Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-18
.ARM|ST|CE TERMS
. ARE CLAIMED MORE
|. DRASTIC THAN EVER
Ebert Government Voices
Loud Opposition, but
Signs Contract.
OPERATIONS AGAINST POLISH
PEOPLE ARE RESTRICTED
Must Also Keep German Sol
diers From Russian
Border.
ORDERED TO MELT CONDITIONS
Allied Powers Reserve Right 10
End Agreement Within Few
Hours Notice.
OPERATIONS AGAINST POLISH
PEOPLE ARE RESTRICTED
ORDERED TO MEET CONDITIONS
Allied Powers Reserve Right 10
End Agreement Within Few
Hours Notice.

Hours Notice.
PARIS. Feb. l7.-Gcrmany has again
oo"ed 10 foch The armistice renewal
was signed saortly after o'clock Sun.
day night after the German commits.
sion. headed by DR.. Matthias Erzbcrrc-
mad tried to the last 10 bargain, ouib.
DC proteat, and even threaten.
Sign on the dotted line" was IN.
answer of Foch to all these a.ten,pt..
and finally, as the time of grace Was
almost up, the Gern1ans. skill protest.
ing, signed. The agreement prolonr.
the arrmisticc indefinitely but gives
tne allies the right to break of the
truSe at three days notice If Germany
does not religiously live up both to
the letter and the spirit OF the terms.
TREHES CONFERENCE WAS
SWASHBUCl<LING RIGvIvAT.
Dispatches from Germany show the
ircVe3 conference was the occasion for
q =, considerable revival OF the old Prus-
sian S~ashbuckling spirit. lmpotent az
they are. the miIitaris:s had begun to
again talk OF the Shining sword" and
they are stirred"
lnoeed. there are runors tonight OF
. Cabinet crisis. due TO the signing or
dorI- Rantzau. the Foreign Minister.
man. OF proved liberal and anti-junk ar-i-
Isl tendenctes. but pledged to q pro-
crStn. of-.:peace vsithoGt huniiliarion..
| saw that progsam endangered by yield
| tng to the allied demands on the arr,s-
t!ce renewal. and is '|'said to have
threatened his resignation.
One report. uncouflr,ncd, has IL ha
carried out his threat as soon as no
heard that the German u!gnaturcs were
affixed to the document.
OFFENSIVE AGAINST
POLES MUST BI; HALTED
HindenburE. still the commanding
agreement, for 1t stipulatcs that the
disconsiaued forthwith. Il is also mn
man evacuation Of territories claimed
by the Poles. but nothing, definite is
There Isl much speculation about what
the aged field marshal. who has wealth
cred many storm but whose author.ty
depends to a great extent on a milf
tary showing. will do now that tin;3
has aSa reG.l written upon his plans.
MUST KEEP SOLDIERS
FROM RUSSIAN FRONTIER
Under the new terms. Germany must
prohibit her troops from crossing the
Russian frontier at a certain line.
The line OF denlarcntion between Ger
many and Poland ia outlined AZ fol-
lows: East OF Grosser Ncudorf (south-
east OF Bromberg), south OF Labischin.
south OF Schodaiesen, north of Exin
southwest, Of Brombers>. south OF
Bsa.schsn ;a'.: (Ssat Of Pessa5. Wol,s,s'a sha
LISA and north OF Wiernszow, and
thence along the frontier pctwcar,
silesia and Poland. tlhis line Of de
marcation gives 10 Poland "a consider.
able part OF German Posen)
Ii was provided by the allied terms
that the armistice must be renewed fos
an indefinite period with a fixed delay
OF three days for the denunciation of
II. The old terms OF tho arnistico are
10 be carried out completely by Ger.
many
The German delegates resched Trcves
Friday morning and Marshal Foch Ar
rived at noon. The first discussion was
at O'Clock Friday afternoon. and was
begun by Marshal Ioch: Matliias Err
| berger spoke first for the Germans.
MARSlIAI EOCH TELLS
OF ARMIST1CE EXTENSION
| Marshal Foch this afternoon in
formed the supreme council OF the ac-
sf2tancs by the Germans OF the con
oittoRS for renewal OF the arm!Stice
The committee OF the supreme coun-
fs Ena5Eca With the examination OF
~ o'clock th!a morning.
Tha auhccinmi;tee OF the peace cons
for The war me- at 1880 eeH"iso'a,i ocioeh. and
the finance commission at 3 o'clock thia
| afternoon. -
Two notes were handed TO Marshal
Foch by Matthias ErSberger when tho
renewal OF the armisticc was taken up
at Treves. One note concerned the
ClliPioy ot the herman mcrcan-
tile marine for various purposes, while
! the other was longer and contained
several requests inciudins the reeuae
OF German prisoners and the mante-
nance OF economic intercourse betwecn
Germany and occupied German terri,
| tories.
Marshal F'och," says a communiaus
| issued tonight, informed the minis
ters OF the allied and associated pow
ers OF the acceptance by the tiermarD
OF the conditions for the renewal or
the armisticc."
This statement was issued at tho end
OF meeting Of the supreme war coun.
Gil at the Quai D'Orsay. lasting two
hours. The council will again meet
tomorrow afternoon. when the Serbian
delegation Will be heard.
By the terms OF the now agreement
which constitutes the third renewal
of the armistice. the Germans must
promptly and strictly fulfill all the
clauses OF tho contracts of November
IL, December Il and January 49,
COMMISSION CONSIDERS
PREPARATION PRINCIPLES
The principles on which are based
the right OF rssparation'' were again
sion at it's session this morning.
presided over by the French Finances
for Italy: NJ. Loucheur. for France.
NJ. Van Den Heuvel. for Belgium and
n. Prctchitch. for Serbia. were hoard
By the commission. which will meel,
again "Wednesday morning, la
Eoumanian territorial claif,B vera
discussed at session of the cons