The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-02-19
GERMANY MUST
CUT ITS ARMY
Final lrmistice Allows Huns
100000 Soldiers.
MUS! DlSMANTLE HELGQLhRD
Preliminary Peace Agreement May
BE Ready This Week to Be Sub
n1tsed to Berlin Government. 80.

Paris, Feb. 19.--Marshal Foch ap
pearef i'll person be or. he council al
fhe &:>;tt powers and ann&unced The
acceptance and the 5 gn NJ by the
Germans OF The new cond liens of the
arms, zee.
rhr's: gning took place at six O'Clock
fSul...ay evening on board Marshal
Fool private car at Treves.
III averts what promised to be
q eli. cal situation. as II had been
reported the Germans IL ght persist
in CARRYING out their int:mations of L
refusal 10 sign.
More important results will take
form shortly when Marshal Foch re-
turns to Treves for submission of the
"details of the disarmament and de-
mobilization of the German forces
which are being formulated by the
military. naval and economic advisers
If Foch These are of nature
amounting in fact to preliminary
peace agreement.
The special commission of the SUI
rreme council, charged with drafting
The terms Of this definite armistice,
which will hold good until the peace
plelinlinaries are signed has almost
completed its task. 1t is possible, says
a Havas report, that Marshal Foch
will be able to notify >the Germans
Thursday or Friday of the military
and naval terms, which will be essen
italy those OF the preliminary peace
treaty. -SS >----
It is understood the terms will In
clude clauses by which Germany will
he allowed =, maintain only go, 900
mon nnder arms to keep order All
war material beyond what is necessary
10 equip these troops, according to
report, would be placed under control
of the allies. They also will hold Ger
neany's munitions factories.
Disarmament is understood to in
clude both the naval and military
branches. The naval authorities eN-
pect ultimate naval terms will provide
for the dismantling of the fortifica-
tons of Heligoland and the kiel canal
the. canal being opened for CONNER
cial navigation.
While the blockade is not raised
by the present terms yet it is ex-
Dected the disarmament under later
and more complete terms Will obv;a. @
the necessity of further blockade
end permit such economic and food
lief as is determined upon.
Under the new terms Germany must
:,handon all offensive movements
against the Poles, and also must pro-
h;bit her troops from crossing the
Russian frontier at a certain line.
The line of demarcation between
Germany and Poland is outlined as
follows: East of Grosser Neudorf
hfschin, south of SchOdZlesen (D,
forth of Egin, southwest of Bromberg,
south of Saun CO, north of Czarnkau
(east of Kreuz), west of Birn, aum and
"cntschen (west Of Posen), wessstein,
!>sa and onrth of Wiernszow, and
hence along the frontier between ST.
lisa and Poland.
(T'his line of demarcation brings
the Polish frontier at some points to
'githin 100 miles Of Berlin and gives
20 Poland a considerable part of the
Prussian province Of Posen.)
1t was provided by the allied terms
hat the armistice must be renewed
Cor an indefinite period. with Il fixed
delay of three days for the renuncia-
ion Of it. The old terms of the ar
mistice are to be carried out com
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