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TODAY'S PRICES. Mexican bank notes, state bills, $6.50$35.00; pecos, old, $1.00; Mexican gold, 51c; nadonales, 29c; bar silver, EfkE quotation, $1.35; copper, 19 1-419 1-2c; Rra.n, lower; livestocks, higher; stocks, firm. LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. EL SO HERALD HOME EDITION WEATHER FOAECAST. El Paso and west Texas, clondy. ioilovtS bv n:x. New Mexico, cloudy, possibly snow; Arizona, j era..:; fair and warmer. SINGLE COPT. FIVE CENTS EL PASO. TEXAS, SATURDAY EVENING. JANUARY 10. 1920. 28 PAGES, THREE SECTIONS, WDV. DBWVTRED AXTWHKRK. To MONTH ENVOYS OFFICIALLY END PA i PEACE WAR Big Five BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES 'STALL' ON BIG ISSUE Either Side Is Willing lo Mafe Peace 1 realy Campaign Fight. NO INITIATIVE TO TAKE STAND Republicans and Demo crats Spar Back and Forth Afraid io Advance. Br DAVID LAWREXCE WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 10 Such a night li speeches, eight hour r banqueting, no boose and very tie f atme: ninillv iint acinar mntlr . ondemnmg the other party and I casting of tbe achievements of their! n party, fall of challenges, plenty r military ana free-for-all expres - il n on what the issue should be all h s until long after two oclock in - morning with more tnan two f-ousand diners filling the big ban aec rooms of two big hotels, cheer' enthusing and Demonstrating Just - - if it were the national convention i tie party already assembled. This ..-s the Jackson Day celebration by i democratic parti unique In the t iiticai history of America There were speeches made by Dno ts such as Gov. Cornwell of West .-pima, which might just ss well i been made at a Republican ban--ei Ue criticised the administration . -r the Adamson act. warned against - 'cialism and toleration of any labor .tocrocy, and spoke of conservative "tight of middle western democ- "acy. here were speeches like that of ' ,-ney general Palmer, which gave - r-rous praise to the Republicans r their support of the war and at - same time ridiculed the reward of offered by chairman Hayes for - i-epublican platform. Wants to Enter Contest. Indeed the attorney general smiled . : d said he would enter the contest d read a proposed Republican plat ri which would undo everything the : --rocrats had done in the last seven . -am including the federal reserve th e farm loan and many other - ai-urea wnicn me uemocrats hold -c.cr.-d This brought the house to --nter. ir ne won the prise. Mr. v nier said, he would return the -y to the Republicans as "they sM need it to get votes in Mlchl- - while domestic issues brought - a wide range of oDlnion from in. taHor Gerard, who said labor unions 'i come to stay and nad emancipated orders irom lnausu-iax slavery ana WiMiam Jennings Bryan, who asJd : was easy for these present to pay " dollars a plate to come to a mj. 1 "t. bat the toiler wasn't getting the - I share of his work and should .e more money to meet the cost living mere was in the back - -ound and in the fore ground the i "amount auesxion or loreign policy -he ratification of the peace treaty -d Jeasue of nations. $ sweaters Approve Letter, resident Wilson's letter had the r. ,ue-tioned approval of most of the ..kera st both banquets. Senator - ierw ood acclaimed it. Senator eh cock praised it. Speaker after r aker paid tribute to Woodrow sor's natSocal and International 1 dershlp Along came brother "'rvan In the wee hours of th morn- with a discordant note. But he - t a f ood reception and put In prac a.1 form the question of postponing .-.tion on the treaty until after the -xt election. He said it would take 14 months to -tal a Democratic senate. If the peo " voted for the Democratic conten- in the next campaign and he .-n't sure that the Democrats eould l a two-thirds control of the senate. .t that there was dramatic tension - orr.e one cried out. "Stand by the dent" Veteran Bryan, aceus- "ied to faeckling. shot back quickly: ult the gentlenian will guaran tee that we vrlll -win by making ike treaty m party issue, I shall be glad te support It It would be Ieaant to do so. Bot -n vre wtHr And then Mr. Bryan proceeded to a . lz article ten and to argue that '-ce the Republicans had the major- v and since he believes In popular - vemmcnt. It was wise to face the '.els and bow to the majority and - et the best compromise possible. Bryan argued that Inasmuch as a, t jori ty of congress could declare ; sr. a majority could finish It with-1 - -t hsving to have a final amend ' nt adopted to abolish the two- - irda Idea In the senate. Mr. Bryan ! as ready to accept the will of the j Jtepublican majority. Strikes Sympathetic Tfete. T" the face of Mr. Wilson's uncom f mislng attitude there Is no doubt " at Mr. Bryan strcck a svmpathetic ' H!s hearers were torn between --e- r.f partv fldlitv to th man (Continued on Pag 4, Column 4.) Paper Is Short, Price Is High Serious Situation For Publishers r DAY'S paper is reduced to 28 pages, due to shortage of paper at the mills, for several days The Herald has been making every possible effort to get paper here and it is en rente from several sources, on arrival of whid" the asaal number of pages can be resumed aad we hope main tained, but csndttioM in the paper market are such that it fa set possible to guarantee anything. Inddentalty, The Herald is is as worse position than many other news papers. There is a general shortage of prist paper aad it is not going te be possible this year to secure more than 90 percent of the paper consumed last year, if that much. Ts add te the stringency, there has been a strBce in several large mills, which prevented December shipments on exjstiag contracts. Paper that cost $1.96 a hundred pounds three years age, is now selling shove nine dollars, and no publisher can secure a guarantee of a fall supply from any mill. Tbe situation is serious and The Heratd asks its (readers and adver tisers to hear with it. Just as soon as possible, pages win be added. At present The Herald as forced to reduce the sise of the advertisements it accepts as weS as the amount of mens' matter H can print Bestdee tbe trouble, it is costing Tbe Herald suaay dollars every day asd we wHl remedy , the situation just as soon as it is physically possible to do so. .1. GLASS ASKS CONGRESS FOR 150 MILLIONS TO FEED HUNGRY NA TIONS Austria, Poland and Armenia In Desperate Situation; j Thousands Of People Starving and Pacing Financial Euin; America Must Help Allies Put War-Stricken Countries On Feet To Save World's Stability. WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 16. Au thority to advance lS.0.t for food relief In Austria. Poland and Armenia was asked of congress today by secretary Giaso. Mr. Glass said this amonat weald reHeve the Hnatfsn n(fl next fall. Asslstaaee by the United States Ms Imperatively re quired' lie said, tm alleviate desperate situation arfeetlng mHHonsef people. Under the plan propeaed by the sec retary, the loans wonftd be made out of the ll.tOCfeo.oeo vrheat guaranty fond and would be used in establish ing credits in this country, aot only 1J. SCANLAND RELEASED ON BOND FROM NEW MEXICO PENITENTIARY Army Officer Charged With The Murder Of John Hutchins, Driver In El Paso-Phoenix Road Eace, Returns To Base Hospital At Fort Bliss After Furnishing Surety Bond In The Sum Of $25,000. w; ORN and haggard aa tfe, result of tenement Mai. F. M. Scanland. who is under arrest on a charge of having shot and killed John Hutchins, a race car driver. November 2. last rear, has been released from the New Mexico penitentiary under a S25.6SO surety bond. The army officer was released Friday niffht at Santa Fe, New Mexico, according to information here from hie attorneys. Ma J. w. H H. Llewellyn and his son. M. O. Liewellrn of Las Cruces. and will return to the bsse hospital at Fort Bliss, where be wss patient previous to his arrest. Mai. Scanland was arrested Snndav November 2, the day the El Paso Phoenlx road race started. According to evidence mtroaucea at trie prelim inary hearing in his case before Judge J3d Mechem at Las Cruces, the major and seven other persons, three of them men aad tour of them women, went out alosur the course of the road raoe on the morning of November 2 and were shooting at. a target with revolvers. Hntefatns Shot in Back. John Hutchins. who drove car No. 11. passed iiM party, wit nine as said, and shortly after the driver passed the major's oartv his car stoDBod and OBvor at Lee of Alamogordo. who a with Bntehlns testified at the hearing that Hutchins had been shot hi the Baca. nr. Lee is the prosecut ing witness in the esse. The witnesses also said that the Sunday party was preceded by a party at Ma Scanlands home . near five points on the Saturday night before the Sunday on which the shooting oc curred. There was some drinking at the major's home and also the Sunday of the shooting, according to the other seven members of the party who were Blllle Bennett. Mrs. P. L. Holbrook. Miss Ella McPherson. Mr and Mrs. H. G. Overstreet. "Chalk" Altman and Ford Jackson. Immediately on his arrest Mai. Scanland was confined in the Dona Ana county. New Mexico. Jail to await VICTOR BEHGEfl IS ME SEAT IN CONGRESS FOR SECOND Til WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 10. Victor Berger, Socialist representative-elect from Milwaukee, was denied a seat in the house today for the second time. Discussion of Bergers right to a seat began toeay when Berger appeared and ailced to be sworn, two months to a day after be had been denied bis seat a the grounds "that be gave aid and comfort to the enemy." Before Berger, who recently was reelected, could be recognised, rtwrraan DalliBger of the electieni committee offered a resolution uroposiBK denial of a seat to htm on tbe same grssad which caased bis first rejection. Tbe resolution said Berger presented bis credentials "te fill the vacancy caused by bis owa ineBgilrility," that tbe same facts exist now which the house determined saade him ineligible ts a seat aad that be be declared aot eattUed te a seat r Vote Is 338 To . The vote was X2S to 6 and was on resolution by chairman Dalli Offer. of the election committee, which w otrerea inuneaiateiy arcer neraer ap peared and asked that he he sworn. Berger wsa denlea a personal near lag: and there waa only brief dlseus sl n. chairman Dalttnxer speaklns for Bryan May Not Be A -for Austria, Poland and Armenia, but for other suffering countries. Assistant secretary Davis, present ing Mr. Q lass letter, told the house ways and means committee that the treasury "was vitally Interested" be cause If these conn tries are not fed disastrous results are feared, which would seriously affect the financial stability of the world." "The British," he said, "are willing te do aH they can," adding that they wiH likely transport the food, and also supfpiy some clothing. The burden, however, be as Id. would be placed on the United mates because the Asaer hraa feodstaffs were the "only sar pivs supply." By the government grain corporation handling the sup plies, Davis said, the movement would be such as "not to disturb our own prices of food." his preliminary hearing, which was begun on Nov. 5. After a session lasting two day, and a night Judge Ed- Mechem bound Scanland over to the county grand Jury without bail. On Nov. 17 MaJ. Scanland was re moved to the state penitentiary at Santa Fe from Las Cruces on his own petition. He said he feared for his health in the jail. The army man was in the base hospital here for a long time suffering with wounds as the result of being gassed while fighting in Montenegro with the American forces. Three physicians passed on his condition and said that in the Interest of his health he should be removed from the Jail. MaJ. Scanland was allowed to make bond on Nor. 30 by Judge David J. Leahy, of the New Mexico supreme court. The ball bond was fixed at .wt. wmcn toe major couia not rurnisb until Friday. The bail was allowed on petition of his attorneys. After returning from Europe, WBkJ. Scanland was assigned to recruiting duty In El Paso under MaJ. A. A. Ktng. Scene of Shoellne; Snrveyed. Attorneys for the army officers de clare It Was ft nhvslfftl Imnmuifhlllfv for the accused to have shot 't from the position ha which he was standing when the race cars passed. The scene of the shooting1 was sur veyed by army exports and by wit nesses in the ease. Attorneys la the case also declare that a Ford car was standing near the place where Scan land's party was at the time of the shooting and they say it has been established that there was shooting from this car. The bond under which Scanland was relessed was accented bv attor ney general Askren. of New Mexico. It holds him to the Dona Ana county grand Jury, which meets in April. CONVICT niKUiAX. I "Washington. D. f? Jan. 1A Zlanff Snng Wan yesterday was convicted of murder In the first degree for the death of Ben Sen Wu. a year ago. a member of the Chinese educational mission. his resolution ana representative Mann. Republican, Illinois, urgiajc that Berjrer be seat.d because he baa twice been elected by the people of saiiwauaee. Those vothu: to seat him were Kann. Harreld. KoMolicaaa. Okla homa: Griffin, Democrat. New Tors; Sherwood, Democrat. Ohio; 8tseon. Democrat, ITIsalseluei. aad Votgnt, Republican. Wisconsin. Representa tive Sabath. Republican, Illinois. voted d resent. Berger declared after the vote that the house actio "was one of the worst attacks on the representative form of government ever witnessed In this country." "It Is really a denial of the right of people to elect tne citizen ox unr choice," be 60 Below In Alaska Not As Cold As 7 In Oklahoma Shawnee, OkIu Jan. 19. Mrs. Dennis Lseaton, a resident of Alaska, sow vis iting friends here, declares that (0 degrees below ssro tn Alaska has nothing on 7 below la Oklahoma. Mrs. Leaton. who has experienced weather as low as M degrees at her home, vara she never felt as cold In Alaska as she bad daring her visit here. Seven below has been the official low mark for Shawnee this season. "The proved elrenlatlon of e The El Tamo n em Id Is nearly jS twlre that of nnj other Bl i raso paper- C i REPORT GERMAN I T Q ftnlv UUILIIIllilLIB 1 1U OVERTHROWN Traoelers Declare Social isis in Command of Situation. GENERALSTRIKE ALSO REPORTED Latest Adoices From Ber lin Fail lo Give Pos ition Information. BRUSSBLf, Belgium. Jan. 1. ' Travel s from Germany reaching" here todaj brought unconfirmed re ports thai the German government had been , Terthrown. It was assorted that the Socialists were maetats of the situation and that a gMfal strike had been de clared thr-51 jhout the territory not under allied accupatlen. No andieaden of Overthrow. London. Knu. Jan. 10. In connec tion with the unconfirmed reports from Brussels i a German govern ment overthrow, messages from Ber lin by wsy of Copenhagen, received this morning, did not indicate that anything of an extraordinary nature had been foreseen in Germany up to late last evening. Strike Situation Worse. Berlin. Fridav. Jan. 1. (Delayed) The situation crested by the railroad strike became worse yesterasy. es pecially in the Ruhr district where there were additions to the ranks of the strikers. The committee of Social Democratic railway men here charged the com munists with responsibility for the strike, alleging that while It Is os tensibly an economic movement it Is in reality a political measure intend ed to accomplish the Introduction of an industrial council system on the communist plan Brussels reports of a German gov ernment overthrow are not con firmed from any other source and it may be noted that the dispatches themselves carry tneir own quauii- cations, emphasising the lack of pos ltlve iniormatlon. News dispatches from Germany are ordinarily at least it hours In reach ing this country and the latest mes sages from Berlin received Friday, bore Thursday's date. These messages indicated some nascttlasMnt ta labor conditions, particularly In too vicinity of Essen and la th Ruhr Industrial basin, but the e unrest rsportad dM . as? i ,u,pFmr' to- DUTCH NOT INCLINED TO SURRENDER EX-KAISER The Hague. Netherlands, Jaa. It. (Br the Associated Press. The first chamber of the Dutch parliament baa f drafted and presented to the cabi net a memoraadum rage-eating that I it is stow oestrabie that Holland rs- : quest former emperor William, of j tienuany, 10 return to nis own coun try. The goverDsnent. It has been learned by the correspondent, does not consider the memorandum Im portant, it is explained that It was introduced as a matter of rormallty. As far as the correspondent has been able to learn, the present Dutch government has firmly decided that It will aot surrender the former Ger man ruler. Thousands Of People Freeze To Death In Esthonian Blizzard RKVAL. Jan. It. Thousands war frozen to death In a bllssard which swept across mM-. on New Tear's day. Reports re ceived here state that three hun dred bodies of refugees were found in a forest between this city and Narva, and American Red Cross workers say many babies were frosen to death at their mothers' breaata htany fugitives from the col lapsed army led by Gen. Todenlteh In his recent offensive against Petrograd have perished In the drifting snow. 700 Lost As Ship Hits Mine, Says London Dispatch Lloyd Shipping Agency Discredits Report of Disaster at Sea. Lobsob, Jaa. 10- An Exchange Telegraph dispatch froa Geaoa to day says tbe ItaKaa steamer Princi- pessa MafaJaa is 'reported to have struck a mise aad saak with tbe lost of 709 Mres. Tbe owners of the steamer have ao confirmation of this report aad it is dtscrediied by Lloyds Shippsg Agency here. THE SPICE OF LIFE ASD SO IT GOBS, luxchaase A sfirn tn a certain Market street cafeteria reads: "Gentlemen will please refrain from smokinsT-" Another example or tbe double Chronicle. Candidate, But Would He Failing U. S. Diplomat Cables Wilson Date For Call Of League Of Nations PARIS. France, Jan. 10. The put ting of the leagua of nations into bolBg; which will be one of the im mediate coasoquenees of the exchange of rattfieatleBs of the treaty of Ver sailles, will occur In Paris at M:S oclock in th, morning of Friday, January It, the supreme council de cided today. Ambassador Wallace cabled this decision of the eouneil to presi dent AVIIaon so that the prealdent might laane the formal notice of the meeting of the council of the leasroe to be held on the date named. The first meeting of the council will be called to order and presided over by Leon Bourgeois, the represen tative of France in the council. He will deliver a brief address. Earl Cprsoo, the British foreign secretary. woo will represent ureat tin tain at the meeting will also speak. tnisoa to Sign Call. Washington. D. C Jan. 10. Presi dent Wilson is expected to sign the call for the first meeting of the leasnse of nations council Immediately after receiving notice from ambassa dor Wallace that the first session has been fixed for next Friday. The United States, however, will not be represented, at the meeting as the treaty has not yet been ratified by the senate. Provlalon for the president to lsaae the call for the initial meet ing of the connell Is made In the peace treaty and officials ex- Students Of United States Colleges And Universities To Express Views On Treaty CLBVKLAXD. O, Jan. It. State ments of their views oa the treaty of peace aad the leasae of have been contributed by Lodge and Hitchcock to be placed be fore the students aad faculties of 7M wiU ions In a referen dum vote to be taken next Tuesday. Two thousand members of Western Reserve university will vote. Senator Lodge's statement says la .part: I -The Tailed States has asked, aetata,; in the peace settlement aad has received aad desires neth-IhlBS- except the security aad peace of the world. That peace, a majority ot the senate believes, cannot be achieved through the league of nallans as njrreed to at Versailles. YVe cannot amend the league as It applies to other nations bnt we are determined that it shall be made safe for the United Ststea. Sorely vre who aak no territory, who wiah no spoils of war, are Jaatlfied In sayiac; under whst coadltleBB we shall enter into this world alliance. 0. S. AGAIN CULLS ON MEXICO TO PUNISH WALLACE SLAYERS WASHINGTON, D. C Jan. 10. Farther lnvestisatton of the kill ing: of James Wallace, an American, near Tampion, November 2C, has re sulted in tbe state department in 8tractinj the American embassy at Mexico City to renew its request that the Mexican government take ener getic measures to punish the ruilty. Wallace was "hot by a Mexican soldier after his mole shied at & ma chine sun the soldier was Koardlnsr and overtnrned it. The claim was made that the American vu intoxi cated, but the state deoartment an nounced today that its investigation disclosed that Wallace was sober, and that the colonel commanding- the Mexican troop had stated that the soldier who fired the shot was under the Influence of liquor. REBELS SURRENDERING IN TAMAULIPAS STATE Brownsville, Tex, Jan. 10 Follow ers ot Geo. Lata Cnballero. the Mexi can rebel commander, who surren dered to federal authorities In Ta maulinaa. under guarantee of am nesty, are rapidly appearing at Vic toria, the capital of Tama a 11 pas. and surrendering;, aocordina- to Informa tion received by the Mexican con sulate here. Gen. Bugenio Lopez, rebel leader and formerly federnl commander In Matamoros, Is the test to announce his Intention of quitting the rebeel llon. The surrender of Caballero and his followers leaves only two important rebel leaders operatine In Tamanll pas. Gen. Juan A. Atmalian In the western part aad Gen. Manuel Pelsex , u. mo on region. MEXICANS' WARNING TO AMERICANS INADEQUATE Washington. D. C. Jan in. Warn ings of local authorities, disregard of wnicn, reports to the Mexican inter ior departmt.it declared, resulted in tbe killing or F. J. Roney and Earl Boles, Americans tn the Tamptco re gion, amounted, in the opinion of of ficials here, to nothing more than the Nation Of To Ratify Peace Treaty demenceau Plans Trip to U. S. To Fight For League PARIS. Franca, Jan. H (Havas.) Georges demeneeau la said to intend. If he is elected prealdent of the republic, te eroae the At lantic to carry oa la the United States a "vigorous campaign" In behalf of the league of nations, according to the newspaper Kre aement. plained that In sbcnlng; the eaH Mr. Wilson would not be act las; In his capacity as president of the CaKed States. The eotntna Into fore of the treaty thro ash exchange of ratification to day between Groat Britain, France, Italy and Germany will not affect the united states, oxiicuus saia. "Nation Still at War. While technically the state of war oetween tnis country ana uermany still exists, trade between the coun tries was resumed some months ago and is steadflr increawtna. particu- lariy the export movement from the United States. The United States, however, will not be represented on any of the various commissions set op by the treaty for carrylns; out its terms nor can this country send consular agents Into Germany, until the state of war is ended. Senator Hitchcock's statement said in part: The Ledge reservation are de structive because they are mack farther and work a number of changes fn the measles: of the league covenant. They apreHle ally repudiate the reeifroeal ob Maartew tw-)tnr'otherutlcns fa preserving the territorial lateg rlty aad polltlenl Independence of members of the lesgue agalnat ootaMe agxreaalon. This ehHaa tlon la specifically provided in article 10 and If agreed to by all nations affords a practical insur ance agalnat any war ef conquest In the future. If repudiated by as new It Is an Invitation for Ger many to renew attacks, because it leaves In denht the question whether we must be taken into account." The stndents will vote on six ques tions, for. against, and compromise. framed after consultation with lead ers ot both sld -a. In order to present the esse fairly. As soon ns compiled, the results will be telegraphed to the intercol legiate treaty referendum committee at New York who will record the re sults of tbe vote from all parts ef the country. Siberia Commander Jailed And Told To Turn Over Affairs LONDON, Kng Jan. 19. Admiral Kolchak head of the all-Rus-atan government in Siberia, has been arrested at Irkatsk by Cot. Pep pel lay e v. according to a Mos cow wireless dispateh dated Fri day. CoL Peppeliayev ordered hie prisoner to hand over control of all affairs. It is said. waiver which nil Americans are com pelled to sign before they can obtain a Mexican vise for the Tampico re gion on their passports. This waiver, by which persons signing it agree that no claims n case of barm or death shall be brought by their heirs or employe's, has never Dean recognised state depsrtment. Accordingly, off: rial, held Sf.vlco. to Hv. aaia fsctory reply to the inquiry Iron I this government as to the deaths of America' absentation rrom participn the men. must prove that they re-! tion in the ratification of the treaty ceived specific warnings other th.m I of Versailles again la expresseo in those contained In tbe waiver. the editorials printed In this morn-, Information reaching the state de- Inn's newspapers 1 partmcnt was that the wound sus-i America s absence. hT,eIe; tained by Boles i.i the foot was madc'Sraph. "clouds aUke the prospect of by a Mauser bullet. Carransa soldlors be present and the future. It eak known tn h. th. oni. Uninm ens profoundly the moral authority tn that region officials said . - armed with Mauser. ns-v-ir-n to hit rati TV a v MEXICO TO BL RAILTVAlt HOLLING STOCK uv l. s. Laredo. Texas. Jan. 10. The Mexl- government Tuesday authorised that sooner or later they will be re appropriatton ot four million mined by the great republic." Sesos to purchase m the United Referring, like other Journals, to tates much needed railroad rolling political conflicts In America regard -stock, according to Excelsior, a Max- ing the league and the Versailles ico City newspaper. t treaty, the Chronicle says: f "The position ia not very reassur- rROFAGAMU CAMPAIGN IX ! Ing to Europeans, who are living in V. S IS PLAN OF MEXICO' a world shattered by war. While t .rAn r T I Americana continue to debate, we VM-J;. ZZr.,JrZ???.y. derive some crumb, of comfort , , I,..rr ' , . C. . thit Mexico plana a nation wide propi-ijt Ceatlnaed on page zt, column 81 I IMPOSING AT PARIS PUTS PACT IN FORCE Versailles Agreement Becomes Effective When Envoy3 Of Allies and Defeated Nation Sign Treaty Protocol , Baron Kurt Von Lersner Acts For The Teutons; The Scapa Flow Modifications Are Announced. DARIS, Fraace, Jaa. 16. Amid 2 cereeaeeT, ffisoslesiatioat k erecutioa, aad dijaified to tite peat of easily appareat Wtter csM reserve oa tlie part of &t aSed envoys, tie treaty of VcTsaalcs was pat ate effect at 4:15 oclock tab afteraeeB. Tie ea&Ve cereaiesy, vrhkb took place m me deck aal at the French ! foreign BHaktry, was csaIeted by PrerieBsIy bares Kart too Lersaer, keaa of tse German misuoc, iijnec tbe protocol of Not est ex 1, proriaag for reparation far tse siakmg ot tbe Gemaa wartbips at Scapa Flew, aad te auare tse carrvg oat of th arataiice terms. Tbe skatBg of rfcis decBBKat occaned k tbe office oi fte B&uster of fereiga affairs- Tiger Gets Ovation. Baron von Lersner and berr von Simeon, the other German represent ative, were among the last of those to arrive at the foreign ministry for the day's ceremonies. They passed into the foreign office shortly after premier Clemenceau. who as usual was given an ovation as he stepped ont of his ear. The delegates assembled in the pri vate office of the minister of foreign affairs, where at a secret session the protocol was signed at 4:08 oclock. Led by premier Clemenceau. the delegates then filed Into the famous clock room, where were held the plen ary sessions of the peace conference that fixed the terms of the treaty. Baron von Lersner and herr von Sim son weir the last to enter the room and the first to sign the minutes rec ording the Tcnge of fmriflcatlons. The proceedings Wgaa without cer emony, pressler Lloyd George of Great Britain toBowtng the German dele gates nt the sigaatare table. He was sweeeedsd by premier n,rsenreu of Franco, who otf returning to his neat after signing, stopped la front of baron von Lersner and herr von Stet Allied Premiers Put New Action In War Council Necessary lo Divide Work in Two Paris to Han dle Questions. Parle, France. Jan. !. The su premo council has fonnd that since the arrival la Parts of premiers Lloyd George and Nitti its order of business has been so increased that a division of the labor appeared to be necessary is order to facilitate action daring the short time the British and Italian premiers wore able to remain in Paris. Consequently on the proposal of Mr. Lloyd George the council has been divided fate two parts the premiers, Clemencean. Lloyd George and Mfcti meeting sepa ratety for eea-Meratien ef tbe Adriatic question. Simultaneously Karl Corson, British foreign secretary; Vlttorio Sclaloia, Italian foreign minister: Jules Cam bon. sreneral secretary to the French ministry of foreign affairs: baron Matsui. Japanese ambassador and Hugh C Wallace, American ambassa dor, met independently and took up the resorts of committees on the de mands of the Serbians and Romanians for the revision of the Hungarian peace treaty. Secret conversations between prem iers Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Nitti continue in an atmosphere of confidence with a reciprocal de sire to reach a solution of the Ad riatic problem, which t acceptable te , all. according to the Juornal. The; project of bringing about direct nego- ! tiattons between Italy ana jugo Slavia also is said to be ing favorably. proceed- nifl Shin tIDUAinC BDVAN IN DEMAND FOR ACTJON ON PACT London, Eng.. Jan. IS Rearet over , . w M. r of the league of and the sense of security regarding the Im mediate future The allies have sited until they could wait no longer, and must now go forward aloe deeply sensible of the loss they have sustained, but still hoping from tne rscl that statesmen like wnHm Jennlnea Rrvan and dllhrt Hitchcock. Democratic leader in the United States senate, have ao Ever Refuse It CEREMONY FORMALLY 4:16 edeck. son. Tb G?riran reprrscntai. arose and bvvfl to M. Clemer who said a fw words wh-ch wer audible to the spectators. Th -mier then pasrd on to ! -without shaking hands Yt'atebed With Interest. The incident was watched w. most intense interest in a d'-a. i -lence. It was noticed that ba-i n ' Lersnei made a movement aa if out bis hand but seemed to himself as he saw th-t M. Cfn?- - kept his gray trioved hands at h : Premier Nitti of Italy, ba-"n sni, the Japanese represtntat: ra.nl Hymens, tt-e aipian minister, followed ;.'-ejnier eeau fn the order named. Then the delegate of tp? o -r -ifying nations s gnei in a Iphar - seqaenO. The entire eerernon- over at 4:18. when NJ. clemenceau r -and said: The protocol having been s srr as well as the minutes recording - exchange of rat :ilcat ions. I cave heshor to declare that the trea- V'STsfldBea. la In tsedssst and th.a terms will be executed Integra, Mtfnaed en page X eelumn Syria Protests Against Mandate Made By French Political Opponent Hedjaz King Wants to Put Case Before Council. Paris. France, Jan. 1 A d.spa from Nice ea 3 Amir Sa : J , Iltical opponent of Amir Feisa , of the kinc of the Hedjaz. has t- -graphed to the president of te pe cmference protesting against ; e agreement reported to have been rived at between France and pri- -Faisal. The dispatch says imir has asked that he be permitted to kc before the peace conference to p-e sent his case fn the name of Syria tie fore a fine! decision is made on ayrian question Dispatches from Paris, J-inuar sald prince Felsal and tbe Frar government had reached an agr-1 ment whereby the prince wou'd rer ognise a French mandate for fS whole of Syria, in return for h France would recogni the forir tion of an Arabian state to -Damascus, Aleppo, Hems and Ha.r " under the administration of prince with the assistance of Fr- -officials. illusions about the danger of d- for Snrope and the effects it hai American prestige,' ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACCUSING CAPT. DETZER New York. Jan. 1. Cot. 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