The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 2

tljaly 'ft pj, Kjsep Writmy I- I- I I. i I i Armistice Terms Give Duce Full Rights Over Jibuti Demilitarized Zones In France, Algeria j' And French Somaliland 1 ROME. Jun. 25ijP)--Itiy tonight made' pfibim armistice terms with Trance which 1 granted the Italians full rights eve? the port of Jibuti fn French and re-. stricted Italian troops to, "stand on their advanced lines In all theatres ot I Italy als Mined control bf jthe French section of the Jibuti' Addis 'Ababa i.

The terms call, for a demili- taraed' tones frbm 30 to 120 miles Trance, Tunis, Algeria and French Somaliland. V. V' Italy's Terms, The armistice terms: i Trance will cease hostilities 'In territory, in Trench North Africa. In the colonies; and in territories under Trench mandate. Franca will also cease hostilities' in the air and on the sea.

When-the armistice comes tnta force aad for the duration of the armistice. Italian troops will stand on their advanced lint In all theatres of 6perations. "3. In French metropolitan ter-i ntory, a tone situated between the lines referred to in Article 3 and a line; drawn 50 kilometres (about 30 miles) as the crow flies beyond the Italian lines proper shall be demilitarized for the duration of the armistice. In Tunis, the militarised tone between the present Libysn-Tu-! ru.lan frontier and the line drawn 'on an attached map shall be de-; militarized- for the duration of the armistice.

1 2 "In Algeria and in French Afrl- can territories south ot Alf eria Which border on Libya, a tone 2no kilometres wide (about 125 rale) adjoining the Libyan frontier shall be demilitarized for the duration of the armistice. "For the duration of hostilities between Italy and I the British Empire and for the duration of the armistice, the French. Soma 11-; land' coast shall be entirely de-; militarised. "Italy shall have full and constant rig ht to use the port of Jibuti with all it equipment, to-i. ether with the French: section' of 'the Jibuti-Addis Ababa railway, fir all kinds ot transport.

Mil "4. The tones to be demilitarized shall be evacuated by French troops within 10 days after the cessation of. hostilities, except only i for the personnel strictly necessary for the supervision and maintenance of fortification works, barracks, arms depots and military buildings, and the troops required to maintain order in the interior as shall be determined later by the Italian armistice commission. "5. Under full reserve of right; mentioned in Article 10, Women's 1 1 0 printed Dresses, well made, buttoned down) front, including plain smocks.

Sizes 14 to 50. Spe cial LADIES' PLAY SUITS Lsdies Play Suit -in printed pattern, short sleeves. Sites' JstoJO. Misses LADIXS SLACKS La'diM' frmrt Ueks. navy, trlm-mS with red.

Sius Vtift SHOES Straps' an tit stvls.l kUda with leather asd rubber hl. $1 .69 sandsl wedgee to Wodsn's Ladies white CHILDREN'S WHITE BOOTS Children's Boots made of good quality white leather, solid leather soles.) Cushion insole for more comfort af to 1 OH JLmXjO ON. BY WABD MARKET To Be Created which follows, all supplies, and ammunition in the tones to be demilitarized in French metropolitan territory adjoining Libya together with the arms surrender to the troops effecting. the evacuation of territories Concerned, must-be removed within 15 days, (French metropolitan or home territory includes all the territory occupied by France on the continent and the three departments composing Algeria, which were incorporated jwith France proper, and are not regarded by France as colonial-territory.) "Fixed armaments in the fortification works and the accompanying ammunition must, in the period, be rendered useless in the coastal territory of French Somaliland. All moveable 'arms and ammunition together with those to be.

given up to the troops effecting the evacuation' of the territory shall be laid down within. IS days in places to be indicat ed. by the Italian armistice com mission'. i "fn the case of fixed armaments and ammunition in fortification works in the above territory, the same procedure shall be followed as for French metropolitan territory and territory adjoining Libya. Until Hostilities Cease.

"6. So long as hostilities continue between Italy and the British Empire, the maritime military fortified areas and naval bases of Toulon, Biterte, Ajaccio and Oran shall be demilitarized until 'the cessation of hostilities against the above-named empire. "This, demilitarization is to be achieved within IS days. 1 "7 and 8. (These articles con rem procedure of demilitariz ing the maritime military fortified areas and naval bases mentioned in Article 6.) Most Disarm Forces.

"9. All armed land, sea and air forces' in metropolitan France shall be demobilized and disarmed within a' specified period to be fixed later, except such; formations as are-necessary to maintain internal order. The strength and armament of such formations will be determined by Italy and Germany. i "So far as the territories of French North Africa, Syria and the coast of French Somaliland are concerned, the Italian armistice commission will take into account, in fixing the procedure for-demobilization and disarmament, the particular importance of maintaining order in those territories. 'i i May Demand Anna.

10. Italy reserves the right, as a 'guarantee of the execution of the armistice demand the Surrender in whole or in part of the collective arms of the Jnfantry and artillery, armored cars, tanks, motor vehicles and horse vehicles, together with, am munition belonging to units who Weiasa's Cotton DRESSES f.00 Summer Shoss sll-whitej white and blue, or and red linen Shoes. Ties or style. Made with the new heel. Sizes 2.49 CALL 3-5678 German Flyers 'Rotten' Fighters CALGARY, jlne 25-CF The morale ana efficiency of Royal Air Forcdl Flyers is in- finitely superior to that of the Germans, who la re "rotten" lighters, Flying jDfflcer Philip Colder, of the RA.F., said in an interview today- The only time the Germans would fight was when they outnumbered the British six one.

Bndly Injured when his plsne struck a tree- in England seven months ago, Golfer unable to fly as a result and has i turned to his home here. have been engaged )r have been facing Italian forcis. "The above arm! and materials must be surrendered, in the state in which they areJst the time ot the armistice. I I. "11.

(This conotrns. Italian or German control of arms, munitions and war material In non-occupied French territories! and the Im mediate cessation of the production of war material In fuch territortss.) Sarre4er if Fleet. "13. Units of the French fleet shall be concentrated in porta to be Indicated, and demobilized and disarmed under (the control ot Italy and Germany, except i for such units as the Italian and Ger man governments Shall agree upon for the safeguard of French colonial territories) "All warships Siot in French metropolitan waters, except those which shall be recognised as neces sary to safeguard LFreneh colonial interests, shall be brought back, to metropolitan porUj "The Italian Government de clares that it doea not intend to use, In the present war, units of the French fleet placed under its control, and that in conclusion of peace it does noj Intend to lay claim to the French fleet "For the duratiotj of the armistice the Italian Government may ask rrencfl snips to tfeep mines. "13.

The French Ikuthorltfes shaU render harmless wjthln 10 days all mines in the mjrltlme military area and naval bales which are to be demilitarized. I Enlistments forbidden. "14. The Frencn Government, in addition to the Obligation not to carry on hostilities in any form anywhere against Italy, under takes to prevent! members of its armed forces an French citizens generally from leaving national territory to take art in hostilities against Italy. "15.

The Fr ch Government shall undertake ships, airplanes, terials and muni! to prevent war' arms, war ma. ons of every kind belonging to Fjfance from being sent to territorial belonging to the British Empire or to other foreign states. "1. (This ffrbids all French merchant shipsifto leave port until such time as the German and Italian governments permit a partial or total resumption of French commercial maritime activities.) "French cargo boats, not In French ports or in ports under French control at the time of the armistice shall be either recalled to such ports or directed to neutral ports. "17.

(This i concerns restoration of Italian cargo boats together with their cargoes as well as Italian merchandise or merchan dise consigned to Italy which has been seized from non-Italian ships "18. (This bans, the departure of any airplane from French territory or territories under Trench con trol, and places under Italian or German control "all airports and equipment) "19. Until the Italian and German governments (shall have de cided otherwise, all wireless trans mission from French metropolitan icrmory generally as proniouea. "Conditions for wireless com munication between France and North Africa; Syna and French Somaliland are to II be determined by the Italian armistice commis sion. 1 "20.

boods snail be freely transported between Germany and Italy through non-occupied French territories. I "21. All Italian prisoners of war and Italian civilians who hate been interned, or arrested and sentenced for political reasons, crimes, or on account of the war, shall be immediately handed over to the-Italian Government "22. The French Government shall guarantee, the good preser vation of all material that it has or may have' to deliver -under the terms of the armistice convention. "23 and 24.

(These deal with the Italian armistice commission entrusted with thj execution of the convention, and the French delegation to act as liaison, between the French Government and authorities and the commission.) "25. (This concerns the procedure for enforcement iof the armistice.) "28. The convention shall remain In force until tfce conclusion of a peace treaty, but may be denounced by Italy at ny time In the event the French Government does not fulfill its obligations." cn. wtrciri BiailXH Si nables y6u to get th best lri optical scrVica If your ayea ad atunuoa Doat Delay I COME pTr 'O I IN I i TODAY 190 SPARKS ST. 2-2623 THE OTTAWA JOURNAL WEDN U.S.

Speeds Up Gat Mask Production -fv 1 A t'yAM u-if V'J. V---" -f Vf- i' Ik i lv Eight hundred workers are turning out 1 3.000 gas masks daily at the Army's factory at Edge-weed Arsenal, M4 and these women the final! assembly line are shown attaching the face pieee te a' metal can which contains the chemical that purifies air breathed by the Wearer. The. conveyer belt brings separate parts te the the belt, which carries them te As June 25. The terms of the German-French armistice, providing for the surrender of all France's fleet save that part of it necessary to police French colonies, were officially announced tonight; (The official announcement of the details varied in no important particular from the armistice terms disclosed by the British Ministery of Information Sunday night) i Important Provisions.

These were among the most important provisions: Occupation by Nazi troops of more than half of France. France to cease all hostilities against Germany not only on land but on the seas and in her colonies, territories and mandates. 1 In connection with the surrender of the fleet, however, the Ger mans "solemnly" promised not to use French vessels in war action except for harbor defence and mine sweeping, and said that they had no intention of demanding permanent possession of the fleet as the price of a final peace. i (The area: to be occupied, as described by the British Ministry of Information, would be more than half of France, including all her Atlantic coast.) Germany, In this third article, stated its intention ot occupying the west French coast only as long as was necessary for completion of the war against Britain. The French will be permitted to set up- a government, anywhere within the unoccupied region or.

if they prefer, to return to Paris. In the article dealing with oc cupation it was provided that those parts of Ira nee not" yet occupied by the" Germans in the territory to be occupied under the agreement should be cleared of French troops immediately and taken over by the Germans. In the event the French Gov ernment returns to Paris, Ger many guarantees facilities for its efficient operation. Demobilisation. -Under Article IV the demobiliz ation of French armed forces ot the land, aea and air is to be ac complished at a time to be speci fied later.

I France, however, may keen a sufficient armed force to preserve order, with the strength to be sub ject to the approval of Germany and Italy. All German war and civil priso ners held in France are to be turned over to the German authorities. France agrees to deliver to the Germans any persons In her colonies or, mandated lands whom the Germans want French prisoners of war are- to be held until the conclusion of peace. I French troops in the region al ready occupied are to be disarmed, withdrawn and demobilized as soon as possible. The departing French troops are to leave their weapons.

Germany may require delivery in good condition of all cannon, tanks, warplanes, Infantry weapons and munitions of troops In the occupied section If sueh a step Is necessary to preserve the armistice. Weapons which remain in oc cupied territory are to be assembled and placed under German-Italian control. No war materials are to be manufactured in Oal iIm ytmi mtmmj. MaSra, Itckf fnf KU-FEIT Mrtiuu iMtn. TSff MMiw Mil.

MS MMTtlnt fk Announced By Berlin workers, and-after assembly packaging and storage rooms. Ship's Gunner: Sinks Italian Sub GIBRALTAR, June 25 OCR Refugees from France arriving here tonight told of an encounter with a sub- marine, apparently Italian, no now ftiivir amy guuuci i scored a hit which apparently sank the submersible. The submsrine went under, ap- parently in difficulty, after a direct hit was scored. Most ot the refugees were women and children. They, were English, French, Netherlands and the unoccupied French region.

In the occupied area the coast defence, with its weapons. 1 to be placed at the disposal of the Germans, The location of land mines and other defence facilities is to be re ported to the German high com mand. The French fleet except that portion necessary for policing the colonies, is to be assembled In stipulated French dis armed and kept under German-Italian control. The, French government guarantees that none of its army remaining in service will be used in the war. It agrees not to send war materials to Britain.

French citizens are forbidden to enter the military service of nations at war With Germany. The French merchant fleet is to be recalled from the seas. No French planes are to be allowed in the war. In the occupied region the landing fields are to be under German-Italian control. France' agrees to turn over in good condition all her military plants, industries, railroads and communication systems in the occupied region.

iFrance agrees to man her railways to the extent normal in peace times. Italians Lose 50 'Planes hi. 5. (CP) An- LONDON. June 25 nouncement was made tonight that 50 Italian aircraft have been destroyed in air combat and on the ground in 10 days of Warfare in Africa.

i Ammunition dumps, gasoline stores and aircraft workshops have been destroyed in Italian East Africa and Libya, an official statement said. Libyans conscripted into the Italian' forces who have fallen into British hands have asked to be allowed to join the British ranks and "fight for the liberation of their country from Italian The statement said that 25 Italian officers and 600 other ranks have been captured, three frontier posts taken on the Libyan and, British armored patrols "penetrated deeply behind the enemy front In a raid on Tobruk an Italian naval base, the cruiser San Georgio suffered "heavy damage" and other shipping was successfully attacked. (The San Georgio is listed in Jane's Fighting Ships as a coast defence ship formerly a cruiser of 9,232 tons, carrying a complement of 728 men. She was built in. 1908 and reconstructed in 1937.) German Is Fined -For Evading Law i -j; TORONTO.

June 25 CP) Hans C. Koch, of Toronto, a native of Germany, was fined $100 today with the alternative of two months in jail when convicted of attempting to export Canadian securities to the- United States without a license. The charge was laid under the-War Measures Act Royal Canadian Mounted Police testified two trunks which wree to be shipped to the Southern States and found shares of gold mine stock with an ap proximate value of $1,800. Mrs. M.

Adams, aunt of Koch, said they intended to visit the United States fnr thre mrtnfht and then return to Toronto. 1 put tne nnisnea masKt on Assume Liabilities r-or-War Materials i Now Ordered NEVy YORK, June 25. (CP) i-Arthur Purvis, director general of the British Purchasing Commission, tonight announced that on June 17, ,1940, all existing cpn tracts for war materials entered intol by the french ernment wth United States suppliers were assigned to the British Government j'; The date specified, June 17, was the day tie detain Government asked Germany for her terms ior a separate peace. i PurVIs' Statement The co lows: ommlsslon's statement toi- -j. Mr.

Arthur B. Purvis, direc tor general' of the British Pur-. chasing Commission, announces on 17th June, 1940, all ex-. isting contracts tor war materials entered into by the French Government with i American suppliers, were assigned to- the British government The Bri-' tish Government has assumed all liabilities of i the French 1 Government in connection with such contracts. American sup-- pliers are being informed to thik effect The announcement was issued in the).

name of the British Purchasing Commission solely. Over recent months the British' Purchasing Commission had opei-j ting in close conjunction with the French Purchasing Commissi under the joint title of "Ang 6-French Purchasing Cora-missi'in' Now Becomes History. No mention was made in the brief statement of this joint group whicl now presumably passes in-' to hittryi with the, French capitulation and the transfer of cpn-tractsto the British Government. EGTFTIANg DEPART. ROME, 1 June 25.

Egyptian diplomatic; and consular represen tatives, journalists and Egyptian citizei residing in Rome left the Italiai capital by special train night. i i-K vfl British Take All French U.S. Contracts stand alone Jt 0 8 Middle East Armv Centre Of Resistance North Africa High Commissioner Won't Yield Inch1 -'I' i i I JERUSALEM; June 25. (Cp) An informed, aource! said today that a naw French line would be 1 formed in North Africa and through Egypt and Palestine to Syria for resistance to Germany and Italy, jThis source 'jadded'. that'-ihe formidable mobile arniy 'j which General Weygand trained, in Syria would become the nucleus of new French' resistance in I the colonies under Weygsnd's Geo eral Eugene Mittelhiuserj The French colonics, it was said, already were fortifying andj arming themselves "for a long i 'I If' i -H I-! Von't Yield One Inch.

TETUAN, French Morocco, June 25. -ifl-lht French High Com Auguste Noguss, declared today that his crack Mor- ocean troops would not yield one inch ofj French Norti African territory, without a tight, the armis In a message "to thej, people of North the commissioner said: i 4 1 i -J i. "Armistice has been signed, but to abandon to foreigners without fighting all or any part of the territory over which we exercise sovereignty or protectorate Is out of thej question. I "The possibility of-military occupation by a foreign power of any, part whatsoever of (French) Northern Africa should be ex 'This Government is. not willing to consent to reduction of the contingents stationed in this territory.

For the time, being the integrity oOforthem Africa and its means ot defence have oeen I Jh-il again appeal: Keep calm 'union and discipline, and trust In the future of our country." lv Counters, Enemy Rumors. LONDON, June 25. (C The Tunis radio tonight broadcast a communique of the French com- mander in North Africa declaring that i "no foreign power" would occupy any part prFrench Tunisia, Algeria orjworocco. The announcer bald the com munlque was issued to counter statements by "foreign radio stations" that Italy had obtained fortified positions in Tunis. I "This false news is spread by the he said." "No, part of French North Africa has been occupied nor will be occupied.

Britain Will Pay Larger War Pensions LONDON, June 25v CW Sir Walter Womersley, Minister Pensions, announced in the House of Commons today that Britain will pay bigger war pensions arid remove many restrictions pre venting payment of pensions. Improvements in the scale have been ordered to meet increased cost Of living. totallyj disabled, private soldier will receive 34 shillings twopence a week compared with 32nshfllings, The wife of a disabled man is to receive eight shillings fourpence instead of five Payments for children will be six shillings threepence for the first child, five shillings, for the second and all other children. compared with five shillings for the first child and three shillings fourpence for the others. Other rates are Oncreased cor respondingly.

ESDAV.UUKE 2fi, JbraJnce Jamaica Rarsinci at --f Money For Bombers KlNCSUON. Jatnaica. June 25. CF Aj 5.040 contribution to buy 'a bombing plsne, raised in a campaign! by the Daily Gleaner, was cabled toj England today. Jamaica nas raised a1 total of for In purchase of bombers, and' toddy a rtew appeal was started i-ith 100,000 as the op-, jective.

Ti htcMMf ttotm 4 j.li i 4mJ t.Uli lti0. FuUiUtt.Y.Cai A ImI Im TWU. I ntsPtMtsrtJ TEL.S4Z8I sa-8ere By Saving UY ar Stamps I' from btt.w.flCtric 9 spsras Bireet "THERE' A SHOT Jf-V FOR EVERY ClUB CTCD A LIC Ottii Hull Aylmer At ten tion kPermatiea i Veterans' Home Guard Infantry Reserve Company MtUUa) KtrOBT A I Hull Armory edneiday, June 2 940 At F.M h-'i CsiuSlan Utiea, B.r.s lL. Branchn. Hull, Ajylmtr and Backlash! nd Backlncham IGETUXNOIT 1 Large BEACH REFRIQEBATOBS B17J40.

S135 Price EID'S and Furnltore, ST. 1-J72I 172 ELCN STREET PHOXE 8-J777 tow ruci 1 Ml i Ol 4 kmm ii Savin MS c.l L' LI. I i rl IN THE BAO AT I I Reg. 5 StoVes MSSBBVBBIIBI il ji tttAsi umio i i i Hi 'il ii'i i I. L1'.