The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-03
WILL REDUCE
GERMAN ARMY
Gen. Foch Proposes il, BE
Limited to 100000 Men in
Peace Terms
GERMAN SUBMARINES
. TO, BE SUPPRESSED
Use of Aeroplanes, Even for CONNER
cial Purposes to Be Limited Hope to
Assemble Peace Congress With Ger
mans Present Early in April.

PARIS, March 5. ASSOCIATED Press)
Marshal Foch has presented TO the
council of great powers the military
terms to be Incorporated in the peace.
treaty. These will be considered on
Monday with the naval terms already
submitted to the council
The military terms provide for the
disarmament of Germany down to
twenty divisions of 10000 men each,
including fifteen divisions of infantry
and fye of cavalry. Severe restrictions
are placed ON the manufacture Of all
classes of war materials. and the mill
tarv and commercial use of the airplane
! is limited TO the minimum
The naval terms now before the
council provide not only for the com,
plete suppression of Germany 5 sub
marine equipment but also for the
termination of all submarine warfare
by all nations throughout the world
thus ending the use of the submarine
in naval warfare
The provision for the dismantling of
the Notifications of Helgoland and the
kicl canal has been made the subject
of reservation by Admiral Benson
representing the United States, where
IL this shall not be precedent applica-
BILE to American canal and harber de
fenseS such as Hell Gate, Cape Cod
canal and others
The proposal for the destruction OF
the large German warships is approved
in the report by the British and Amer
lean naval authorities, but the French
q stiIl make reservations against tho
destruction of these ships.
The supreme council is expected Il
pass on this and other naval and mill
| tary subjects. on Monday.
As a result. of an exchange of cables
hetweon President Wilson and tht
American delegation. plans were com
| ipleted for the President 5 return [,
thereafter of the congress OF peace
, With German delegates present.
: The President ut FIRST planned to hav'
: the George Washington land him a
: Antwerp, then to visit Brussels, pas
through the devastated regions of Bel
! GUM and France and from there &
proceed to Paris. lie desired to accom-
plish this in the understanding tha
Premier Lloyd George would be i
: Paris.
Col House, in talk by telephon
with Mr.. Lloyd George at Londor
elected the fact that the premie
would be obliged to return to Londo
by March %. Accordingly the Presi
dent S landing at Antwerp and his v
$ to Brussels were given mp.
He will land at Brest on March |
! or II and come direct to Paris. tn
: British prime minister viii reach Pari
!, about the same time and with the other
:. Of the council of the great power
) they will take up the preliminar
peace treaty, which will then be ready
It is expected that these sessions WI
Il last until March %, when Mr.. Lloy
a George viii return to England, an
Y President Wilson win go to Brussels an
.e the devastated regions
< The peace treaty will probably rcae
m such definite stage during the session
n, in which President Wilson and Premie
r, Lloyd George will take part, that q d
ie eision may he reached for the assent
ling of the peace congress with German
present between April | and 10 II
:, peace treaty will then be presented an
Is will include military, naval, fnanci
q and economic features, all of which vi
% i'll the meantime be formulated.