Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-01
TEUTONS VIOLATE
| TREATY TERMS AS
TO BALTIC LANDS
Fail to Evacuate Provinces
in Accordance With
Peace Treaty.
FOOD AND RAW MATERIAL
STOPPED UNTIL COMPLIANCE
Ultimatum Sent by General Foch
September II Following
Notice to Move.
BERLIN PLEADS INABILITY
Ebert Government Says It Is Unable,
to Compel Won der Goltz's ~
Troops to Obey.
FOOD AND RAW MATERIAL
STOPPED UNTIL COMPLIANCE.
ERLIN PLEADS INABILITY
Try Universal scrvice1-

poWASHINGToN. Sept. 3o.-The state
text of the tonfht made public the
ed to. Germany by the allies and st1 the
associated powers on September 81,
demanding that she forthwith with,
command of General Won der Colts
from 9 eSBaitic provinces.
Eoo. me uit,imasum was sent by Marshal
answered evasively SO thpt it became .
necessary today. to carry out the
ssaesd sh1ea5 of 1 the the u,timatum. lithough not
night 1t is understooa that% the
esoaomic eeoi,t blockade of Germany is all,
america farty to- Plan.
the United States is. a party to the
pen the 1fn,teG Of eGeEsion s;s,a againss
e;ated powers. In brief the terms Of
the the =, nltimatum are that. failing the
associated p powers ii viii pr preSent vents anv anv
foodstuffs or raw materials from en-
tering Germany. and would refuse all
sovernp4nt is enjoying or which It
proposes TO seek from the allies and
ASSOCIATED powers. III,
AZ to the actual blockade. navy Of
hchls said tonight that inasmuch as
the United States has very few ships
IL the 1,,s AREA ca Of blsskads the burden es--
upon England and France. 7t
Text of Note TO Berlin.
The text OF the note presented to
According to the terms OF Article
Nil Of the ,armistice OF November IL.
1Sw,n Lsls GeTmsas subscribed fol
any territory which before the war
@a0a nel0nsed to A8stra sbaIs agnsary Roa,
within the frontiers Of Germany as
they existed August 1. 1914. and all
orjes GsTman wh,cS tr9ops at pTesen. in terri
part OF Russia must likewise return
to within the frontiers of Germany
above defined as soon as the allies
shall think the moment suitable. hav-
ing regard to the internal situation
in these territories
Under date, August 27. Marshal
Foch commander-in-c chief OF the al
lied and associated armies. made
many to evacuate the said territories.
and summoned the Germany govern
ment to proceed thereto Immediately.
Endenrored to Evnde Provision.
by its note OF September tho
evade the engagement above referred
allied and associated powers were un-
THE allied and associated govern
ments men IL refuse particularly to admit
bent upon IL. shield itself behind al
legged inability to enforce obedience
10 itS ORDERS py troops In the Baltic
regions.
"They. therefore. request the Ger
man government to proceed, without
troops. staff and officers included. now
in the Baltic provinces. The German
government will Immediately take
necessary steps to withdraw within
aforesaid boundaries all German OFF,
GERS and soldiers who have enlisted
since demobilization in Russian corps
organized in the said Baltic provinces
and will withhold authorization for,
and strictly forbid. enlistment in said
corps.
Must Start at Once.
Evacuation must be started imme-
diately and continued without inter
ruption.
The allied and associated govern
ments hereby notify that. unless they
are satisfied that their demands are
being effectively executed they will
not entertain any OF the applica tions
for the supply of foodstuffs and raw
materials. They have consequently
given instructions not to proceed with
the examination of any of these ,ap-
plicationS.
Furthermore. the allied and asso-
Grated governments will refuse all
nnancial facilities which the German
EoVernment is enjoying at the present
the allied and associated governments
or their nationals.
IN the event OF noncompliance on
the part OF the German government
the allied and associated powers will
take such measures as they shall Judge
necessary to enforce the aforesaid
terms OF the armistice."