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,7 i ROANOKE RAPIDS HERALD. ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. RECOltlS SOIH PACT AND LEAGUE THICK OE GERMANS HERALD'S REVIEW of NORTH CAROLINA 01 BALKED POLAND SIMPLE CEREMONIES MARK SHINING OF PEACE TREATY AI VERSAILLES Sifmtur Affixed in Historic HH Where Nearly Half Century Before, Humbled France Acknowledged Defeat at Hands of Her German Adversaries. USE OF SHMM SETTLEMENT CHINESE CO NOT SIGN World War is Finally Ended, Evinf Lasted Just Twenty Seven Days Less Than Five Yean; Conditions of 1371 Exactly Reversed; Germans Enter Protest Against Fancied Indignities. Veraaille World peace was stgw- j sd and sale4 Saturday at 3:13 p. at, is th historic hall if snirrors at Versailles, but under cir ruiustaacea which somewhat d mmed th expet tationa tt those who had worked anil taught during long years of war and month ut aegoliations for it achievement. The abkeace of th Chin dele gate, who at ths last moment were unable to rwoncil themselves to the i Shantung settlement, and If Ft th astern empire outside the formal pur views of pear, struck th flnt dis cordant not ia th assembly. A writ tea protest which General Jan Chris tlaa Smuts lodged with hi sgnature was another diaappointment to the makers of th treaty. Hut, bulking larger, was th attitude of Germany and th German plenipo tentiaries which left them, as evident frira th official program of th day and from the expression of M Clemen reau, still outside any formal won filiation and mad actual restoration to regular relations and intercourse with the allied nations dependent, not upon th signature of the "prelimi naries of pea e" u-day. but upon rati fication by th national assembly. To M Clememeau's strn warning In his opening remarks that they j would b etpectsd .and held, to ob serve th treaty provisions legally and completely, the German delegates, through lr Hanicl von Haimhausen. replied after returning to the hotel that, hud they known they would be treated on a d.fferent statu after sign lng than the allied representatives, as shown by their separate exit before the general hody of th conference, they never would have signed. As a contrast with the Franco-German peace session of 1871. held In the same hall, there were present grinled French veterans of the Franco-Prussian war. They replaced the Prussian guardsmen of the previous ceremony and the Frenchmen watch- j d the ceremony with grtm satisfa tlon. 1871 Conditions Rsvsrstd. Th conditions of 1871 were exactly ! reversed. The disciples of Bismarck at In the seats of the lowly while the white marble statue of Min- rva, the goddess of war. looked on. Overhead of the frescoed ceiling, were scenes from France's ancient wars. Three Incidents were emphasised by the smoothness with which the cer emony was conducted. The first of these was the failure of the Chinese; delegation to sign. The second waa the protest submitted by General Jan Christian Smuts, who declared the peace unsatisfactory. The third, un known to the general public, came from the Germans. When th pro gram tor the ceremony was shown to the German delegation. Herr von Haimhausen, of the German delega tion, went to Colonel Henry, French liaison officer, and protested. He aid: "We cannot admit that the German delegates should enter th hall by a different door than the entente dele gates, nor that military honors should be withheld. Had we known there would b such arrangements before, the delegates would not have come." After a conference with the French foreign minister ,lt was decided, as a compromise, to render military hon ors 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 good view was Impossible from the distance. Even with opera glasses ,the correspondents and others were unable to observe satisfactorily. The seats were in no way elevated; consequently there was a general scramble for standing room. HINDENBURQ HAS THROWN UP JOB OF COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. Herlln Field Marshal yon Hlnden burg's letter to his troops runs as follows In part: "Soldiers, I intimated some time ago to the government that I must prefer an honorable defeat to a shame ful peace. I owe you this explana tion. Having already at an earlier tage announced by intention to with draw again into retirement after the decision as to peace has been made, I now lav down my command in chief." HUN NEWSPAPERS EXTREMELY POLITE TO HERMAN MUELLER. London. Most of the German news papers are polite about Hermann Mueller, who signed1 the peace treaty as the chief representative of Ger many. They comment on the fact that for the first time a man without diplomatic training has become the foreign minister of Germany and at tribute the selection to bis having fre quently represented the German so cialists at meetings of the social'iU te iOer BoatrtM. Th delegate of the minor power mad their may with d ffnulty through the crowd to the r places at the tab'. Off itrs and civilian lined th wills and filled the aisle Pre dent Wil son's arrival 19 minutes before th hour tor signing was greeted by a faint burst of applaiis from the tew persons who wer able to see him . Th German correspondents wer ushered into the hall shortly before I o'clock and were given standing room in a window at th rear of th correspondents' section. When Premier Lloyd Georg arriv ed many of the delegates sought auto graphs from the members of the coun cil of tour, and they busied themselves signing copies of the official program until the Germans entered the room. At 3 o'clock a hush tell over th hall, and th crowds shouted for th offi cials who wr standing to sit down, so as not to block th view The del egates showed some surprise at th disorder, which did sot cease until all th spectators had either seated themselves or found places against th wall. AI seven minutes past 3 o'clock Dr. Hermann Mueller, th German aecre'ary for foreign affairs, and Ir. I Dell, th colonial secretary, wer shown Into the hall, and quietly took their seats at th left end of the V shaned table. They showed compo sure, and manifested none of the un easiness which Co-nt von Brockdorff Rantiau. head of the German peat delegation, displayed when handed th treaty at Versailles. M Clemenceau. as president of th conference, made a brief speech in vitiug the Germans to sign the treaty : and there waa a tense pause. Wil liam Martin, master of ceremonies, at ter a moment's delay, escorted th ; German plenipotentiaries to the signa tory table, where they signed th treaty, the protocol and the Polish un- I dertaking. After th Germans had signed. Pres- ! ldent Wilson, followed by th other American delegates, made his way to th table and he and the others speed ily affiled their signatures. Premier Lloyd Gaorge came neit with the F.ng lish delegation. Th British domin ions followed Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India, In th order named. A murmur of surprise passtd around the hall when It became known that General Smut, represent ing South Africa, signed under pro test and filed a document declaring that the peace was unsatisfactory. M. Clemenceau and the French del egates were the neit In line for the signing, and Baron Sonnlno and the other Japanese delegates. The Ital ians came after the Japanese, and they, In turn, were followed by the representatives of the smaller powers. During the attaching of the signa tures of the great powers and to Germans a battery of moving picture machines and cameras clicked away so audibly that they could be beard abov the general disorder. Cannon Boom. At 3:45 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 ber 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. M. Clemenceau's announcement that the ceremony was at an end made It clear that China in tended to have no part In the day's ceremonies and that she must be dealt with by letter if the signatories are willing to grant ber the privilege of making the reservation. WASHINGTON RECEIVES NEWS WITH SCARCELY A FLUTTER. Washington. Word of the consum mation of peace was reivived at the national capital with scarcely a flut ter of popular or official sentiment. At the white house and the state department the news aroused only a quiet feeling of satisfaction that the pre-arranged program for the signing at Versailles had gone through. In Congress there was but a momentary demonstration and on the streets the crowds gave no show of interest. WILSON WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH WAR TIME PROHIBITION. Washington. President Wilson haf decided he cannot legally lift the war time prohibition ban before the coun try goes dry, but he expect to do so as soon thereafter as his power hrt been made clear by th completion of demobilization. In a cablegram made public at the White House, the President aald be wat convinced after the consultation with hit legal advisers that he hd no authority to act at this time. A Record Of Important Events At The Capitol And Throughout The State, Reported For Herald Readers itHORUL 10 COSI ONE HALF MILLION .'UILCIN6 COMMITTEE. HEAOEO BV GOVERNOR BICKETT. HAS COMPLETED ITS PLANS. set. :i 13 mm mi Aw :ie JmOOO Is Minimum AmuM Required It Is Prwbafcl Tfc.it Sutcr.ttn Will b Doubled. Kale gh A half m H on d. ill ire is the t.ue' i n ir mi amount to be raised in Nor.'j ?.irvl.ra ca November 11 f ir the Hate s memor al to the Sold. era of the world war Th figure was deterniin J upon at a m-'et ng of ta executive .-.mini fee if the Pu.M.ng Commis sion, wlie-j Mr R II W. Conner was selected as th rimpa.gn director to a:s( the money. The propos.il to erect a memorial huildlrg to th sold ers. first advanred by Mr IV E. Henderson. Charlotte lawyer took definite f irm when th General Assembly a th last session appointed a memorial building com mission, with Governor R.ckett as Its chairman. Th Legislature also do nated the state property on the weH s'de of tb eap t'l. fronting on both Morgan and Salisbury streets, as a site. It was agreed by th executive com mittee that the canvass for donations would I made in one day. and it was unanimously decided that November 11. the anniversary of the S'gning uf the urn st re between the Allies and Germany, would be the day. On this dat". Governor IVckett will be asked to proclaim a holaliy and local rallies will be arranged throughout the state to boost subscriptions. While $:ni mitt was set as the mini mum amount to be raised. !t is lint Improbable that the committee will start out with th hope of raising a million dollars. Orn'nilMlon of I. 0. 0. f. The grant officers rf the Crand I.odce Independent Order of O'd Fellows have completed their or ganisation f r the year's activities in the Interest of that com mendable Institution. Mr. John U. flerry. the grand secretary, announces the selection of Past Grand 9. M. Crouch, ft Phi Ridge Lodge No. !0&. sheville, as assistant grand scre Hrv. whose dut'es were defined in a eiclut'on adopted by te Grand Lode r,,.rtly In sess'on at the home town of tb new grand officer. Mr. Crouch w'll assume the dut es of the newly created position on July 1st and de vote his entir time to field work, for which he is especially fitted, having been an active member of the order ir iS year. His past experience In 'nst'.tntlng new lodces. rrgnlx'ng de cree teams and exemplifying the un wr'tten w"rk should enable him to produce results. Hon. C. O. McMlchael, the grana master, hss commissioned In esch dis trict In the Grand Jurisdiction district supervisors. The dlstr'ct supervisors are admon ished by the grand master to nse every honorable means at their com mand to strengthen and advance th 'ntersts of the order In the territory embracing the counties assigned to them. Plans for the Inauguration of th Centennial Movement, under th dl rert'on of Past Grind Master M L. Sh'pman as genral chairman, are taking shape. Mr. Sh'pman has des ignated Mr. W. F. Evans. P. O. R.. of Rale'ph. as general secretary to his romm't'ee and twenty-n'ne past grand masters members of the advisory committee from the several counties of tbe state. Officers of the grand !odre are mem bers exnfflclo of the advisory com mittee and the chairman Is consider ing the advisability of a conference of committee members at the Odd Fel lows Home in Goldsboro as the Ini tial step In the movement. He ia. also, getting In touch with officials of the subordinate lodges and finds them Interested in the Centennial drive con templated Returns to Raleigh. Announcement la made by the North Carolina Stat Roard of Health that Mr. Ronald Jl. Wilson, in sdver tiling manager rf th Mill News. Charlotte, would return to Raleigh and resume his former position as publicity director. As publicity director for th depart ment. Mr. Wilson becomes managing editor of the Health Bulletin, Issued monthly by the department. He will direct the newspaper puhl'clty issuing from the department In the education al health work. Phone Employee Organlt. The or inlxatblon of an association for the employee! of the Southern trict, with Raleigh ai the headquar trica, with Raleigh an the headquar ters, Ii being perfected with the hearty approval of the Bell management. The association has no connection with any of the general union labor organi sation! since it li contended that the telephone service In its relation to th smployees and the operating company unique and can scarcely be under tood by outsiders. hwuii tr w e.lar leaowr. Chr!ey L. Coo, insurgent AW nan at the world, ia going to appoin 4 woman as auptr:atndnt of h: county department of public welfar. and put it up t the Supreme court. That is what Raleish people hear and they are patt ng Mr Cwi affev t!v a'ely en th bk T.i suffragists of Rale gh ar inter ested in the anacvtiivrement coming out of Wilson. The Nolan Knight case. r whuli Mrs Knight was voted cut the notarial right by a majority of the Supreme court, la th dec'sioa o wh ! every layman and lawyer grows -k'tt h bow. When notaries pubi c Eet to be off ers church is n-ir!y oat Should women be appointed county romm oners of public welt ire. t.i nteresting question ansea. Who wit' contest It? Public thought has i hanged considerably faster than any body thought it would in four year H Is h-ghly probable Mr. Coon w-li hav no tr uMes w th th co irts. I' for on could get th case I na trib unal suffrage would probably b thrust on North Carolina and women oters. will b el glhle for the S'gh a1 m ghty offices, such as nota ries public. Book en War Recerd. Mr R. B House, of Halifax county, recently selected by the North Canv !:na Historical Commission to collect the records of North Crollna'i part n the World War. has arrived In th city to begin his work. The General Assembly of 1911 pass ed an art containing th following sec t ions- "That for th purpose of pnttinr it on permanent and aecesslble form th history of the contribution of North Carolina ai.d of ber soldiers sa lors. airmen, and civilians to th Great World War while the records of those contributions are available, the North Carolina Historical Commission ;s her by authorised and directed ti e nplov a person trained in th study of hinttry and In modern historical methods of Invest'gatlon and writing whose duty It shall be under th d' rection of said Historical Commission to collect as fully as possible dtn bear ng upon the activities of North Carolina arid her people In the salt1 Oret World TV T id from the d t" to prepare and publish as spedlly as nsilble sn ticctiMte and trustworthy Illustrated T'-tnrv of N -rth Carolina In the Great World War.'" Commissioner Enters Protest MaJ. W. A. Graham, commissioner of agriculture, has sent to th North Carolina delegation In Congress a let ter opposing some of the principles of the Joint rsolutlon of Congress which, in calling an international rot ton conference, makes no provision for appropriation. Major Graham's is perhaps th most frequently heard voice against the tare wrongs against cotton farmer He protests that the I per cent charge based on the old 351 pound bale Is wrong and more wrong when the same per rent Is charged against a SOP pound bale. As an Illustration of it Liverpool will deduct from a hale ol cotton about $10 for baggnlg and tie co-itrollirg that price along with everything else. Major Graham would amend eo as to Insert after the figures Hlla," th words: "That said conference Is re quested and authoriied to consider and arree upon a proper tar of cot ton bales for bagging and ties, and make rules for the regulation of trs.ni actions In the sale of American rotten In reeard to this or other matt'-rs that my he advisable. The department of agriculture la authorised to expend from funds not otherwise appropriat ed In this department such sums of monev as may be necessary to pay the expenses of such cimm'sslon as mav he appointed fnr this purpose." The trnv'si str'kes out th snproprlntlon and Major Graham puts It bark In. Other Casualties Reported. Washington, Special. Namei of North Carolines in the latst casualty l'st of the American expeditionary forces are: Jd of Disease Private R. T. Ret singer. Scotland Neck. Reverelv Wounded Prvst Davit" Ciiwey. Pttrlington; Ondv Barrett Rntherfr-rdtnn; Lenn Fa'rrloth. Rose bnro; CtI Moore. Goldsboro; Loftor Hooner. Rohlrsonvllle. Mlss'ng In Action Corp. Lester 11 Wall, East Bend. Wart Specialist Working. Mr. L. E. Yoctim of the plant die esse survey bureau of the U. 8. De partment of Agrirulture, passed through Raleigh on his way to Oxford where he goes to discuss with the Uranville farmers the problem of the potato wart, a dangerous new disease The wart nai caused great damage abroad during recent years and its ap pearance in this country has caused the agricultural workers no little con cern. Waging War on Tick. Washington, Special. Reports tc the Bureau of Animal Industry of the U. S. Department of Agriculture tell of work in the tick-Infested sections o! North Carolina that promise effectiv. results in the late summer and fall oi this year and throughout the seasor of 1920 in driving out the destructvi cattle parasite. Preliminary work, In which the con structlon of dipping vati plays an in portant part. Is being conducted It nearly every county where tb tick holds iway. EXPLOSION ,!l SUFFRAGE KEEl fIGURATIVELY SPtAKINd THE BOMB CAST EV k'.ISS BLAIR CAUSED SOME CONCUSSION. OPEN CBCB5S1B1 TBE CSOSE Bomb Te rower Not In Habit r PuHI Speaking But DclarJ Herself aa Ajainst Wotvw V.-t.ej. Monro. V guratively speak in Miss Anna Blair. M nr e's v ten; schixj teacher, cast a botuh shell in; the midst of tb suffrage mliv whic! w is held at the courthouse hor. M s Mary tllisabeth Pidge-m. employed t tt National W oin'n Suffras assoo'a tion, waa the speaker of the evening After she had concluded her d' scours open discussion wis invited M si Blair waa called upon to make s speech. And she declared that it was not her habit to address public g.'th erings and that sh was not in f av u of woman suffr s. Her action camet much discussion among th auto her. Tobacc and Peanut Union. Wilson. Tobacco and peanut plant ers in astem Carolina, seeing tin good results following the lead of tht Farmrs" union by organising on i profit sharing basis the Watson tobac co warehouse, of this city, has con chicled to follow the path blaied by the union. Farmville was the next t put up thair patronage against c tpiti! and th planters of Pitt county wert rewarded by hand-torn dividends Wendell will be th next on the l.s: ti help share tb profits on th gol den weed-a compiny having be-n or ganlxed and the officers and board c ! director hsv been chosen Th peanut planters v. Ill follow the tobacconists, claiming that they get only ti per 100 pounds for their pro ducts while thuy say the retail mer get .35. Ddfld th Law 1 Ys-r. Sanford. -Assistant Chief J. L. Tnr ner, of this city, has Just turned over to th Harnett county officials "(!us' Kelley, wanted for murder which he Is said to have committed 1ft year? ago. Officers have searched d Hflent ly for him sine th crime was com mltted. Officer Turner knew th negro well and a fiw days ago when h apijlir ' for a Jab at the oil mill her he nun pened to ma him and to rocogniz his, and remembering the crime, put him under arrest immediately. Oppose Employment Service. Wilmington. The North Caral'ns Pine association, with leading lumber men present from Maryland, Vrgini and the Carolina, In session bare, de dared against the I'nited States em ploymeat service, as neither necessary nor desirable and opposed further ap proprlatlons for th service. A r'slng vots of thanks wai extended Cover nor Birkett for his ictlon In the Char lotte textile strike recently. It was proposed to ibotish number one grade lumber and substitute number twe grade. Re-Drying "lant Completed. Wendell. The new tiO.OOO toharrr redrylng plant here has been com pleted. The machinery is all installed snd ha commenced op"rstlnni. Tht plant is now working at the scrap to hs.rro the local wa'ehouaes have or hand, amounting to about iftOOOf pounda. Commssion on Tour. Rale'gh. The State Building Com mission, accompanied by State Arch Hect James A. Salter and Building In spector R. H. Woridhnll. Is on a v!s' to the western part of the state. T"" will confer w th officials of differ" state Institutions in regard to " buildings to be erected there. T11 schools visited will be the State I stltut'on for the Insane, at Mors ' ton; the appal.nrhian Training School and Cullowee Institute. Killed by Bootlegger. Statesvllle. Columbus Bottoms whom It Is alleged has for a long time been under stin'c'on by al leged blockaders of aiding th gov ernment In locat'ng Illicit stills, wt smlmshed .and killed near the Wilkes Iredell county line. Deceased wa found dying durinr the night, propper" up In his own buggv. Ih-om evidence adduced at the In quest, Mount Parks, of New Hope township, this rounty, was ' arrester' and lodged In Jail here, charged with the murder of the. dead man. 124th Commencement Held. Chapel Hill The 124th commence nent of the University of North Cam Una. which has Just come to a close arked the most successful finals fro many viewpoints ever held at this lr stttutlon. Alumni who have bee maktng annual pllrxlmages to the hi1 for the past 25 years for the big gall erlng of the university's sons declarr that the attendance has never beer surpassed and that the alumni havt rarely ever enjoyed thtmselves more There was scarcely a bitch In the en Un program. THE PRESIDENT STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF FAVORABLE AND PROMPT ACTION. NEW WILD CRDER ASSURED Great Ptoples Willi 8 Liberate Wtt Hav Ntvee Btfor B Abl t Find Path to Liberty. Washington. President Wilson In aa address to th Asterx-aa peopl oa th oct-afioa of th s:gniug vt th P-ac treaty, made a pl- tor th o cepunoe et the treaty and th cove nant of the league ot Billon without thange or reservation. His message, g,ven out here by Sec retary Tumulty, said My tellow couatrymea: "Ta treaty of p.'a.e has bee iga ed If it is ratited and acted upon ia full and sincere execution of it tems. it will furaifh the charter for a new order of affairs In the woild. It is a severe treaty ia the duties and pea alt i it imposes upon Germany, but It is severe only because great wrongs done by Germany are to b righted and repaired; it imposes nothing that Germany cannot do; and she can re gain her rightful stand. ng in the world by the prompt and honorable fulfill ment of its term. "And it is much more than a treaty of peace with Germany. It liberates great peoples who have never before been abl to find the way to liberty It ends, once for all. an old and in tolerable order under which small groups of selfish men could use the peoples of great empires to serve thir ambition for power and dominion. It associates th free government of th world in a permanent league ia which they are pl-tlged to use their united power to maintain peat- by maintaining right and Justice. It makes international law a reality sup ported by imperativr sanctions. It does away w ith the right of conquest and rejects the policy of annexation and su'ii-t tult s a new order under which backward nations - populations which have not yet come to political consciousness and peoples who are ready for independence, but not yet quite prepired to d.spense with pro tection and guidance- shall no more be subjected to Hie domination and exploitation of a stronger nation, but shall be put under the friendly direc tion and afforded the helpful asist ant e of governments v. h eh undertake to be responsible for the opinion of mankind in th execution of their task by accepting the direction of the league of nations. Signed) "WOODROW WILSON." EXTRADITION OF KAISER NOT TO BE REQUESTED. Amtserdam The allied and asso ciated powers will not ask for the ex tradition of the former German em peror, the Paris correspondent of The Telegranf sitya he learns, but will ask the Dutch government In the name of the league ot nations to see that Herr Hohenzollern does not escape th moral consequences. It is expected that as a member ol the league, he adds, Holland will In form the former emperor that he must appear before an international court or lave the country. A highly placed French authority on international law told the correspondent that the pro ceedings against the former emperot would be on moral grounds and the sentence would be of a moral rharac ter entirety. There is no question of a death sentence or imprisonment, th correspondent waa told. DEMONSTRATION AGAINST GOVERNMENT IN ROME. Rome Serious disorders marked anti government demonstration In Rome. The demonstrators attempted to reach the residence of Premier Nitti. but were driven back by large forces of military police. Order final lly was restored after midnight. COST OF WORLD WAR TO ALL NATIONS INVOLVED Washington. The world war cost the lives of 7.582.3110 soldiers of all countries; the monev cost was b twen 3185.nrifl.nftO.nnO and 3195.000, OOOA.nO; In shipping, the toll was 2.I. 0n6 383 Ions of merchant vessels and 1 882.125 tons of war vessels. These flt-ures were compiled at re quest of Senator McCiimher. of North Dakota, and were made public as rea son why there should be a l.eiigue of Nations. THE PRESIDENT COMES BACK EXTREMELY WELL SATISFIED Waelilngton.cpresident Wilson Is teturnlng to th t'nited Stntes more than satisfied, his friends say, with the net results of the conefronce and all thngs considered, it Is his opinion, that the conference baa been a won- derful success. While it regarded as a disadvantageous poace for Ger many, yet against this It la hold that Oermany committed a grwtt wrong and quits naturally and Inevitably must make Just reparation. WILSON PROBABLY pre-eooen TO IRISH INDEPENDENCE Washington. Some members of Congress and others who are watch ng the Irish question ware particular ly attrrtpd to tht p-n- , president's address In which he refer rra 10 peoples who are ready f Independence hut not vet n,,n n.- pared to dispense with protection a--' nuiaance- and treaty "rec"r-'ios Inalienable rights of national'- " No one her ventured to '-or what was In the president's mnd PLOT FRAMED TO FORM WITH POLAND A REPUBLIC IN NORTHWEST GERMANY. SCHEIDEMANH IM SWITZERULNFJ A) Plana Fall eauee ef Jal4 snd DIPrncs of 0il f Gvmmnt and Army Leaders. Berlin Th Genua govern mrt. headed by Philips Scatdmaaa, had plaaa4 to rtu ta alga the peace treaty and to prtt the allied troop to march iato Gersnaay aa far as the Fib, where It would ho attacked by strong German force, th Dwiiig ror repdnt of th Tagehlatt dclar ia a dispatch describing th details of a secret plan to create a separate stat la northeasters Gersnaay. Th plan tailed because of Jealousies and differeac of opinio bet wee a th government and ths army lean er, th rorrepoadaeat says. (A report from Geneva said Herr Scheidemana had arrived la Switaer- land after crossing th frontier on foot ) Th last proposal made by th con spirator planning to oppon th al lies, it is said, waa to ask Poland to combine with eastern Germany la the formatloa of aa Independent republic. The offer. It ia declared, was rebuffed by the Poles, who asked why It had aot been offered 1 years sgo. MOVEMENT OP GERMANS GIVI GREAT UNEASINESS. Paria Movements ot the Germans against the western Polish boundary at three points are giving great un easiness la conference circles, and lgnace Jaa PaderewskL Polish pre mier, Is making earnest efforts ta ob tain ammunition from the allies be fore th Germans rut the principal railwaya, which It Is thought they will attempt. Heavy artillery attacks upon Cten- stochowa from the south snd west threaten to cut the railway connect ing Warsaw with Cracow and the Trschen coal fields. CieAstochowa Is a city of 40.000 persons and an Import ant railway Junction. QUESTION OF ENFORCEMENT PROHIBITION UP TO HOUSE. Washington. The whole question ot prohibition enforcement was trans ferred from th Judiciary committee to ths house, without promise or as surance ot speedy consideration. A general enforcement measure em bracing both wartime and constitu tional prohibition put together In such a way as to let one stand, Inde pendently of the other, was reported out by a vote of 17 to t, after the com mittee had refused to split It into two separate and distinct parts. But this vots did not accurately represent the sentiment of the committee, some members of which will send In a mi nority report and Insiat upon ths elimination of some ot th drastic provlisons. SENATE O. K'S INCREASE IN SHIPBUILDING FUND. Washington Increase In the ship ping board fund from t27t.000.000 to 34(1.000.000 for completion of the government's authorised ship building program was approved by th senate with but one dissenting vote at late session held in an effort to pass th sundry civil appropriation bill. AGREEMENT REACHED TO FIX SIZE OF STANDING ARMY. Washington. Senate and house con ferees on the army appropriation bill reached an agreement to fit the aver age site of the 1320 srmy st 325 ono officers and men. This total Is 75.000 less than that proposed by th senst snd 25.000 more than the strength au thorized originally by the house. REQUESTS 8UPPRF8SION OP ARTICLE OF TREATY. Paris. A die-path ftTom Vienna eay that Dr. Karl Ren ner. head of the Austrian peace delegation, has deliv ered to th pesc 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 shsre of the war Indemnities from private Aus trian properties In those states. CHINESE DEFINITELY DECIDE NOT TO SIGN THE TREATY. Washington. Announcement by the Chinese peace delegation In Paris taat China would not sign the pesce treaty Is In line) with the Instructions sent the delegation severs! weeks sgo by the Chinese government. These In structions were to refuse to sign ths treaty unless some reservation was permitted ss to Japan's stverelgnty over the Shantung peninsula, acquit ed by Oermany from China ut'dsr the treaty of 1837. DR. WILKINS TO CARRY CASE TO HIGHER COURT. Mineola. N. Y. Counsel for Dr. Ws ter Keen Wllklns, found guilty by a Jury In the supreme court here of murder In the first degree for ktlllrtu his wife. Julia, at tlieir Long Beacu home February 17, announced tonight that he would carry tha case to the court of appeals and to ths governor If necessary. The verdict carried with It recommendation for clemency which, under tha lav, th court can not heed. .i., ..0"
Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.)
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