The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-11-15
ARMISTICE IS SIGNED
AND WORLD WAR ENDS
President Announces to Con.
gress the Cessation Of
HostiIities.

Washington. - President Wilson is-
sued a formal proclamation at 10
o'clock Monday morning announcing
that the armistice with Germany had
been signed.
The world war ended Monday morn
Ing at o'clock Washington time, II
o'clock Paris time. The armlstice
was signed by the German represen-
tatiyes at midnight
The terms Of the srmistice with
Germany were read to congress by
President Wilson at ! o'clock Monday
afternoon. Assembled in the hall OF
the house. where 10 months ago sen.
ators and representative heard the
President ask for the declaration OF
war. they today heard him speak the
words which herald the coming Of
peace.
Evacuation. reparation and restitu-
tion are the keynotes Of the armistice.
Terms OF ArmIstIee.
Here are the principal things Ger.
many must do, or, poweriess before
the victorious allied armies. viii have
done for her:
Immediate evacuation OF Alsace-Lor-
raine, Belgium. Luxembourg, Russia and
RoEmania without further destruction
mr. harm IN inhahitauta
Then occupation by American and
allied troops OF all the countries on
the west bank Of the Rhine.
Then, further creation Of neutral
zone in a strip Of territory on the east
bank OF the Rhine 80 kilometers (about
20 miles) wide, extending from Hcl.
land half way down to the Swiss Dor
der and 20 kilometers wide for the
remainder.
Meanwhile as a guaranty Of good
faith, the occupation by American and
allied troops OF Mayence. Cobiantx.
and Cologne. the principal crossings
of the Rhine within 30-kiIometer ra-
dius of the bridge-heads.
On the eastern front all German
troops are to be withdrawn from ter
ritory which before the war belonged
to Russia, Roumania or Turkey.
Then, the German war machine must
disarm. The principal portions Of its
navy must be handed over; arms, mu-
nitions and engines Of war numbered
by the thousands are to be taken from
the army.
American and allied prisoners are
to at once be repatriated, without re-
ciprocal action by the associated gov
ernments, and the thousands OF
wretched civilians dragged off into
slavery from the invaded territories
are to be returned.
Compensation for Devastated Country.
The provision for compensating the
occupied territories for the havoc
wrought by the invaders is contained
in a simple sentence--reparation for
damage done.
AS a step to restoring the map lines,
the treaties of Brest-Litovsk. which
laid Russia prone, and Of Bucharest.
which plundered Roumania, must be
abandoned.
Moneys, securities, precious metals
and other valuables looted from the
invaded countries must be returned
in trust to the allies until the conciu,,
sion Of peace.
In the west the railways of Alsace-
Lorraine, the valuable stores OF iron
and coal, all the stores and supplies
in Belgium with arms and armaments
must be handed over.
In the east the Black Sea ports must
be evacuated, the warships taken BY
Germany from the Russians must be
surrendered; in the Baltic forts and
defenses barring the way at the Cat
tegat must be delivered, and there
must be free access to the sea for tho
allies.
Allied Blockade Remains Unchanged.
The allied blockade is to remain uri-
changed. Meanwhile German mer-
chant ships are to be delivered for
missions of mercy in carrying food to
the starving: allied shipping held by
the Germans is to be released without
any obligation to restore to Germany
her ships now in the hands Of the
associated government
Germany is to notify the neutrals
they are free to trade with the ssso-
ciated governments without molesta-
ton.