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lively to maintenance OF internal order
ana control OF frontiers. Divisions |
may not be grouped under more than
two army corps headquarters staffs. |
The great German general staff is |
abolished. The army administrative
service. consisting of civilian person |
mel not included In the number of eff |
fect1Yes, Is reduced to one-tenth the |
total in the 1913 budget Employees /.
OF the German states such as Gus.
toms Officers, first guards and coast |
guards may not exceed the number |
IN 1913. Gendarmes and local police |
with the growth OF population. None
OF these may be assembled for mill.
tary training.
Munitions Plants Closed
Arma ments-Al establishments for
the manufacturing. preparation, stor-
age or design of arms and munitions
or war, except those specifically ex-
cepted, must be closed within three
months of the peace and their person
mel dismissed. The exact amount of
armament and munitions allowed Ger
many Is laid down in detailed tables,
all IN excess to be surrendered, or
rendered useless. The manufacture
or importation Of asphyxiating, poison
GUS or other gases and all analogous
liquids is forbidden as well as the i'm
poftallon OF arms, munitions and war
materials. Germany may not manu-
facture such materials for foreign gov
ernments
cription-Conscription is abol-
lshed in Germany. The enlisted per-
Sonnel must be maintained by yolun-
tary enltstments for terms OF twelve
= consecutive years, the number of dis
charges before the expiration of that
term not in any year to exceed 5 per
cent of the total effectives. Officers
remaining in the service must agree
to serve to the age of 40 years and
newly appointed officers must agree
TO serve actively for 25 years.
NO military schools except those
absolutely indispensable for the units
allowed shall exist in Germany two
months after the peace. No asscoia-
lions such as societies of DISCHARGED
soldiers, shooting or touring clubs.
educational establishments or univer-
sites may occupy themselves with
military matters. All measures OF
mobilization are forbidden.
Some Forts Remain
Fortresses-All fortified works, fort
resses and field works situated in
German territory within a zone fifty
kilometers east Of the Rhine will be
dismantled within three months. The
construction of any new Notifications
there is forbidden. The fortified
works on the southern and eastern
frontiers, however, may remain.
Control-Inter-allied commissions of
control will see to the execution Of
the provisions for which time limit
is set, the maximum named being
three months. They may establish
headquarters at the German seat of
government and go to any part OF
Germany desired. Germany must give
them complete facilities, pay their ex-
penses and also the expenses of exc
cution of the treaty, including the
labor and material necessary in de-
milition, destruction or surrender of
war equipment.
Naval-The German navy must
be demobilized within a period of
two months after the peace. She will
be allowed six small battleships, six
I light cruisers, twelve destroyers,
twelve torpedo boats, and no subma-
rines, either military or commercial.
With personnel of $4,000 men, in
cluding officers, and no reserve force
OF any character. Conscription is
abolished, only voluntary service be-
ing permitted, with a minimum period
of twenty-five years service for off,
GERS and twelve for enlisted men. No
member of the German mercantile
marine will be permitted any naval
training.
Fleets Surrendered
All German vessels of war in for.
eign ports, and the German high sea
feet interned at Scapa Flow, will be
surrendered, the final disposition OF
these ships to be decided upon by the
allied and associated powers. Ger
many must surrender forty-two mod
ern destroyers, fifty modern torpedo
boats, and all submarines, with thei1
salvage vessels. All war vessels un
der construction, including subma
rines must be broken up.
War vessels not otherwise provided
for, are to be placed in reserve OF
used for commercial purposes. Re
placement of ships except those los1
can take place only at the end OF
twenty year for battleships and fifteer
for destroyers. The largest armoreC
ship Germany will be permitted will
be ten thousand tons.
Germany is required to sweep III
the mines in the North sea and tn.
Baltic sea as decided upon by allies
All German fortifications in the Bal
tice defending the passages through
the belts must be demolished. Othe
coast defenses are permitted, but th,
number and caliber of the guns mus
not be increased.
During a period of three months
q after the peace German high powe
! wireless stations at Nauen, Hanoye
and Berlin will not be permitted t
send any messages except for commel
cial purposes and under supervision
of the allied and associated govern
ments, nor may any more be cor
structed
May Repair Cables
Germany will be allowed to repai
German submarine cables which hav
been cut, but are not being utilized b
the allied powers, and also portions Q
cables which after having been cu
have been removed. or at any rate nc
being utilized by any one of the allie
and associated powers.
In such cases the cables or portion
of cables removed or utilized renal