The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-17
PEACE PACT TO
BE EFFECTIVE
TO new YEARS
Cannot Be Cancelled Without
Seven Days. notice-Sol.
diers to Fraternize.
ALL NAVAL FRONTS
ARE. ALSO AFFECTED
Point of Demarcation of Euro.
pean Zones is the First
Line Of Defense.

Petrograd, Dec 16.-The terms OF
the Russo German armistice obligate
no transference of troops until Janu.
ary IA, according to a statement is.
sued here, which means January in
Russian terms; no increase of troops
on the fronts or on the islands in
the Moon Sound or regrouping of
forces. The Germans are not to con-
centrate troops between the Black
Sea and the Baltic east of the 18th
degree of longitude east of Green.
wich. Intercourse between the troops
may be limited to 25 at a time, who
may exchange newspapers and un-
seal mails and who may carry on
trade and exchange articles Of prime
necessity.
Special Arrangement.
A special agreement will be made
by the 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
attacks on war and commercial YES
sells 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 east of the Meridian Is de
grees east Of Greenwich. The de-
marcation line fixed for the Black Sea
is from the lighthouse Of. Slinka 10
the estuary of the Danube to Cape
Garros. In the Baltic, the line runs
from Reoguel to the western coast of
Worms Island, to the Island of Bag.
sher to Kegarne. Russian war vessels
must not cross south of this line, and
the other parties must not go north.
The Russian government guarantees
that the Entente war vessels will obey
the rules Of this provision and that
Russian warships will not be allowed
to sail among the Aland Islands.
49,. Text Of Agreement
The text of the armistice agree
ment follows: .9ije:,, ~ :;
Between the representatives Of the
higher compand of the Russia on the
one hand taAd of Bulgaria, Germany,
Austria-fiungary, and Turkey, on the
other HANDY for the purpose of achiev-
ing a lasting and honorable peace be-
tween both parties, the following
armistice is concluded:
1.-The armistice shall begin on De.
cember 4th dec. 17th) at two o'clock
IN the afternoon and continue until
January 1st (January 14th). The con-
tracing parties have the right to
break the armistice by giving seven
days notice. Unless notice is Civ en-,
the armistice automatically continues
"The armistice embraces the land
and aerial forces on the front from
the Baltic to the Black Sea and also
the Russo Turkish front in Asia Min
or. During the armistice the parties
concerned obligate themselves not to
increase the number of troops on the
above fronts, or on the islands in the
Moon Sound, or to make regrouping
of forces.
"Neither side is to make operative
any transfers of units from the Baltic
Black Sea front until January 1st
(January 14th) excepting those begun
before the agreement is signed. They
obligate themselves not to concentrate
troops on the parts of the Black Sea
or Baltic Sea east of fifteen degrees
of longitude east of Greenwich.
"The line of demarcation on the
European front is the first line of de-
tense. The space between will be
neutral The navagible rivers, will be
neutral, their navigation being forbid
den, except for necessary purposes OF
commercial transports or on sections
where the positions are at great dis
tance.
"On the Russo-Turkish front, the
line of demarcation will be arranged
at the mutual consent of the chief
commander" r.... ..