VON SALOW.
On 14 December the armistice tertns were renewed for the period ending 17 Jan. 1919, during which the conditions that were unful filled were to be completed. To the general terms as given above was added the following provision: °The Allied Ifigh Command re serves the right to begin meanwhile, if it thinks it wise in order to assure new guarantees, to occupy the neutral zone on the right bank of the Rhine to the north of the bridgehead of Cologne, up to the Dutch frontier. This occupation will be announced by the Allied High Conunand by giving six days' notice.) Meanwhile from 12 November the Inter national Artnistice Commission was in daily session at Spa, Bel:eum, in the former seat of the Great German Headquarters. Representa tives of the United States, Great Britain, France and Germany attended. Maj. Gen. Charles D.
Rhodes and staff represented the United States; with Maj. Gen. Sir Richard C. Haking and staff for Great Britain, and General Nudant and staff for France.
The Germans complied to the letter in the surrender of the stipulated war vessels and gave up every submarine, the total number being 122. These vessels were interned at Harwich, Eng land, while the great vessels of war were interned at Scapa Flow. Further drastic con ditions were demanded by the Allies and asso ciated powers in January in renewing the armistice for the month ending 17 Feb. 1919.
They included retribution for cmelty by Ger mans to prisoners of war, restoration of ma chinery and good.s taken from the invaded por tions of France and Belginnt, the placing in a safe place of German gold then stored in Berlin, German ships to be given over to carry food supplies to European cou:ntries, and all sub marines on the stocks to be surrentlered.
A further revision occurred one month later. The new agreement was signed on 16 Feb. 1919 and provided (1) that Germany must complete the terms of all previous agreements; (2) the armistice can be denounced by one of the con tracting parties on three days' notice; (3) it is renewed for an indefinite period; (4) a large part of Posen is relinquished by Germany to Poland; (5) all offensives against Poland must be abandoned. Further provisions regarded the demobilization and disarmament of Gernran forces, upon completion of which certain fea tures of the blockade would be released. For further details of the armistice period see the EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE SIGNING OF THE ARMISTICES immediately following.