Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
HUNS ACCEPT new
ARM|ST|CE TERMS
Leaders of Various Parties at
Meeting, Weimar Dispatch
to Copenhagen Says.
By lie A.s.cist.d rre.s.

By the Asseciatsd Press.
COPENHAGEN. February 1.-THE
German government on Sunday night
accepted the allied terms for the
extension Of the arnii6tice. aceordine
to a dispatch to the Politiken from
Weimar.
The meeting at which the ac-
eeptance was decided upon. the Poll
tiken's correspondent says. was at
tended by leaders of the various
parties.
LONDON. February 1.-THE Ger
man cabinet discussed the armistice
terms from 1880 Sunday morning un-
til o'clock in the afternoon, when
an effort was made to summon the
national assembly to decide upon the
answer, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen
1t was found impossible to summon
the assembly, it is added. and after
a conference with the party leaders
it was decided to accept the terms
Internationally.
Debated Conditions All Night.
BERLIN. Sunday. February is tby
the Associated Press) The German
cabinet. meeting in Weimer debated
the new armistice conditions through
Saturday night and resumed its de-
liberations before IL o'clock this morn
ing.
The Berlin STAFF of the foreign Of
3ce is WITHOUT special information re-
garding the armistice proposals which
APPARENTLY were published here only
in part. The staff therefore is unable
to express a definite opinion regarding
the GermanP Polish frontier.
The new frontier as outlined, how
ever, appears at least as favorable to
fko
situation, and leaves them in control
of the railroad line through Schneide-
meuhl to east Prussia, which is a vital
artery of communication with the
Wiki. On the other hand the demsrca-
ton line, which coincides generally
with the language boundary framed
by the Poles, deprives Germany of an
agricultural region on which the au-
thorities say Germany depends for a
large amount of food and grain sup
plies.
COPENHAGEN. February 16.-Re-
plying to a request by Matthias Erz-
berger. head of the German armistice
commission. for a delay in sign
ing the armistice terms until Monday
armistice expired at o'clock Mon
day morning, and that the last hour
for signing would be 6fo'clock Sum-
day afternoon, in order to be able to
issue the necessary OrOerS 10 the
troops II not signed then. Marshal
I Foch said he would be obliged to
leave Treves and the armistice would
no longer be in force.
Answering Erzberger's counter de-
mands. Marshal Foch said the new
armistice terms had been fixed by
the heads of the associated govern
ments and that he was unable to
alter them.
A Weimar dispatch, under date of
Saturday, February -. says the Ger
man government requested an ex-
tension of twenty-four hours time
in which to reply to Marshal Foch's
/ proposal for a prolongation of the
I armistice. II was pointed ont that,
owing to the delay in receiving the
srmistice commissions report, a re-
ply could not be returned by O'Clock,
as fixed by Marshal Foch.
A Havas dispatch from Basel Sat-
/ urday night reported that the arni-
I stice had been extended indefinitely
and that the Germans are re quired
! to cease their offensive against the
/ Poles and carry out the previous
! terms of the armistice until com
pieted-