Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-18
Russians and Germans Will
Fraternize Under ArmiStiCe

| PETROGRAD, Sunday, Dec. 16.-The
| terms of the Russo-German armistice ac-
| cording to a statement issued here, obil-
gate no transference of troops until Jan
uary IA (January first Russian; no in
crease of troops on the fronts or on the
islands in the Moon Sound or a regroup-
free. The Germans are not to con-
centrate troops between the Black sea
and the Baltic east of the 18th degree
of longitude east of Greenwich. Inter-
course between the troops may be allow
ed from sunrise to sunset. Groups are
limited to % persons at a time who may
exchange newspapers and unsealed mails
and who may carry on trade and ex-
change articles of prime necessity
A special agreement will be made by
the naval general staff regarding the eX-
tension 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 vessels must stop
in these regions in order to avoid at
tacks in other seas.
The armistice on the naval front EN-.
braces all of the Black sea and the
Baltic sea east of the meridian 3 de-
grees east of Greenwich. The Demar-
cation line fixed for the Black sea is
from the light house of Slinka to the
estuary of the Danube to Cape Garos
In the Baltic the line runs from REQ
guel to the western coast of Worms is
land to the island of Bagsher to Khe-
game. Russian war vessels must not
cross south of this line and the other
parties must go north.
The Russian government guarantees
that the entente war vessels will obey
the rules of this provision and that Rus
sian warships will not be allowed to
sail among the Aland islands. The text
of the armistice agreement follows:
Between the representatives of the
higher command of Russia on the one
hand, and of Bulgaria, Germany, Aus
Hungary and Turkey on the other
for the purpose of achieving lasting
and honorable peace between both par
ties, the following armistice is conclud-
ed:
Tine armistice shall begin on Decem-
Der december 10. at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon. and continue until January l
(January 40. The contracting parties
have the right to break the armistice by
giving seven days notice. Unless notice
is given the armistice automatically con-
tinues.
THE armistice embraces the land and
aerial forces on the front from the Bal
tic to the Black sea. and also the Russo
Turkish front in Asia Minor. During
the armstice the parties concerned obli-
safe themselves not to increase the num-
Der of troops on the above fronts or on
the islands in Moon Sound or to make a
regrouping OF forces.
Neither side is to make operative
any transfers of units from the Baltic
Black Sea front until January 1 (Janu-
airy 40. excepting those begun before
the agreement is signed. They obligate
themselves not to concentrate troops on
parts of the Black sea or Baltic sea east
of Is degrees of longitude east of Green
wich.
THE line of dcmarcation on the Euro
pean front is the first line of defense.
The space between will be neutral The
naviEablc rivers will be neutral. their
navigation being forbidden except for
necessary purposes of commercial trans
port or on sections where the positions
are at a great distance. On the Russo
Turkish front the line of demarcation
will be arranged at the mutual consent
OF the chief commander
intercourse will allowed from sun
rise to sunset, no more than % persons
matchmaking at a time. The partlcl-
pauts may exchange papers, magazines,
unsealed mail and also may carry on
trade i'm the exchange of articles of
prime necessity.
''Thc question Of release Of troops
freed from service who are beyond the
line of demarcatiou will be solved dur
ing the peace negotiations. This APP
plies also to Polish troops.
Naval fronts: The armistIce cm-
braces all the Black and Baltic
sea east of the Meridian Is degrees east
of Greenwich. applying to all naval and
aerial forces In regard to extension of
the armistice to the White sea and the
north Arctic Russian coast a special
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 liens of demarcation
i'm the Black and Baltic seas and limit
ing the movement of warships the gree.
ment STIMULATES that commercial naviga-
ton of these seas will be permitted I'M