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■ ■ f tTw f ir . c,. —t snru ms ms asms of PttOE wm »i HIES HERR UNDSBERQ Signature Affixed in Historic Hall Where Nearly Half Century Before, Humbled France Acknowledged Defeat at Hands of Her German Adversaries. UMUSE OF SHMIIN6 SETTLEMENT CHINESE DO NOT SIGN World Was is Finally Ended, Having Lasted Just Twenty- Seven Days Less Than Five Years; Conditions of 1871 Exactly Reversed; Germans Enter Protest Against Fancied Indignities. Versailles.—Wortd peace was sign ed and sealed in the historic hall of mirrors at Versailles, but under cir cumstances which somewhat dimmed the expectations bf those who had worked and fought during long years of war and months of negotiations for Us achievement. The absence of the Chinese dele gates. who at the last moment were uaable to reconcile themselves to the Chaatung settlement, and left the eastern empire outside the formal pur views of peace, struck the first dis cordant note in the aasembly. A writ- tea protest which General Jan Chrts- Bmuts lodged with his signature another disappointment to the of the treaty. hulking larger waa the attitude Germany and the German plenlpo- Tbue delegates of the minor powers made their way with difficulty through the crowd to their places at the table. Officers and civilians lined the walls and filled the aisles. President Wil son’s arrival 10 minutes before the hour for signing was greeted by a faint burst of applause from the few persons who were able to aee him. The German correspondenta were uahered into the hall ahortly before 3 o’clock and were given standing room in a window at the rear of the correspdhdenta' section. When Premier Lloyd George aniv- Late photograph of HSrr 4.andaberg f secretary for publicity, art and litera ture In Scheldemann’a cabinet, who is one of the German delegates to the Versailles peace congress. Berlin.—The German government, headed by Philipp Scheuiemann, had planned to refues to sign the peace treaty and to permit the allied troops to march into Germany as far as the Elbe, where It would be attacked by strong German forces, the Danzig cor respondent of the Tageblatt declares in a dispatch describing the details of a secret plan to create a separate state, in northeastern Germany. The plan failed because of jealousies and differences of opinion between the government and the army lead ers, the correpondsent aays. (A report from Geneva said Herr Scheidemann had arrived in Switser- land after crossing the frontier on foot) Washington —Failing to command Th# . i Mt proposal made by the con- the united support of opponents of 1 fptrators planning to oppose the al- sd many of the delegates sought auto- I the league of nations, the proposal for u^s k | fl ••td. waa to ask Poland to STI00E0 OVER SIZE OF DOMT Senator Borah Pessimistic Over What Other Nations May or May Not Do in Matter of Armament and Man. THICK or EEONMS BULKED BTPOUWD PLOT FRAMED TO FORM*. WITH -~L _ ^ POLAND A REPUBLIC IN NORTHWEST GERMANY. L:R?. INA J/N. PERKINS SCHEIOEMKNN IN SWITZERLAND <v. ■'V £ All Plans Fail Because of Jealousy and Differences of Opinions of Government and Army Leaders. HUN CROf PiCE Mil IN GE ESCAPE FROM HOLLAND^ I* JO SOME SIGNIFICANCE JUST NOW AND STIRS PAR S. MAY ADO TO . f Impression prevails That Gov.rnm.nt of the Netherlands Can Be Held Accountable For Flight. Paris —Frederick William Hohen- zollern, the former German crown prince, has escaped from Holland and made his way into Germany. News of the escape of the ex-crown prince caused a considerable stir in peace conference circles. While it is not felt he is a figure around which the reactionaries and monarchists would gather enthusiastically, never theless his act is regarded as an event of cnsiderable significance. Hfnts have come from Germany within the last few days that the wi %iiw , military caste there would not b# council of national defense, directs the ***»*•« t0 bringing about a activities of womsn’s committeos all ; # ^ uat * on w iHiin the former em ’ovsr the country In the campaign f* ’ *hat would embarrass the a .1* s 'Save 100,000 babies." Mrs. Ina J. N. Parkins, as chitf of tho child conssrvation section of tho graphs from tbs members of the coun cil of four, and they busied themselves signing copies of the official program until the Germane entered tbs room At 3 o’clock s hush fell over tbs ball. which left them, as evident and the crowds shouted for the off! an immediate declaration of peace by combine with eastern Germany In the congreea waa blocked In the senate formation of an Independent republic, foreign relations committee. ! The offer. It Is declared was rebuffed After n long and lively discussion, i by the Poles, who ashed why It had the committee voted IS to 4 to deter not action for the present on the reeoin < SUPPORT OF PBOHIO'TIONISTS offered Id years ago Us official program of th# day the expression of M demon- still outside any formal dale who were standing to sit down, so as not to block the view The del at the nil the a per la tors bad elthe^ i or f< the wall relations sat Intercourse nations depeadeat Ue signature of the preliml •f peers today but apoe rati . mtnutee Met t ec by the national assembly rw ,. ^ _ Dr Hermes a Me# tier the German To M desneecean s etem warning eerreiarv fee foreign affaire sad Dr ***• epealeg remarks that Uejr , the colonial secretary were expected *a4 he*4 in shows mte the hell end gnleOv took ******* Ueir eeete el the left end sf the O- shaped table They showed cempn- ears, pad manifested none of the an- which Ceant van ffrochderff heed of the German peace displayed when headed the treaty st V by (heir sap of the weald have •!< ktreat with the sees urn of Iftl. held In the MOVIMCNT OF OCRMAh OIVK ORKAT UNCABINVM Ardent Prohlhitieaists Vets far tec- ties Because Nstbieg to Be Oa«*ed by Tee Drnetis Low. Washington A men's right to store liquor m his home for the long dry kfler Jely ». stood wp sgetant ttech on that provision of the He i ts of the Gormans sgnlhsi the western Polish haw eery . ^ _ ... . . at three points are giving greet an- r*'— 1 " 1 Although the peace dec Is ration pro- tittnrts la c oafs rente ctyvlee. and fc<w> ** fe* 4 * 1 *** dismseed la the assets if* Ar # Paderewski Twitsh pro Near tho end ef an all day session during the day. •easier Bo- |g a^gteg eeroeet efforts te eh the committee voted dawn an amend rah amend n three hsur dehnin an U ia ammunitton fmm the sltiee he meat wi h weuM have mode II nft- e«hec lessee ef the Wpsety Bght By ro (g* Germane cat the pnartpnt hwfel fur a ntioen te have Hgner ta •ewtng his attach an tho league ewe- fm ||maya. which It la thought they wul hm p meseseism. struck ent a senwm eneet Citing the army htSTs pro- ettompl ) ehirh would have pro van tad "use” by and neutrality vis ten tor an army ef dBBJBB men. the Henry artillery attache open Caen ' * ctuosa sf ttgner m hat prtvate dwell ^ any nnlken ftnm the south and ueei * mg and derided that IB the matter ed In em the railway runnert , general enforcement there uenld t imm PTermw u !X rrucvu e*4 the * fferoOru uer t putting the peace treaty Into effect. and It seems not Improbable that the move made by th« • ex-crown princ# In connected with so ime such plan. The former ci -own prince made his way Into Holla nd shortly after th# •Ignlag of th'itn nittic# last NoveW* b#r and waa Intel ■ned (her# by the Dutch govern meat . taking ap hi# ry og til# ad of Wleriagea.YV the Beyder Zee 4 Washington —TI be y.jrwsv German spawn peisce wee mterwed Bf «to tldicll fit## 1 1 on the island #0 Wiertmgea and if Be preserve# kie stelae a# a f me ->p.fku*fk *-f o lematwMaal law ant Ltovwiee Bare la (Bat Ihe Met tort.ads | twerament miff Bn held eer was la M# By (Be aeeertated Martin the it • to the . abet ue wtl le net shore If * a city sd #• Bii an ether net tens fur every - uttle cease end g uv re d^eg te pn ^ggy*©*, off BUPOBCCIICNT Use the noeldL ho la a dn vet tag Idm* onoMia<T'Ou up to MOutf who thushe that means anything hm a stepeedeus army " they gaed the OCrMAN OtffLOMACV pmmh an I TO ffVLL ffVUG OUT Off ffACT? prohibit tan the padicinry at her ed ml , ctpni Bght the right gf homo st AaMBB Mergoo of Ohm to have stnehen am (MO reegmg Ik* V shell aos pewevs far Bin escape fl wee eipiemod the raise sd star r* the g.fserament ml effuegs asylum to urvu aiMdter be teieru him Caff the ported sd the ear sad tho! m this meteors that peeked techn lenity had net ekapned Offw tele said ana effect sd the ee* ape sOduOiedtp eenld ho to rseee the set hoc H lee sd Hellssd to renew pcecootleue te prevent the an cope af the Catmer emprer MtPMAti HUCLL8B AUO BILL MLICTIO TO BlOkl TBtATY. hm iy with grim set 971 Ceeditieeu Beveceed couditlees of ItTl were exactly ubU %k0 Today the disciples of Hie lly l%0ir fflieoe followed by the other as delegatee made hie way to ‘tare speed Premier Ports There has been a wide- preed feeling that whatever Germany light sign would ha eeksrrihsd la rtth mere thnn one mental lan That convict tea h At at set la iCv seels of the lowly George rsme next with the Eng- strengthened hi h most dsBalta mnn ' pendentlf of tho^ethaa, W9B IffpBVfiBd rhita markle states sf MIb- lyg de legal lan. Thn •rttlah domin* her s van la ad tha lam low dnya tha goddam of war. look ad on follueed Ceaadn. Australia New The stnhtng iff the Osrmaa ^ v * rfc **‘ 1 ^ fmacoed cell tag y**i**d Boutb Africa sad ladta. ta Brape Flow found hftuBt mu bceaes from Ftaace • sncieat j tb e order asmed ta the threat ta the note te the al A murmur nf surprise pasted llaa. In more thnn on# French paper Three incidents were emphasised around the hall shea It became attention la draws to tho contrast be hp the smoothness with which the eer wee conducted. The Brat of '*• •• -re of tha Chinese it ion to sign The second was the protest submitted by General Jan the Germany of hnoen that <i»-n«-ml Smuts represent 1 1 ing South Africa. that the peace was unsati«fartnry ] day. whose language and nrticina diR M Clemenreau and the French del- fer but little If at all from those of SENATE O. K‘B INCREASE 1 private dee ate wii # -a* a | aerwffted and mod hy him only dwelling Ardent pruhihiftentem m<ttee eased agv 1 ** 1 the Hergn* Pf* panel for the reneen they sold that nothing woe In he gained^ sweet tag a law an drastic as in arouse the hao- awt hy a vote of IT te t after the cum* P**ff** reV^ed tha? the mtttee had refaeed to spttt H into j day ed the ealeou had eeded Pmhlbt two separate and dietInft parts Dm members euppc»ci#4 as smend this vote did hot acenrmtety represent ment el mmsting the proviso that the the sentiment sd the robmittee. some lm*°r mset he obtained end placed ta member* of wh ch wi! ***n4 ta a mi storage prior te date the ac* « aonty report a d insist apon the hecotne effe.rtiv# As STueeded elimmstioa of some of the drastic 1 •*ctk*a reads that such liquor need rtra he eepeiaiii l panetdsd Ihn hiif«Ux. Christian Smuta. who declared the w ,. r ^ t he neit In line for the Ihe old regtma. paace unsatisfactory The third, un gigning. and Baron 8«*nntno and th# U la clear beyond argument that. IN SHIPBUILDING FUND. known to the general public, came from the German* When the pro gram for the csrumony waa shows to the German delegation. Herr von Halm ha usen, of the German dolega- Hon. went to Colonel Henry. French liaison officer, and protested. He said: “We cannot admit that the German dalsgates should enter the hall by a diffsrent door than the entente dele- gatea. nor that military honors should bs withheld. Had wa known there would be such arrangements before, ffha delegates would not have come.” After a conference with the French foreign minister ,it was decided, as a compromise, to render military hon- jan as the Germans left. Otherwise, the program was not changed. An hour before the signing of the treaty, those assembled in the hall had Been urged to take their seats, but their eagerness to see the historic cer emony was so keen that they refused to keep their seats, and crowded to ward the center of the hall, which is so long that a good view* was impossible from the distance. Even with opera glasses ,the correspondents and others unable to observe satisfactorily, seats w T ere in no way elevated; consequently there was a general • aarmmbfo*- for standing room.- —- other Japanese delegate* The Ital* I »» Admiral von Reuter opened Washington.—Increase in Ihe ship- ians cam# after the Japanese, and 1 —cocks of kti BatL B$ !• the j ping board fund from tTTMOB.OdB IB they, in turn, were followed by the .f «hFor : n «- thi*' upon the poe*e#*or"* DEMOBILIZATION OF THE NAVY PROCEEDING WITH DISPATCH While ue affirm! mfermetiea la yet el head with regard ta the appelBt- meat hy the Oeruma geverwateei ef pteatpeteatisfiee ta proved te Vee- •eillee ta tigs the pear treaty the leteet uaeffltlal edvtree errtvtsg ta Tarte frees Oenaaay ere ta the #ff#rt that Dr Msfeeeee Mueller, foreign ■itn later la the rahtuet ef Herr Baser, sad Dr Bell, the minister ef reteaie^ have fceea rheeee fer the duty The time fer the tighten af tha treaty else Mill te ta doubt Everything seems reatlugeut ea tha sppotetfweut of the m#u w he ert for Germany and their se n Versellle* rfHBMHMriMBBa regard las the re- f the former Ger man crown prince who had been In terned m Holland since hcsttlitieW ceased Mild ectoa the ere ti tU'T t— Germvnv liL. I ■fl representatives of the smaller powers. During the attaching of the signa tures of the great powers and the Germans a batten- of moving picture machinei? and cameras clicked away so audibly that they could be heard above the general disorder. Cannon Boom. At 3t45 the booming of cannon in celebration of the peace broke the monotony in the hall of mirrors, where the crowd had tired of the almost end less signing. China’s failure to send her dele gates to the ceremony created much comment. The vacant seats of the Chinese were noted early in the pro ceedings, but it was expected that the delegates would arrive later. Then the report was circulated officially that the Chinese would not sign with out reservation on Shantung, and would issue a statement this evening on their position. Clemenceau’s announcement that th<| ceremony was at an end made it clear that China in tended to have no part in the day's ceremonies nad that she must be dealt with by Tetter if the signatories are willing to grant her the privilege of future German diplomacy Intends to I4tl.b00.ft00- for completion of the Washington—Demphilixatlon of the * * *** pull the plug out of the t**?* treaty, 'government's anthorixed ship buiMing navy la proceeding rapidly and aatia- ® * v WERE 120.G^ ■ - — program was approved by th# senate factoiily. Secretary Daniels announc- with but one dissenting vote at a late ed. with the result that the total , Washington. —- American casualties session held in an effort to pass the strength will have been reduced to during the 4. day Meuse-Argonne of sundry civil appropriation bill. LAST OF 81 ST DIVISION TROOPS AT NEWPORT NEWS HINDENBURG HAS THROWN UP JOB OF COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. WASHINGTON RECEIVES NEWS WITH SCARCELY A FLUTTER.. Newport News, Va.—Practically ev ery city and town in North and South Carolina was represented b ymen ar riving here aboard the small trans port Montpelier, which reached this port bringing the last units of the 81st division. Said tor be the last selective service men to sail from France 9 officers and 470 men of the 306th supply train. Eighty-first (Wild Cat) division, arriv ed in port on the U. S. S. Montpelier. MANY WILD CATS WILL REACH THEIR HOMES DURING WEEK Petersburg, Va.—The 321st infantry regiment, 81s\ division, numbering 954 men under command of Lieutenant Colonel L.. E. Schucker, of Norfolk, which arrived at Camp Lee from over seas for demobilization, will be mus tered out of service at once by tne officers of the regiment themselves, who it is said have volunteered toVper- form the service in order that the Tttew^n»ysffe^4B^4hwir”ht>«nek -as goon- as possible. AGREEMENT REACHED TO FIX SIZE OF STANDING ARMY. Washington.—Senate and house con ferees on the army appropriation bill reached an agreement to fix the aver age size of the 1920 army at 325.000 officers and men. This total is 75,000 less than that proposed by the senate and 25.000 more than the strength au- thorixed originally by the house. ' 250.000 m*n by the end of this week, fensive aggregated 120.000 men. or 10 More than 500 men a day are being re per cent of the total of 1.200.000 en- leased. the secretary said, most of gaged, acrording to a “statistical sum- them being taken from the shore es- niary of the m*ar with Germany’’ pre- tablishment. * | pared by Colonel Leonard P. Ayres. Since the »i«ming of the armietice r hlef of the s <a<t«tlc»t branch of the general staff, and published hy the war department. * REQUESTS SUPPRESSION * OF ARTICLE OF TREATY. Paris.—A diwpath ferom Vienna says that Dr. Karl Renner, head of the Austrian peace delegation, has deliv ered to the peace conference a note requesting suppression of article 49 of the peace treaty with Austria. This article authorizes the states which formerly were part of the Austro-Hun garian empire to pay their share of JLhg^BLar iadfemfli-ties from privaie Ana- SURRENDERED WITH. GEN.- JOHNSTON AT CHARLOTTE fyrlin.—Field Marshal von Hindea- letter tc£ his troops runs as ■lows in part: "Soldiers. I Intimated some time to the government that I most an honorable defeat to a sharne- I owe yon this ex plans Washington.—Word of the consum mation of peace was received at the national capital with scarcely a flut ter of popular or official sentiment At the white houee and the suite department the news aYoused only k qmet feeling of sail* fact Jo* that the Chattanooga. Tenn.—Col. Baxter Smith, aged 87. assistant^secretary of the Chicamauga park commission and Confederate soldier, died at the gen eral hospital at Fort Oglethorpe Colonel Smith waa born March 10. 4BBB trian properties in those states. CHINESE DEFINITELY DECIDE NOT TO SIGN THE TREATY. Washington.—Announcement by the Chipese peace delegation in Paris tuat China would not sign the peace treaty Is in line with the instructions sent more than 265.000 men have been dis charged from the navy or released to inactive duly in the reserve forces. Between July 1 and October 1, 50,000 additional men will be released in or der to meet the reduction fixed in the new navy bill. TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE LINES RESTORED JULY 31. Washington. Agreement w , as 11 "Of every 100 American soldiers and sailors who took part in the war with Germany,” the report said, "two were killed or died of disease during the period of hostilities. COMPANIES OF WOMEN Formed as red guards. Helsingfors.—A terrible storv illus- reoched by senate and house con- tr^ng nature of the war waged ferees on legislation to repeal gov- t ^ e bolsheviks is recounted by a ^rmnent control of tele raph, tele- t rave l er from Riga. Towards the end phone and wire systems. The con- 0 * bolshevist rule, before th£ Let- ferees adopted the house plan of ter- re ^ leader, Statska, fled, compan* ‘minating government control at mid- ’ ea w °nien were formed as red night on the last of the calendar F uar( f s - Their duty was to carry out month. In which the law is approved, executions when the men refused that Toll and local exchange telephone duty- Nearly 100 executions are known rfll£S-Jtmild-_he. contimiM,tour months to have been carried out by these— murderesses. unless sooner changed. __5v. — GERMANS TO SAIL FROM CLAUDE KITCHIN CHOSEJM CHARLESTON FOR HOME TO ANSWER REPUBLICANS. Salt L*he City. Utah.—Under guard Washington. Claude Kitchin has of Unit* SUtes- troop.. 267 enemy been »<-elrted to answer clnims hy the . ‘ ’ t ^ * republican leaders that they have alien, from the war prt«on barrack, at oSe ind , bmkm 7 do||ar * the delegation nereral week, .go by Fort Dougla., near here, started for by catting off fundi from g the ChiDeae government These la- Charleston. S. £. la a special train non blUa. He intends to speak stroctioas were to refute to alga the Upon Arrival at the A tie* tic port they house 1* a day or I