The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-17
Begins Today and Will
Continue Until January
IA or Longer
BOLSHEVIKI SEIZE
CHINESE RAILWAY
Trotzky Says Question of
Transferring Troops Is
Fundamental

Petrograo, Sunday. Dec. I6.-Ths
terms Of the Russo German ar
mistice, according TO a statement is
sued here. obligate no transference
Of troon until Jan. II. dan. ! Rus
siam, no increase of troops on the
fronts or on the islands in the Moon
sound or a regrouping OF forces. The
Germans are not TO concentrate
troops between the Black sea and the
Baltic east Of the fifteenth degree OF
longitude east of Greenwich. Inter
course between the troops may be
allowed from sunrise TO sunset.
Groups are limited TO Is persons az
a time who may exchange news
papers and unsealed mails and who
may carry on trade and exchange arr
ticles Of prime necessity
A special agreement viii be made
by the naval general stan regarding
the extension Of the armistice "a
the White sea and the Russian coast
In the Arctic zone. 1t Is agreed also
that attacks on war and CONNER
ctal vessels must stop In these re-
gtons 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 degrees east OF Greenwich. The
denarcation line fixed for the Black
sea is from the lighthouse of Slfnka
to the estuary OF the Danube to Cape
Garos. In the Baltic the line runs
from Roeguel TO the western coast on
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 20
north. The Russian government
guarantees that the entente war yes
sells viii obey the rules of this pro-
vision and that Russian warships
win not be allowed TO sail among the
Aiand islands.
Text Of Arnistiee.
The text Of the armistice agree
ment follows:
Between the representatives of
the higher command OF Russia ON
the one hand, and of Bulgaria, Ger
many, Austria Hungary and Turkey
on the other hand for the purpose
Of achieving a lasting and honorable
peace between both parties, the fol-
lowing armistice is concluded:
The armistice shall begin ON Dec.
(Dec. I'D at two o'clock ia the
afternoon and continue until Jan. L
A0@@As 4AgS HE parties
have the right to break the armistics
by giving seven days notice. Unless
notice is given the armistice auto
matically 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
Minor. During the armistice the
parties concerned obIigate them
selves not to increase the number on
troops on the above fronts or on the
islands in Moon sound, or 10 make a
regrouping Of forces.
Neither side is 10 make operative
any transfers Of units from the
Baltic Black sea front until Jan. Il
lJan. 14), excepting those begun be-
fore the agreement is signed. They
obligate themselves not 20 concefi@
trate troops on parts of the Black
sea or Baltic sea east of is degrees
OF longitude east of Greenwich.
Neutral Ground.
The line Of demarcation on the
European front is the first line of
defense. The space between win be-
neutral. The naviEable rivers viii be
neutral, their navigation being for
hidden except for necessary pur-
poses Of commercial transport or on
sections where the positions are at q
great distance.
'On the Russo Turkish front the
line of demarcation viii be arranged
at the mutual consent of the chief