The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-16

military commercial, with n person
mel of $1,000 men, Including officers,
and no reserve force of any character.
Conscription is abolished. only voluntary
period of q years service for officsTs
and u for men. No member OF the Ger
man mercantile marine VIII be permitted
any naval training
All German vessels OF war in foreign
ports, and the German high sea fleet in
termed at Scapa Flow viii be surren-
dered, the final disposition of these ships
TO be decided upon by the allied and as
AIR.-The armed force. of Germany
must not inelcde any military or naval
air forces except for not over one hum
TIL October 1 to search for submarine
mines: No dirigible shall be kept.
ton of German prisoners and informed
civilians is to be carried out without de
lay and at Gernany's expense by -, COM n
the allies and Germany. Those under
sentence for offenses against discipline
are TO be repatriated without regard 10
the completion OF their sentence Until
Germany has surrendered persons guilty
OF offenses against the laws and customs
tain selected German officers
GRAVES;-Both parties Will respect and
ors buried on their territories. agree TO
recognize and assist any commission
eminent with Identifying. registering.
maintaining or erecting suitable menu-
ea e9's otSe4 the snd tho to aosd
ton of the remains OF their soldiers.
REPRESENTATIVES. allied and
william III. of Hohen.omern. formerly
German emperor, not for an Onense
against criminal law. but for SUI
morality and the sanctfty of treaties.
The ex-emperor's surrender is To ne
bunaI set up. composed of one judge from
each OF the five great powers. with full
guarantees he tues OF the right Of defense 1t Is
international policy with a view OF vim
dicating the solemn obligations Of in
ternatlonal undertakings and the valid
ity OF international morality" and will
hx the punishment it feels should be
Persons accused of having committed
ACTS in violation of the laws and customs
or 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 tribunal
several states they will be tried before
Joint tribunals of the states concerned
Germany shall hand over TO the asso-
eiated governments either Jointly or sew
orally all persons so accused and all
documents and information necessary TO
insure full knowledge of the incriminat-
sibility.
Section Seven-Reparation.
The allied and associated govern
ments affirm, and Germany accepts
behalf of herself and her allies, the
sponsibiIfty for causing all the loss
and damage to which the allied and
associated governments and their M
sequence of the war imposed upon
states.
The total obligation of Germany to
pay. as defined in the category of dam
ages. is to be determined and notified
to her after a fair hearing and not
L inter-
allied PREPARATION commission. At the
same time a schedule of payments to
years shall be presented. These pay
ments are subject to postponement in
ocably recognizes the full authority of
this commission agrees to supply it
with all the necessary information and
to pass legislation to effectuate its
findings. She further agrees to restore
to the allies cash and certain articles
which can be Identified
ration Germany shall pay within two
years 2O.000.00o. 900 marks in either
forms of payment. With the Under
standing that certain expenses. such as
those of the armies of occupation and
payments for food and raw materials.
may be deducted at the discretion of
the allies.
While the grand total of damages
make Compensation for all damages
ta) Damages by personal
injury to civilians caused by acts of
war: directly or indirectly; 90 damage
ordered by the enemy and to civilians
In the occupied territory. Co damages
caused by maltreatment of prisoners:
(d) damages to the allied peoples pre-
sented by pensions and separation al
lowances capitalized at the signature
erty other than naval military ma
terials: % damages to civilians by be
form of levies or fines imposed by the
enemy.
In periodically estimating Germany's
to pay the reparation COM
mission shall examine the German sys-
tenn of taxation, first to the end that
the sums for PREPARATION which Ger
a charge upon all her revenues. prior
to that for the service or discharge of
to satisfy itself that in general the
German scheme of taxation is fully
heavy proportionately as that OF any
Of the powers represented on the COM
mi ssion.
The commission may require Germany
10 give from time to time. by way of
guaranty, issues of bonds or other obliga-
ions 10 cover SUCH claims not
otherwise satisfied: In this connection
claims, bond issues are presently to be
required of Germany in acknowledgment
IF its debt as follows:
Twenty billion marks, gold, payable
not later than May l, 1921. without in
erest; forty billion marks. gold. bearing
~ Fer cent interest between 1921 and
1926 and thereafter per cent, with l
per cent sinking fund payment begin
ming in 1926; and undertaking to de
liver forty billion marks gold bonds bear
ng interest at per cent. under terms to
De fixed by the commission.
SHlPPING.-The German government
recognizes the right OF the allies to the
ton for ton and class for
class, of all merchant ships and fishing
boats lost damaged owing TO the war.
q md a To aa6P
nan merchant ships of 1000 tons gross
and upward; one-half of her ships between
500 and 1900 tons gross and one-quarter
Of her steam trawlers and other fishing
within two months to the reparation
together with documents OF
title evidencing the transfer of the ships |
tree from encumbrance.
AS additional part OF reparation,
he German government further agrees
IF the allies to the amount of not ex-
seeding 10000 tons gross annually dur
ng the next five years. All ships used |
Tor inland navigation taken by Germany |
rom the allies are to be restored within |
wo months, the amount of loss not COW
cred by such restitution to be made up
oy the cession of the German river fleet |
Up to 20 per cent thereof
In order to effect payment by deltv- |
.ries in kind, Germany is required. for |
,ase of each. to deliver coal, coal tar |
dyestuffs and chemical drugs in |
specific amounts to the reparatons COM |
mission. The commission may modi- |
y the conditions OF delivery as not to |
interfere unduly with Germany's indus
ire based largely upon the principle of |
making good diminutions in the prOduc- |