The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-22
Military, Naval and Aerial
Terms Are Made Public.
100000 Infantry-War School
GOes-Bar Military Exercises.
FORTS NEAR RHINE RAzED
$4,000 Rihes-NO Big Guns
Six BattIeships-12 Subs.
$4,000 in Navy-Keep Ships 20
Years-OnIy 100 Seaplanes.

Paris. March 22-The extent to
which Germany will be rendered mill
tarily impotent by the impending
peace treaty, was fully revealed Tor
the first time today in information
obtained by the United States from
authoritative sources.
The military, naval and aerial terms
of the treaty. as finally agreed to by
the supreme war council, are, accord
ing to the best information obtainable,
as follows:
Military Terms to BE Given.
Germany to be allowed a maximum /
of seven divisions of infantry and
three of cavalry, totalling 100000 men,
of which officers must not exceed
1000.
Officers employed in the war min
istries Of various states must not eX-
ceed 300. while civilian employees OF
the war administration will be limited
Ia 10 per cent of the schedule for
1913.
and similar institutions will be abol-
ished one military school will be
permitted for each branch of the sery-
ice and will be used solely for train
ing of officers. So-called veteran so
cieties. tourists clubs and other organ
izations induleing in military exercises
will be prohibited.
Rae All Forts.
All fortified works within fifty miles
of the Rhine will be destroyed. Con-
structiun of new works in this region
is forbidden. detention of the existing
notifications on the eastern and
southern frontiers is permitted.
The infantry viii be allowed $4,000
rifles. 756 heavy machine guns, 1,13l
HEht machine suns, 3 medium calibre
trench mortars. 1S9 light trench NOR
tars, 16S trench guns, S4 four-inch
field guns
r,bc ..,-,Ir,- will I,a aIIOued 1S OO0
carbines, 36 heavy machine guns, SO
field guns. No heavy artillery will be
permitted.
Stocks of ammunition will be strin-
gently rationcd. Depots where they are
hold must he made known to the allies
who reserve the right to limit the
number of munition works.
All war material above the require
TpCnts fixed Will he surrendered to the
allies. by whom it will be destroyed.
Imports and exports of war material,
including asphyXiating gases, armored
cars tanks, etc, are forbidden in the
future.
The Navy As 1t VIII Be.
The German fleet will be limited to
six battleships of the Deutschland or
10 hrinsen type. six light cruisers. IL
deStroycrs and , torpedo boats. CThe
Deutschland and Lothringen are old
1ottIoships of 13,20o tons displacement
trring ma in battery of four 1I-inch
guns. There are four of the former
type built between 1904 and 1906 and
fife of the latter type, built between
1922 and I9O3D
SOS VII rot exceed 0.00O tons for
:~uo-Cd ships, 5000 tons for light
c"u'r-- 500 tons for destroyers and
200 tons for torpedo boats. CThe new
ct type of American battleship dis
places 1900 tons and carry twelve g.
inch guns. Light cruisers now build
ing d'sU'ace S.o00 tons and the latest
tv7e OF destroyer displaces about >, 600
tor@)
Except when ships are lost. no bat
tleEhip or cruiser may he replaced un-
til il is twenty years old. DestrOyers
and tornedo boats must be fifteen
yea rs old.
The personnel of the navy will he
limited to 5000. including 1900 off
GERS.
Break up Battlcships.
Warships now being constructed
will be broken up under supervision
of the allies. All auxiliary cruisers
will he disarmed and returned to the
status of merchant ships. All subma-
rineS will be surrendered COnstrl1c-
tion of submarines for either war or
commercial purposes is forbidden.
Military training of officers and
men of the merchant marine is for
biFden.
ERIlllltdli'IlS COMMANDING access 10
the Baltic will be demolished
Bar Wireless Stations.
Use of high power wireless stations
for naval. military or political pur-
poses except by the allies consent. is
prohibited
Disposition of the surrendered fleet
Including submarines is still unde-
ciCed The Notifications of Kiel and
HeliEoland will he dismantled. but
destruction of Heligoland harbor is
not yet confirmed.)
Then. the Air Terms.
No military air force will be al
lowed except 100 seaplanes which
VIII be used for destruction of mines
until October !.
No airdrome will be permitted with
in ninety-three miles of the western or
eastern frontiers. or within ninety
three miles of the Italian or Czecho-
Slovdk boundaries.
The allies retain the right of free
aerial passage and landing in Ger
man territory until complete evacua-
tion of the allied troops. All military
aviation material will be surrendered
villa EAQnEC DCATEN