Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-03
GERMANY ACCEPTS
RUSSlA'S TERMS
Blindfolded, Russian Com
mander Takes Negotiations
Into the Hun Camp.
SEEK PEACE ON ALL FRONTS
Negotiations Agreement Was
Made With Authority of
German Commander.

PERTOGRAD, Thursday, Nov. 20.
The report of the representatives sert
thru the German lines by Ensign kry-
lenke, the Bolsheviki commauder-in-
chief, to begin negotiations for an ar
mistice was given out here today. 1t
shows that the agreement to take up
the negotiations was made on behalf
ot the Germans by their commander
in-chief. IL was agreed, as reported
yesterday. that the conference should
be held Sunday December 2, at Ger
man headquarters in Brest-LitoVsk.
The text Of the report follows:
we crossed the line, preceded by
trumpeter carrying white rag.
Three hundred yards from the Ger
man enhancement we were net my
German. officers. At 5 o'clock, our
eyes blindfolded, we were conducted
to battalion staff of the German
where we handed over our written
authorization from the national COM
missaries to two officers Of the Ger
man general staff, who had been sent
for the purpose.
Plan ThorO Peace.
THE negotiations were conducted
in the French language. our proposal
to carry on negotiations for an armis-
tice on all the fronts of belligerent
countries in order to make peace was
Immediately handed over to the staff
of the division, whence it was sent by
direct wire to the staff commander Of
the eastern front and to the chief
commander IF the eastern front and
e the chief commander of the Ger
nan armies.
AT 6:20 o'clock we were taken in
a motor car 10 the ministers house on
the road from Divnsk to Ponevyezh,
where we were received by Divisional
..
formed us that our proposal had been
handed to the highest commander
and that a reply probably would be
received in "a hours But at 1850
o'clock the first answer from the chief
OF the general command already had
been received, announcing agreement
TO our proposals and leaving the det-
tails OF the next meeting-to General
Won Hoflmeistcr and the parliament
talians After an exchange of opinion
and further communication by wire
from the chief of the general com
mand at midnight we were given by
Won Hoffmeister a written answer to
our proposal In view of the fact that
ours was written in Russian the an
swer was given in German The re-
ply was:
Germany Is Ready.
The chief of the German eastern
front is prepared to enter into. nego-
tiations with the Russian chief com
rEand. The chief of the German east
crn front is authorized by the German
commander-ir- chief to carry on ne
sotiations for an armistice. The CHIEF
of the Russian armies is requested tC
appoint commission with waiter
authority to be sent to the headquar-
tcrs of the commander of the Ger.
nan eastern front. On his side, the
German commander likewise will
name commission with specia
authorization.
The day and hour of the meeting
ere to be fixed by the Russian com.
mander-in-chief 1t is demandef
that the German commander h,
warned in due time to prepare a spe
cal train for the purpose. Motto,
must be given at which part II is in
tended to crosse the front. The com
nander of the German eastern from
will place at the disposal of the Rus
sian commission the necessary ap
paratus so that 1t may keep in com
munication with its chief command
tSigned) Won Hoffmeister.'
THE Russian parliamentarians de
clded to appoint as the place thu
junction of the Dvinsk wilma line
whence the Russian representative
will he conducted TO the Brest- Litovsl
headQuarters of the German com
mander. he time appointed Is midda,
of November 10 Russian calendar, o.
December 2, new calepdar.) At tn,
same time we were Informed that n,
firing would occur unless prompted
and that enemy differentiation woult
be stopped We were blindfolded an,
again conducted to our lines.v