New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-19
foch May End
Truce Unless
Foe Complies

OF these ships is to be paid to Ger
many. The money will be applied in
payment for The foodstufs furnished
to Germany under another part Of the
agreement. The supplies to be fur
nished include 10000 tons of pork, to
satisfy the urgent need of Germany
Tor fats. The furnishing of 100000
tons of cereals is provided for, but for
part of this amount condensed milk
may be substituted
The meetings at which the shipping
agreement was elaborated were held
separately from those of the regular
armlstlcc commission and were the
first civilian deliberations between the
Germans and the representatives Of
the associated governments since the
conclusion of hostlitios. They were
marked by different, less formal,
spirit than the strictly military delib-
eratlons of the armistice commission
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Hurley Presdes at Meeting
Edward n; Hurley, head of the
American Shipping Board, presided
ever the sessions. Philip Heinekcn, of
the North German Lloyd Company, was
the leading figure in the German dele
cation OF ten. Marshal Foch planned
20 have the agreement drafted and
signed at one short meeting. but the
shipping experts found this TO be i'm
possible: Three meetings, lasting over
midnight on Thursday and several
hours INTO Friday, were necessary for
the discussion OF the details. Ano.be
meeting is planned to be held at the
end Of the month
The delegates OF the associated gov
ernments proposed that the Germans
furnish the coal and the ships stores
The Germans protested that this was
impossible, specifying the lubricants
particularly as something they were
unable TO furnish 1t was finally
arranged that the Germans furnish
the coal and the stores and take tho
steamers to ports designated by the
Allies. who wilt then take them over
and man them.
Steamers Ready at Once
The Germans stated that the steam
CTS were in shape Tor immediate ser
wee, having been kept in repair by the
skeleton crews maintained aboard them
during the war
The agreement for the renewal of
the German armistice signed bv
Marshal Foah Admiral Browning and
the German armstice commissioners
on Thursday provided for the renewal
OF the armistice from time to time
after the month for which the extern
sion runs, until the conclusion of
peace, subject to the approval of the
Aimed governments.
The principal terms of the renewal
arc substantially rs already has been
reported. In addition, there is clausa
by which the Allied command reserves
the right 20 occupy that part Of the
Strasbourg defences comprised by the
Iorts on the eastern bank Of the Rhine
and strip of territory from three 70
six miles beyond.
Other clauses provide for the substj-
tuition for supplementary railroad ma
terlal, fixed at 800 locomotives and
10000 cars by the protocol of Deem
Der IT, by large quantities of industrial
and agricultural implements, and give
control OF Russian prisoners in Ger
many to Allied and associated dele
gates Ter repatriation. German head
quarters at Berlin will act in collabor-
atloh with the Allied and associated re
lief organizations in this phase OF the
work.
To Take All Submarines
The naval clauses provide that all
submarines must be turned over in
Guiding all submarine cruisers. mine
layers, swecpers, salvage ships and
floating docks for submarines. They
also stipulate That the building of ali
submarines must cease and those on
thc stocks must be dismanted or
destroyed under Allied supervision.
Germany undertakes to turn over all
Allied ships still detained in German
ports. The clause providing that Ger
many shall place her mercantile marine
ut the disposal of the Allies in return
for food supplies says that the agree
ment in no way affects the final dis
posal of those ships.