Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Narva Is Captured-Teuton
People Rejoice Over De-
vei0pments in the East.
SERBS AND M0NTENEGRINS
EXPECTED TO GIVE IN
Some of the Terms Agreed On by
Teutons and Bolsheviki
Are Revealed.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March j.-Narva, 100 miles
southwest of Pctrograd, has been cap
tured by the Germans and the enemy
is reported to be continuing his ad-
vance on Petrograd, according to an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Pc
trograd, dated Monday.
Germany is Rejoicing
AMSTERDAM. March 5.-The German
press greets the advent of peace with Rus
sia as a master stroke. The German enl-
per-or's telegram to Chancellor Won Her
tling is placarded throughout Berlin. Flags
are flying everywhere, and the schools VIII
have a holiday.
The Leipzig Neueste Nachrichten's Ber-
lin correspondent says that negotiations
with Serbia and Montenegro are matter
of d few weeks as both. like Rumania, are
out of the war and must sign peace.
Terms of Peace Treaty.
Russia and the central powers. in the
peace treaty reached at BreSt- -l>ltoVSk,
agreed that the war between them should
be at an end. Berlin dispatches say. The
third clause of the treaty provided that
the regions west of a line agreed upon
and which is to be delineated later for
merly belonging to Russia, snail have no
further obligation toward Russia, ana
Germany and Austria will determine their
fate in agreement with their population
Article provides for the evacuation or
the Anatolian provinces and the surrender
of Erivan. kars and Batoum 10 turkey.
The treaty continues:
Article 5 Russia will without delay
carry out the complete rehabilitation
of her army. including the forces newly
formed by the present government.
Russia will further transfer her war
81 harbOrS leave
them there until a general peace, or i'm
mediatefy disarm. Warshlps OF states
continuing in a state of war With tie
quadruple alliance will be treated as
Russian warships in so far they are
within Russian control
Barred Zone in Arctic.
THE barred zone in the Arctic con-
tinues in force until the conclusion OF
peace An immediate beginning will
Baltic and in SO far as Russian power eN-
tends in the Black sea. Commercial
shipping is free in these waters and
will be resumed Immediately. A mixed
commission will be appointed to fiN
further regulations. especially for the
announcement of routes for merchant
ships Shipping routes are to be kept
permanently from floating mines.
The Berlin Lolzal AnZeiger a copy OF
which has been received here. COM
nenting on the Russian peace COM
pact. says:
I'VE turn our thankful gaze to head
quarters, to the kaiser. who gave Won
Hindenburg and Won Ludendorff free
hand and to those two brilliant, en-
ergetic men themselves: but we also
thank Nount Won Hertling and DR..
Won kuehlmann (respectively imperial
chancellor and foreign ninister).
They performed their task with
firmness and tenacious perseverance"
The Vossiche Zeitung says; The
overwhelming coalition which opposed
US has been broken and the ensuing
struggle is sinplifed.
Other German newspapers received
here rejoice over the brilliant leader
ship of Won Hindenburs and Won Luden-
dorf.
Diplomats at Helsingfors.
STOCKHOLM March 5-The penn
bers of the British. French and Italian
week are now at Helsingfors. accord
ing to information reaching the Amer
ican legation here. The Swedish gov
ernment will be asked TO use its good
offices to secure a train TO carry the
diplomats to Tornea on the Swedish
Finnish border.
Two hundred and fifty other entente
nationals, including some Americans.
are now at Abo on the western coast
of Finland They have been advised
control of the Finnish government. as
Sweden Will not likely send ships TO
Abo.
PETROGRAD. March 5-Ensign Kry-
lenko, commander-in-chi of the army,
has ordered the field staff at Mohilev
to cease hostilities, according to an
official announcement. The troops are
instructed to remain in their present
positions.
Rumania and Armistice.