French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-11-14
THE ARMISTICE
/. Military Clauses on Westren
Front

Front
One. Cessation of operations by
land and in the air six hours after
the signature of the armistice.
Two. Immediate evacuation of
invaded countries, Belgium, France,
Alsace-LOrraine, Luxembourg, so or
dered as to be completed within four
teen days from the signature of the
armistice. German troops which have
not left the above mentioned terri
tories within the period fixed will be-
come prisoners of war. Occupation
by the allied and United States for
ces jointly will keep pace with eva
cuation and occupation will be reg
ulated in accordance with note an
nexed to the stated terms.
Three. Repatriation, beginning at
once and to be completed within IA
days, of all inhabitants of the coun-
tries above mentioned, including hos
tages and persuns under trialoor. con-
victed.
Four. Surrender in good condi-
tion by the German armies of the
following equipment:
5000 guns, a(2,5OO heavy, $500
light).
10000 machine guns.
5000 minenmerfer.
2, 900 aeroplanes, Fighters bomb
Ter, firstly 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 alia down in the an
nexed note
+, Five. Evacuation by the German
armies Of the couRtries on the left
bank of the Rhine. These countries
| on the left bank of the Rhine shall
be administered by the local auth
critics under the control Of the al
lied and United States armies of oc-
cupation. The occupatfoh7 of these
territories will be determined by al
lied and United >, States garrisons
holding the principal lzcrossings Of the
ERhine, -Mayeneei Cobae1Rz, Cologne,
together with bridgeheAds at these
points in thirty kilometer radius on
the right bank and by garrisons SIM
i ilarly holding the strategic points Of
the regions. A neutral zone shall
he reserved on the right of the Rhine
between the stream and line drawn
parallel to it forty kilometerB to the
east, of the frontier of Holland to the
parallel of Gernsheim and as far as
practicable a distance of thirty kilo-
metres from the east of the stream
from this parallel upon the Swiss
frontier. Evacuation by the enemy
of the Rhine lands skaH beaso ordered
J as to he completed within further
period of II, in all 19 days after
the signing of the armistice. All
/ movements of evacuation and occu-
patton viii be regulated according to
the note annexed.
Six. In all territory evacuated by
! the enemy GllSE0 SudlA DS AlO SNoSue-
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 commit
ted. Military establishments of all
kinds shall be delivered, intact, as
we'll as military stores of food. mu-
nitions, equipment not removed dur
ing the period fixed for evacuation.
Stores of foods of all kinds for the
civil population, cattle. etc, shall be
EIeft in stu. Industrial establish
ments shall not be impaired in any
way nor shall their personnel be re-
moved. Roads and means of com
munication of every kind, railroad,
waterways, main roads, bridges, tele-
graphs telephones, shall be in no
manner impaired.
i - Deliver Locomotives
i Seven. All civil and military per
sonnel at present employed on them
shall remain. 5000 locomotives, 50,3
90 wagons and 10000 motor lorrieG
in good working order with ali neces-