Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-12

yesterday afternoon:
MILITARY CLAUSES on WESTERN FRONT.
l-Cessation of operations by land
and in the air six hours after the signa-
ture of the armistlce. i,
2-Immcdiatc evacuation OF INVADED
countries: Belgium, France. Aisacc-Lor-
rainc. Iuyemhurg. So ordered as 10 nc
completed within II days from tue
signature of the armlstice German
troops which have not left the above
mentioned territories within the PERIOD
fixed will become prisoners OF war. oc-
,,Ipation bv the Allied and nitcd States
forces Jointly will keep pace with evacu-
,tion in these areas. All movements
If evacuation and occupation VIII be
rep,,lated in accordance with note
annexed To the stated terms.
PRISONERS RELEASED At ONCE.
2-ReDatriatinn beginning nj once
and ~ bc completed within IL days
of all inhabitants Of the countries above
mentioned. including hostages and per-
sons inder trail or convicted.
l-Surrcndcr in good condition by
the German armies Of the following
equipment: Five thousand guns i2500
heavy. 2500 field, 10000 machine guns
5000 minenwcrlCr>. Two thousand aero
l,lanc> Fighters, bomhcrS firstly -. Sev-
enty-thrccs and night bombing ma
chimes. The above To- bc delivered IN
stu 10 the Allies and the | nltcd states
troops in accordance With the detailed
conditions laid down IN the annexed
note.
:-Evacuation by the German arm
ic, Of the countries on the left bank
of the Rhine These countries ON the
left bank of the Rhine shall bc admin
stcred bv the local authorities under
the control of the Allied and United
States armies of occupation. The occu-
patton OF these territories will he dc
tcrrnined hy Allied and nitcd States
garrlsons holding the principal cross
lngS of the Rhine Mavcnce. CoblCnz, Co
Iognc. together with hrldgchcadS at
these points i'll 80 kllomctrc radius on
the right bank and by garrisons sim
llarlv holding the strategic points OF
tic regions. 4 neutral zone shall he
reserved on the right Of the ithlne be
tween the stream and Inc drawn
parallel To it 40 kilometres To the cast
from the frontier OF Holland To the par
;.llcl OF GcrnShclm and as far as prac-
ticable a distance of 80 kilometres from
the east NJ stream from tins p1fasIci
upon Swiss frontier Evacuation bN tn"
ordered as 10 he completed within
further period of II days. in all - day
after the signature OF the armlsticc
MI movements Of evacuation and Occur
ration Will be regulated according "a
the note annexed
NJ HARM 10 rER~ o>s or PROPERTY.
Is In All territory evacuated i, tho
cuemy there shall hc no evacuation of
inhabitants no damage or harm shall be-
done 20 the persons or property III the
inhabitants No destruction Of any Kind
Ia be committed Military establish
ments of all kinds shall be delivered intact
IS well as military stores Of food. mu-
nitions. equipment not removed during
the periods fixed for evacuation Stores
of food OF al kinds for the CIVIL popuia
ton, cattle, etc shall hc left III Sltu
industrial establishments shall not bc
impaired in any way and their personnel
shall not hc moved Roads and means ,
of communication oi every kind. rail
road, waterways main roads. bridges
telegraphs telephones, sn:.N be III no
manner impaired.
All civil and military personnel ii
present employed on thcm shall remain
Five Thousand locomotives 50 800 wagon,
and 10000 motor lorries, iii good working
order with all necessary spare parts and
fittings shall be delivered 10 he associated
Powers within the period fixed for the
evacuation Of Belgium ana Iuxcmhgrg
The railways Of Alsace-LOrralnt shall he
handed over within the same period, to-
gethcr with all pre-war personnel and
material Further material necessary Tor
the working of railways in the country
on the left bank of the Rhine shall be-
-, g o,,I
terial for the upkecn of permanent WAYS
signals and repair shops left entire ~
stu, and kept in an efficient state by Ger
many during the whole period of arnisticc
MI barges taken from the tlllcs shall
he restored 10 them ! note appended
regulates the details Of ,hcsc measures
S-The German command shall be
for revealing All mines Or
fuses disposed on territory
evacuated by tho German troops and .
snail assist In their discovery and des-
truction. The German command shall
also reveal all destructive measures that F..
may have been taken such as poisoning +
or pollutlng of springs. wells. ETC. under i
penalty Of reprisal,
G-The right q, requ-Iflon shall bc |
exercised by the Allies and the I nited !
States armies in al occupied territory !
ne upkeep oi the troops oi occupation
in the Rhine land excluding Aisac,-
Lorraine shall be charged To the Ger
man Government,
10-An immediate repatriation with
out RECIPROCITY according 10 detailed
conditions. which shall be fixed. of all
Allied and United states prisoners Of war.
The Allied Powers and the United States I
shall be able To dispose Of these prisoners .
as they wish
11-Sick and wounded who cannot be
from evacuated territory will .