Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 167, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1920 — GERMANY HAS MILLION ARMED MEN AT PRESENT [ARTICLE]

GERMANY HAS MILLION ARMED MEN AT PRESENT

Spa Belgium, July 9.—The allied plan for the disarmament of Germany granting six months for the reduction of the German arnfed forces to 100,000 men and the destruction of German war materials i naccordance with the terms of the treaty of Versailles was accepted by Germany today. ■ The German delegation, headed by Chancellor Konstantin Fehrenbach, signed the allied disarmament proposal at 11:30 o’clock. The Germans made verbal protest against any occupation of the Ruhr district by allied troops on the ground it would paralyze German had admitted that there were more ‘ than 1,000,000 armed men in Germany. According to the terms of the allied plan which were drawn up 1 * Foch and Field Marshal Wilson of the British general staff, the German government must reduce ns armed forces to 150,000 men by Oct 1 and complete the . redu to 100,000 men the following three

months. , _ „„ The allied proposals were conveyed in the form of an ultunatum and Germany had until noon today to give an answer. - . . . In the event of rejection the allies threatened to extend, their tary occupation of Germany beyond the present zones of The discussions revealed that Germany still has 7,850 airplanes and that they are vassels that should have been turned over to the allies. If Japan had a right to take Shantung, it would no L long an explanation. —Washington Post. < P- / - ,