South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-03
To D|SMANTLE
WAR MACHINE
Of GERMANY
Economic Blockade About to
be lifted by Allies After
More Stringent Military
Terms Are Enforced.
BY FRED s. FERGUSON.

By United Press
PARIS. March S.-The supreme
war council today takes up terms of
the preliminary peace TO be imposed
on Germany At the same time it
discusses conditions under which the
economic blockade of that country
will be partially raised.
Conditions under which the block
ade is TO be modified will it was un-
derstood. be ready to put into effect
Immediately after the return to
Paris of Pres't Wilson, Premier
Lloyd George and Premier Orlando.
The separate peace terms probably
will be completed by the first of next
month, after which details of the
treaties with Austria, Bulgaria and
Turkey will be discussed.
The military and naval terms to
be included in the preliminary peace
pact. will render Germany absolutely
powerless to make war, il was learn
ed from authoritative sources.
To Supervise Factories.
Marshal Foch's report, submitted
Saturday. was said to include de-
struction of all German war mater
ial with the exception of arms for
a few divisions, which will be left
for police duty The allies will also
be given supervision over all Ger
man munitions factories.
The naval conditions were said to
include surrender to the allies of
practically all that remains of the
German navy. The units to be turn
ed over will be the battleships Old
enburg, Thuringen. Ostfriesland.
Uclgoland, Posen Westfalen, Rhein-
land and Nassua, the light cruisers
Pinau. Graudenz, Regensburg,
Stralsun. Strasburg, Augsburg Kill
burg and Stuttgart, AZ modern de-
stroyers and 80 modern torpedo
boats.
Break mp Construction.
Warships under construction will
be broken up All German submar-
ines. submarine docks and the fam
Gus Kiel tubular dock must be sur
rendered or destroyed within two
weeks after the treaty is signed. Sim
liar york in the process Of construc-
ton must be broken up within three
months after peace is concluded,
though the materials may be used
for peaceful purposes.
The German naval craft already
interned in allied harbors Will be
formally seized. They may be de-
stroyed. although French objection
may result in modification Of this
plan.
The Notifications OF Heligoland
will be destroyed. All Baltic defenses
will be razed and the Kiel canal will
be opened to vessels of all nations.
Merchant cruisers and auxiliaries.
which can easily be converted into
merchantmen. viii be treated as
such. German cables will not be re-
turned and German wireless will be
limited to commercial uses.
Terms TO Austria.
When peace is concluded with
Austria her fleet Of u battleships,
two cruisers. 10 light cruisers. 10
destroyers. 81 torpedo boats, 3 3 sub
marines and II Danube monitors
will oe handed over. The Turkish
and Bulgarian navies will likewise
be seized.
In an interview with cOrrespon-
dents yesterday. Foreign Minister
Pichon said that no official informa-
tion had been received regarding the
reported resignation OF Chancellor
Scheidemann. If il proved to be true,
ne said. it would materially affect
the possibility Of concluding peace
with Germany. He said the national
assembly appears TO be the repre-
sentative OF the German people,
making it the government with
which the allies will have 10 deal