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THE ROBESONIAN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1918.
TERMS OF ARMISTICE
Germany as Read to Congress
By President Wilson.
ures that may have been taken (such submarines to be paid off and com
as poisoning or polluting of springs, pletely disarmed and placed under the
wells, etc.) under penalty of reprisals, supervision of the allied powers and
9. The right of requistion shall be the united btates oi America.
! exercised by the Allies and the United 23. The following German surface
Terms Accepted and Signed by states in occupied territory. The up-I warships which shall be designated
I keep of the troops or occupation in; by tne Allies and tne united states oi
the Rhineland ( excluding Alsace-Lor-1 America shall forthwith be disarmed
raine) shall be charged to the German
government.
10. An immediate repatriation
without reciprocity according to de
tailed conditions which shall be fixed.
Following are the terms of the arm
istice accepted and signed by Germany of aJ1 allied and United States prison-
on the morning of Nov. 11, as read to
Congress by President Wilson Monday
afternoon:
I.
Military clauses on western front;
ers of war. The allied powers ni d the
United States shall be able to dispose
of these prisoners as they wish.
11. Sick and wounded who can not
be removed from evacuated territory
1. Cessations of operations on land w;n h mrH for hv German nersonnel
and in the air, six hours after the sig- wh0 will be left on the spot, with the
nature of the armistice. 1 medical material required.
2. Immediate evacuation of invaded , m
countries, Belgium, France, Alsace-! Disposition relative to the eastern
Lorraine, Luxemburg, so ordered as to front Wo of firman v
be completed within 14 days from the 12. All German troops at present! the supervision of the Allies and the
and thereafter interned in neutral
ports, or for the want of them, in al
lied ports, to be designated by the Al
lies and the United States of America
and placed under the surveillance of
the Allies and the United States of
America, only care-takers being left
on board, namely: six battle-cruisers,
10 battleships, eight light cruisers, in
cluding two mine layers, 50 destroy
ers of the most modern type. All oth
er surface warships (including river
craft) are to be concentrated in Ger
man naval bases to be designated by
the Allies and the United States of
America, and are to be paid off pnd
completely disarmed and placed under
signature of the armistice. German :n anv territorv which before the war
troops which have not left the above belonged to Russia, Rumania or Tur-
mentioned territories within the period
fixed w'1' become prisoners of war.
Occupation by the allied and United
States forces jointly will keep pace
with evacuation and occupation will
key shall withdraw within the vron
tiers of Germany as they existed on
August 1, 1914
United States of America. All ves
sels of the auxiliary fleet trawlers,
motor vessels, etc.) are to be dis
armed. 24. The Allies and the United
13. Evacuation by German troops ' States of America shall have the right
to begin at once and all German in-
annexed to the stated terms
3. Repatriation, beginning at once
and to he completed within 14 days,
of all inhabitants of the countries
mentioned, including hostage- and per
sons under trial or convicted.
4. Surrender in good condition by
the German armies of the following
equipment. Five thousand guns (2,500
heavy, 2,500 field) 30,00v; macmne
guns; 3,000 minenwerfer; 2,000 aero
planes fighters, bombers firstly in
the seventy-three night bombing ma
chines. The above to be delivered in
situ to the Allies and United States
troops in accordance with the detailed
conditions laid down in the annexed
note.
5. Evacuation by the German arm
ies of the countries on the left bank
of the Rhine. These countries on the
left bank of the Rhine shall be ad
ministered by the local authorities un
der the control of the allied and Unit
ed States armies of occupation. The
occupation of these territories will be
determined by allied and United States
garrisons holding the principal cross
ings of the Rhine, Mayence, Coblenz,
Cologne, together with bridgeheads at
these points in 30 kilometer radius on
the right bank and by garrisons simi
larly holding the strategic points of
the regions. A neutral zone shall be
reserved on the right bank of the
Rhine between the stream and a line
drawn parallel to it 40 kilometers to
the east from the frontier of Holland
to the parallel of Gernsheim and as
far as practicable a distance of 30
kilometers from the east of the stream
this parallel upon the Swiss frontier.
Evacuation by the enemy on the Rhine
lands shall be so ordered as to be com
pleted within a further period of 11
ail I daTS after the signa
ture of the armistice. All movements
'of evacuation and occupation will be
regulated according to the note annex
ed 6. In all territory evacuated by the
enemy there shall be no evacuation of
inhabitants; no damage or harm shall
be done to the persons or property of
the inhabitants. No destruction of
any kind to be committed. Military
establishments of all kinds shall be
delivered intact as well as military
stores of food, munitions, equipment
not removed during the periods fixed
for evacuation. Stores of food of all
kinds for the civil population, cattle,
etc., shall be left in situ. Industrial
establishments shall not be impair: d
in any way and their personnel shall
not be moved. Roads and means of
communication of every kind, rail
roads, waterways, main roads, brid-!
ges, telegraphs, telephones, shiU be:
in no manner impaired. !
7. All civil and military personnel
at present employed on them shall re- '
main. Five thousand locomotives, 50,
000 wagons and 10,000 motor lorries!
in good working order vith an neces
sary spare parts and fittings shall be
delivered to the associated powers
within the period fixed for the evacua
tion of Belgium and Luxemburg. The
railways of Alsace-Lorraine fahall be
handed over within the same period,
together with all pre-war personnel
and material. Further material nec
essary for the working of railways in
the com l far v tfr lef- bank of the
Rhine shall be left in situ. All stores
of coal and material for the up-keep
of perrra::c::J: ways, signals and re
pair shops left entirely in situ and
kept in an efficient state by Germany
during the whole period of the arm
istice. All barages taken from the Allies
1H 1 1 ft 1 Ml A
snan oe restored to tnem. A note an
be regulated in accordance with a note gtructors, prisoners and civilians as
well as military regiments now on the
territory of Russia (as defined before
1914) to be recalled.
14. German troops to cease at once
all requisitions and seizures and any
other undertaking with a view to ob
taining supplies intended for Germany
in Rumania and Russia (as defined on
August 1, 1914).
15. Abandonment oi the treaties oi
Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk and of
the supplementary treaties.
16. The Allies shall have free ac
cess to the territories evacuated by
the Germans on their eastern frontier
either through Danzig or by the Vis
tula in order to convey supplies to the
populations of those territories or for
any other purpose.
III.
Clause concerning East Africa:
17. Unconditional capitulation of
all German forces operating in East
Africa within one month.
IV.
General clauses:
18. Repatriation without reciproc
ity, with a maximum period of one
month, in accordance with detailed
conditions hereafter to be fixed of all
civilians interned or deported who may
be citizens of other allied or associated
states than those mentioned in clause
three, paragraph 19, with the reserva
tion that any future claims and de
mands of the Allies and the United
States of America remain unaffected.
19. The following financial condi
tions are required: Reparation for
damage done. While such armistice is
in force no public securities shall be
removed by the enemy which can serve
as a pledge to the Allies for the re
covery or reparation for war losses.
Immediate restitution of cash de
posit in the National Bank of Bel
gium, and in general return of all
documents, specie, stocks, shares, pa
per money, together with plant for
the issue thereof, touching public or
private interests in the invaded coun
tries. Restitution of the Russian and
Rumanian gold yielded to Germany or
taken by that power. This gold to be
delivered in trust to the Allies until
the signatures of peace.
V.
Concerning marine and naval condi
tions :
20. Immediate cessation of all hos
tilities at sea and definite information
to be given as to the location and
movements of all German ships.
Notification to be given to the naval
and mercantile marines of the allied
and associated powers, all questions
of neutrality being waived.
21. All naval and mercantile ma
rine prisoners of war of the allied and
associated powers in German hands to
be returned without reciprocity.
22. Surrender to the Allies and the
United States of America of 160 Ger
man submarines (including all sub-
marine cruisers and mine laying sub
; marines) with their complete arma
ment and equipment in ports which
i will be specified by the Allies and the
to sweep up all mine fields and oh
structions laid by Germany outside
German territorial waters, ?nd the
positions of these are to be indicated.
25. Freedom of access to and from
the Baltic to be given to the naval
and mercantile marines of the alli;d
and associated powers. To secure this
the Allies and the Uait'id States of
America shall be empowered to occu
py all German forts, fortifications,
batteries and defense irks of ail
kinds in all the entrance from the Ca
tegat into the Baltic and to sweep
up all the mines and obstructions
within and without German territorial
waters without any question of neu
trality being raised and the positions
are to be indicated.
26. The existing blockade condi
tions set up by the Allies and associat
ed powers are to remain unchanged
and all German merchant ships found
at sea are to remain liable to capture.
27. All naval aircraft are to be
concentrated and immobilized in Ger
man bases to be specified by the Al
lies and the United States of Amei?ea.
28. In evacuating the Belgian
coasts and ports. Germany shall
abandon all merchant ships, tugs,
lighters, cranes and all other harbor
materials, all materials for inland
navigation, all aircraft and all ma
terials and stores, all arms and arm
aments, and all stores and apparatus
of all kinds.
29. All Black sea ports to be eva
luated by Germany, all Russian war
vessels of all descriptions seized by
Germany in the Black sea ar3 to be
handed ovev to ihe Allies and the
United States of America; all neutral
merchant ve.els seized sue to be re
leased; ali w:ic!i - and ott.er materials
. f all kind seized in those ports are
!:o be returned and German materials
as specified in clause 2S are to be
abandoned.
30. All merchant vessels in Ger
man h?nds belonging to the allied and
associated powers are to be restored
in ports to be specified by the Allies
R. D. Caldwell & Son
(Incorporated)
FUNERAL
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Lemons Beautify!
Strain lemon juice well before
mixing and massage face,
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riere is torn now to prepare an in
expensive lemon lotion which can be
pended regulations the details of these used to bring back to any skin the
measures. sweet freshness, softness, whiteness
8. The German command shall be and beauty,
-responsible for revealing all mines or The juice of two fresh lemons
delay acting fuses disposed on terri- strained into a bottle containing three
tory evacuated by the German troops ounces of orchard whijbe nakes a
and shall assist in their discovery and whole quarter pint of the most re-
H"si-uftion. The German command markable lemon skin beautifier at
shall also reveal all destructive meas-
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TAKE A CALOTAB
The New Calomel Tablet That Is
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about the cost one must pay for a
small jar of the ordinary cold creams.
Care should be taken to strain the
lemon juice through a fine cloth so
no lemon pulp gets in, then this lo
tion will keep fresh for months. Eve
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used to bleach and remove such blem
ishes as freckles, sallowness and tan,
and is the ideal skin softener, smooth
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Just try it! Get three ounces of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up a quarter pint of this sweetly fra
grant lemon lotion and massage it
uiy into the face, neck, arms and
Of all the medicines in the world
the doctors prize calomel most highly! iiands, and see for yourself
to break up a cold overnight or to
cut short an attack of influenza,
grippe, sore throat or a deeD-seated '
cough and possibly to prevent pneu
monia. Now that all of its unpleas-j
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removed, the new kind of calomel call-!
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treatment for colds, etc.
One Calotab on the tongue at bed'
time with a swallow of water that's!
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slightest interference with your eat-!
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morning your cold has vanished and
your whole system is purified and!
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original sealed packages; price thirty-five
cents. Your druggist recom-'
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and the United States of America
without reciprocity.
31. No destruction of ships or of
materials to be permitted before eva
cuation, surrender or restoiation.
32. The German government shall
formally notify the neutral govern
ments of the world and particularly
the governments of Norway, Sweden.
Denmark and Holland, that all re
strictions placed on the trading of
their vessels with the allied and asso
ciated countries, whether by the Ger
man government or bv private Ger
man interests, and whether in return
for specific concessions such as the
export of ship-building materials or
not, are immediately cancelled.
33. No transfers of German mer
chant shipping of any description to
any neutral flag are to take place af
ter signature of the armistice.
VI.
Duration of armistice:
34. The duration of the armistice
is to be 30 days, with option to ex
tend. During this period, on failure
of execution of any of the above claus
es, the armistice may be denounced by
one of the contracting parties, on 48
hours previous notice.
VII.
Time limit for reply:
35. This armistice to be accepted
or refused by Germany within 72 of
notification.
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