HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1918-11-14, Page 1Established 1865, Vol. 53, N. 20
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CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY NOVEMBER, 14th, 1918 W,H, Kerr & Sou, Editors and Publishers,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 ----The ivorid :war ended at six o'clock this morning (Ontario time), with red revolution in Germany and with Williaanl.
Hohenzollern, former ' Emperors a fugitive from his native ,land, , Announcement that the armistice terms envoys at midnight last night (five o'clock
Paris time), and that hostilities would cease six, hours later, was made at the State Department at 2.45 o'clock this morning. The terms of the sur-
render of Germany were not made public coincident with this announcement, but they were to be given out later in the day, The momentous
news of the ending of the war was given the newspaper correspondents virtually by an official of the State Department,
BRITISH TO REMAIN WHERE THEY ARE.
LONDON, Nov. 11.---10.56---The Allied troops will not until further orders go beyond the line reached at 11 a. m. to -day.
Terms of ■ by the Germans on their eastern frontier either through Danzig or by the
the Armistice are Equfvalent Vistula in order tq convey supplies to the populations of those territories
for any other purpose,
In.—CLAUSE CONCERNING EAST AFRICA
toComplete Surrender of the Enemy'East AfrSevcaenteewithinn—UoYicooditjnemonth.onal capitualation• of all German forces operating in I.
IV.—GENERAL CLAUSES.
Eighteen -Repatriation. without reciprocity, within 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 nine-
teen. with the reservation that •any future claim and demands of the allies
and the United States of America remain unaffected,
Canadian Press Despatch
Washington, Nov, 1't.—The terms of the armistice with Germany were
read to Congress by President Wilson at one o'clock this afternoon.
Assembled in the hall of 'the House where nineteen months ago Sena-
tors and Representatives heard the President ask for the declaration of
war, they to -day heard hint speak the words which herald the coming of
peace,
President Wilson drove to the Capitol, at 12.45 o'clock through streets
thronged with cheering people,
The terms Germany accepted when she signed the armistice pictured
her surrendering abjectly to Marshal Poch, on the field, her armies beaten,
her Government overturned, her former Kaiser master in. flight, A small
Congress and a small crowd; heard the President's t,,,,., words But
Nineteen—The following financial conditions are required: Reparation
for damage done. While such armistice lasts no public securities shall be
removed,by the enemy, which can serve as a pledge to the allies for the re-
covery or repriation for war losses, Immediate restitution of the cash
deposit, in the National Bank of Belgium,' and in general immediate return
of all documents. specie, stocks, shares, paper money together with plant
for the issue thereof, touching public or private interests in the invaded
countries. Restitution of the Russian and Rumaiinian gold yielded to- Ger-
many .or taken by that power. This gold to be delivered in trust to the
enthusiasm ran riot. allies until the signature ofc,peace.
The strictly military terms of the armistice ,are embraced in eleven ~V.—NAVAL CONDITIONS
specifications,- which include the evacuation of all invaded territories, the Ttve,ity—Immediate cessation of all hostilities at sea and definite in -
withdrawal of the' German troops from the left bank of the Rhine, and the
surrender of ani supplies of War. formation to be given as to thelocationand movements of all German ships.
The terms also provide for the abandonsent by Germany of the treaties- Notification to be given to neutrals that freedom of tnavigation in all territorial
of Bucharest and Brest -Litovsk, waters is given to the naval and mercantile marines of the allied and associated
The naval terms provide for the surrender of 160 submarines, fifty de- powers, all questions of neutralty hens waived,
strayers, "six battle 'cruisers, ten battleships eight fight cruisers and other Twenty-one—Alt naval and mercantile marine prisoners of war of the
miscellaneous ships. All allied vessels in German hands are to be •surren- allied and' associated powers tin German hands to be returned without recipro-
dered and Germany is to notify neutrals that they are free to trade at once city, '
on the seas with the allied countries. Twenty-two—Surrender to the allies and the. United States of America of
Among the financial terns included are restitution for damage done one hundred and sixty German submarines (Including all submarine cruisers
by the German armies; restitution of the cash taken from the National and mine -laying submarines) with their complete armament and equipment in
Bank of Belgium and return of gold' taken from Russia and Rumania, ports which will be specified by the allies and the United States of America, All
The immediate repatriation of all allied and American prisoners with- other submarines to be paid off and completely disarmed' and placed under the 1
out reciprocal action by the allies also is included, supervision of the ,allied powers and the United States of America, 1
Stores of food of all kinds for the civil population, cattle etc., shall. BATTLESHIPS SURRENDERED. "` "
be left in situ. Industrial establishments shall not be impaired in any way
and their personnel' shall not be moved. Roads and means of conamuni- Twenty-three—The following German surface warships which shall be de -
cation of every kind, railroads, waterways, main roads, bridges, telegraph;,, signated by the allies and the United States of America shall forthwith be i
telephones, shall be in no manner impaired, disarmed and thereafter interned in neutral ports, or for the want of them, in I
The President spoke as follows: allied ports, to be designated by all the allies and he United States of America
c: and placed under the surveillance of the allies and the United States of Amer- 1
Gentlemen of the Congress: - ice, only care -takers being left on board, namely: Six battle cruisers, ten battle- ,
In these times of rapid and stupendous change it will in some. degree ships eight light cruisers, including two mine -layers, fifty destroyers of the,
lighten my sense of responsibility to perform in person the duty of cont- most modern type. All other surface warships ' (including river -craft) are to i,
Implicating to you some of .the larger circumstances of the situation with be concentrated in German naval bases to be designated by the allies and the I
which it is necessary to deal. United States of America, and are to be paid off and ccunpletely disarmed and
The German authorities who have, at the invitation of the Supreme placed under the supervision of the allies and the United States of America. All '
.War Council, been in communication with Marshal Foch, have accepted and vessels of the auxiliary. fleet, (trawlers, motor vessels, etc.,) are to be disarmed
signed the terms of armistice which he was authorized and instructed to Twenty-four—The allies and the United States of America shall )nava the
eomnnuticalcd with them, Those terms are as follows: - - right to sweep up all mine fields and obstructions laid by Germany outside '
A—MILITARY CLAUSES ON WESTERN FRONT, Gernman territorial waters and the positions of these are to be indicated, 1
fJne-_ Cess,illOn, of operations by land and in 'the ;fir six hours after the Twenty -live -Freedom of access to and from the Baltics to be given to ,
stgti021'e Q. ;j. ?lrlllist111 the naval and mercantile marines of the allied and associated powers. To ;
Two—Immediate e,aCtt'ltion of invaded-countries—Belgium,' France, secure this the allies and the United States of America shall be empowered i
Alsace -Loraine, Luxemburg -1:9 ordered as to be completed within 14 days to occupyatl Ali forts, fortifications, batteries, and defence works of
from the signature of the armistice, fJerman troops which have not, left all kinds in all the entrances from the Cattegat into the Baltic and to sweep 1
- the above-mentioned territories' within the period taxed will become pHs- up all the mines and obstructiotiS sunup all('i without German territorial
' overs 01'wai•. Occupation by the allied and United States forces jointly waters, without any question of neutrality being raised, and the positions '
will keep pace with evacuation in these areas. All ,movements of evacuation' of all such mines and destructions are to be indicated.
and occupation will be regulated in accordance (vith a note annexed to 1Tiv�hty-six—The everting blockade conditions set up by the allied and .
the stated terms, associated powers are to remain uechahged, and all German merchant ships
1'liree—P,spatriation tej,+inti_ung at once and
be
be-merit one 1.' wait._)( found at sea are to remain liable to Capture.
fourteen days of all inhabitants t51 the counttleS . t includ-
ing
Twenty-seven—All naval aircraft are
hostages and pefSons, under trial or convicted,
5;000 GUNS, 2,000 AEROPLANES 'GIVEN UP,
' Four—Surrender in good cofldltinin by the German armies of the follow-
ing equipment: Five theusaud guns, (two thousand five hundred heavy, two
thousand five hundred field), 'thirty thousand machine guns, Three thou -
Sand minewerfer: Two thousand aeroplanes (fighters, .'bombers -firstly,
00, Seventy three and night bombing machines.) The above to be de-
livered to the allies and the United States troops in accordance with the
detailed Conditions laid down in the annexed note,
NEUTRAL ZONE 19 MILES WEST OF THE RHINE
"Five—Evacuation by the German armies of the countries on the left
bank of the Rhine. These countries on the left bank of the Rhine shall be
administered by the local authorities under the control of the allied and
United States armies of occupation, The occupation of these territories will
be determined by allied and United States garrisons •holding the principal
crossings of the Rhine, Mayence, Coblenz, Cologne, together with bridge-
heads at these points in thirty kilometre (19 miles) radius on the right
hank and by garrisons similarly holding 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 kilometres (25 miles) to the
east from a frontier of Holland to the parallel of Gernsheim and as far as
practicable a distance of thirty kilometres frons 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 will be regulated according to
the note annexed, ,
NO MORE HUN VANDALISM.
Six.—. -In all territory evacuated by the enemy there shall be no evacu-
ation 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 estblishments of all kinds shall be delivered intaet as well as
military stores of food, munitions, equipment not removed during the periods III i^ij����ihil�
'fixed for evacuation, \4 i ,
0 5,000 LOCOMOTIVES, 50,000 WAGONS, 10,000 MOTORS L' 4 .
Seven -=All civil and military personnel at present employed on .them rl l
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and ten' �.
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fiftythousand wagons
shall remain, Five thousand locomotives, � �h 1,• v,� vo
thousand motor lorries in good working order with all necessary spare parts ' 1
and fittings shall be delivered to the associated powers within the period
:fixed for the evacuation of Belgium and Luxemburg; The railways of Alsace- 16 i� II
Lorrine shall be handed over within the sante period, together with all pre- IIh I rlr t Ii
war personnel anti material, Further material necessary for the working of IlllJi1 I�11 i'
railways in the country on the left bank of the Rhine shall be left in situ. �I I ''tomes
All stores of coal and material for the upkeep of permanent ways, signals,
and repair shops left • entire in situ and kept in an efficient state by Ger-
many during the whole period of armistice. All barges taken from the' allies
shall be restored to them. A note appended regulates the details of these
measures.
MUST REVEAL ALL 'HIDDEN MiNES.
Eight—The 'German command shall be responsible for revealing all
`titi'nes or delay acting fuse disposed on territory evacuated by the German
troops, and shall assist in their discovery and destruction, The German
conniand shall also reveal all detructive measures that may have been
taken (such as poisoning or polluting of springs; wells, etc), under penalty
of reprisals..
Nine=The right of requisition shall be exercised by the allies and the
United States armies in all occupied territory. The upkeep of the troops
of occupaton in the Rhine land (excluding Alsace-Lorraine) shall be charged
to the German Government.
Ten -An immediate re atriatibn Without reciprocity, according to de-
tailed conditions, wlitch shall. be fixed,. of all allied' and United States pris-
oners of war, The allied powers and the United States shall be able to
dispose of these .prisoners 115 they wish,
Eleven—Sick and wounded who' cannot be removed from evacuated
territory will be cared for by German personnel, who will be left ons the
spot with the:Medical material required,
II:—DISPOSITION RELATIVE TO THE EASTERN FRONTIERS OF GERMANY,
Twelve --•A11 German troops at present in any territory which before
the war bel, red t0 Russia, Rumania or Turkey shall withdraw within the
' frontiers of C nsany,as they existed an August 1, 1914,
FREE ACCESS TO RUSSIA. '
Thirteen—=Ltarnation by Garman troops to begin at Once and ell Gar-
man Instructors, .prisoners, and civilian, as well as military agents, now on
the territory of Russia (as defined before 1914) to be recalled. ,.
Fourteen—German troops to cease at once all cienitsi ems and seizures
and any other undertaking with a vita 1~r rbi i ,. , , ),•),meed for
Germany in Rumania and Russia (as defined on lo 4,;it 4)
Fifteen—Abaudbnment of the traitor, of 1 ta;fa..s. t1 end Blest -Litovsk
and of the supplementary treaties,
Sixteen --The arnica Atli faivt fire, :& ; k filar, tnrratwr'seti evacuated
to be concentrated and immobi-
lized in German bases to 'be Specified by the allies and, the United States of
America,
Twenty-eight—le evacuating the Belgian coasts and ports Germany shall
abandon all ntercha,it ships, tugs, lighters, cranes and all other harbor, materials. 1
all materials for inland navigation, all aircraft and all materials and stores, all
arms and armaments, and all stores and apparatus of all kinds,
Twenty-nine—All Black Sea ports are to be evacuated by Germany; alt
Russian tear vessels of all descriptions seized by Germany in the'Black Sea are
to be handed over to the allies and the United States of America; all neutral
merchant vessels seized 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 tweny-eight 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 be 'specified by the allies
and the United States of America without reciprocity.
Thirty-one—No destruction of ships or materials to be permitted before
evacuation, surrender or restoration.
Thirty-two—The German Government will notify the neutral governments
of the world, and particularly the governments of Norway, Sweden, Denmark
and Holland, that all restrictions placed on the trading of their vessels with the
allied and associated countries, whether by the German Government or by pri-
vate German interests, and whether in return for specific concessions such as
the export of shipbuilding materials or not are immediately cancelled:
Thirty-three—No transfers of German merchant stripping of any descrip•
tion to any neutral flag are to take place after signature of the armistice,
Thirty-four—The duration of the armistice is to be thirty days, with option
to extend- During this period, on failure or execution of any of the above
Clause the armistice may 1>e denounced by one of the contracting partes n 48
hours previous notice.
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Canada Sacrifice To
The Cause Of Freedom,
Ottawa, Nov, 12.-1n the awful conflict
that ended yesterday, Canada's glorious effort
has cost heavily in loss of life and limb.
Up to and including the 31st of October,
the latest figures available, the total casualties
were 211,358, divided as follows:
Killed in action, 34,877.
Died of wounds or -disease, 15,457.
Wounded, 152,779.
Presumed dead, missing and prisoners of
war, 8,245. • _
Total, 211,358,
Pro gr am
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Peace Demonstration
In Clinton, Monday, Nov. 11
on the close of Great War
1—Address by MAYOR THOMPSON
2—Doxology.
3—"0 God our Help in Ages Past.
0 God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal (tome,
Before the (tills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting thou art God.
To endless years the scone.
0 God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to conte;
Be thou our guard while life shall last
And our eternal home.
4—Prayer by Rev. A. E. Jones.
S—All People that on Earth do Dwell
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All people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice
Ilio serve with fear, Isis praise forth
tell,
Come ye before him, and rejoice.
Know that tlse Lord is God indeed,
Without oar aid he did us make;
We are Isis flock, he doth us feed,
And for his sheep he doth us take.
0 enter then his gates with praise,
Approach with joy his courts unto: •
Praise, laud, and bless his name always,
For it is seemly so to do,
For why? the Lord our God is good,
His mercy is forever sure;
ills truth at all times firmly stood.
And shall frons age to age endure,
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\VII>YN JOIINNY'CANUCk COMES M/O%CIItNG $°OMs W.til G$I1MAN SOUVENIRS, AND
Joy Reigns
When War Ends
Clinton does Her Part to Cele-
brate to Victory over the
Hun and His Partners
The first word of the signing of the
armistice was received by telephone
by Mr. A, J, Morrish, from Miss South
combe of the C. P. R. telegraph Co,, at
Stratford, who was formerly operator •
at Mr, Morrish's score, and Mr, Morrish.
soon telephoned it about town of the '
good news a little after four,
Mr, A, T. Cooper was soon at the
telegraph key and the Bulletins were
coating in. But It was 8.30 before the
town hall and whistles comtnenced to
make a joyful noise.
The New Era called up The London
Advertiser and the Editor of that Jour-•
nal told us that the good news was "ab-
solutely correct" and' by the noise that
could be heard outside the city news—
paper office, we never doubte" bis
word,•.
`rhe Bruce train gave the joyful news•
a boost by its whistle fronr the "Y"
right into the station.
The Piano factory (rands were soon
down on parade headed by part of the•
Kiltie Band and the younger boys were
soon marching around with (lags, horns:
and old tin cans.
Flags were soon floating from flag,
poles and tacked up on stores,
"The Spirits of 84 "Seagram"
With due apologies to that famous -
picture of the American war. It was
depicted to true life by John Ransford
and Fred Jackson with drums and Wil -
Ham Ja son with a white plug hat he.
wore when he was "sweet 21" with
the cymbals marched up the street to
the G. T. R. station, and they were
some procession all to themselves.
Mayor Thompson was Grand Marshal
of No. I parade.
Pte. Ernie Walton Homo
The biggest reception yet was ten-
dered to Pte. Ernie Walton, eldest son
of Mr, and Mrs. Richard Walton, who
arrived home on the 11 o'clock train
after spending 4 years in the service.
Pte, Walton was on'a visit to the Old
Land when war broke out and he en-
listed at once.
Headed by the Kiltie Silver Band the,
young soldier was escorted to his hone.
The procession was a long one,
Most people adjourned to have din-
ner but the small boy had not time to
eat and kept things lively about town.
Afternoon Parade
Sharp at 2 o'clock the citizens as-
sembled in front of the band stand's
when a Thanksgiving service was held -
Programme may be read on another
clouunt.
Lnamedi« tely after the service a pre-
cession was formed with Col, Rance as
Marshall and headed by the Kiltie Bandl
and) Clinton saw its biggest parade:.
The Women's Patriotic Society, Gir'1's<+'
Auxiliary, School of Commerce, school.
children, mother's whose boys are
overseas, and citizens in general formed!
the big parade, Two fifers were also
in line and ao was the Fife and Drum
, (Continued on Second. Section)
'a"ho Britten Bulldog, n firm friouri,' '
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