South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-22

Great General Staff War
School is Abolished; Navy
Personnel is Cut to
$1,000 Men.
BY ED. l.. KEEN.
Copyright 1919

By United Press:
PARIS. March 22.-The. eXten: TO
which Germany viii be rendered
militarily impotent by the impend-
ins peace treaty. was fully revealed
for the nrst time today in informa-
tion obtained by the United Press
from authoritative sources.
The military and naval and aerial
terms of the treaty as hnally agreed
to by the supreme war council are.
according 10 the best information
OOtainable as follows:
MILITARY.
Germany TO 1e allowed a maxi
mum OF seven divisions OF infantry
and three az cavalry. tOtalling 1O0.-
rcO men of which officers must not
xceed 5000.
Omcef7 employed iu the war min
i~tries OF the various states must no,
exceed 500. while cit ilian employees
of the war administration viii be
eliminated go 10 percent of the
.cheGu!o for 1913.
End Great Nar school.
The great general staff war scrooI
aud similar institutions vii. be abol-
ished one military scnooi viii be
iermltted for each branch of the
service and vii be used solely for
training oHieers. SO-calleJ veteran
societies tourist Clubs and other or
sanizauons iuduisms i'm military eX-
ercises viii be prohibited.
All fortified orRs within 80 miles
of the Rhine viii be destroyed. con
etuctiOn Of new works I'm this region
is forbidden. Retention of the exist
.ng fOrtihcations on the eastern ana
southern frontiers is permitted
The infantry viii be allowed S4.-
000 rifles. sJ6 heavy machine guns
1.f31 light machine guns. o. medium
caliber trench mortars, lS9 light
trench mortars. 16S trench guns. 81
lour-inch field suns.
The cavalry Will be allowed $4,000
carbines, IS heavy machine guns,
20 neld guns No heavy artillery
viii be permitted.
RatiOns of Ammunition.
stock of ammunition will be
stringently rationed. Dcpots where
they are held must be made known
20 the allies Who reserve the right
20 limit the number of munition
works.
All war matc1a. above the re-
quirements aNcd will be surrendered
10 the allies by whom it viii be de
strovcd. Imports and exports of war
material including asphyNiadng
-dses, armored cars, tanks. etc, are
forbidden an the future.
NAVY.
The German fleet Will bc limited
to siN b3ttleships of the )eutsch-
land OF Lothrngen type six light
cruisers. - destroyers and l. tor
pejo boats.
CTte Deutschland and L.othringen
ars OH battieships or 13,200 5Ons
displacement carrying "a main hat
.cry OF four I1-nch guns. There
Ie four of the former type Quilt
between 19o4 and 1906 and i've OF
tne latter type. built between 1902
lud 1e0S)
In replacing The fleet units. New
rssels viii not exceed 10000 tons
tor armored snips. 5000 tons for
Ight cruisers. eight hundred tons fog
aestroyers and 200 tons for tor
rcdO boats.
fThe newest type OF American bat
tieship dispIaces $1,000 tons and car
ries n l6-inCh guns Light cruisers
NOW buiIdins dispiaee S.ooe tons and
the latest type ot destroyer displaces
900 tons
Except when ships are lost. nS
uattleship or cruiser may be re.
placed until IL is 20 years old. De-
strovers and torpedo boats must D.,
j 5 years old.
Personnel Limited
The personnel of the navy viii b,
limited to 1900 including 1900 OF
ncers.
Warships nov beWs CONSTRUCTED
wfu be broken MP under supervisor
of the allies All auxiliary cruiscrl
tnl bc disarmed ana returned (,
the status cf merchant ships. Al
submarines will be surrendered
Construction Of submarines FOL
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