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PEACE TREATY
GIVEN GERMANY
Pact Handed to Enemy ENJOYS at
Versailles.
SHORN O. MILITARY power
Enemy Must Pay $4,000, 900, 600 as mi.
tiaI Payment for Damages; Re-
turn Alsace-Lorraine and Agree
to Trial of Former Kaiser.


Paris, May S.--Following Is the of
fetal brief summary of the peace
treaty as presented to the German
plenipotentiaries at memorable as
sembage at Versailles on Wednesday
afternoon, attended by the delegates
of the twenty-seyen nations which are
parties to the peace pact:
Following the preamble and depO-
sition of powers comes the covenant
of the league of nations as the first
section of the treaty.
The frontiers of Germany in Eu-
rope are defined In the second sec
ton; European political classes given
in the third European political classes
in the fourth.
Next are the military, naval and
air terms as the fifth section, followed
by section OF prisoners of war and
military graves and a seventh on re-
sponsibilities.
AIsace-Lorraine Restored.
Germany, by the terms of the treaty,
restores AlsaceLorraine to France,
accepts the Observation-Disclosures of The
Sarre Basin temporarily and of Dan
zig permanently. agrees to territorial
changes toward Belgium and Den
mark and in East Prussia, codes most
of upper Silesia to Poland, and re-
nounces all territorial and political
rights outside Europe, as to her own
or her allies territories, and especial
ly to Morocco, Egypt, Siam, Liberia
and Shantung.
She also recognizes the total ihdc-
pendence of German-Austria, CzcGhc
SlovalSia and Poland.
Her army is reduced 10 100000 tuen,
including officers.
Consumption within her territories
is abolished.
All forts 30 kilometers east of the
Rhine are to be RACED.
German Navy Is Reduced.
Allied occupation OF parts of Ger
many will continue till reparation Is
made, but will be reduced at the end
of each OF three fiye-year periods II
Germany Is fulfilling her obligations.
Any violation by Germany of the
conditions as 10 the zone 80 kilometers
east of the Rhine will be regarded as
an act OF war.
The German navy is reduced to six
battlcships. six light cruisers and
twelve torpedo boats, without sub
marines, and a personnel of not over
$1,000.
All other vessels must be surren-
dered or destroyed.
- Germany Is forbidden TO build forts
controlling the Baltic. must demoliSfl
Heligoland, open the Kiel canal 10
all nations and surrender her four
teen submarine cables.
She may have no military or naval
air forces except 100 unarmed sea
planes until October l to detect mines,
Responsible for All Damage.
Germany may manufacture aviation
material for only six months.
Germany accepts full responsibility
for all damages caused to allied and
associated governments and nationals,
agrees specifically 10 reimburse all
civilian damages beginning with an in
tial payment of 20,000,o 100000 marks.
subsequent payments to be secured by
bonds to be issued at the discretion
of the PREPARATION commission.
Germany is To pay shipping damage
on II ton-for-ton basis By cession Of
large part of her merchant. coasting
and river fleets and by new conStruc-
ton. and 10 devote her economic re
sources to the rebuilding of devastated
regions.
Germany agrees to return TO the
1914 INSTRUMENTATION tariffs with
ont discrimination OF any sorts to al
low allied and associated nationals
freedom of transit through her terri
tories, and To accept highly detailed
provisions. as pre-war debts, unfair
competition, Observation-Disclosures OF
roads and rivers. and other economic
and financial clauses.
She also agrees to the trial Of the
ex-kaiser by an International high court
for supreme ofYense against inter
national morality and of other nation
ais for violation Of the laws and Gus
toms of war, Holland TO be asked to
extradte the former and Germany be-
ing responsible for delivering the
latter
The league of nations is accepted by
the allied and associated powers rs
operative, and by Germany In prin-
ciple, but without membership.
Similarly an international labor
body is brought into being with per
manent office and an annual conven-
ton.
Still Talk of Special Pledge.
Parls.-The revival of the story that
some snecinl nledrc Of ScCnritN 10