Identifier : peopleswarbookhi00mill ( find matches )
Title : The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war
Year : 1919 ( 1910s )
Authors : Miller, J. Martin (James Martin), b. 1859 Canfield, Harry S. (from old catalog), joint author Plewman, William Rothwell, 1880- (from old catalog) Foch, Ferdinand, 1851-1929 Lloyd George, David, 1863-1945 United States. President (1913-1921 : Wilson)
Subjects : World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918
Publisher : Cleveland, O., The R.C. Barnum co. Detroit, Mich., The F.B. Dickerson co. (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library : The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor : Sloan Foundation

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ticle 26. Providing that the Allied blockade re-mains unchanged has this sentence added: The Al-lies and the United States should give considerationto the provisioning of Germany during the armisticeto the extent recognized as necessary. Article 28.—Providing conditions of evacuation ofthe Belgian coast (from which the Germans actuallyhad been driven before the armistice was signed)was changed in minor particulars. Article 34. Providing that the duration of thearmistice shall be thirty days, and that if its clausesare not carried into execution, it may be renouncedupon forty-eight hours warning, has the followingadded: It is understood that the execution of Arti-cles 3 and 18 shall not warrant the denunciationof the armistice on the ground of insufficient exe-cution within a period fixed except in the case ofbad faith in carrying them into execution. In orderto assure the execution of this convention under the AMERICAS PART IN THE WAR 315 j5;-:^j,.,^.pij.,..^4> ■*« *■ --^^^K
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W u ,1^■^•^■^^ 316 THE PEOPLES WAE BOOK best conditions the principle of a p^rmanent interna-tional armistice commission is admitted. This com-mission shall act under the authority of the Alliedmilitary and naval commanders in chief. KING GEORGE T^IANKS AMERICAFOR VICTORY. King George, on the signing of the armistice, senta message of congratulation to President Wilsonand of thanks to the people of the United States fortheir aid in the war. President Wilson replied ex-pressing warm appreciation. The Kings messagefollows: At this moment of universal gladness I send you,Mr. President, and the people of your great Republic,a message of congratulation and deep thanks in myown name and that of the people of this Empire. Itis indeed a matter of solemn thanksgiving that thepeoples of our two countries, akin in spirit as inspeech, should today be united in this greatest ofdemocracys achievements. I thank you and the peo-ple of the United States for the high and noble partwhich you have

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