Commemorative

Christmas Eve at the Front

An interesting letter has just been received by Mrs Packer, of Broadclyst, from her husband, Corpl Packer of A Company, 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment, who is serving with the Expeditionary Force in Northern France. In the course of a letter he describes a remarkable incident which occurred on Christmas Eve between the British and German trenches.

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Terms Of Armistice

The terms of the armistice are certainly sufficiently severe to prevent the enemy recommencing hostilities. The Prime Minister in the House of Commons yesterday announced that they included:
The immediate evacuation of France, Belgium, Alsace-Lorraine and Luxemburg.
Evacuation by the enemy of the Rhineland to be completed within sixteen days. Railways to be handed over.
Immediate repatriation without repatriation of Germans, of all Allies and United States prisoners.
All German troops in Russia, Rumania and elsewhere to be withdrawn.
Complete abandonment of treaties of Bucharest and Brest Litovsk.
Immediate cessation of hostilities at sea; handing over to Allies and United States of all submarines. The following ships are to be disarmed – 6 battle cruisers, 10 battle ships, 8 light cruisers, 50 destroyers, and other servies.
Allies reserve the right to occupy Heligoland to enable them to enforce the terms of the armistice.
Duration of Armistice 36 days.
Occupation of evacuated territory by Allied and United States troops to keep pace with the evacuation.
Repatriation of all inhabitants of evacuated territory to be completed within 14 days.
Allied Garrisons t hold the whole of the main crossing of the Rhine at Maintz, Coblentz and Cologne, also the Bridgehead and 30 kilometre radius on the right bank.
Neutral zone also to be set up on the right bank of the river.
Military food stores and ammunition must not be removed from evacuated territory.
Means of communication not to be impaired.
The German Command to reveal all mines and their action, and to assist in their destruction.
The German Command to reveal al destructive methods, such as the poisoning of wells, etc.
The Premier said the terms of the armistice included the surrender of 5,000 guns (2,500 heave and 2,500 field) and 30,000 machine-guns.
The House adjourned and proceeded to St Margaret’s to give humble and reverent thanks for the great deliverance from war.

Gazette article dated 16 November 1918

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12.11.1918 Clovelly fishing

Clovelly

Fishing at Clovelly would seem to be a very profitable occupation at the present time. In addition to large numbers of other fish a tribunal applicant reported last week that since July he had caught 43,366 herrings and mackerel. Clovellys have been making 2½d and 3d apiece, but if these retailed at 2d each the catch of herrings alone would bring in during the past three of four months over £360. Then there were 1,047 whiting and 354lbs of conger and cod. North Devon Journal.

The Clovelly fisherman probably wishes the Barnstaple paper’s deductions were true.

Gazette article dated 12 November 1918

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12.11.1918 Armistice

Armistice Signed

The Prime Minister announces that the Germans signed the armistice at 5 o’clock this (Monday) morning, and all hostilities ceased on all fronts at 11 o’clcok
Meanwhile the British troops had re-take Mons, where the ‘Contemptibles’ made their historic stand against the Germans in 1914, and the Allies had driven the enemy out of practically the whole of France.

Gazette article dated 12 November 1918