The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-04
THE ARMIsrICE TERMS.
Text of The ArmIstIce Convention Between Bis
marck and Favre.

Text of The ArmisttCc Convention between Bis
marck and Favre.
BERLIN, Feb 2.-The following is the text OF the
convention between Bismarck and Favre:-
THE CONVENTION.
l. Otto Won Bismarck, Chancellor, in the name OF
his Majesty the Emperor of Germany, and
/, Gabriel Claude Jules Favre, Minister OF Foreign
France, having been furnished with the regular
powers, do determine tnel following arrange
ments:-
A GENERAL ARMIsTICE.
Article l. general armlstice over all the lines OF
military operations in course of execution by the
German and French armies shall begin this very
partments within term OF three days, the duration
Of the armstice to be twentyone days, dating from
everywhere on the 10Th day OF February at noon.
LINES OF DEMARCATIoN.
The belligerent armies shall preserve their respec-
tive POSITIONS which shall be separated by line OF
demarcation. This line shall commence at Pom
talrZue on the coast OF the Department OF Calvados
and shall be continued upon Luquerres Nignieres
Mayence, passing between Brion and Fromon-
tel, touching the Department OF Mayence at
which separate that department from the Depart
ments Of Orne and Sarthe to the north OF MOnannes
when 1t shall be continued in snch way to leave
the Germans In occupation OF the Departments OF
Sarthe, Indreet-Loire, Loire-et-Cher and Yoane
as far as the point where the Departments OF Cote
dor, Nievre, and Yonne touch each other.
Setting out from this point the tracing of the line
shall be reserved for an understanding which shall
take place as soon as the contracting parties are in
formed the actual situation of the military opera
tions which are being executed in the departments
OF Cote d'Or Doubs and Jura
In any the line Will pass through the territory
comprised Of these departments, leaving the Ger
mans in occupation OF those departments situated
north and the French army in occupation of those
departments situated south OF this territory.
In the departments Of the north OF FTance-Nord
and Pas DE- CALAIS, including the fortresses OF Gyet
and Langres-each army has the right of maintain
ing its authority in the territory which it occupies,
each employing such means as its commanders may
Judge necessary to attain this end.
THE NAVAL FoRCss.
The armistice applies equally to the naval forces
OF the two countries. Adopting the meridian OF
Dunkirk as the line Of dsmarcatiOn to the west OF
which the French fleet shall remsin and east OF
which, as soon they can be warned, the Ger
man ships of-War shall retire TO distance
of ten kilometres from such territory as
sula OF Havre as far as line drawn from ElOretat
TO the direction OF st. German shall remain outside
the limits OF the German occupation. The bellig3-
rent armies ana their advanced posts Will remain at
a distance OF at least ten Kilometres from the lines
drawn. The separate position OF each OF the TWO
armies will be reserved to itself.
In western waters the captures which may be
made alter the conclusion and before the notidca
tion Of the armistice shall be restored, as well as
the prisoners taken.
AN EXCEPTION.
During the interval indicated military operations
in the territory co nprised of the departments Of
DOLbs Jura, and Cote d'Or as well as the siege OF
Belfort will continue independent OF the armistce
until an agreement s arrived at regarding the line
OF demarcation, the tracing OF which through the
three departments mentioned is reserved for uteror
understanding.
CoNvoCATIoN OF THE ASSEMBLY,.
Article 2. The armisce thus agreed upon has for
its object TO permit the Government or National De-
fence OF France 70 convoke an Assembly freely
elected, which will pronounce on the question
whether the war shall be continued or what terms
Of peace shall be made The Assembly win meet at
Bordeaux and every facility will be given by the
commanders OF the German armies for the election
and meeting or the Deputies who compose the AS
semby.
SURRENDER OF THE PARIS FORTS.
Article 3. There shall be Immediately surrendered
to the German Army. by the French military autno-
rifles all the forts forming the perimeter exterior
defenses OF Paris, as wei their material or war,
| and the communes and houses situated outside OF
| that peTimeter, or between the forts, as may be
| occupied by the German troops as lar as line
drawn by military commissioners 80,
| The ground between this line and the fortified
enceinte of the city of Paris shall be lnterdlcted 10
the armed forces on both sides.
| The manner OF surrenderlng the Iorts ana draw
| ing the line already mentioned will form the object
OF a protocol 70 be annexed to the present conyen-
| tion.
| NO OCCUPATION OF THE CITY.
Article L. During the armstiee the German rmy
| shall not enter Paris.