The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08

Germany will be permitted will be 10,- poo tons.
 Germany is required to sweep up .ha mines in the North sea and the BaItie sea, as decided upon by the allies All German Notifications in the Baltic 6e- lending the passages through the Belts must be demolished. Other coast de- lenses are permitted but the numoer and calibre of the guns must not De increased,
 During a period of three months aft CT the peace German high power wire less stations at Nauen. Hanover ana Berlin will not be permitted to send any messages except for commercial purposes and under supervision of the allied and associated governments, noi may any more be constructed.
 Germany will be allowed to repair German submarine cables which have been cut. but are not being utilized Dy the allied powers, and also portions of cables which after having been cut have been removed. or at any rate not being utilized by any one of the allied and associated powers.
 In such cases the cables or portions of cables removed or utilized remain the property of allied and associated powers and accordingly IA cables or parts of cables are specified, which will not be restored to Germany.
 AIR
 
 The armed forces of Germany must not include any military or naval air forces except for not over 100 un- armed seaplanes to be retained till Oc- tober I to search for submarine mines. No dirgible shall be kept. The entire air personnel is to be demoblizef within two months, except for 1000 off, ticers and men retained till October. No aviation ground or dirigible sheds are to be allowed within 150 kilome- tres of the Rhine or the eastern or southern frontiers existing installa- tions within these limits to be de- stroyed. The manufacture of aircraft and parts of aircraft is forbidden for six months. All military and naval aeronautieal material under most eN- haustive definition must be surrenderea within three months except for the l09 seapianes already specified PRISONERS OF WAR The repatriat tion of German prisoners and informed civilians is to be carried out without delay and at Germanys expense by a commission composed of representa- lives of the allies and Germany. Those under sentence for offenses against dis cipline are to be repatriated without re- gard to the completion of their sentences. Until Germany has surrendered persons guilty of offenses against the laws and customs of war, the allies have the right to retain selected German officers. The allies may deal at their own discretion with German nationals who do not desire | to be repatriated, all repatriation being conditional on the immediate release of | any allied subjects still in Germany. 1 Germany is to accord facilities to com l missions of inquiry in collecting informa- tion in regard to missing prisoners of [ war and of imposing penalties on Ger man officials who have concealed allied fi.aaf, 1c. { fn 1 property belonging to allied prisoners. l There is to be a reciprocal exchange of l information as to dead prisoners and l their graves,
 GRAVES
 1 Both parties will respect and maintain | the graves of soldiers and sailors buried i on their territories, agree to recognize s and assist any commission charged by any allied or associate government with 1 identifying registering, maintaining or erecting suitable monuments over the ! graves, and to afford to each other all i facilities for the repatriation of the re- I mains of their soldiers.
 RESPONSIBILITIES l @The allied and associated powers pulp licly arraign William II of Hohenzollern. formerly German Emperor, not for an offense against criminal law, but for a supreme offense against international
 
 The ex-emperor's surrender is to be requested of Holland and a special tribu- ,nal set up composed of one judge from each of the five great powers with full
 guarantees of the right of defense 'by
 the highest motives of international pol icy, with view of vindicating the sol enn obligations of international under
 takings and the validity of international
 morality" and will fix the punishment
 it feels should be imposed
 Persons accused of having committed
 acts in violation of the laws and customs lpf war are to be tried and punished by
 military tribunals under military law. Ii the charges affect nationals of only one
 state they will be tried before tribu-
 naI.o of that state; if they affect nationals of several states, they will be tried be-
 fore joint tribunals of the states con-
 cerned Germany shall hand over to- the associated governments either jointly or
 severally all persons so accused and all
 documents and information necessary .tc
 ensure fulk knowledge of the incriminat- ing acts, the discovery of the offenders
 and the just appreciation of, the responsi- bility
 The judge (garbled in cabling) will be entitled to name his own counsel.
 SECTION 7
 The allied and associated government: affirm, and Germany accepts, the re sponsibility of herself and her allies fol . causing all the loss and damage to which the allied and associated govern ments and their nationals have been sub. jected as a consequence of the war i'm ,9,osed upon them by the aggression 0 Germany and other allies. While the allied and associated govern
 ments recognize that the resources O Germany are not adequate after takins tinto account permanent dimunitions 0 such resources which will result iron other treaty claims, to make complet ! repalation for all such loss and damage : 1 they require her to make compensation | for all damages caused to civilians unde Eseven main categores
 Damage by personal injury to civilian :, caused by acts of war. directly or indi T rectly, including bombardments from tn l air.
 Damages caused to civilians, including . 1 exposure at sea, resulting from acts 0 i. cruelty ordered by the enemy and [ lcivlians in the occupied territories, : 1 Damages caused by maltreatment 0 !; tprisoners.
 Damages to the allied peoples repre- :, sented by pensions and separation al ' Iiowances. capitalized at the signature o this treaty.
 |, Damages to property other than navs = or military materials.
 [ Damage to civilians by being forced t ' labor.
 :, Damages in the form of levies or fine :, imposed by the enemy.
 4 Germany further binds herself to repa . ou ss,lrns borrowed by Belgiuu from ht