New-York tribune., 1919-05-08
Boundaries Of Germany as Fixed by the Allies

PARIS, May THE following was
given out tonight officially as showing
the boundaries of Germany as they
are to run under the terms of the
peace treaty:
The new boundaries Of Germany may
be described approximately as follows:
Cd Present boundary with Holland.
CD With Belgium, east of neutral
Moresnct and along the eastern bound
ary of Kreise, of Eupen and Malmedy.
go The present frontier with LuM
emburg.
(4) The frontier with France Of 1870
i. e., the eastern boundary of Alsace-
Lorraine, with reservations as regards
the Sarre Basin.
(5) The presnt frontier of Switzer-
land.
CO.. Frontier of 1914 with Austria to
the angle east of Neustadt.
CD The new frontier with Poland
runs thence northward, passing west
of Oppeln to the most southerly point
of Posnania (Posen), thence to the
western boundary of Posnania to the
River Bartsch; thence from the River
of Glogau; thence from the boundary of
Posnania northeast to southwest of
Lssa; thence northeast to west of
Kopnitz (forty-fve miles southwest Of
Posen.)
Thence the line will run north along
the line of lakes and crossing the River
Warthe to meet the boundary of Pos
mania eight miles west-northwest of
Birnbaum; thence east-northeast to
the River Netze; thence up the River
Netze to the bend eight miles south
west of Schneidemuhl; thence west Of
Schneidemuhl; thence northeast about
five miles west of the Schneidemuhl-
Konitz Railway, and passing east of
Schlochau to a point about three miles
northwest of Kopnitz.
Thence it will run north to the old
boundary of West Prussia, which it
follows to a salient five miles south
east of Lauterburg; thence north to
meet the Baltic about eight miles west
of the old boundary of West Prussia.
The new boundary of East Prussia
leaves the Baltic and runs southwest
up the River Nogat, and thence south
up the River Vistula to about twelve
miles southwest of Marienwerder;
thence generally east to the former
boundary; thence southeast to the for
mer boundary south OF Neldenburg;
thence from the former boundary to
the River Niemen; thence from the
River Niemen TO a point near hidden,
and thence west by north to the Baltic.
Boundary areas for plebiscites:
Between the boundary Of East Prus-
sia, defined above, and the Marienwer-
der area: A line running from point
on the Nogat southwest of Elbing,
eastward to the old western boundary
Of East Prussia, and then to the latter
boundary southwark.
The Alenstein area: The old western
boundary Of East Prussia on the west,
and then a line running generally east
northeast to include Regierungsbezirk
Allcnstcin and Kreis Gletzko.
Sarrc basin: Northern boundary
from the French frontier west of
Mcrzig, line east by north to point
five miles north Of St Wendell. The
eastern boundary runs thence south
east TO pass east of Homburg, and
then south to the French frontier
south Of Zwiesbrucken, so as to pass
west Of that place.
Areas for plebiscite in Schlcswig
Between the present Danish frontier
and "A line running 1) through Flcms-
burg Fjord, south Of Tondcrn and
north Of the island Of Sylt; (2) from a
point on tho Baltic coast about eight
miles east by north from Flcmsburg,
southwest TO point about fifteen
miles southwest of FlemsburR, then
northwest to Scholmer Au, just east
of Soholm thence from Scholner Au
TO the coast, thence south of the isl
andB OF Tohr and Amrum in the M0r,,