Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-08-25 | Page 1 | Belgium Takes over Malmedy from Germany

BELGIUM TAKES OVER MALMEDY ! FROM GERMANY PARIS, Aug. 25 Belgian authorl-tics authorl-tics today took official possession c,f the district of Malvnedy. which was ceded to Belgium by Germany under the peace treaty. The Malmcdy district is a small strip of territory near the southern end of the boundary between Belgium and Rhenish Prussia with its western west-ern extremity forming an indentation .in the Belgian province of Liege. The peace treaty provided for the renunciation renun-ciation by Germany of all rights and title to this territory, as well as to the district of Eupen, further north along the Prussian Belgian boundary The treaty stipulates that during tre sixth month after the document comes into force the Belgian authorities at Eupen and Malmedy shall open reg's ters In which the inhabitants of the territories in question will be entit'cd to record in writing a desire to see the whole or part of them remain under German sovereignty. The league of nations is to review this public expres- i sion of opinion and decide as to th-disposition th-disposition of the districts. The districts of Eupen and Malmedy were separated from Belgium In 1814- 1 81 5 and assigned to Prussia, ,