The sun., 1918-03-05
TEUT0NS HALT
FIGHT ONLY IN
GREAT RUSSIA
Germans Reserve and Fix.
ercise Free Hand in All
Other Territory.
CONGRESS- is ORDERED
Bolshevik Councils will Meet
in Moscow to Discuss
Forced Treaty.
is ORDERED

LONDON. March 4.-Feace with Rus
sia Is being celebrated in Berlin. hut It
appears that the celebration is prena-
ture. There is little doubt OF the
outcome. but in the meantime Russian
territory still is being ravaged by the
enemy. The German General stan is
sued to-day an ofiicial statement to the
effect that military operations in Great
Russia ceased yesterday. in consequence
Of the signing OF the peace treaty. AT
appro oximately the same time Ensign
Erylenko. the Russian commander-in-
chief. ordered the field stan at Mohilev
to suspend hostilities. the troops being
instructed to remain in their positions
The German statement and krylen-
kos order would seem to apply only
70 Great Russia In Little Russia the
Austro-liungarian armies are advance
ing steadily. A report received to-day
from Vienna says the forces operating
in Podalia nave taken an enormous
quantity OF booty. including more than
40 guns. I.10O machine guns and huge
qua antities Of other materials.
The Bolshevik delegation which signed
the forced peace with Germany Is pro-
ceeding to Petrograd. ratification OF
tho treaty is expected Thursday. hut
Russian Congress Of soldiers, Work.
mems. Peasants and Cossack deputies,
which will assemble in Moscow next
Sunday. will have the final say.
Terms Of the Treaty.
a despatch from Berlin by way of
Amsterdam gives the following terms
of the treaty:
''First--The Central Powers and Rus
sia declare the state Of war between
them to he terminated and are resolved
henceforth to live IA peace and friend
ship with one another.
Second The contracting nations
will refrain from all agitation or provo
cation against other signatory Govern
men,s and undertake to spare the popu-
lations Of the regions occupied by the
Powers of the auadruple Entente.
'"Third--The regions lying west Of the
line agreed upon by the contracting
parties aud formerly belonging TO Rus
sia, shallS no longer be under Russian
sovereignty. 1t Is agreed that the line
appears from the appended map. No. }.
which. as agreed upon. forms an essen-
tial part of the peace treaty. The fin
,ry OF the line In the west will be set
tied in the German Russian mixed com.
mission.
The regions in question will have no
ing from their former relations thereto.
Russia undertakes to refrain from all
interference in the internal affairs OF
these territories and to let Germany and
Austria determine the future fate OF
these territories in agreement with their
populations
Promise to Evacuate.
Fourth Germany and Austria
Al
cluded and Russian rehabilitation is
fully completed. TO evacuate the re-
gons east of the line designated in
article 3, No. !. in so far as article 6
does not stipulate otherwise. Russia
will do everything in her power TO COM
pete as soon possible the evacuation
OF the Anatolian provinces and their
orderly return TO Turkey.
The districts OF Erivan. iars and Ba-
toum will likewise without delay he
evacuated by the Russian troops. Rus
sla will not interfere in the reorsanza-
ton OF the constitutional or interna-
tional conditions OF these districts. but
leave IL to the populations OF the disN
tr.c,s to carry ont the reorganization,
. III agreement with the neighborng
states. particularly Turkey"
J 4 proclamation published in retro-
! grad yesterday announcing the inten-
/ ton o. the BolsheVik Government &c
sign the treaty with the Central Powers
without discussion OF the conditions
/ contained therein concludes with these
: words;
I'VE are leaving it entirely to the
workmen and peasants Of the whole
world TO Judge tho matter after the
delegation has informed them OF the
! facts"
t supplementary Treaties Made.
Supplementary treaties were signed
at Brest-I.itoysk. in addition to the main
! peace treaty. according to telegram
from Brest-1 .itov;k by way OF Vienna
and Amsterdam. II is inferred in some
qua rterS here that tie German advance
! IL the Ukraine and Finland will con-
tnue. while the Germans reserve 70.
themselves generally a free hand out
side the limits Of Great Russia.
: Tho German press g'eets the adven,
of peace with Russia as A master stroke
according to Amsterdam advices. The
German Emperors telegram to Chancel.
lor Won Ilertling is placarded through.
out Berlin. Flags are flying every.
where. and the schools will have holi.
day tomorrow.