Show TERMS OF ARMISTICE SIGNED S I 1 01 BY GERMANY GERMAN TJ include evacuation of all invaded territory and the surrender of supplies lies must pay for damage done by ger man armies and return gold taken from belgium russia and rumania washington Wak hIngton president wilc allson n ai V 1 p cared before c congress monday alonda V afternoon ft november vember Ko 11 arid and read the anc terms of the armistice with germany Gen president wilson announced eliat that the german authorities who have at the invitation 0 of the lie supreme war council been in communication with marshal foch have accepted and signed the terms of armistice which iw li was authorized and instructed to communicate muni cate to them those terms are arc ii a follows 1 military clauses on western front one cessation of operations by land and in the air six hours after the signature of the armistice two tiro immediate evacuation of invaded countries belgium france alsace lorraine luxemburg so ordered as to be complete com within four I 1 teon teen days from the signature of the armistice german troops which 1 v c not left the above mentioned territories within the period axed fixed will become prisoners of war occupation by the allied find and united states forces jointly will keep pace with evacuation in these areas all movements of af evacuation and occupation will be regulated in accordance with a note annexed to the stated terms three beginning be inning at once and to be completed within fourteen days of all inhabitants of the countries above mentioned including hostages arid and persons unar under trial or convicted four surrender in good condition b by the german armies of the following equipment five thousand guns nw heavy 2500 held field machine guns 2000 airplanes fighters bombers firstly D and night bombing machines the above to be delivered in situ to the allies and the united states troops in accordance with tile the detailed detail cil conditions laid down in the annexed note five evacuation by the german armies of the countries on the left bank of the rhine these co countries on the left bank of the rhine shall be administered by tile the local authorities under the control of the allam and united states armies of occupation the occupation of these territories will be determined by allied and united states garrisons holding the principal cro closings crossl sIngs of the rhine ilay ence Cob coblentz leatz cologne together together with bridgeheads zit rit thesa points in thirty kilometers radius on the right bank and by garrisons similarly holding tile the strategic points of the regions A neutral zone shall be reserved on the right of the rhine between the stream and a line drawn parallel to it forty to the east from the frontier of rolland holland to the parallel of gern chelm and as far as practicable a distance of thirty kilometers from the east of the stream from this parallel upon swiss frontier evacuation by the enemy of the rhine lands shall be so ordered as to be completed within a further period of eleven days in all nineteen days after the signature of the armistice all movements of evacuation and occupation cu will be regulated according accord iiii to the note annexed six in all territories evacuated by the enemy there shall be no yon of inhabitants tio no damage or harm shall be done to the persons or property of the inhabitants no de lon of any kind to be committed 2 military tary establishments of 0 nil 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 civilian population cattle etc shall be left in situ industrial establishments shall not be impaired in any way and their personnel shall riot not be moved roads and menus means of communication of every kind railroad waterways main roads brid bridges telegraphs telephones shall be in no manner impaired seven all dill and military personnel at present employed on them shall remain five thousand locomotives wagons and motor lorries in good working order with all necessary spare parts and fittings shall be delivered to the associated powers within the period fixed for the evacuation of 0 belgium Kel giuin and luxemburg the railways of alsace lorraine shall be handed over within the sante same period together with all prewar personnel and material further material nia terii necessary tor for the working ot of railways in ili the country on the left bank of the rhine shall lie le left lit in situ all stores of coal and material for the upkeep of permanent ways signals find and repair shops loft left entire in situ anil and kept in an efficient effie Jent suite state by germany during tile the whole period of armistice all barges aiken front from the lie allies liall biall toe be restored to them A note appended regulates regu bites the details of these inea measures kight the german command hall be responsible for reven revealing ling till all mines or 0 r delay c y acting fuses fuger disposed on ter 1 ellory I toa r evacuated by the german troops mid aslet as in their discovery and destruction des t ruction the german command shall also reveal all destructive measures that may have been taken scicli as poisoning polson Polso nIng liiK or polluting of springs wells etc under tinder penalty penally of reprisals nine kine the right of requisition ion shall be exercised by the allied and the united states armies in all occupied territory T the lie upkeep of the troops of occupation cu in the rhineland excluding alsace lorraine shall be charged to the german government teti ten an immediate repatriation without reciprocity according to detailed conditions which shall be fixed of all allied arid and united states prisoners of war the allied powers and the united states shall be able to dispose of these prisoners ns as they wish eleven 37 leven sick and wounded who cannot be removed from evacuated territory will wil be cared for by german personnel who will be left on the spot with the medical material required 2 disposition relative to the eastern frontiers of germany twelve all german troops at present in any territory which before the war belonged to russia Itus sla rumania or turkey withdraw within the frontiers f ran of germany as they exist existed e d 0 on n august 1 1011 1014 1 thirteen evacuation a oon by german troops to begin at once and all ge german instructors prisoners and civilians ns as well as military agents now on the territory of russia as defined before 1914 to be recalled fourteen german troops to cease tit at once all and seizures and any other undertaking with a view vi ew to obtaining supplies intended for germany in rumania and russia as defined on august 1 1914 fifteen abandonment of the treaties of bucharest and brest litovsky and of the supplementary treaties sixteen the allies shall have fre access to the territories evacuated by the germans on their eastern frontlet front left either through danzig D g or to r by the vistula in order to convey supplies to the populations ions of those territories or lor for any other purpose 3 C lause clause concerning east africa seven seventeen teen unconditional capitula capitulation ot of nil all german forces operating in east africa within one month 4 general clauses eighteen repatriation without reciprocity within a maximum period of one month in accord with details hereafter to be fixed of all civilians interned or deported who may be citizens of other allied or associated associate states than those mentioned in clause 3 paragraph 19 10 with the reservation that any future claims and demands of the allies and the united states of america remain unaffected nineteen the following fi conditions are required reparation tor for damages done while such armistice lasts DO public securities curi curit ties les shall be removed by the enemy which can serve as a pledge to tile allies for the recovery or reparation for war losses immediate restito tion of the cash deposit in the national bank of belgium nod and in general immediate ined late return of all documents specie stocks shares paper money together with plant for the issue thereof touching public or private litter ests in invaded countries restitution of the russian and rumanian gold yielded to germany or taken by that power this gold to ile he delivered in trust to the allies until the signature of peace 5 naval conditions twenty immediate cessation of all hosti hostilities lites tit at sea and definite information to he be given as to the location arid and movements of all german ships notification to be riven given to neutrals that freedom ot of navigation na in all territorial waters Is given to the naval and mercantile marines of the allied and associated powers nil all questions of nau nan tralley being waived twenty one all naval and mercantile marine prisoners of war of the allied arid associated powers in german hands to be returned vilt without hout reciprocity cip rocity awen twenty ty two surrender der to the allies and the united states ot of america of aud gernian german submarines including all cruisers and in mine ine lins craft with their complete and equipments in ports which will lie be by the lie allies and the cited states of america all other gub marines to be paid off and completely disarmed and placed und under e r the supervision af f the allied powers power 9 and the united states of america twenty three the following german surface warships which fl shall all li designated by the allies and the united states of america shall lie be disarmed aud and thereafter interned in neutral ports or tor for tile wall want of them in in tallied ports to be designated by the llie allies arid and the united states of amar ainar lea ca and placed under tinder the llie surveillance of allies arid and lie he united states of america only caretakers being left on board namely six battle cruisers ten tell battleships eight light cruisers including two mine layers fifty destroyers of the most tuo derti type all other oilier surf surface lice warships lips including river craft are to be concentrated in german naval bases to be designated by the allies and the united states stales of Arn america erien and are to be bald off a and nd completely and placed under the supervision of 0 the allies and the united states of oc america all vessels ot of the auxiliary fleet trawlers trailers lers motor vessels etc ire are to be alsa disarmed mcd twenty four the allies and lie file united states of america shall have the right to sweep up all mine fields and obstructions laid by germiny germany outside gernian territorial waters and the positions of these are to be indicated twenty five freedom of access to and from the baltic to be given to the naval and mercantile marines of the allied and associated powers to secure this the allies and the united states of america shall be empowered to 10 occupy till nil german forts fortifications cat ions batteries and defense works of all kinds in nil all the entrances from the mattegat Catte gat into the baltic lind and to sweep up all minus mines and obstructions within and without german territorial waters without any question of neutrality be raised and the positions ot of nil all such mines and obstructions obstruction are to be indicated dica ted twenty six the existing blockade conditions set up by the allies and associated s socia a c I 1 abed ted pow powers e rs are to remain unchanged and all german merchant ships found at sea are to remain liable to capture twenty seven all naval aircraft re to be concentrated and immobilized in german bases to be specified by allies and the united states of america in evacuating the belgian coast and ports germany shall abandon all merchant ships tugs lighters cranes cram s and all other harbor materials all materials for inland navigation 11 aircraft and all materials and stores all arms nod and arnim armaments arm ments eitts and all stores and apparatus of all kinds twenty eight la in evacuating the belto be evacuated by germany till ill war vessels of all description seized by germany in the black sea ye in to be handed c ever cr to the lite adlle and the united states of amerle america a all neutral merchant vessels seized nrc are to be released all warlike and other materials of all kinds seized in those ports are to be returned and german materials as specified in clause 28 are to be abandoned thirty all merchant vessels in german hands belonging to the allied and associated powers are to be restored in ports to ta tie be specified by the sillies all ie and thu united states of Ain aronica talca without reciprocity thirty oni ona no destruction of at or of materials to be permitted before evacuation surrender or restoration thirty tw ewt the german government wil notify the neutral governments of tile the world arid and particularly the governments of norway sweden denmark and rolland holland that all restrictions placed on the trading ot of their vessels eulth the allied and associated countries whether by the german govern covern anent or by private german interests and tt bother ghether in return for specific cou sessions cessions ces cess lons such as the export of shipbuilding lp materials or not are lindt cimmet i abely canceled thirty three no of german merchant shipping of any description to any neutral f g are to ta take place after signature nf if the armistice G duration of armistice thirty four the duration of the armistice is to be thirty days |