The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-11-15
TEXT OF AMRIsTICE TERMS
SIGNED By GERMANY WHICH
BRINGS WORLD WAR TO END.

BRINGS WORLD WAR TO END.
: Germans Must EYacuate All Invaded
Territory and Surrender War Sup
plies-Hake Full Restitution. Must
Surrender 100 Submarines, so De-
stroyers, Six Battle Cruisers, Ten
Battleships-Immediate Reparation
OF ALI Allied and American War
d Priscners.-Must Abandon Treaties
u Of Bucharest and Brest Litovsk.
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE strictly
military terms of the armistice are
embraced IN eleven specifications
which inclade the evacuation of all
invaded territories, the withdrawal Of
the German troops from the left bank
OF the Rhine and the surrender Of all
supplies of war.
! The terms also provide for the
abandonment by Germany of the trea-
ties Of Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk.
The naval terms provide for the sur
4 render of one hundred and sixty sub
ID marines, fifty destroyers, six battle
cruisers, ten battleships, eight light
cruisers and other miscellaneous ships
Beside the surrender of $50 subma-
rines, it is required that all others
shall have their crews paid off, put
out of commission and placed under
the supervision of the Allied and
American naval forces.
All allied vessels in German hands
are to be surrendered and Germany is
to notify neutrals that they are free
.to trade at once on the seas with
khe Allied countries.
u Among the financial terms included
are restitution for damage done by
the German armies; restitution Of the
cash taken from the National Bank
of Belgium and return of gold taken
from Russia and Rumania
The military terms include the sur
render of 5000 guns, half field and
half light artillery; 10000 machine
guns; 5000 flame throwers and 2,009
airplanes.
ND The surrender of 5000 locomotives,
II so 900 wagons, 10000 motor lorries,
Il the railways Of Alsace-Lorraine for
nsse by the Allies and store of coal
1ad iron also are included
The immediate repatriation of all
Allied and American prisoners with
cut reciprocal action of the Allies
also is included.
In connection with the abandoning
OF the left bank of the Rhine it is
provided that the Allies shall hold
the crossings of the river at Coblenz,
Cologne and Mayence, together with
bridgeheads in a thirty kilometer
radius.
n The right bank of the Rhine and
Y that occupied by the Allies is to be-
come a neutral zone and the bank
held by the Germans is to be evacu-
ated in nineteen days. The arm;stice
is for thirty days. bat the President
spoke of the war as coming. to an
end
The repatriation of the thousands
of civilians deported from France and
Belginm within fourteen days also IS
required.
h Freedom OF access to the Baltic.
ShSRth power to occupy German forts
the .Kattegat. another provision.
The Germans also must reveal mines.
n poisoned wells and like agencies of
lestruetion and the Allied blockade
to remain unchanged during the
kiod of armistice
l ports on the Black sea occupied
Germans are to be surrendered
ID the Russian war vessels recent
E taken by the German naval forces
slso are TO be surrendered TO the
v Allies.
These are the high spots" of the
terms as the President read them
TO congress. Germany's acceptance Of
s them. he said, signalized the end OF
Il the war, because 1t made her power
Ness to renew it.
The President drove to the capitol
1910 o'clock through streets
hronged with cheering people. The
erms OF the armistiee were read by
him to congress at 100 o'clock this
|. afternoon. in the hall OF the House cs
Representatives. The address Of the
President follows:
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