The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-08
CHANGES IN MAP AS
SHOWN BY TREATY
Much of Territory Germany
Yields Was Never Hers
by Right.
POLAND AS AN INSTANCE
Holland, Belgium, France and
Czecho-Slovakia Also Gain
Through the Pact.

province of Posen. She gets a larg,
piece of Silesia with the considerable
own Of Oppeln.
Perhaps the most striking OF all the
territorial concessions is the recognition
If the Polish claims to West Prussia
almost in their entirety. While tn,
of this rich country will bt
II inestimable beneht to the new re
public Of Premier Paderewski, perhaps
is most important bearing is in tn,
result 1t will have in Germany.
The northern half Of East Prussia will
'e Germany's sole possession unconnectet
with her main body. With Danzig ant
he surrounding territory information
Allied there will be no connection will
Germany for East Prussia save by sea
Germany is left this territory with tn,
important port and city of Koenigsberg
rhe Associated Press last night received
The following description of the German
boundaries as they were given out IL
Paris:
The new boundaries of Ger
many may be described approx
mately as follows:
% Present boundary with Hol-
land. CD With Belgium, east of
neutral Moresnet and along the
eastern boundary of Kreise, of
Eupen and Malmedy. ca The pres
ent frontier with Gutenberg.
90 The frontier with France OF
1870. l. e., the eastern boundary of
Alsace-Lorraine with reservations
as regards the Saar Basin. (5) The
present frontier OF Switzerland.
CO.. Frontier Of 1914 with Austria
to the angle east of Neustadt.
ny Thu D.fo
runs thence northward, passing west
Of Oppeln to the most southerly
point Of Posnania (Posen), thence
to the western boundary Of Pos
mania to the River Bartsch; thence
from the River Bartsch to a point
about ten miles east of Glogau:
thence from the boundary of Pos
mania northeast to southwest Of
LISA thence northeast to west Of
Kopnitz CAS- miles southwest of
Posen).
Follows Line OF Lakes.
Thence the line will run north
along the line OF lakes and crossing
the River Warthe to meet the boun-
dairy Of Posnania. eight miles west
northwest of Birnbaum thence east
northeast to the River Netze;
thence up the River Netze to the
bend eight miles southwest of
Schneidemuhl; thence west of
Schneidemuhl thence northeast
about five miles west OF the Schnei-
demuhl-Konith railway. and passing
east of Schlochau to a point about
three miles northwest OF Kopnitz.
Thence 1t will run north to the
old boundary of West Prussia,
which 1t follows to a salient five
miles southeast OF Lauterburg
thence north to meet the Baltic
about eight miles west OF the old
boundary of West Prussia.
2.-(a) The new boundary of
East Prussia with reservations for
plebiscites) leaves the Baltic and
runs southwest up the River Nogat
and thence south up the River Wis.,
tula to about twelve miles SOUTH
west Of Marienwerder thence gen.
orally east to the former boundary;
thence southeast to the former
boundary south of Neldenburg;
thence from the former boundary
to the River Niemen; thence from
the River Niemen to a point near
hidden, and thence west by north
to the Baltic.
2.-(b) Boundary areas for pleb-
iscites: Between the boundary of
East Prussia defined above and %
the Marienwerder area. A line run
ming from a point on the Nogat
southwest of Ebling eastward to
the old western boundary of East
Prussia and then to the latter
boundary southwark.
boundary of saar Basin.
(1l) The Allenstein area: The old
western boundary Of East Prussia
on the west and then a line run
ming generally east northeast to in
clude RegierungsbezirS Allenstein
and Kreis GletZko.
(3) Saar Basin: Northern boun-
dairy, II from the French frontier,
west of Merzig. a line east by north
TO point of five miles north OF St
Wendell. The eastern boundary runs
thence southeast to pass east of
Homburg. and then south to the
French frontier south of Zwieb-
rucken. so as to pass west of that
place.
90 Areas for plebisclte in
Schleswig: Between the present
Danish frontier and a line running
Cd through Flemsburg Fjord, south
OF Tondern and north OF Inc IEfand-
of Sylt: (11) from a point on the
Baltic coast about eight miles east
by north from Flemsburg. south
west to a point about fifteen miles
southwest OF Flemsburg. then north
west to Scholmer Au. just east of
Soholm; thence from Scholmer Au
to the coast; thence south of tho
islands of Fohr and Amrum in the
North Sea: G11) Along the course
of the Schlei. thence south OF
Schleswig to Reider Au, then down
the stream. but passing east and
south OF Friedrichstadt before meet
ing the Elder, which It follows to
the sea.
V.-Boundaries of the free city
of Danzig: On the east from the
Baltic to the junction OF the Dogat
and the Vistula. the boundary of
East Prussia as described in 2 (a):
on the south and west the River
Vistula northward TO about fifteen
miles southeast of Danzig thence
west by south for about sixteen miles,
thence west northwest for about eight
miles to Lonkenerze, thence to Pol
lenzien: thence northeast for about
southwest of Danzig: thence north
passing east Of DIVA, thence north
east passing between Koliebken and
Zoppot to the Baltic about nine
miloa nOrthWeak Of Danxla