The sun., 1919-03-21

ra nies are allowed each divis on. also
one field artillery regiment consisting
| OF 1900 men. one pioneer battalion, con-
! sisting Of 400 men and various technical
| services.
Artillery Cut Down.
Cavalry and horse artillery establish
ments will be reduced Just under 1900
| officers and men. comprising the head
quarters stan OF the division and six
cavalry regiments and three horse artil-
| lery batteries
Provision will also be taken to limit
the gendarmerie.
The council then proceeded to devise
methods whereby these limits would be
maintained and whereby II would be
difficult. II not impossible. for Germany
TO again spring a surprise by the sur
reptitous military training Of the in
| habitants II Is laid down, first OF all.
that universal compulsory military ser
vice shall be done away with In Ger
| many and that the new army shall be
recruited entirely by voluntary enlist
ment.
Among the advantages In this system,
as Premiar Lloyd George pointed out
during the discussion. 10 that q voluntary
army will be inevitably much more costly
than a force constituted by compulsory
service. The army service for non-com-
missioned officers and men shall be for
twelve unbroken years. officers staying
on the army rolls must serve until they
are 45 years OF age and newly commits
| stoned officers must agree TO serve on the
active list for a minimum period OF twer-
ty-five years. All officers leaving the
army must not take part in any military
training In theory or practice and must
ha al Will
The number of military schools in
Germany will be cut down to require
ments as laid down in the peace treaty.
And these schools will be solely used for
training officers OF each arm Of the
service in the proportion OF one school
for each arm, and the number Of pupils
receiving training must be in proportion
to the vacancies In the army. Therefore
all other institutions giving any military
training to persons intending TO be Of
ficers will be done away with.
Ban on warlike Sports.
All educational establishments. vet
eran societies, tourist clubs. in fact all
the societies so common to German life,
will be obliged to refrain from any sort
of military exercises and must have no
connection with the military authorities.
There must be no scheme OF mobiliza-
ton.
The clauses regarding Notifications
provide for the destruction OF all fortified
works and fortresses and held fortifica-
tons within fifty miles Of the Rhine, and
the construction of any new fortifica-
tons of any kind is forbidden in this
area. On the southern and eastern
frontiers Germany will be allowed to
maintain her Notifications In their ex-
istir.g condition.
ArmaIhents and material are dealt
with In a number Of articles fixing very
definitely the number of rifles, guns and
ammunition for them. For seven infan-
try divisions, $4,000 rifles, 756 heavy
machine guns 1.l84 light machine guns,
SO medious trench mortars. lse light
trench mortars. 100 6.S inch guns. 81
los millimeter guns Three cavalry
divisions will be permitted to have 49,
900 carbines. SO heavy machine guns
and SO field guns. No heavy artillery
will be permitted.
Thus small arms and ammunition
stocks must not exceed 4oso0, 0eO. Ma
chine gun ammunition is to be kept Just
under 100000 rounds. ordinary
trench mortars just over $50, 900 rounds,
field artillery 900 rounds. los MILL
meter guns Just over $1,000 rounds.
These are the total stocks and depart
ments where these stocks are TO be
placed must be brought TO the knowI-
edge OF the Allies.
The number of guns in fortified works
in the interior Of the country or the
coast which Germany is allowed to re-
tain will be taken as the maximum per-
Missile. The stock OF ammunition for
these guns will be reduced to 800
rounds for each gun of 105 miliimeters,
and under 500 rounds per gun Of heav-
Ter caibre.
The manufacture OF arms and NUM-
lions or any war material shall be car
ried out only in works the position Of
which must be notified to the Allies and
the number OF which the Allies reserve
the right to limit. All other establish
ments In any way connected with war
shall be shut up and the workmen dis
missed.
Must Surrender Arms.
All arms and war material including
anti-aircraft material above the require
ments as fixed in the teraty. are to be
surrendered to the Allies and their asso-
ated Governments. which will render
them useless or destroy them. Any spe-
cial plant for the manufacture OF war
material except that required for the
production OF the quantities laid down
will meet the same fate War material
other than that Of German origin will
also be surrendered.
Germany will be forbidden to import
war materials OF any Kind or 10 manu-
facture for export any war material
This covers asphyxiating gases and
other devices OF scientific warfare, as
well as armored cars and tanks
All the submarines. submarine salvage
vessels and submarine docks Including
the Klel tubular dock. are to be handed
to the Allies
The material derived from breaking
up German warships will not be sold to
foreign countries and can only be used
for Industrial purposes. Germany is for
hidden to buy Warships from abroad or
to buy or to construct submarines for
even commercial purposes. All naval
war material, including such things as