The Washington herald., 1918-11-12
The President 8 Address and
Armistice Terms.
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Sixteen The allies shall have free the territories
evacuated by the Germans through
Danzg by the Vstla order convey supplies
populations of those territories for other purpose
III. Clause Concerning East Africa.
Unconditional captuaon of all German forces
operating in East Africa within month.
w General Clauses
Eighteen Repatriation, without reciprocity within maxi
period of month, accordance with detailed condi
tons hereafter be fixed of all civilians nternd deported
who be citizens of other allied associated states than
those mentioned clause three paragraph nineteen with the
that future claims and demands of the allies and
the United States of America remain unaffected
Nineteen. The following financial conditions required
Repaaon for damage done While such amc lasts public
securities shall be removed by the enemy which can serve as
pledge the allies for the repatriation for
losses Immediate restitution of the cash deposit the National
Bank Belgium and general immediate of all docu
for the issue thereof touching public private interests in
the invaded countries Restitution of the Russian and Rumanian
gold yielded Germany taken by that This gold
be delivered in trust the allies until the signature OF
V. Navy Conditions
Twenty Immediate cessation of all hostilies and
definite information given location
navigation all given
mercantile marines of the allied and associated
/, powers all questions of neutrality being waived
Tweny-one All naval and mercantile marine prisoners of
of the allied and associated in German hands be
returned without reciprocity.
Twenty-Five Surrender and the United States of
America of 100 German submarines ncudng all submarine
ent and equipment in ports which will be specified by the allies
and the United States of America All other submarines be
paid off completely disarmed placed super
of the allied and the United OF America.
Twenyhree The following German surface warships which
shall be designated by the allies and the United States Amer
ports Of allied ports, be designated
by placed under
the surveillance of the allies and the United States of America
only caretakers being left board namely; Six battle cruisers
batleshp eight light cruisers including mine layers
fifty dstroyers of the modern All other surface
ships (ncludng crafD be concentrated in German
designated by the allies the United States
of America and be paid off and completely dsarmed and
placed under the of the allies and the United States
of America All vessels of the auxiliary fleet (trawlers, motor
vessels etc. to be disarmed
Twenty-fou The allies and the United of America
shall have the right to all mine fields and distractions
laid by Germany outside German territorial waters,
positions of these to be indicated.
twenty-five Freedom of and from to
be given the naval and mercantile
associated To this the allies and
States of America shall be empowered to occupy all German forts
fortifcaons batteries and defense kinds all the
entrances from the Categat into the Baltic and all
mines and distractions within and without German territorial
of all such distractions indicated
Twentysix The existing blockade conditions up by
allies and associated remain unchanged and all
German merchant ships found at sea are to remain liable to
capture.
Twenty-seven. All to be concentrated
and immobzed German be specified by the allies
and the United States of America
Tweny-eight In evacuatng the Belgian coasts and ports
Germany shall abandon merchant ships tugs lighters cranes
and all other habor materials, all materials for naviga
on all aircraft and all materials and all arma
ments, and all stores and apparatus of all kinds
Twenynine All Black Sea ports are to be evacuated bv
Germany all Russian vessels of descriptions seized bv
Germany the Black Sea be to the allies
and the United States of America all merchant vessels
seized be released all warke other materials of all
kinds seized those ports returned and German ma
eas specified in clause abandoned
Thirty All merchant vessels belonging to
the allied and associated be ports to be
specified by the allies and the United States Aneca without
reciprocity
Ihrty-one No destruction of ships materials to be
permitted before evacuation, surrender
Ihrtywo The German government shall formally ,o+f,
of the
ernents OF Norway Sweden Denmark and Holland that ali
restrictions placed the trading vessels with the ~
and associated countries whether by German AR
by private German interests and whether return for speci
concessions such the of shpbudng materials or mot
Immediately cancelled y ''
Thiry-three No transfers of German merchant sbnn;
OF any description to neutral flag to take place s
signature of the armistce ~ At
vi. Duration of Armsice
Ihiry-our The duration of the arnisticeS to he th,v
days. with option to extend During period on failure Of
execution OF any OF the above clauses armistce NAV be de-
nounced by of the contracting parties on foegh hours
previous notice. o. 0
VII Time Limit for Reply.
Thiryhve This armistice to be accented or -sf.d b
Germany within seventy-two hours of notification