The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-11-14

Inc teTlHS OF lne aEmISUCC WIN
Germany were read to congress
by President Wilson at | o'clock
this afternoon. Assembled in
the hall of the House Wheie l9
months ago senators and repre-.
sentatives heard the president
ask for war, they today heard
him speak the words which
herald the coming of peace.
Tho pre- ident's address follows:
"Gert!crcn OF the Congress:
In these nXiou times of rapid and
stupeudous changes II will in some
degree tighten my sense OF RESPONSE
bility 10 perform in person the duty
of communicating to you some OF the
large circumstances OF the situation
with which II is necessary to deal. The
German. authorities who have at the
invitation OF the supreme war council.
been in cor m~uEication with Marshal
Foch. lIsvo accepted and signed the
terms OF arinistice which he was au-
thoriZed and instructed t. comniuni.
cate to-tnem.
Terms IN Details.
.'Those teiMs arc rs follows:
Military clauses on the western
front.
81 Cessation Of operations by land
and IN the air six hours after the sig
nature of the armistice.
p. Immediate evacuation OF invaded
countries. Belgium. France. Alsace-
Lorraine. Luxembourg. il to BIO so or
dered as 10 be completed within Ia
days cs the signing OF tho armistice.
German troops who have not left
the above mentioned territories within
the period fiXel will become prisoners
os war. Occupation by the allies and
the United States forces Jointly will
keep peace with evacuation In these
areas. All movements OF evacuation
and occupation will be regulated in &C
corda.ce will, a ncte annexed 10 the
stated terms.
Repatriation Complete.
80. Repatriation beginning al once
AMI TO he completed within II days of
all inhabiiants of The countries above
mentioned, including hostages IN! per
sons undor trial or convicted.
-. Surrender in good condition ty
the German armies OF the following
equipment: Five thousand guns e.
sos heavy. 800 field. 10000 machine
guns. Three tAusand .minewcrfers.
Two thousand airp.anes Fighters,
bombers firstly. p-7Ss ana night
bombing m%achines.> Tho above to be
delivered In S.mmst" to the allies and
the United States troops in accordance
with The detailed conditions laid down
In the annexed note.
Fuu Evacuation.
IS. Evacuation b. the German
armies It tho Countries on the left
bank Of tho Rhine. These countti les
on the yefi bank OF the Rhine small
be administered by tho local aulhotiti-
t.es under the control Of The allied and
United states armies Of occupation
The OCCUPATION Of thess territories
will be determined by allied and
United States garrisoi;s holding the
principal crossings of the Rhine, May
ence, CobIenz. Cologne. together 'vitN
bridgeheads at these points in 81 XII
ometer radius on the right bank ano
by garrisons similarly holding lht
strategic points OF the region.
IA neutral zone shall be reserved OF
the r:eht bank of the Rhine between
the stream and a line drawn paraliel &c
Il 40 kilometers to the east from th'
frontier of Holland TO The parallel o.
cernsheim, and "a far as practicabl'
0 distance OF SO iilomcters from M
east OF the stream from this iaralle
upon Swiss frontier.
"Eyacuation by the enemy ot tn
Rhinelands shall be so ordered as u
be completed within a further period o
IL days. in all 19 days after inc sigma
ture OF the armistice. All movement
OF evacuation and occupation VIII D.
regulated according to the Eotc an
neXed.
inhabitants Remain.
&c. In all territories evacuated ,.
the enemy there shall be no evacuation
Of inhabitants. no damage or harm shal
be done to the persons or property Q
the inhabitants. Nc obstruction or an,
kin to be committed. Military estab
iishments of all kinds shall be dellverc'
intact as well as military stores OF 1000
munitions, equipment not removed dur
ing tho periods fixed for evacuation
stores OF food of all kinds for the civll
ian population. cattle. etc. shall he LEI
I'm Stu. Industrial establishment
shall not be impaired In any way an
their personnel shall not be moved.
Roaas Are C;en.
Roads AMI mcans CT communicative
of every kind, railroad, waterway:
main roads. bridges. telegTaphs, tele
phones, shall be m 10 manner I'M
paired.
"a. All civil and military pcrsonne
at present employed on them shall re
main. Five thousand locomotives, 80,
900 wagons and 10000 motor ~iorries i
good working order w:th oil nccessar'
sparo paws and nt,ing5 shall be deliv
cred to the associated powers With
the period fixed for the ovnc;Iatinn q
Belgium and ~Euxeinburg. The railway
OF Alsacc-Lono!ns shalt be hIn.e
over within tho sa;ne period. toSethe
with eli prcwa: personnel and r,atcr!a
Further material reccsLacy for th
working OF railway, ;r tAe country o
the left bank CT the Rhine shall b
kept Tn Stu.
"Arl stores OF coai ana material 20
the rpkeep os permanent wa Is. signals
and repair chops shall he left entire !
Stu and kept IN en- efficient state b
Germony during Tho whole reriod of tn
sim'st;cc. All harces taken from I'll
allies shair bs restored to them. A rot
appended regulates the details.
Conn ,snd Responsible.
"s@T;ic tsc. Iran and shall b
I. responsib. !. Ter revealing ali mines @
delay actIRs t.soj disposed on terri