The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-11
Russia Declares War Is OH;
Trotzky Orders Soldiers In

dependent and expressed a wish to re-
store peace bstwccn itself and the pow
Cfs NJ war ITO take the first step to
ward LASTING worlds peace. hoprhbl'
TO ull parties, which shall not only pu
nn end 10 the horrors Of war, but alst
tioug of the people In political legal. eco,
numic and intellectual realm"
what They Agree on.
The names NJ oil Of tho plenipotenti
urlug engaged IN the negotiations al,
then set forth and thoy are declared e
huNc reached an agreement on the fol
lowing points
Article l--Germany. Austria Hun
gary, Bulgnria and Turkey on the
one hand. and the Gkrdlnian peoples
republic on the other declare that
the stntc of war between them Is
NJ nm end Tho contracting parties
arc resolved heucciorth to live In
pence snl friendship with one an
other
"Artlcle II-Retween Austria Hun
rnry on tho one hand. and Ukrainlan
peoples republic on the other hand.
us far uS these two powers border
one another those frontiers will sK-
ist which existed before the out
break II the present war between
the AustrO- Hungarian monarchy and
Russia. Further north, the frontier
Nl ll' I'puUllt BEGINNING Ut lAInt-
grad VIII I'm general follow the llne
Of llilgercy 10 Sroezeberzszyn. Kras-
noatlu. Pugnszcc. RadZyn. Meshl-
r'tSChei Snruak, Sclnlk, Wysekcli-
tuWsk, nrushany, and to WydoLoskye.
see This viii hc fixed I'm detail by
fixed committee, according to eth
biographical conditions and vita, a
regard to the desires Of the popula-
ton, Should the lkrNininn peoples
republic yet have common frontiers
with another Of the powers Of the
quHdruple alliance, special agree
ments viii be made thereon.
"Arpoh ill-The evacuation Of oc-
Cupled territories will begin imme-
dintely after the ratification of the
present trent!. The manner OF car
rNing out the evacuation and traus-
fer of the evacuated territories will
be- determined 10y the plCuipoteutla-
rleg Of the interested parties
"Artlee " The diplomatic and
consular relations between the con-
tracting parties win he entered upon
Immediately upon the ratification OF
the peace treaty The widest possi-
bic admittHnCc Of the respective
parties to COnsuls Is 10 be reserved
for "a special agreement.
ARTICLE V-The contracting par
ties mutually renounce the relm-
bursement OF their war Costs--that
carrying on the war, ns we'll as in
identification for damages-ihat Is
TO say, those damages suffered by
them and their subjects In the war,
Rs through military measures, in
cluding all rCquistIons made In the
encmN's countries
"Artlcle Vl-Thc respective pris-
oncrs Of war will he permitted 10 re-
turn home ns far NJ they do not
desire with the approval Of the state
concerned, 10 remain In It's terri
tories, or proceed TO another Coun-
try. The regulation ~ the questions
connected herewith will follow by
means Of separate treaties provided
for n In nrtlAc VIII.
Ariiclc WI Of the peace treaty is
mnrsIvc, having been sldctracked In
cable trnnsmssionD
"Artlcle Vlll--Rcstoration Of public
and private lcg9 lions, the exchange
Of prisoners Of war and interned
civilians, the question OF amnesty
and the question Of the treatment OF
merchantmen In enemy hands viii
be regulated IN separate treaties
with the Ukrainian peoples republic
to form an essential part OF the
present peace treaty, which so far
az practicable, viii take effect
smultp neously herewith
ARTICLE lN-The agreements made
In this peace treaty form an indl-
visible whole
"Article S-For the Interpretation
Of tbis treaty tho German and
lkrainian texts are authoritative In
regard to the relations between