Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-09
RUMAN|A LOSES
LARGE TERRITORY
Terms of Peace Treaty With
Central Powers Are
Made Known.
INDEMNITIEs CARED FOR
BY the Associated Press.


AMSTERDAM. May S.-The peace
treaty signed by Germany and her al
lies with Ruman;a consists of eight
clauses The first restores peace: the
second demobti,.cs the Rumanian army,
except ten divisions. two remaining as
protection for the frontiers Of Bessara-
bia and eiSh, In Moldavia. the total not
to exceed seeaa infantry and s.see cav
airy.
The third clause separates Doerudja
from Euman.a and restores to Bulgaria
Bulgarian territory which fell TO Ru-
mania by the treaty Of Bucharest in
1918. RumSa:A eeaes to the central
allies that part GO Neorudla north OF
the new Bulgarian frontier line to the
mouth Of TIE Danube. The frontier is
rect.fied in fSvor CT Austria Hungary.
State property in the land ceded by
Rumania passes without indemnity to
the states which acquire these regions.
The Inhabitants. however. shall have
the right OF option and emigration.
Question Of Indemnities.
The fourth clause deals with indemni-
ties, the SignatorieS of the treaty re-
nouncing any claim to reimbursement
for the costs of the war, but special ar
t0u8cmeut6 are TO De mAQo LOT Od"-
ages caused by the war.
The evacuation OF the occupied terri
tories is taken up in the fifth clause,
while the sixth provides for free navi-
: cation Of the Danube. Rumania sur
rendering the right to collect tolls on
chips navigating the river or entering
ports. The central allies have the
right to keep warships virtually any
whore on the river.
Equality Of all religions in Rumania
In rrh
the eighth clause has to do with the
economic relations of Rumania with
the central allies. These will be regu-
lated by separate agreements. which
VIII 60 into force simultaneously with
the peace treaty.
Territories Given Up.
According to an inspired commune
cation printed in the Vienna press. cop
les Of which have been received here,
1t is pointed out that under the terms
OF the Rumanian treaty Austria will
receive to the south of Czernowitz, cap
ttal OF the crown land of Bukowina,
. piece of Rumanian territory about
500 square kilometers in extent. Hun
gary's accession Of territory will be
80, 900 square kilometers of sparsely
populated mountain country.
The communication points out that
the payment Of war damages primarily
anects the destruction wrought by Ru-
mania in Pennsylvania 1t says also
that the Bulgarian premier, NJ. Radios
lavoM, In an address referred to the ap-
portionment to Bulgaria Of the Dob
rudJa UP to within q few kilometers of
the line Of nza-Tchernavoda. The
remainder Of the province. he said, for
dominion of all the allies (Teutonic).
Bulgaria, the premier concluded, had
not been required to give territorial
compensation to any one in return for
ha 0t1 h0A
Won Kuehlmann Statement.
The German foreign secretary. DR..
q Bucharest dispatch on the signing Of
the Rumanian peace treaty, said:
We hope that this peace not only
corresponds with the political and eco
but will also enable Rumania to es-
tabiish herself and heal the wounds
The Rhenische westfalische zeitune Of
here. prints the following concerning the
signing Of the peace treaty with the Uk-
raine:
We have concluded a bread peace
Rumanta We have concluded a peace
which. besides bread, is to bring us Pc
troleum. 1t is a long way from
Rumania to Berlin. Between them lies
Aosu1a. TO whose Vanishing border popu-
l4tton In German Bohemia and Tyroi
ve have had to supply food to save them
from death by starvation. The German
people know all that. Is It any wonder
they have become skepticaI?"
Chancellor Decorated.
BERLIN, via London. May st IL
omctally announced that Emperor Will
liam conferred the iron cross, first
class. on imperial Chancellor von
Hertling on the occasion of the con-
clusion Of peace with Rumania.
AaaARR