Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-28
BULGARIAN PEACE PACT
is SIGNED At NEUtLLY
Simple Ceremony Takes Place in
Office OF Mayor OF French
Town.
LOSES TuHACE AND. sTKuMiTZ.
Army Limited to 10000 Men With
Gcndarmcric, or Police Force, Not
Exceeding O.OO0-Lcnguc OF Ma
lions Covenant In Treaty.
IBy AssociatcL prcs.

PARIS. Nov. Pm. Stanouliwsky.
Premier Of Bulgaria. signed the treaty
OF peace between his country and ,ac
allied powers At the Neuilly Town Han
at 1910 o'clock this morning.
The simple staging Of the ceremony
and the cloudcd skies. combined with
the probably inadvcrtcnt. but complc,,.
solution Of Bulsaria's delegate at the
over the proceedings.
NJ. Stamhultwsky occupied a sea; a,
the extreme corner Of the table ncaro.i
the ontsid" door with :. number OF va
can: seats actwccn him and tho ncirn
boring delegates.
Sniutes with Cold ErrmaIit,
MI the other delegates were in their
seats when NJ StambuIiwsky Was am
nounced al 1910 o'clock. lie has
robust physique. lie salutcd with cold
forinaiity as he entered and took his
seat.
Premier C!c,nfnccau. as president OF
and invited him 10 sign. TWO minutes
later tho first signature had .hccna al,
pended to the treat Of Neuiliy.
s. rrank l.. Polk, ;fmoricnm tnder;;
General Taskcr II. Rliss signed for tho
United States.
The ceremony was finished at II %.
ana a, ll:l0 NJ Stambuliwgky. accom-
panied By his attaches. ,tit tho build
ing. lie was salutcd by the guard of
honor ana rcEa!;cd uncovered as -
passed the !inc Of troops.
No Slight Intended.
His bearing throughout the ceremony
seemed 10 roflcc; consciousness on his
part Of tho distinction made by this
event and tho prcccdin: ceremonies. Il,
vas explained there was no intended
slight in the selection OF ;hc modes,
Mayors office for the ceremony bu,
that IL was thought necessary 20 give
The treaty a difercnt name than The
others
available within easy distance OF Paris.
IL MAS decided the document should ne
called the Treaty ri Ncuiily." and the
Mayors Office was selected as Tho best
ava liable place for The signing
the covenant OF tho !caSnc OF nations
- orroratcd in .hc rreat:
Ivy the conditions OF the treaty which
MaS signed this morning at the Ncuilly
10" II iia!!. bulgaria IL called upon 10
surrender Al works OF art and yaIu.
aoies taken from allied countries du :
ing the war and 10 pay an indcmnity
or approx !maicly st45. 900. 900
Loses Thrnre and strumitxa.
Bulgaria is deprived Of T.race and
also soSes Strumit2a, a small triangular
section Of territory. the latter being
assigned TO Serbia Proposals which
you'd give BULGARIA a corridor through
Thracc TO Tho Aegean arc loft TO tho
tu;urc disposition Of the allied gov
crnmcnts.
The boundary between Houmania
ana Bulgaria Is changed IN only minor
details.
Compulsory military service in Rul-
=ar!a IS abolished by the treaty terms
Tho hungarian army being limited TO
5000 men. WIKI u Gcndarucric. or po-
i!ce force, not exceeding 10000.
MI arms and ammunition cHCccdin :
the amounts laid down by the treaty
shall bc turned oVe- 20 the allies
commission composed of allied rep
:esen;ativcs is given power 20 punish
crimes committed by EulGarians dur
| nS tho war and also deal win the
repatriation OF prisoners