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MR. WILSON TAKES HAND IN ADRIAT If Settlement Is Made Without Co suiting America President Will Withdraw. FROM ALLIES' CONFERENCE Interpret Step Designed to Bring head Negotiations Over Fiume. Paris, Feb. 15.--llugh C. Walla< the American ambassador yesterd delivered to the foreign oflice a mem randum from President Wilson, a cording to the Temps, in which t President said he could not appro of Premier Lloyd-George's propos settlement of the Adriatic (ues.ti which has been submitted to the Ju Slavs. The newspaper says that identical memorandum was deliver to the British foreign odlice in Lo dI'n. l'he 'Temps says President Wils allowed it to be understood that t United States would find it impossil to continue in conference if the alli settle the Adriatic question witho con1ulting the United States. The premiers have drafted a rep to Presiden' Wilson's note on the A riat ie question, which will be tran mitted througi the American amba sadorn at London and Paris accordi, to a member of Premier Millerama staff. who arrived in Paris tonight. The contents of the reply will not 1 mr.ade public until after it is receiv< by the President of the United Statt Ilowever, another (elay in the Adri tic settlement as a consequence of tL incident is foreseen in French oflici circles. Disapproves of Tenor. In his memorandum President W son criticizes Premier Lloyd Georgc plan as (ommunllcated to the Jul STO. and look o have to s our line n< come to tc be you are i market jt a what we I I but would a privilege a Sof ho vJif.n ~a i ways ayoh Pric we n< miniillismu RED And all other SBOOTI Slavs by the supreme council on Jan uary 20. Te President examined the plan, but declares he cannot approve of its tenor. Ie particularly opposes the idea which consists of giving the .Jugo-Slavs the choice between this plan and executigrf' pure and simple of the London pact. In addition, according to the Temps the President finds the Lloyd-George to plan too divergent from the memoran dull drawn up at London last Decem ber by Premiers Lloyd-George and e, Clemeuceau, with the collaboration of iy the American representative. o- The memorandum was immediately e- examined by the chiefs of the allied Ic governments before the French pre ve mier left London for Paris this morn d ng. )nl -- Washington Is Silent. mII White House oflicials tonight re d fud.. to discuss the statement of the n- Paris Temps that President Wilson in memoranda to the French and Brit mn ish foreign oflices had disapproved ie the latest proposal f- settlement of le the vexing Adriatic problem. There e. was neither confirmation or denial ut that the position of the United States again had been laid before the allied ly governments. d- Granting that such memoranda as s- reported by the Temps had been dis s- patched, other officials interpreted the i step as designed to bring to a head 's the negotiations over Fiume and Adri atie territory, which have been drag )e ging along for some time. rI Disapproval of the most recent pro s. posal, which was advanced by Pre a- e mier Lloyd-George and contemplated le the mlaking of Fiume, a free city un al der the league of nations, and tile, awarding to Italy as a recompense a strip of territory toward the south 1- from Trieste, it was said, would be 's entirely in line with the stand taken ,o by President Wilson at Paris that P IN er what we 'e how you in hxt time you a )wfl. It may not in the a Lst now for Lave for sale, give us the a ,nd pleasure a g you thru a Je will show Ich goods as you serviCe. 'a ii termns al- E ~e. Stop with 'E 1 town. CEDAR SHI1b Material Needed i -I& McLE Sumter, . C. Fiume should be awarded to the Jugs Slavs. 'This position, it has been sta ed, is the only one which Mr. Wils< considers is in accordance with h fourteen points on which Italy as we as the other allied governmengts, ma< peace with the central powers. 0 CONFIDENCE MEN FLEECE SYRIA Strangers Interest Gervais Stre Shopkeeper in scheme to iHe Worthy Objects. S. Joseph, prosperous Syrian, doir business at 905 Gervais street notific Chief Richardson yesterday that tv strangers had worked the confident game and had relieved him of $1,8( in currency. The -strangers loaf< around the store Friday morning, gay ed the confidepce of the merciant ar at 1 o'clock p. mII: had succedded in ge ting a hold on the cash and makin an cast getaway. They left a tin be that was supposed to contain $3,6( and when it was opened yesterday was filled with copies of The State at four $1 bills. Joseph told the chief of police th the men came into the store and or claimed he had $12,000. The tu strangers argued about the dispositic of the money and the financier insistc that his father's wish was for him t give the money to a priest. The oth< man argued that the cash be distril utied to the poor and among hospital Joseph was consulted as a good bus ness man and he became interestc The tricksters asked him to join in ti transaction and they would give hii as much money as he could show thei in the deal. The Columbia shopkeeper said I drew $1,800 from the bank and mi the men in his store. In a green bag they had what al peared to be a large package of cui rency, but it turned out to bw only lot of paper covered with a few bill The strangers offered to put the money in a tin box with the merchan1 cash and agreed to leave it with hil for safe keeping. Joseph thought the was a good prolosition and hands over the $1,800. The confidence mc succeeded in taking the cash and loc ing the box containing the bag ar paper. The men left the store at the merchant hid the tin box. Joseph told the chief that he decidc yesterday morning to take a look the contents of the box and broke tl lock. lie said he was disgusted at furious when he discovered that I had been duped. le said one of ti tricksters was about 35 /r 40 year old, medium weight, black hair at miounstache, dark complexion, wo're black overcoat with fur collar. TI other muau appearel to be about 25 c )30 years old, black hair, clean shavc :1ad wore a black suit. The merchant cirried the tin be to the police station, where it was e: mnined. Four dollars bill:; were neat1 wrapped around a bag of paper atl several copies of The State lated Fei r.ary 12 and 13 were tucked in Il (ai1net'. There was nothing in tI box: to give any clue to the idlentity he trickstrs. The game was workc lFri!av at about I o'clock and the co; oidence men'l have hadu am ple tm i lnkea c(leanl getaway'. make a ecant getaway.--Clumbi of ele':en w'.omeni, intcliuding hvin fr'o the SouthI, as miemiber's of the cxt utive\' commatittee of the [en ocrat nlainal ('omm11it tee, wasI anliounelc todhay by Cihaiirmian Home" S. Cut ming ifs, Six add~litioinal women men bets wi:l be appoinitedl sooni to malI Sthe womtan inembershi p correspon wvith that of the tmen. IGLES Lyour Building GD Inc.I Kiannnsnsis -1 2 222 _____________ Z___ t le 1 W]I Joo~ in 10 it d t t n ,0 l. iC d TI Fl I1 I1: HOME MANNING, tit 5222222222222ttSSttitttttttttittitttttttt u ' . Fan1 We a: for 01n4 of Fa Unitec SWe Have A a PL CU ST. E Co 3 *GR 3 In fact Farm .Cof f OR -T rich D j You Pi THE land flowi: honey exists in but the home of pe beckoning to every comm 'unity. If you squander yc cumulate only the save and invest the Begin with a savin bank. 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