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. aft . ft II . , p A CAROLINA HOME NEWSPAPER, CONSTRUCTIVE, CLEAN, RELIABLE "WHEN Yj?.U SEE IT IN THE OBSERVER, IT'S SO." -ill'l .' " CHARLOTTE, Rv X THURSDAY MORNING; M? 15, 1919. PRICE FIVE CEf$T$ FOUNDED 1869 REFUSE TO SIGN-MARSHAL FOCH IS ON THE ME BAPTISTS UN TO MCE FIGHT Barring of Voluntary Camp Pas tors Not Forgotten. CONVENTION IN ATLANTA Dr. Oambrell Re-Elected, Presi dentAttendance Promises to Break AH Records. Atlanta, Ga., May 14. The sixty fourth annual session of the Southern Baptist convention was organized here today with what promisee to be the Jcrgest attendance In Its history. More I tHan 2.600 delegates were registered before the convention opened and, with thoae who came in today and the hun dreds of visitors present, it was ex pected the total attendance would go well toward four thousand. The first day was spent in organisa tion,, reports of committees and an outline by Rev. J. B. Gambrell. of Fort Worth, president of the convention, of it fight the - Baptists intend to wage against the attitude' of the war A partment toward denominational re ligious work which Dr. Gambrell term ed, an effort to "break down denomt" natlons."' Tonight the convention ser mon was preached by' Rev. Dr. M. B. Dodd, of Shreveport. La. . All committee reports showed a eteady increase In. the amount-of re ligious work carried on during the year. Total contributions from south ern Baptists in the past 13 months were more than $17,900,1000, and of this the foreign mission board took in 91,221.10, a gain of 70,27 over last year, and the homo mission board in current receipts showed $859,906, a S per cent Increase. 1 Women's Work Grows. The report of the Woman's Mission ary union and of the Baptist laymen's " missionary movement, auxiliaries to the convention, both showed healthy Increase In work done. There now r 15,014 organisations In the wo man's auxiliary, which will formally open its sessions tomorrow. Since shortly after the United States got into the, war there have been references to objections by Baptists to the war department's order barring volunteer camp pastors from military establishments. Dr. Gambrell in his annual address today said that while the war was on the attitude of the convention had .been to apeak "very guardedly on matters affecting the war," in order not to hinder the work of redeeming the world from "aclen tlfic barbarism." "The war is now over," he contin ued,, "and some things ought to be said in the spirit of Christian frank ness for the good of the country and In fhe interests of Christianity Itself." Protests of delegations from the Southern Baptist convention and the Northern Baptist convention against the order barring volunteer cajnp pas tors from military establishments, and aeainst the various evangelical de nominations establishing separate churches in camps and in munition centers. brought; no result, he said. . 'Gnmbrcll has no Opposition. Dr. Gambrell was re-efected presl rinnt without anDositlott.' The president's address featured the ' Initial gathering of the Baptists, which for the first time In the history of the church admitted women as delegates on an equality with male members of the church. More than 2.600 members and visitors wero in attendance. At the afternoon session digests of the reports of the convention board will be presented. The annual con vention of the women's Baptist mis tnnarv union, which . meets JolntljC with the southern convention will open4 tomorrow. Dr. Gambrell in his address recited the history of the fight made by the various Protestant denominations against the action of the war depart-' rnent in barring volunteer camp pas tors from the military lestabllshments. and declared "the religious war work policy of the government was framed in a spirit of utter disregard for the religious rights of a vast ma jority" of the civilian population of the country and the rights of a great Tiiajority of the soldiers in the ar " jtiv." : i The speaker condemned the attitude the war department in turning over - to the Y. M C A. the religious work , for the "Various Protestant denomina tions. He pointed ,out that steps must !) taken to correot what he terms a "serious drift in government circles." ' A warning was sounded to Baptists of the south by Dr. Gambrell against ' perversions of doctrine. He declared efforts are being made to work radical ' rhanres in denominational beliefs un- dsr the gue of "liberal thinking." i Other convention officers named ln "JnAmiiiL Dr. H. C. Moore, Nashville. and JiHenry Burnetts Mateon... secre taries; George W. Norton, Kentucky, re-elected treasurer, and W. P. Harvey. JIarrlabury, Ky.( auditor. , 1 Figure Vrom Year'i Record. H ' " WaVes taken from the report com n Rev. Dr. Lansing Burrows, of 'mericua, a., statistician and former president or ine eoamnuun, mi total contributions during the past yearWere, 17,857.929. or tMMfsU imore than, the-1 previous,, year. Of .the -contributions, he report shows, $1$,- 41.2 welt('(5;homPurp0l,,' 0114)23 for -state- home and foreign missions, and $2,260,08$ for other be- ...Unl HiirnrMltlt. ,ir ; t a ii , a: -'; i :iviviw. '-!.- n, ; . ,. ... t Value of property nein wy oueii ON CAMP ORDER Where -Dr. Hennessee Was Shot To Death As He Stepped From Train lints V s I I'M This la nhotocraphlo view of the Glen Alpine. Bnrke eoonty. ino nun E. A. Hennessee was shot 10 time aa be Charged with the crime, Aaron Wiseman county. Sffl BESTS IN TRIM Defense Tries t,o Impeach Tes timony of Star Witness. Several Witnesses Say Two Par ticipated in Shooting Which Killed Dr. Hennessee. BY LEE B. WEATHERS. (Shelby, May 14. 'The second day of the trial of Aaron Wiseman, charged with the murder of Dr. B. A. Hennas- see, at the little Glen Alpine railroad station, on the night of January 31, nnanad with a further cross ex amination of Fred Amos. on ot .tb sUte's two sUr witnesses, oy rounwi for the defense. Attorneys for Wiseman attempted to impeach Amos' testimony with a se ries of questions. Amos .was, queried as to whether or "not he had been charged with seduction, carrying a weapon, and representing himself-as being a single man when he paid at tentions to a stenographer in Haywood county. " Amos admitted that he had drawn a pistol on one McKinney .and said that if he had been indicted several times in Mitchell he did not know it, as copies of the summons were never served on him. When asked If he had attempted to escape military service he answered in the negative, adding that he had serv ed six months on the Mexican border and had received a commission as a lieutenant In the last war. ,The witness declared that his wife and children live with his wife's father near Newton "owing to her poor health and that he amply supports them and provides as much as $600 or $700 a year, for that purpose. nWntlons from Newton testified to the good character of Amos and. representative business men ana oi flcials testified to the good character of Ramsey, the state's two star wit nesses, both of whom declared posi tively vesterdav that they were certain Wiseman was the man, wno fired the shots that killed Lr. Hennessee. ,' Joe W. Tallant, who lives In Glen Alpine, said that after the hoinioioe ihe was on the train with Amos and that Amos celled him over for con versation, ea.vlnz the man who fired the fatal shot weighed about 150 or 160 pounds, wore a slouch hat and A. tnri. n-nfttnn t n n rt that WlMt. viunii VI i ' r v, . , ..... . man was the man. THllant told WT D. Pitt Komethlnjc between the homi cide and the trial of the Pitts boys that he had had a talk on the train with a man who saw the shooting and that Wiseman was the man. but did not disclose to Pitts the name of A nibs. as. the witness, and that Pitts did not a;;k him for name of. witness to trantcdy. D. A. Kanlue. of Marion, did not know Wiseman personally but saw him 'mi the bridge at Marlon the day of the homicide at (jlen Alpine. Jte further stated that defendant had two pistols, one In fa scabbard under his arm and another in his pocket, mat ne wore a sack coat and did not speak. Leigh Gordon, of Morganton, was one of the men sent tfl bring Wiseman to the Pitts trial and. with Hallman, took papers. Issued by Judge Cline, to bring Wiseman . from his Avery county home. When they got In sight of the house, he said, Wiseman stood in the back yard. On a second knock at the door an old man responded and Gordon walked upstairs where he found Wiseman in bed, saying he was sick. After witness explained that he wanted him for court, Wiseman pulled back his pillow and showed two pis tols, which he said he had for officers in Avery who had been giving him trouble. In the corner of the room stood an army rifle. On cross exami nation, Gordon stated that Dr. Pet terson examined Wiseman and said he was sick. He testified that the pistols Wiseman had were large and looked like 38 caliber, but not large enough for 45. ,. R. N. Loven, of Spruce fine, said he was en the train with -Wiseman Looming to Morganton and that Wise man iota mm ne waniea ra i pu Pitts at Glen Alpine that evening and Inquired : about hiring an automobile at Morganton to drive back wnen tne train, pulled on the siding a Glen Al. pine and- Wiseman got- off. . k . R. M. Wilson rural . letter ' Carrier of Marlon, said he saw defendant at Will Ramsey's at Marion" the -day after the homlelde, and that Wiseman had jjui ; u n n ,f it , " n I t 11' -- r- I) i WISEMAN (Continued on Page FfW)" 4. V6 Southern railway passenicer station at f nnr wc ib o,.v..,in n.nu alighted from a train returning home. is now on inai ai aneiay, nctiinuu II. C. GETS NEXT United States Grand Chapter to Meet in 1920. Jesse Oldham Given High Office by Royal Arch Chapter at Greensboro. BY W B. STUART. Greensboro. May 14. The 71st annual convocation or the grand chap ter of Royal Arch Masons of North Carolina reconvened this morning at 9 o'clock, when additional representa tives ha4 arrived during the night and further reports from the grand chap ter officers were received. -The first thing having the attention of the convocation, after the disposing of routine business, was the nex place of meeting, which resulted in Wil mington belnjr selected and the meet ing to take place, on the second Tues day in "May 1920. Election of officers was the next or der of business, with the following re sult: John H. Anderson, grand high priest. Fayettevllle; deputy grand uiv. Uit Tnhn T Ptinenlr. rneentlv hib'i - ' ( of Greensboro, but now serving the Y. j M. C. A., in JTrance; J. na. uianam, grand king, Charlotte; W. L. Crawford grand scribe, Lexington; Wilnam Richie Smith, ifrand captain of the host, Raleigh; R. C. Dunn, grand prin cipal sojourner. Enfield; E. R. Hamp ton, grand Royal Arch captain, Ashe vllle'; J. W. Payne, grand master of the third veil. Salisbury; John S. Mc Eachern, grand master of the second veil. Wilmington; C. A. Jenkins, grand master of the first veil. Winston-Salem; E. B. Neave. grand treasurer. Salisbury, and John G. Briggs, grand secretary. Elisabeth City. The newly elected officers were in stalled by General High Priest of the United States Frederick W. Craig, of Des Moines. Iowa, and in addressing the new officers, he stated that the Royal Arch chapters of Masonry had the largest membership of any Ma sonic organization in the world. The occasion of the general hlfch priest's visit to North Carolina at this time Is for the purpose of selecting the next place of meeting of the General Grand Chapter of the United States, it having been decided at the last meeting of that body to meet In North Carolina In 1921. This body meets triennlally and the leaders among the chapters of North Carolina seem to think that Ashevllle will be the next convocation of that order, while. Charlotte. Raleigh and Wilmington have all been considered. The Charlotte Masons, as well as many throughout the state, will be pleased to know tnat j. m. uianam. of Charlotte, was elected to the third highest office within the North Caro lina chapter. Usually the chapter promotes its officers from year to year and while John J. Phoenix, of Greensboro, was in line for the grand high priest of the grand chapter, still, in. view or tne fact that he was In France, serving the Y. M. C. A., and his return soon, being doubtful, it was thought best to elect him to second position on the staff and next year elevate him to grand high priest. Three thousand dollars was voted to take care of -the general grand chapter convocation In 1921, which will bring thousands of high Masons to North Carolina from all over the United 8tates. At noon, the grand chapter of North Carolina adjourned its 71st an nual convocation with all the repre sentatives singing, the praises of Greensboro as a convention city and for thanks to the local .Masons A resolution was unanimously ,passed, which brought the chapter to a most successful conclusion, after which an auto ride around ths city, was enjoyed and all Masons Invited to dinner at the Eastern Star home at 6 o'clock. The 4$rd annual assembly of the Grand Council of Royal and Select masters met In the Masonle-temple at I o'clock, and after receiving reports of tha various officers and handling of the regular routine, the election of officers took place with the following being elected to serve during ths en suing year: J.H. Taylor, Wilmington, illustrious grand master; J. J. Phoe nix, Greensboro. now In ..France,' deputy Illustrious grand master.4 J. H. Anderson. Fayettevllle, grand princi pal conductor of work: R. L. Chandler, Southern Pines, grand captain guard: J. W. Payne Bpencer, grand rondur- MASONIC SESSION ( Continued on Page two.) COTTON MEN IN SECRET PLAN TO FIGHT Organize AmericarK League of Cotton Growers AT NEW ORLEANS CONGRESS "Death Knell of Speculator in Cotton Producing World. Sounded," Says Member., New Orleans, May 14 At a secret meeting here tonight or cotton grow- era representing 400,000 acres of cot ton producing land, the American Cot-1 toh Growers' league was organized, de-H signed to combat what was aliegedOo be "a stronc influence brought to bear and New England manufacturers." on the proceedings of thj? conference as- aeittljled here to consider the organ-J Uation of a $100,000,000 cotton ex-j potts c or p ora t i o n . A committee was appointed, com prised of A, Alan Breen. Bayminette, a; George E. Hasklns, Mobile; Har vey W. Swayne, Atlanta; K. F. Work Houston, Tex., and Justin Fair. Mont gomery. Ala., empowered to work out plans to meet tne ailegea innuence. Announcement that the growers had organised was made to the Associated Press by one of the members of the committee, who expressed the belief that "the death knell of the specula tor in the cotton producing world may have been sounded," by the organiza tion of the league. It was announced that three plans for permanent organization of cotton interests had been prepared and would be submitted to the general confer ence. These, known as the Texas, Tennessee and South Carolina plans, It was stated, differed some as to detail, but the general Idea was the same. The object of the association, ac cording to leaders of the movement, will be to continue efforts started this vcir for an Intelligent co-operation relative tOjUlfiJdttfitio.p.if JpreapfJJ rcottbfi acreage from year to year m I accordance with ths world ncmana ror cotton. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR t WAR, BUT WILL PAY Paris, May 14. The note on repa rations presented by the German peace delegation to the council ef four does not protest against the pay ment by Germany for the devastation wrought in Belgium and northern France which, it says, Germany is ready to do willingly. It is added, however that Germany will not pay reDaratlon for this damage on the -principle that she was responsible for th WAX. The note on the question of prison ers says: neace delegation notes with satisfaction that the project shlng and Bliss took luncheon yester recognizes the principle of the .return jay with Genera Liggett, commander tlon deems that all the details of the In any event a small American foroa expectation of this measure ought to wiu remain on the Rhine to repre- be submitted to a special commis sion. "Direct oral discussions between the oommlsston and nearly all the belligerents concerning prisoners of war have been considered,- even dur ing hostilities, as the surest means of solving the difficulties. It ought to day to be all the easier to reconcile the different viewpoints and clear up certain obscurities still existing on certain details of the problem." A. W. M'LEAN DELIVERS ADDRESS IN WASHINGTON BY H. E. C. BRYANT. Washington. May 14. A. W. Mo Lean, director of the war finance cor poration, delivered an address today to the officers of the finance dlyislon of the war department, at a luncheon at Rauscher's. on the subject: "Some phases, of government finance during the war." There were more than a hundred of the officers of the division of finance present. Hugh G. Chatham, of Winston-Sa lem, was here today, jr Eddy O. Caudle naar on annnlnted K,0Btmft),,el. st oidtdtm and Jasper Smith, st Pink Hilr. JO-JO SAYS , partly" cloudy snd 'warmer ' today; probably fair-Friday. 5. t Bad 'msna4gemen e some men do n whew bad luck t t the blame. AUSTRIAN DELEGATES HAVE TO LEARN WHAT ARE TERMS OF PEACE International Situation as Summarized From the Ca hies BY THE ASSOCIATED PRKSS. Now It Is the turn of the Aus trtans to. learn from the alllod governments what Is to be the tst to the former empire of Its association with Germany and her allies In the world war. . The Austrian delegates who are to receive the peace treaty drawn np by the allies and associated gnv ernmenta lutvo arrived In . iliu. Village of St. Germain, near Parln, vfhere they are to await the sum. mora of t!o peace congress to ap pear before it. I'nllke the reception given the Germans on reaching Verttaillee, that accorded the Austrian bad me rcmcnU of friendly cour-" tesv on the nart of the French representatives charged with the duty of meeting the visitors. On Qie face of tne leader of tne dele jratlon. Count Rentier, there was a nleaaant amRe when he. alighted from the train, In contrast with the stern set faces of all the Ger mans when they arrived at Ver sailles. It wss evident that the rpfjuost of the Germans for permission t KO to St. Germain and greet the Austrlana had been denied, for no Germans were present When the first meeting4 of the Austrlans -with tlie allied .peaca, delegates Is to take place has not yet been announced. '-The council of four has made reply to .the suffgeationa Incor porated in notes from the German delegates regarding laboj smd the repatriation of prisoners. Three additional German notes have been delivered to the lorn ll, and4 Count von Brockdorff Rantxau and his associates are said to be drawing up farther W ntil Affairs Are Turned Over (To.the French All Americana But Third Corps and Three Division To Leave, If Germans Sign: Special Cable to The Observer From The London Tunes. Copyright, 1919. by PublftJ Ledger Co. -. - - sent the United States during, the period of occupation, it Is a foregone conclusion that this force will be made up of volunteers commanded by regular army offlcerw exclusively. Coblenz, Tuesday, May 13. (By the Associated Press.) If the Germans sign the peace terms, all the American troops, except ths third corps and three divisions and a few headquar ters, will be taken out of the oc cupied district of Germany by June 1 or soon after that date, according to reports in circulation in Coblenz. It is understood that the first, sec ond and third regular divisions will be those to remain for the duties in connection with turning over the area to French control. If the Germans accept the peace conditions. It Is un derstood, preparation will begin Im mediately for the remaining three divisions to withdraw to France preparatory to embarking for home. The length of time required to turn affairs over to the French has not been determined, but It is estimated that It may take perhaps a month GEN. LIGBEn TO HIE QUESTION Ulfil in uuuLLiiL uinuuimu uiill the Americans, jof course will bo changed materially. ; General Pershing, when aBked by the correspondent on Monday what would be the part of the American army in the e4ent the Germans do not sign the treaty, said It may be de pended upon that America will do her part, whatever that may be. In connection with the report that all ths Americans, except the third corps and three divisions, will be out of Germany by June 1. proved the Germans accept ,the peace conditions, It is understood that the headquar ters of the third army will remain In Cableni with Lluet. Gen. Hunter Lig gett In command. The task of paying bills and checking up property preparatory to turning the area over to the French will require a great mass of detail work, but plans for the traflfer of the Americans from Ger man soil) have advanced to such m extent in the last few daysJiiat latest estimates are that possibly by Ae gust the duties of the great mass of the Americans in connection with the oocupatioii will be vlrntally at an end and the last donghboy will have said good-bye to the Rhine., - --Ths fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh regular army division will be turned over' to' the service of supply. Vari ous other "units in 'the area of occu patlon also will be ordered to France. Plans havs been prepared, so that when ths Germans sign the treaty." to begin moving the troops Immediately It Is hoped to move eight trains load ed with troops dally. - The equipment Of the soldiers will be shipped out Utter. - ,,, t o i ,' t lengthy proposals looking to the amelioration of the peace terms given Germany. One of the lant notes of the Germans, which deals with the economic clauses of the treaty, as serts) that enforcement of the terms will mean the ruin of Ger many. Anotlier nolo touches on the Sear valley arrangement, the transfer of German territory to Belgium and 'the evacuation by Germany of Schleswlg. No protest Is made by 'Germany to affording reparation for damages to Belgium and northern Fran, hut one of the notes asserts that Germany vvlil not pay Tor dam ages on the principle that she was responsible for the war. A member each from the Brit ish, French, American, Italian and Japanese delegations haa been appointed by the council of four to deal with tlie objections and proposals of the German plenipo tentiaries. Kfforts nre being made by the British peace delegation for the pooling on the basis of tonnage fost during the war, pf former German merchant vessels seised by the allies. Such distribution , would materially affect the own ership of German vessels, includ ing some of Germany's greatest transatlantic liners, Interned In the United States prior to this country's entry into the war and which later were seized. Poland Is making claim to some of the warships surrendered by Ger many. The Italians are declared to bo landing large forces on certain portions of the Dalmatian coast, who are fortifying the ridges and mountain passes to the east. . . Adriatic Problem 'Not Again Taken Up by Council. Lack of Progress Toward Solu tion Seems To Have Had De pressing Effect in Italy. BY G. S. ADAM. Special Cable to The Observer From The London Times. Coyprlght, 1919, byFubllc Ledger Co. Paris, May 14.: -The question Of Flume . and the Adriatic remains where it was. Since the return of Premier Orlando and Sonnlno from Rome, the matter has not been again taken up by the council of four but, in the unofficial discussions which! have taken place, it is Impossible to say any progress has been made. The proposal to appoint a small commit tee of experts, such as that which worked- out the scheme for the ad ministration ef the Saar valley, to try to find a modus vivendi has been abandoned! This lack of achievement seems to have had' a depressing effect In Italy. Her omission fr6m the alliance which Is to guarantee France's security, coming on top of the failure to settle the status of. Flume, has evidently contributed to the feeling that Italy lsbeing left in the cold. Italian cir cles strongly insist that there4 would have been no doubt, that Italy would have accepted the Invitation to Join the alliance haa she been asked. An other point which has affected public the neace treaty has a provision for ratification without the signature of Italy. This Is provided in article 440, which says: "A first process verbal of deposit of the ratifications Will be drawn up as soon as the treaty has been ratified by Germany, on the one hand, and by three of the principal allies and asso ciated powers, on the other hand. , Vrom the date of this first process the treaty will come Into force be tween the high contracting- parties who have ratified It. For the determi nation of all periods of time provided for in the present treaty this date wltl be tlie -date of coming into force of the treaty. "In all other respects ths treaty will enter into force for each power at the date of deposit of its ratifica tion:" ' - . MANUr Av lUKt vr apjt . BEER HELD LAWFUL Washington, May vI4.--Attorney General Palmer hajf lnfonhed the commissioner of internal revenue that the manufacture of any. sort of beer is Jn violation of pie law and should be-- so treated.'.;: The opinion of "the attorney general may prove a great tblow to: near-bear makers, Who have been building bp a business to take the place of the brewers. .It is a 'strict, literal In 4 terpretatlqn of -the beer" provision of th? war-Ume ' prohibition . act, Ths action of the attorney general will be far .reaching. , . 1 T 4. V ARRIVED i1 Reception Marked by Some tie ments of Courtesy. NO GERMANS PRESENTTO- 5 r " GREET THE DELEGATION ) Party Headed by Chancellor Renner, In Fine Spirits "BRINGS JOYFUL HEART" b Crowds at St Germain Display. , , Mild Curiosity .Rather ThsWfn.., , ' HoSlifv,; V.', tT; Paris, May 14 (By the Xsso . . " ciated Press. )lrrimediatc mea;' ures tending to the further subjiw jj gation of German if its delegates' refuse to sign the peace treaty, ; were -indicated todayxby the-an-. w 4 -nouncement that Marshal Foch. had been sent fo thfi..Rhift by the v ? council offour tojake suchrctron-- . as may ftccotaff , nf rrjsary in the ; event that the; treaty is,not signed. r - The' council of fdur) composed -v; -of Rresident WiIsdn- David -Lloyd- " ' George, M. Clemenceau and SiV ; nor Orlando: today considered the". immediate r reimposmg of I the . blockade against Germany in case t , nat coumry aecunes o sign. ic. peace treaty. The" subject y as,, under discussion at 'two separate meetings of the council. ' , Vs ; Oft ihe other Jiarid, it b aotid- t pated that the blockade will be en- tirely lifted - immediately 1 if the Germaff delegates anTjrttielrslg; nature to the treaty, Coblenz, Monday, May 13, (By the t Associated Press.) Marshal Foch is due to arrive at Cobleni " on Thursday. He is making a ttip which is taking hint fo.the differ- ; ent headquarters Of, the (occupied . areas The marshal will Come here - from Mayence and will be escorted , down the Rhine fjy ryencn gun--boats. He wilt beT entertained at luncheon by Lieutenant ,Genefal . Hunter Liggett, commander of the American Third sarmy" and will,, then proceed to Cologne under the , - escort of BriUsh-giinboats. . ; s -1 - Paris, May 14 -rt Renner, Ama- . trian chaaceUor, brought his peace delegation - and attendants to Kt, Ger- ' main, near Paris taday ami t t -later date will appear be'--? the rep- . resentatiTC of the allied a, J a- -odat-ed powers to receive the roi.itlona which will spell peace for the former ' empire. .-y, ' . , . , A notable feature of. the Koeptlon v was the absence of Germans, who had requested permission to greet the Asia- trtans. but had been denied this prtv tleow. Thonrefectof thedepai trttnent. .court-. ( M. Chalell, met the Austrlaas ni and altbouah there was no of3- . rial nanasnaaing. , manv nrauovn w. . the party were greeted by unomcial handshakes from old snrtalntanees as . they were being shown toy the waiting automobiles. h ' ' ' - The delegates then proceeded wiser, , military esoort to the vlUaa set aside , for them overlooking the valVy of the. Seine and Pari and Jacking the high fences snd sentries so much h evi - dence at Versailles. " v ' ,;.-tp Cbaneeltor.lteRner was apparently in excellent spirits. He smiled engsg--- . ingly and hW.eyea shone as he grset ' ed the representatives of the allied; , ,(-eountrias.i-..Hlq''tns course Sf his re- ,r mafka he said, among other things: r,, "I heps' I "may kwv wlth . joyful heart se t bring. V 4 ;' St. Germairf was st Its loveliest this afternoon when' the Austrian delega tlon was received.- , Although strict ' military regulations were enforced and , ' the crowds of villajfers held baok by -,v sentries from the failway station and the shady, avenues through which the , delegates were hurried to their awd' ing places such precautions were un necessary, for the crowds displayed mild curiosity rather than hostility.' t , , Under official escort the correspond -dents and ethers wars conducted cere r.nntMiBi from thf station through- v. atreets from which " other traffic had ,:; Deen oarrea. unconnected with war, and the good , ; spirits of the crowd awaiting the Aua- v; trians appeared to ba shared by them, for they emerged smiUng from thsir special tralm " M J It-was a cosmopolitan crowd which awaited the delegation, composed ef French, English. Italian, Japanese and American Journalists and officers, rriendly Spirit Weksomed, '. Some' of . the Austrlans gased in quiringly from the windows ss !- train enterM the station- -uncertain ci their receoUon, but Chancellor. T ennr was , sure of his ground, a n . w -corned the friendly spirit 'c: with heartiness,; which , was t ;. cated in a tneasure. by , thoss a - -bled..cV$-vV4T ' w professor Lammssch ws aocnni panled by his wife and daughter. -there wars ssverat women rr ir who were shown the greatest co-.it- - (Continued on Fag Twi ) 7 it (Continued on, Page ftve.) 4 JV " yet, 4 jtr " VJ , ,'. I'-4",' . 'N .ins v
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