Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
GERMANY AGREED TO
DRASTIC ARMIST|CE
Armistice Terms Generally Recognized as
Peace Terms Must Give Up All
Munitions and Instruments of War.

armistice which Germany agreed to:
/ Military clauses on western front;
/. Cessation of operations by land
and in the air six hours after the sig
nature of the armistice.
2. Immeriate evacuation Of invaded
countries: Belgium, France, Alsace-
Lorraine, Luxembourg, so ordered as to
be completed within fourteen days
from the signature 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 which jointly will
keep peace with evacuation in these
areas. All movements Of evacuation
and occupation will be regulated IN
accordance with note annexed to the
stated terms.
Must Free All Prisoners
8. Repatriation beginning at once
and to be completed within fourteen
days of all inhabitants of the coun-
tries above mentioned, including host
ages and persons under trial or con-
victed.
4. Surrender in good condition by
the German armies of the following
equipment: Five thousand guns (2,5OO
heavy, $500 field, 10000 machine
guns, 5000 minnenwerfers, 1000 air.
planes Fighters, bombers - firstly
ID 73s and night bombing machines).
The above to be delivered in stu to
the Allies and the United States
troops in accordance with the detailed
conditions laid down in the annexed
note.
Must Retire Behind Rhine
s. Evacuation by the German arm
les of the countries on the left bank
of the Rhine. These countries on the
left bank of the Rhine shall be ad-
ministered by the local authorities un-
der the control of the Allied and
United States armies Of occupation.
The occupation of these territories
will be determined by Allied and
United States garrisons holding the
principal crossings of the Rhine, May
ence, Coblenz, Cologne, together with
bridgeheads at these points in SO-kilo-
meter radius on the right bank and by
garrisons similarly holding the STRAIT
epic points of the regions. A neutral
zone shall be reserved on the right
bank of the Rhine between the stream
and line drawn parallel to it twen-
ty-five miles to the east from the
frontier of Holland to the parallel OF
Gernsheim and, as far as practicable
a distance of thirty kilometers from
the east of stream from this parallel
upon Swiss frontier. Evacuation by
the enemy of the Rhine lands shall
be so ordered as to be completed with
in q further period of eleven days, IN
all nineteen days after the signature
of the armistice. All movements OF
evacuation and occupation will be re-
gulated according to the note annexed
Must Not MOIest Civilians
In all territory evacuated by the
enemy there shall be no evacuation OF
inhabitants; no damage or harm shall
be done to the persons or property OF
the inhabintants. No destruction o1
anv kind to be committed. Military
establishments of all kinds shall be
delivered intact, as well as military
stores of food, munitions, equipments
not removed during the periods 1l%eo
for evacuation. Stores of food OF ali
kinds for the civil population, cattle
etc., shall be left in stu. Industrial
establishments shall not be impaired
in any way and their personnel shall
not be moved. Roads and means OF
TRANSFORMATION of every kind, railroad
waterways, main roads, bridges, tele-
graphs, telephones, shall be in nc
manner impaired.
Must Give Up Rolling Stock
7. All civil and military personnel
at present employed on them shall re-
main. Five thousand locomotives
ffty thousand wagons and ten thous-
and motor lOrries in good working or
der, with all necessary spare parts
and fittings, shall be delivered to the
associated powers within the perioo
fixed for the evacuation of Belgium
and Luxembourg. The railways OF Al
sace-Lorraine shall be handed over
within the same period, together with
all pre-war personnel and material
Further material necessary for the
working Of railways in the country on
the left bank of the Rhine shall be
left in situ. All stores of coal and
material for the upkeep Of permanent
ways, signals and repair shops left
entire in stu and kept IN an efficient
state by Germany during the whole
period of armistice. All barges taken
from the Allies shall be restored tc
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