the allies and the United States of America and placed under the surveillance of the allies and the United States of America, only care takers being left on board, namely:
 Six battle cruisers, 10 battleships, eight light cruisers, including two mine layers, 50 destroyers of the most modern type All other surface warshtps, lnclud- ing river craft, are to be concentrated in German naval bases to be designated 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 allies and the United States of America. All vessels of the auxiliary fleet ftrawlers, motor vessels, etc.,) are to be disarmed.
 '24-The allies and the United States of America shall have the right to sweep up all mine fields and ob- structions laid by Germany outside Ger man territorial waters, and the positions 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 ai- lies and associated powers. To secure this the allies and the United States ot America shall be, empowered to occupy all German forts, Qualifications, batter ies and defense works of all kinds in all the entrances from the Categat into the Baltic and to sweep up all mines and Instructions within and without German territorial waters without any question of neutrality being raised, and the positions of all such mines and ob. structions are to be indicated. '26-Existing blockades set up by the allies and associated powers are to remain unchanged and all German merchant ships found at sea are to re- main liable to capture.
 ''27. All naval aircrafts are to be con eentrated and immobilized in German bases to be specified by the allies and l the United States or America. .'2S. In evacuating the Belgian coast: and ports, Germany shall abandon al merchant ships, tugs, lighters, cranes an6 | all other harbor materials, all materials 1 for inland navigation, all aircraft ant 1 all materials and stores, all arms ant ornaments and all stores and apparatu: 1 of all kinds.
 | go All Black Sea ports are to be 1 evacuated by Germany. All, Russian wal 1 vessels Of all descriptions seized by Ger many in the Black Sea are to be handed l over to the allies and the United State ] of America; all neutral merchant yes 1 sells seized are to be released all war { like and other materials of all kind seized in these ports are to be returned and German materials as specified il i Clause S are to be abandoned. { '30. All merchant vessels in German hands belonging to the allied and asso ciated powers are to be restored in port Ito be specified by the allies and tn, United States of America without reef procity,
 't31. No destruction of ships or of ma terials to be permitted before evacua ton, surrender or restoration.
 '32. The German government shall for nally notify the neutral governments o she world. and particularly the govern nents of Norway, Sweden, Denmark ant Holland, that all restrictions placed ol he trading of their vessels with the al liied and associated countries, whethe in return for specific conditions sucl as the export Of shipbuilding material or not, are immediately cancelled. I 'SS No transfers of German merchan Shipping of any description to any neu tral flag are to take place after sigma ture of the armistice.
 | DURATION OF ARMISTICE
 "34. The duration of the armistice is t be 30 days, with option to extend. Dur ing this period, on failure of execution of any of the above clauses. the armi stice may be denounced by one of tn contracting parties on 4s hours previou
 notice.
 TIME LIMIT FOR REPLY l 35. This armistice to be accepted c
 refused by Germany within 72 hours C
 notification
 The war thus will come to an end
 for having accepted these terms of armi
 stice, 1t will be impossible for the Gel
 man command to renew it.
 Tt is not now possible to assess tn
 consequences of this great consummatioi
 We know only that this tragical wa
 whose consuming flames swept from on , nation to another until all the worl
 was on fire, is at an end and that
 was the privilege of our own people
 enter at it's most critical juncture in sue
 fashion and in such force to contribut n a way of which we are all deepl
 proud of the great result. We knov
 too, that the object of the war is al
 tained: the object upon which all fire men had set their hearts; and attaine
 with sweeping completeness which eve
 now we do not realize. Armed imp' ] rialism such as the men conceived wh I AA A