Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14

AAdrAneSl, with Cnelr complete equip L
ment in ports which will be specified I
by the allies and the United States of
America. All other submarines to
be paid of and completely disarmed
and placed under the supervision of |
the allied powers and the United
States of America.
Twenty -third-The following Ger
man surface warships, which shall be
designated by the allies and the
United States, shall forthwith be dis
armed and thereafter interned in neu-
trail ports. or for the want of them,
allied ports, to be designated by the
allies and the United States and
placed under surveillance of the al
lies and the United States of America,
only care takers being left on board,
namely:
Six battle cruisers, ten battle
ships. eight light cruisers including
two mine layers, fifty destroyers of
the most modern type.
All other surface warships Gn-
| Guiding river craft) are to be con-
centrated in German naval bases to-
he designated by the allies and the
United States and are to be paid
off and completely disarnled under
the supervision of the allies and the
United States of America. All vessels
of the auSiliary fleet (trawlers, motor
vessels. etc0 are to be disarmed.
| Twenty-foul'-The allies and the
United States shall have the right to
| sweep up all mine fields and obstruc-
! tions laid by Germany outside German
territorial waters. and the positions
| ot'thesc are to be Indicated. ),
| Twenty~five-Freedom of access to
and from the Baltic to be given to the
naval and mercantile marines Of the
allies and associated powers. To Sc
cure this the allies and the United
| States, of America shall be empowered
to occupy all German forts, fortitica-
tions, batteries and defense works of
all kinds in the entrances from the
Cattegat 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 distinctions are to he
Indicated.
Twenty-siN--'lhe existing blockade
! conditions SET up by thsalies and as
| sociated powers are to remain un-
changed and all German merchant
ships found at sea are liable to cap.
| ture.
/ TWenty-seven-All naval aircraft
are to be concentrated and immobil-
lied In German bases to be specified
by the allies and the United States.
4 Twcnty-eigllth-I evacuating the
Belgian coast and ports, Germany
shall abandon all merchant ships.
| tugs. lighters, cranes and all other
hnrhor materials. all materials for
inland navigation. all aircraft and
all materials and stores, all arms
and ornaments. and all stores, and
apparatus of all kinds.
1 TWenty-ninth-All Black sen ports
are to be evacuated by Germany:
all Iussinn war vessels of all descrip-
tion seized by Germany in the. Rlack
sea are to be handed over to the
| allies and the United States Of
America all neutral merchant vessels
seized and other materials of al,
kinds seized in those ports are to be.
\ returned and German materials as
/ specified In clause %, are to be abar,-
/ doned :,
i Thirtierh--All merchant vessels in
German hands belonging to the allied
and associated powers are to be re-
stored in ports to be specified by the
allies and the United States OF
| Americn, without reciprocity.
4 Thirty -first-NO destruction of shi,,s
or of materials to he permitted be-
L fore nya cilD tinn cy,rro,,3nr .,r ,4...,.,