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Show liiy Tolrirrui.il. I THE CONIMTIOMJOK I'KACK,, HrruW cabin, Versailles, ."!. The preliminaries of pence nrr-inged by Bismarck Bis-marck (mil tliu oilier plonipotontiarioH with Thiers mid huvre, ir as follows : Article first specifics tho luio '.'' il"-rn'i il"-rn'i real ion. Arlielo Hcennd provide hnt Franco will pay Germany five milliards liaii.'." !?! ,t)il,''',''')'l one milliard at least in IKTI , iind all tin re it, in the rpaeo of three year- from to,': r'l-ifie.'ition. Arlielo llnril provide liiaf, evacuation evacua-tion is to eomiie iir(. on the nil ilieal ion ol'the treaty l.y the A --einblv, and Hint tho German troops will then immedi ately quit Paris-and the left bank of the Seine; also the departments of. Cher, Indre, Loire and Seine-in-Ferieur. The French troops will remain re-main behind the Loire till the signing of the definitive treaty of peace, except those in Paris, where the government is not to have exceeding forty thousand troops. The Germans evacuate the right bank of the Seine gradually, after the signing of a definitive treaty and the payment of half a milliard of francs. After the payment of two milliards, the Germans will only hold the departments of Marne, Ardennes, Muse, Yosges, Mcunthe and Belfort. After the payment of three milliards, .he Germans will only keep 50,000 'i-oops in France; but if a sufficient money guarantee be given the Germans will evacuate completely at once, otherwise other-wise three, milliards wilt carry interest at five per cent, from the ratification of the treaty. Articlo fourth provides that the German troops make no further requisitions: that the French government, govern-ment, will find food for the army of occupation in the ceded department; that . favorable arrangements will be made with the inhabitants, and time given them to - move if they please; and that no obstacle will be placed in LUU . y VL ymif; I diiou. Article sixth provides that prisoners be immediately liberated on the ratification ratifi-cation of the treaty, and the French railways will lend carriages and engines at the satue prices as to the Ereneh government. Article seventh provides that the treaty be definitely signed at Brussels immedjately after the ratification. Article eight provides that after the ratification the management of all the departments occupied will be handed over to the French officials, subject to the German commanders and in the interest of the German troops. Article ninth provides that it be well understood that tho Germans have no authority over the departments depart-ments not occupied by them. |