Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-18
NO TROOP TRANSPARENCY
WHILE ARM|sT|CE LASTS
Also No Increase Of Forces ON Fronts
or on Islands I'm Moon
Sound.
ATTACKS ON VESSELS TO STOP
intercourse Between Soldiers Of Two
Armies Allowed From Sunrise to
Sunset, Groups Being Limited to
Twenty-Five Persons at Time.
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inistiec. according to the statement Is
sued here obligate no transferelce Of
troops until January II (January /
Russian); no increase OF troops on tho
fronts or on the Islands In the Moon
sound or reSrouping OF forces. Tho
Germans are not TO concentrate troops
between the Black Sea and the Baltic
cast Of the 18th degree OF longitude
east OF Greenwich. Intercourse be-
tween the troops may be allowed
from sunrise to sunset. Groups are
limited to twenty-five persons at a
time. who may exchange newspapers
and unsealed mails. and who may
carry on trade. and exchange articles
OF prime necessity.
special agreement will be made by
tho naval general staff regarding the
extension OF the armistice to the White
Sea and the Russian coast in the
Arctic zone. 1t Is agreed also that at
tacks on war and commercial vessels
must stop in these regions in order
TO avoid attacks In other seas
The armistice on the naval front
embraces all Of the Black Sea and the
Baltic Sea cast Of the meridian Is
degrees east OF Greenwich. The demar-
cation line fixed for the Black Sea Is
from the lighthouse OF SIinka to the
estuary OF the Danube to Cape Garos
In the Baltic. the line runs from
Reoguel TO the western coast OF Worms
Island to the Island Of Bagsher to
khesarn. Russian war vessels must
not cross south OF this line and the
other parties must not go north
ENTENTE WAR VESSELS
WILL OBEY THE RULES
The Russian government guarantees
That tho entente war vessels will obey
the rules of this provision. aud that
Russian warships will no: be allowed
TO sail among the Aiand Islands. The
text OF the armisticc agreement fol-
lows:
'Between the representatives OF the
higher command OF Russia on the one
hand. and Of Bulgaria. Germany. Aus
tria-Iungary and Turkey on the other
hand. for the purpose of achieving
lasting and honorable peace between
both parties. the following armls,ice :.
concluded:
The armistice shall begin on De-
cember December ~. at O'Clock
IN the afternoon. and continue until
January January 10. The contract
ing parties have the right to break
the nrmistice by giving seven days
hO'NS' CUicsS HotlCe Is given, the r
mistice automatically continues
The armistice embraces the land and
aerial forces on the front from tn.
Baltic to tho Black Sea, and also IN.
Russo Turkish front in Asia Minor
During the armisticc. the parties con.
cerned obligate Themselves not to in
crease the number Of troops on the
above fronts or on the islands in Moon
Sound. or to make resroupinr o..
forces.
Neither side Is TO make operative
any transfers OF units from the Baltic
BLACK Set front until January DAN
wary ~ excepting those begun be-
lore the agreement IS signed They
obltgate themselves not TO concentrate
troops OH parts Of the Black Sea or
Baltic Sea east OF Is degrees Of IonEi-
trde east OF Greenwich.
me line OF demarcation on the Euro
pean front is the first line of defense
Inc space between will be neutral
Inc naHigablc rivers viii be neutral.
'heir navigation being forbidden ex-
cept Tor necessary purposes of COM
mercial transport or on sections where
tue positions are at Il great distance
On the RuSso-Turlish front the ,;,s
OF denaTcation will be arranged al tho
mutual consent OF the chief COM
mander
GROUPS MAY VISIT EACH OTHER
BETWEEN SUNRISE AND SUNSET
intercourse will be allowed from
sunrise to sunset. no more than twenty
hNe persons participating at time
The participants may exchange pa
pers' magazines, unsealed mail and also
may carry Oh trade In the exchange OF
articles OF prime necessity
The question OF release OF troops
}:eed from service who are beyond Tho
rear or demarcation will be solved
curing the peace negotiations. This
applies also to Polish troops.
naval fronts: The armistice en-
races all the Black Sea and Baltic Sea
cast or the meridian ID degrees cast of
Greehwich. applying to all naval and
aeriai FORCES. In regard to extension
or the arm!stice to the White Sea and
the North Arctic Russian coast a spe-
ciai agreement will be made Attacks
upon war and commercial vessels must
cease IN the above regions. and attacks
in other seas must be avoided"
After fixing the lines Of demarca
ton in the Black and Baltic Seas ana
Uniting the movement Of warsbins
the agreement stipulates that CONNER
cial navigation of these seas will he
permitted under rules to be formu-
lated by commission.
Immediately after the signing of the
armistice peace negotiations are TO
begun. 1t is provided that measures
shall be taken for the exchange Of
civil prisoners. invalids, women and
children undor fourteen years, and for
the amclioration OF the condition Of
war prisoners. The treaty concludes
witI these words:
with the purpose OF facilitating the
conduct or peace negotiations and the
speedy healing OF the wounds caused
by the war. the contracting parties
take measures for re-establishment OF
cultural and economic relations among
the signatories. Within snch limits
as the arnisticc permits. nostaI, COM
merciai relations the mailing of books
anc papers, will be permitted, tho de-
tails to be worked out by a mixed
commission representing all the in
terested parties at Petrograd."
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