South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-18
ARMISTICE TERMS
ARE MADE PUBLIC
Germans Not Supposed to
Transfer Troops Before Jan.
ID on Any Front.

I T. ispNIisNDr MONDAY, Dec L g.
I The terms Of the Russo-German ar
I r1isuce. according TO statement is
sued here, obligate no transference
I of troops until Jan. IA (Jan. I. 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 20 concentrate
| troops between the 81 K sea and
the Baltic east OF the 18th degree
/ OF longitude east Of Greenwich. In
/ tcrcourse between the troops may
be allowed from sunrise TO sunset.
Groups are limited 10 % persons at
/ time who may exchange newspa-
pers and unsealed mails and who
may carry on trade and exchange
articles Of prime necessity.
A special agreement will be made
by the naval general staff regard
ing the extension of the armistice
II the White sea and the Russian
coast in the Arctic zone II is agreed
also that attacks on war and COM
mercial vessels must stop in these
regions i'm order 10 avaid attacks in
other seas.
The armistice on the naval front
embraces all Of the Black sea and
the Baltic sea east Of the merid-
ian. Is degrees east of Greenwich
/ The demarcatiOn line fixed for the
Black sea is from the lighthouse of
Slinka 10 the estuary Of the Danube
TO Cape Garos In the Baltic the
line runs from Reoguel 10 the west
ern coast Of Worms island 20 the
island of Bagsher to Khegarue.
Russian war vessels must not
cross south of this line and the 9th
er parties must not go north. The
Russian government guarantees that
the entente war vessels wi, obey
the rules of the provision and the
Russian warships will not be al
lowed to sail among the Aland is
lands
The text Of the armistice agree
ment follows:
Between the representative 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 honor
able peace between both parties, the
following armistice is concluded:
Began December IL.
The armistice shall begin on Dec.
(Dec. 10 at o'clock in the aft
ernoon and continue until Jan.
(Jan. 1G. The contracting parties
have the right 10 break the armis-
tice by giving seven days notice.
Unless notice is given, the armistice
automatically continues.
The armistice embraces the land
and aerial forces on the front from
the Baltic 10 the Black sea and al
SO the Russo-Turkish front in Asia
Minor During the armistice the
parties concerned obligate them
selves not to increase the number OF
troops on the above fronts or on
the islands in Moon sound, or TO
make a regrouping Of forces.
Neither side is 10 make opera
tive any transfers of units from the
Baluc-Black sea front until Jan. /
(Jan. 40, excepting those begun be
fore the agreement is signed. They
obligate themselves not to cOncen-
trate troops on parts of the Black !
sea or Baltic sea east of Is degrees !
of longitude east Of Greenwich.
Line ON European Front
The line of demarcatiOn on the (
European front is the first line of
defense. The space between Will be
neutral The navigable rivers will 1
be neutral, their navigation being |
forbidden except for necessary pur- /
poses of commercial transport or /
on sections where the positions are I
at great distance. On the Russo |
Turkish front the line of demarca- |
ton will be arranged at the neutral !
consent Of the chief commander.
intercourse viii he allowed from |
sunrise TO sunset. no more than p
persons participating at a time The
participants may exchange papers. I
magazines. unsealed mail and also
may carry on trade in the exchange I
Of articles of prime necessity.
The question Of release of troops
freed from service who are beyond
the line of demarcation will he solv- I
c1 during the peace negotiations /
This applies also TO Polish troops.
Naval fronts: The armistice |
en- braces all the Black sea and BAL I
tic sea east Of the meridian 10 de- |
grees east of Greenwich. applying I
% all naval and aerial forces. I'm I
regard TO extension of the armistice
To the White sea and the North 1
Arctic Russian coast special 7.
agreement viii he made. Attacks (
upon war and commercial vessels /
must cease in the above regions and |
attacks in other areas must be !
avoided
To Allow Sea Trading.
After fixing the lines Of demarca- /
ton in the Black and Baltic seas
and limiting the movement of war
ships. the agreement stipulates that
commercial navigation of these seas I
viii be permitted under rules TO be
formulated by a commission.
Immediately after the signing OF
the armistice peace negotiations are
20 begin. II is provided that meas |
ures shall be taken for the exchange
of civil prisoners. invahds, women
and children under IA years, and
for the amelioration of the condi-
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