Evening journal., 1919-02-18
GERMANS agree
TO new Terms
Sign New Armistice Con-
ditions, But Under
Protest
YIELD POWER
TO THE POLES

PARIS. Feb. is.--Marshai foch ha
Informed the Supreme Council OF tn
acceptance by the Germans OF the con
dllions for renewal OF tho armistlce
PARIS, Feb. ts.-Dspatches from
Treyes announce that the agreement fol
the renewal Of the armistice with Ger
many has been signed.
Under the new terms for the renewa
Of the armistice,- as presented to tht
Germans by Marshal Feeh. Germany
must sbondom all offensive movement:
against the Poles and also must pro
hbit her troops from crossing the
Russian frontier al a certain line.
Tho line OF demarcation between
Germany and Poland is outlined as
follows:
East Of Grosser Neudorf tSouthesst
Of Bomberg) south OF Lablschin, south
Of Schodziesen (G. north OF Exin
southwest of Bromberl. south OF
Sam l?l, north OF Czarnikau least OF
Kreuz), west OF Birnbaum and Bent
sohen (west OF Posenl, Wollstein. LISA
and north OF Wiernszow and thence
along the frontier between Silesia and
Poland. (Thls line Of demarcatlon gives
10 Poland a considerable part OF Ger
man Posen) II was provided by the
Allied terms that the armistlce must
be renewed for an lndeterminate period
with a Fixed delay Of three days for the
denunciatlon OF IT, The old terms OF
the armistice are to be carried out COM
pletely by Germany.
The German delegates reached Thieves
Friday morning and Marshal Foch ar
rived at noon. The FIRST discussion was
at o'clock Friday afternoon and was
begun by Marshal Foch. Matthias Err
berger spoke FIRST for the Germans.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. is.--The German
government on Sunday night accepted
the allied terms for the extension Of the
armistice, according 10 a dispatch TO
the Polltiken, from Weimar.
The meeting at which the acceptance |
was decided upon, the Poliken's corre- |
sp0ndent says, was attended by leaders /
Of the various parties. The following |
dispatch from Weimar gives the Ger
man account Of the signing OF the
armistlce renewal:
"The government Instructed Herr
Erzberger 20 sign the armlstlce, but be-
fore doing so to hand TO Marshal Foch /
written statement declaring that the
German government was aware OF the |
serious consequences Involved In either |
signing or rejecting the agreement,
.Instructing It's delegates 10 sign 10 !
does so with the conviction that the
Allied and associated governments are
endeavoring to restore peace to the
world"
"The German government is Obliged
to define It's standpoint toward three
articles:
First The agreement entirely ig-
nores the German government, which
has arisen IN an orderly manner from
the viii OF the people, 10 imposes IN |
the form OF curt orders provisions for
he evacuation IN favor Of the insurgent
Poles OF a number Of important places, |.
Birnbaum and Bentschen.
we are ready 10 cease all
Military aggressive action In POsen and
ther regions we must expect the Poles
} respect the line OF demarostion;
iherwlse we must be authorized 10
efend ourselves by force.
second. Germany promises 10 carry
ut those armlstice terms which she
ithertO had not succeeded In doing
rat she ventures TO assume that her
obligations VIII not De interpreted in
manner incompatible with President
principles. We must wait and
see whether We are In a position fully
70 follow the contemplated Instructions
OF the Allied supreme Command.
Third. Objection ia raised 10 the
point In the agreement giving only
three days notice for It's denuncia-
tion."