Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-20
GERMANS ACCEPT
ARM|ST|CE Terms

Paris, Feb. II. (By the Associated
Press THE Germans have accepted
the new armistice terms which, it is
understood. provide for the continue
ton of the blockade during the ar
mistice.
Marshal Foch appeared in person be-
fore the council Of the great powers
to-day and announced the acceptance
and the signing by the Germans Of the
new conditions of the armistice The
signing took place at six o'clock Sun.
day evening on board Marshal Foch's
! private car at Treves.
This averts what promised to be q
rather critical situation, as it had been
reported that the Germans might per-
sist In carrying out their iutimations
OF refusal to sign.
The new terms, while still withheld
are understood to restrict German on
eratious against Poland within certa n
fixed lines, thus removing the danger
of u military clash, and at tho same
! time opening access between the in
terror OF Poland and the Baltic sea
But more important results will take
! form shortly when Marshal Foch returns
TO Treves for submission Of the details of
the disarmament and rehabilitation of
| the German forces which are being for
!
monte advisors Of Foch. These are
of Il nature amounting in fact to pre-
! iiminary peace agreement
! Disarmament is understood to include
both the naval and military branches and
/ the naval authorities expect the ultimate
! naval terms will provide for the dis
mantiing Of the Notifications of Helgoland
and the Kiel canal. the canal being opened
| for commercial navigation. While the
! blockade IL not raised by the present
terms it Is expected that the disarmament
under later and more complete terms will
obviate the necessity OF further block
ade and permit such economic and food
relief as is determined upon.
| The council OF the great powers to-
| day gave a further hearing on the Rus
! sian question. but no decision was reach
: ed. The feeling seems to be general that
| no decision IL in sight and that none of
the pending offers much of a prospect for
arriving at satisfactory solution
Paris, Feb. 17.-Among the declarations
! of Matthias ErZberger at Treves. accord
| ing to a Berlin dispatch published in the
| Temps was one to the American
representative on the armistice commits
| sion that Germany went to the aid OF the
| tHlNcu ctsitcS rum IooS W looO uuiiHB tiio
great economic crisis, furnishing money,
| clothes, shoes and machinery II the
| United States came to the aid Of Ger
many to-day, more than fifty years
afterward. Erzberger said, she could give
! Germany food and raw materials against
! n German loan and at the same time
would be doing a good stroke OF busi-
ness.
! Erzberger said Germany was suffering
! from hunger. The doctors had made
known the number of victims of the
| blockade. More than a|half million men,
women and children had died from ex-
haustion or the results OF lessened capac-
! ity to resist disease. he said He de-
| clared that Bismarck Immediately gave
succor TO Paris in 1871 after the Franco
Pruesian war and gave warning that Boil
shevism would result from hunger in
Germany.
| Erzberyer protested against what he
| termed the oppression against everything
German in Alsace- Lorraine and against
the encouragement given by the entente
ito the Polish appetite for conquest"
Germany. Erzberger declared. had
accepted President Wilson'S "A points for
peace. and the allies also had accepted
them. Article II, ne said. did not give
TO the allies the right to forbid the Ger
man people from defending themselves
against such Entertainments az the Poles
were mating.