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SIXTY-EIGHTH YEAR-NO. 81.
MONDAY JANUARY 20, 1919. TEN PAGES.
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Tribute to Chief.
Paris, Jan. 20. Pros Went
Wiion, guest of the French
senate al a luncheon today, de
livered an address in repily to
the greeting extended him in ,
the name oi the senate by An
tonin Dnhost, its president.
President Wilson begun by
expressing Ids pleasure at the
cordiality of the welcome.
The supreme council adjourned
Its session at 11:45 o'clock to give
President Wilson an opportunity
to attend the luncheon given him
by the French senate.
President Wilson drove directly
had been attending the meeting of
the supreme council, to the Lux
embourg palace, where the lunch
eon took Dlaee. He was accomoan-
fled by Premier Clemenceau.
"resident Poincaire was one or
thffKuests at the luncheon, as were
all the French cabinet members,
the members of the senate, Paul
Deschanel, the president of the
chamber, and Marshal Foch.
M. Dubost said:
"Mr. President: My colleagues
and myself thank you for having
been so good as to accept our invi
tation and to give us some hours
of your time which we know to be
devoted to the high meditations
and the important negotiations up
on which the fate of the peoples de
pends. From 'your first steps on
the land of France and since your
entry into Paris the French DeoDle
have spontaneously given their !
hearts to you. and they perceived at
once In your frank smile and in
ii til i rw t 1 1 1 1 1 1 tuiii 1U
your loyal and open physiognamy,
that you, too, were spontaneously
giving yourself to them.
Welcome His Ideas.
"Yon are today In an old palace
of France, and It is among these
grand reminder of past times that
with thoughts rejuvenated by Re
publican order, yet with patriotism,
that the French senate completes
a history which already counts 15
centuries. We welcome her, M.r.
President, you and your ideas. No
where could your splendid ambi
tion to substitute for the periodical
ly broken equilibrium of material
forces the definite award of moral
fojs elicit more than in the sen
,ie since the statute of internation
al peace has been first of all and
for a long time prepared by some
of its most eminent members.
"Our national problem consists,
therefore, in combining our Euro
pean past, and our actual material
security with the conditions of the
new order for which you have given
so noble a formula.
"We firmly believe with yon, Mr.
President, and allow me to add, sin
cere and great friend, that the new
world order and perhaps a world
harmony are possible, in which our
French country will at least be lib
erated from the nightmare of in
vasionour country for which
nearly 1,400,000 men of France
have just given their lives.
Will Back Him Cp.
"It is with such a hope that we
shall most willingly participate in
the sublime crusade which you
,have come to undertake on the dev
aS4ed soil of old Europe where
hatred and discord still howl after
the gJhs have become silent and
where anarchy causes a vast part
of mankind to stagger. The task is
a gigantic one, but it is worthy of
your country, accustomed to great
undertakings, and of ours, the an
cient artisan of western civiliza
tion. Mr. President we salute your
great aims and your great intelli
gence with a joyful toast and a fer
vent acclamation."
Is Much Ceremony.
President Wilson as he arrived at
Luxemburg palace was received
with great ceremony. A fanafre of
drums and trumpets marked the
president's appearance. This was
followed by the playing of the
American national anthem.
At the entrance of the palace l
President Wilson was met by An
tonin Dubost. the president of the
senate, and escorted to the senate
where the covers for the luncheon
were laid.
This chamber was formerly the
throne room of the Bourbon kings.
It is one of the most magnificent in
Europe, with famous paintings and
Gobelin tapestry depicting French
history.
President Dubost sat at the head
of the table with President Wilson
at his right and President Poin
caire at hi left.
UEsOIES LOXG FLIGHT,
ucson,, Ariz., Jan. 20. Major T.
ferro- field, at Fort Worth. Texas
resumed his flight to San Diego,
"'ai., this morning and expects to
reach the coast city at - 10:30
Vclock.
REDUCE ET.ECTRICITT'S I SE.
With the American Army of Oc
cupation, Jan. 20. Owing to in
sufficient fuel supply the consump-
tnn nf oldi-tr-ii-iti,- nmnnp thp oivit
copulation of Coblenz, is to be re-
luced one-half. '
Train With 1,600
Sailors Wrecked;
One Dead; 6 Hurt
Chicago, Jan. 20. A Chicago and i
Northwestern passenger train ran
into the rear of a special with 1,600
sailors from the Great Lakes naval
training station in a fog today.
One sailor was killed and six in
jured. A brakeman whose skull
was fractured probably will die.
'I he dead :
I. A. PAYN'TER, rating as a first
class carpenter.
The injured:
Thomas A. Car, Company Thirty
:.ine. Twelfth regiment, Camp Luce;
chest crushed.
M. Gaynor, Company Twenty-
four, Twelfth regiment. Camp Paul i
Jones: bruised and arm badly cut.
A. G. Sauerwein, Company Forty
cne. Twelfth regiment. Camp Per
ry: cut and bruised.
A. J. Baumgartner, Company
Forty, Camp Decatur; head injur
ed, laft hand cut.
R. M. Delaney, recently returned !
from France with one wound stripe,
scalp wound.
James Elliot, on way to camp to
enlist: scalp wound.
Another Trash Hurts SO.
Another accident due to the fog
occurred on the elevated when one
train ran into another waiting at a
station. Thirty persons were in
jured, a few seriously.
i NEW GOVERNMENT
OF HUNS TO BE ON
A REPUBLIC BASIS
London, Jan. 20. Details of the
proposed new constitution for Ger
many drawn up recently at a con
ference of widely known authori
ties on constitutional law, includ
ing Hugo Preuss, state secretary
of the interior in the Ebert gov
ernment, are given in an official
wireless from Berlin and picked up
here.
It states that the empire Is to
consist of its former component
states besides any territories
which by virtue of the right of
self-determination desire to be re
ceived into the empire.
The dispatch declares that the
people have the right, regardless
of former frontiers, to erect new
German free states within the em-
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the people of a border country
wish to join the German empire
the assent of the German people
Bhall be required.
The imperial president, who Is
to be elected by the people, must
be 35 years of age, and must have
been of German birth or become a
German citizen 10 years before his
election. He will be elected by an
absolute majority of all the votes
of the empire. The president will
represent the empire but declara
tions of war or conclusions of
peace rest with the reichsta
Treaties with foreign states re-
quire the assent of the reichstag
As soon as a league of nations, the
object of which is the exclusion of
secret treaties, has been formed,
all treaties with the league shall
require the assent of the reichstag.
The imperial president's tenure
of office will be for seven years
and his 're-election will be permis
sible. The imperial government
will be composed of a chancellor
and ministers who will be chosen
by the president of the reichstag.
SOCIALISTS WILL
ENTER HUNGARY'S
. LATEST CABINET
Berne, Jan. 20. The Socialists
in Hungary, according tc a tele
gram from the Hungarian press
bureau, have decided to enter a
cabinet headed by former minister
of Justice Berinkey, in which they
wil collaborate with the non
Socialist parties. The Socialists,
it is added, would receive the port
folios of war, interior and public
information.
A nnthpr tplpprnm from Rinln-
npst that Count Karolvi th nr8.
ident of the Hungarian republic
has entrusted Mr. Berinkey with
the formation of a ministry.
Amsterdam, Jan. 20. The new
Hungarian cabinet of Dionys Ber
inkey, according to a dispatch
from Budapest, enjoys the confi
dence of the Socialist and the
Bourgeoise parties. The cabinet, it
is said, includes four Socialists, in
cluding M. Konfi, as minister of
public instruction.
FIRE IN ITALIAN
QUARTER KILLS 8
AT PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia, Jan. 20. iight
are dead as the result of 'a fire
last night in the Italian quarter.
Father and mother and two small
children were burned to death by
a fire which started in fae kitchen
of a house occupied by two fam
ilies, all of whom were asleep at
i the time. Two children of the
other family were also burned i.ojter A. Bethel, Judge advocate gen
death and two died today of their
injuries.
WILSON APPROVES
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Washington. Jan. 20. President
Wilson cabled to Secretaty Tumul
ty his approval of the proposal to
hold Roosevelt memorial meetings
throughout the country on "Feb. 9.
simultaneously with the joint
memorial services in congress. Tlie
message follows:
"I sincerely approve of the sug
gestions for simultaneous meetings
to commemorate the life and ser
vices of Mr. Roosevelt. I think it
would be, a most" suitable way t
show the esteem
country held him."
in which the
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General Pershing
Awards Medals to
U. S. Army Leaders
Washington, Jan. 20. Practically
all army, corps anid division com
manders of the American expedi
tionary forces, together with the
heads of staff departments, have
now been awarded distinguished
service medals by General Persh
ing for conspicuous service. The
war department today made public
citations of 27 officers in addition to
the list of 24 given out yesterday.
Among the officers decorated
were Major General John F. O'Ryanj
commanding the Twenty-seventh
I (New York national guard) divis
ion, the only guard division com
mander to retain his command
throughout the war, and Major Gen
eral John A. Lejuene of the marine
corps, commanding the second di
vision of marines.
Major General E. M. Lewis, com
manding the Thirtieth tWild Cat)
division, also was decorated. This
division and the Twenty-seventh
served with the British army and
helped to smash the famous Hin
denburg line. '
Two other officers on today's list.
Major General Ireland, surgeon
general of the army, and Major
General Clarence C. Wiliams, chief
of ordnance, were formally decorat
ed Saturday by Secretary Baker
under these citations. The other
major generals receiving the dis
tinguished service medals were An
drew Brewster, inspector general;
Harry L. Rogers, quartermaster
general; William C. Iangfit, direc
tor of light railroads and chief en-
gineer, A. E. F. ; Mason M. Part
ui uLman ucliuu uuu lures'.ry
and later chief of air service; E. F.
McGlachlin, chief of artillery, First
army, and later commander of the
First division ; Anson E. Ely, brig
ade and division commander; Ed
mund Wittenmyer, brigade and di
vision commander; Charles G. Mor
ton, Twenty-nines division; E. M.
Lewis, Thirtieth division; William
Lassiter, chief of artillery. Second
army, and subsequently commander
of the Thirty-second division;
James H. McCray, Seventy-eighth
division; George S. Duncan, Seventy-seventh
and Eighty-second divis
ions; William We'egle, brigade com
mander. Twenty-eighth division,
and William H. Johnson, Ninety
first division.
The brigadier generals' names
are Stuart Heintzelman, chief of
staff, Fourth army corps and Sec
ond army; Melin Craig, chief of
staff of the First army corps; Rob
ert C. Davis, adjutant general
American expeditionary force; Wal-
eral American expeditionary force;
Edgar Russell, chief signal officer
American expeditionary forces;
Charles G. Dawes, genwal purchas
ing agent, and William W. Atter
bury, director general of transpor
tation. The colonels named are Walter
D. McCaw, medical department, and
Alfred E. Bradley, -chief surgeon
American expeditionary forces.
FIM SSSH CARAT DIAM0T.
London, Sunday, Jan. 19. (via
Montreal.) A soft blue white dia
mond weighing carat.! has
been found at the W. v.'. Jagers
fontein mine, Orange River colony.
This promises to become ona of
the diamond field's "histori:
gems."
THE "TWO-GUN" MAN
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ELECTION IS
HELD BY FOE
BRINGS RIOT
Reds Attempt Coup as
Hun Folk Pick Men to
National Assembly.
London. Jan. 2f. Rioting
occurred in Berlin during last
night after the Sparta cans had
attempted to destroy the ballot
boxes used in Sunday's elec
tion, according to an t.vchpntre
Telegraph dispatch from t.'op
enhaircn. The Spartacans were le
polsed everywhere. Fiphtiner
took place, it is reported, in
Wilhelmstrasse and Ilede
mannstrasse and the Hal.
lesche Tor. The (Spurtacans
also made an attempt to storm
the ouice of the Vorwaerto.
Berlin, Sunday, Jan. 19. (Mid
night, by the Associated Press).
Only scattered returns from the
election in Berlin can he estab
lished before Monday noon. In the
Ruhleben precinct the Majority So
cialists polled 1,028 votes and the
Independent Socialists, seven.
Democrats Toll Big1 Tote.
Twenty-four of the 831 election
districts in' greater Berlin give the
following totals:
German Democratic party, 7,375;
Majority Socialists, 8,195; Inde
pendent Socialists, 3,005: German
National party, 4,706; German Peo-i
pies party, 2,990; Christian (Cen
trists) party, 2,254.
The strength shown by the Dem
ocratic party is surprising to the
politicians in view of the fact that
Berlin always has been overwhelm
ingly Socialist.
Radicals Get Little Support
Coblenz, Sunday, Jan. 19. (By
the Associated Press). The ex
treme radicals are believed to have
found little support today among
the German voters ;n the American
.one of occupation. Early reports
tonight indicated that the delegates
elected to the national assembly
were from the more conservative
groups.
The American troops were on the
.-.lert throughout the area of occu
pation prepared to suppress any
disorder, but none was reported
cither in Coblenz or in the smaller
tfrwns. The voting was conducted
quietly, the only unusual feature
being the participation of the
women. ,
ITALY HARDEST HIT.
Washington, Jan. 20. Italy,
whose population, as a whole was
without coal for heating and in
large part without gas for cooking
during many months of the war,
was the worst sufferer from fuel
shortage among the allied nations,
according to the report of the
commission sent to Europe by Mr.
GarOeld.
A Apj;
I Bolshevist Troops
Slacken Advance
- at Poland's Border
Warsaw. Saturday, Jan. 18.
(By the Associated Press.) Bol
shevist troops have slackened
their advance at the Po'ish fron
tier. The Germans - are delaying
their evacuation of Grodno for
several days, although Genera'
Falkenhayn has retired to Suwal
ki and General Hoffmann has gone
to Koenigsberg. Leaders alleg-3
that the Germans are selling arms
to the Boshevists under the pre
tense of aiding the "society for
provisioning Vkrainia."
Dispatches state, however, that
Bolshevist soldiers have !een seen
carrying banners inscribed wit:i
the words, "Long Live the Red
Terror," and "Death to Non
Workers." The Bolshevists are especially
bitter against the Poles, it being
reported that the declaration of a
holy war against Poland by the
Moscow government makes it
"right and duty of every Bolshev
ist to kill the, Poles as enemies of
mankind."
Miss Shebeko, a sister of a mem
ber of the Imperial council, suc
ceeded In escaping from Mohilev
and has reached Warsaw.
Berne, Switzerland, Jan. 20.
The German military command in
announcing the capture of Mitau
by the Bolsheviki, said that the ad
vancing Russians also had occu
pied Bohelkjani, Schaulan, Tuk
kium and Goldutz. 'in the region
west and southwest of R'ga.
the German government has
sent a note to the Russian Bol-s-htvik
government protesting
against the fupport given the
! Spurtacans by "the Bolshevik!.
I The note says Hhat the German
government will take vigorous
measures against the Russians
who aided the insurgents and who
stiil are supporting them.
LATE BULLETINS
Halifax. Ji. S Jan. 20-The
French liner Kochamhean ar
rived here today with Xi
American troops s passengers.
She will coal here.
Paris, Jan. 20. President
Wilson was the ruest of the
French senate at a luncheon
today. He was erected by An
tonin Dnbost, the president,
who made an eulogistic address
" in which he said that the sen
ate welcomed the president and
his ideas.
Salonika, Friday, Jan. 17
(By the Associated Tress).
Mkola P. Pachitch, the Serbian
premier, has resigned. lrlnce
Rejrent Alexander has asked
S toy ait rrotitoh, the finance
minister In the Parhilch cabi
net, to form a new cabinet for
the Serb-Croat-Sloven king,
dom.
. Washington, Jan. 20. Legis
lation to validate informal war
contracts was considered again
today by the senate military
committee, bot members could
not agTPe and adjourned until
tomorrow.
LEAGUE PL
PLANPUSHE
AT MEETINGS
Wilcnn fiitrinor Tt. WVhYIaI
Time Neutrals Oppose
Formation Idea.
Paris, Jan. 20. (By the Associa
ted Press) As the supreme coun
cil of the peace congress resumed
sittings today, marked progress was
being made in the business of com
paring various plans for the forma
tion of a league of nations and
harmonizing them into a unity of
ideas which can be taken up as a
concrete proposition.
Much headway in this direction
was made last night at the confer
ence at the Murat residence, which
was attended by Mr. Wilson, Lord
Robert Cecil, the British represen
tative charged with working out of
a plan for a league of nations;
Leon Bourgeois, the French pro
ponent of a plan for such an or
ganization and General Jan Chris
tian Smuts, who has formulated a
plan for a league.
Wilson Poshing Plan.
Preliminary conversations over
the structure of the league of na
tions are not technically before the
peace congress as a whole, but that
the fact that the congress has ad
vanced this question to the fore
most place in its program is taken
to indicate that such progress is be
ing made in the supreme council
as to warrant the announcement
that a definite and somewhat de
tailed program will soon be evolv
ed. This program it is believed will
present the common thought of the
leaders of the United States, Great
Britain and France and therefore
may furnish a starting point from
which all the peace delegates may
particpate in the work. President
Wilson is personally pressing for
ward this one feature of the work
of (he peace congress to the vir
tual exclusion of all others.
,JMttle Time LeSU
With a definite plan formed for
erecting a structure upon which
til nations can agree, there are
8bout 25 working days remaining of
the time that President Wilson has
allotted to himself for work in
France before leaving for home.
The question being asked is wheth-(
er he can in this comparatively
short time bring the nations to
gether in an agreement for a so
ciety of nations. Many of the
president's closest advisers are rea
sonably convinced he can do so.
With discussions now past the
point where it seemsto be agreed
l there shall be no super-sovereignty,
nor a common police force and that
the question of whether a nation
shall contribute force in carrying
out the decision of the league will
be left to each nation individually
in each instance, the general plan
being most talked about embodies
an enlargement of the principles
contained in the treaties negotiated
by William Jennings Bryan. Those
provide for a delay of a year be
fore declaring war and investiga
tions by a special commission of
all disputes and that no declara
tion of war shall be made therefore
without giving certain notice.
President Has Scheme.
By this plan, it is apparently
purposed to internationalize the
guardianship of smaller nations,
with the idea that there shall be no
domination over them by one na
tion, economically or financially.
It is proper to state that he highly
regards many features of the plan
presented by General Sniutz, and is
working in close harmony with M.
Bourgeois and Lord Robert Cecil.
Aside from the attention being
paid to the Russian situation, the
society of nations question is now
in an advantageous position and
development may be expected.
Neutrals Oppose Ideaf
The decision that the league of
nations will be outlined and or
ganized by the belligerents alone
is said to be the cause of some dis
satisfaction among the neutrals
who are informally discussing the
matter among themselves. Wheth
er any formal action will be taken
by the neutrals to voice their pro
test is not yet known, but among
some of them there Is said to be a
teeling that it would be neither fair
nor dignified that they be after
wards asked to subscribe to a eo
enant in whose making they had
no part.
Hold Right to Voice.
The neutrals, it is understood, do
not claim particpiation in the dis
cussion of peace terms because
they took no part in the war, but
they contend that a league of na
tions is an international institu
tion independent of the war, and
that therefore no distinction should
be made between belligerents and
non-Demgerents. it is also point
ed out that among the ieutra'n
there were several countries whose
anti-German feelings were as
strong as among the allies, but that
owing to geographical positions
and other factors they were forced
to remain neutral.
C'ONTIXri PLIMERrXG.
Saloniki. Sunday, Jan. J9. Bul
garian soldiers continue plunder
ing the dwellings and bhopa of
Greeks at Demotica. Rumelia. ac
cording to a dispatch received
here.
Says Wilson Will
Form League and
Have Britain's Aid
Berr.e, Sunday, Jan. T. "Pres
ident Wilxm will achieve a work
able and feasible league of nations
and will have the full strength and
influence of Great Britain solidly
behind him," Arthur Henderson,
British labor leader, declared to
the Associated Press today.
I Mr. Henderson is in Berne to ar-
range the preliminaries for an in-
l ternational
labor conference hero
Jan. 27. The British lal or leader
said lie was disappointed that
Samuel Gompers, president of thu
American Federation of Labor,
who had been elected to the com
mission which is to meet here, had
formed another trade union con
ference. Mr. Henderson outlined some of
the difficulties which he had faced
onnging about a labor confer -
I ence. The conference was first'
planned for Paris, co-incident with! ouutis, uio r re,..-. amu,..-..
the peace conference, but the ' to Russia, was present at the meet
French government Wt it be under-i ing concerning the Russian situa
stood that this was not acceptabls ; tion.
to them. Laussienne was then This an noun foment was niadf In
chosen but again came hints from
the Swiss French, that French
Switzerland was not possible as
the scene of the conference, al
though they did not object to its
being held in German Switzerland.
Berne was then selected as the
meeting place.
Germans and Austrian as well
as Dutch anil Swedish labor lead-
ers, Mr. Henderson said, he under
stood, would participate. French
and Italian delegates probably
would attend. The conference
plans to take up labor questions
such as a maximum working day,
uniform wage scale and related
matters, and to forward the find-
ings to the peace conference in the
hope tbat they will be incorporated
in the peace treaty. The confer
ence here, if it is held, will be tho
first official meeting between allied
and enemy labor leaders since tho
beginning of the war.
VICTORY LOAN TO
BE FINAL PUBLIC
CAMPAIGN, CLAIM
Washington, D. C, Jan. 20. Only
one more big war loan drive is
planned by the treasury depart
ment. Secretary Glass said today.
This wiU be the .Victory -ThtirtyJ
loan, to be floated probably the last
three weeks in April. The amount
will not be more than $G,0u0,000,
000. and may be J5,000,000,000.
'I expect the Victory Liberty
loan to be the last intensive cam -
pi.Bu im i..e saie oi government Cecil, who was especially in chargo
bonds, said Mr. Glass. Reports t!le subject of a league of nations,
that there would be two more bond j on behalf of Great Britain. Baron
issues this year, aggregating $12,- j Nolmaki Makino. chief of the Jap
000,000.000, are entirely without ! anose mission, attended the council
foundation, not only as to amount i fur tne first tirae represenUng
but also as regards the number of
campaigns."
More bonds probably will be is
sued by the government, even after
the next campaign, but it is planned
to market these quietly through
banks and other financial institu
tions without the usual campaign
of advertising and soliciting. Th-s
amount of securities to be sold in
this manner will not be determine,!
for months, or until the treasury
gets a more definite idea of the
voiume oi expenses growing our oi
liquidating of war contracts, the
aines neeis ior lurtner loans, and
ing thp policy of making loans to
railroads, financing the next wheat
crop, continuing ship buildings, and
other internal obligations.
One result of Secretary Glass' an
nouncement is that Liberty loan or
ganizations throughout the coun
try will make "the final" a big sell
ing point in the campaign.
The misapprehension regarding
the number and amount of remain
ing loans may. arise, treasury offi-
cials explained today, over the fact
that the treasury had planned to
float two loan issues aggregating
about $12,000,000,000 this fiscal
year. The fiscal year began la-u
July 1, however, and ends next
June o0, and the fourth Liberty
loan of nearly $7,1100,000,000 already
has been floated in that period.
Most treasury officials believe
that the terms of the fifth, or Vic
tory loan, will have to be made
more attractive than those of tho
past, either by raising the interest
rate above 4 1-4 per cent or by some
other means.
GERMANY TO GUARD
MINING INDUSTRY
Amsterdam, Jan. 20. The Cer
nian government has issued a de
cree that until questions are legal
ly settled as to the Influence to he
exercised by the government over
the mining industry, and the par
ticipation of the community a::d
the profits adjusted, representatives
will be appointnd for some mining
districts to supervise production
and prices, according to a Berlin
dispatch received here.
THE WEATHER )
J
Generally fair tonight inii Tues
day, somewhat warmer tonight
with the lowest te::iperature
slightly above freezing.
Temperature at 7 a. m.. 29.
Highest, yesterday, 41. Lowest last
night. 29.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m., 3
miles per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at 7 p m., 9;
at 7 a. m., 100.
Stage of water, 4.3, no change
in last 48 hours.
J. M. SHERIER,
Meteroloetat.
HIGI
TIME PUT
SLAVENSG
Study and Report on Sit
uation Made at Sitting
of Peace Chiefs.
Paris, Jan. 20. The situation in
Russia was taken up by tho su-
j preme council of the peace ronfer-
1 t i(s BPSRinn todav. Joseph
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the official statement, given out re
garding the proceedings of tho
plenipotentiaries.
The next meeting of the council
will be held tomorrow at
o'clock.
Text of Communiqne.
The text of the official communi-
! Jue is fo!'ows:
'The president of the United
States of America and the prime
ministers and foreign ministers of
the allied governments, assisted by
Baron Makino and the Japanese
ambassador in Paris, met at the
-uai d' rsa' tnis morning between
Ju.. ana i.-ociock.
M. Noulens, the French ambas
sador to Russia, who returned a
few days ago from Archangel, ad
dressed the meeting and cave par
ticulars of the situation in Rus
sia. Meet Tomorrow Morning.
"The next meeting will take
place on Tuesday at 10 : CO o'clock in
the morning to hear tiie remarks
of M. Schauvenius, the Danish min
ister in Petrograd, who left the
Russian capital very recently.
With Vittorio Orlando, the Italian
premier, the only absentee, the su
preme council of the peace confer
ence reassembled at 10:30 o'clock
this morning. Premier Orlando
had arrived here from Rome, how-
ever, and was expected to attend
the council's session later in tli -
day.
Arthur J. Balfour, the British
I foreign secretary, was accompanied
1 fo the meeting 'by Lord Ruber
Japan, together with Baron Maisui,
the ambassador to France.
Lord Robert Cecil remained at
tho foreign office, where the meet
ing was held, for only a few mo
ments and did not enter the coun
cil chamber where the session to
day was an executive one. It was
understood that an official com
munique would be issued at the
close of the meeting, at which it
was expected that the exchange of
information between the govern-
i mcnts m thp situation in Russia,
. foro,.as, in (np of iast week s com-
; PUlnjn,1PR W()Ui,i take place
Council Composed of HO
Tho council as it met today com
prised 10 members -two from each
' of the five great powers - Presi
dent Wilson and Secretary of State
Lansing representing the United
States. The three additional mem
bers from each power did not at
tend, as full meetings of the mem
bership of 2.r are assembled only
when subjects of especial imper-
lance are under consideration by
I the council.
PRESS OF FRANCE
LAUDS SPEECH BY
PRES. POINCAIRE
Paris. Sunday. Jan. 19. -Hl.iva-l
President PoincareV a idress a"
the opening of the peace conrrs
yesterday is warmly prait J by tin
newspapers, even Socialist writers
giving their enthiisiu ti.- approi-.il.
All the newspapers l.i stres-;
on the "affectionate veneration for
Premif r Clemenceau evident in tlr
speeches of Premier LIcyJ Georg !
of Gnat Britain " They pay that
the election of M. 'Clemenceau as
permanent chairman is a tribute
to that servant of France, "t.ia'
ioyal. energetic, clear-seeing and
highly intelligent man who too
such a large part in winning tne
victory of right." "Unanimous
opinion is expressed that recip
rocal confidence, publich alirmei!.
guarantees the conclusion of fu
ture agreements in spi'e of un
avoidable differences of opinion."
NOTICE FORGERS !
YOU MUST PAY TAX
ON YOUR INCOMES
Chicago, Jan. 20.--A11 forgers,
embezzlers, and others who obtain
money illegally must pay a tax on
that income, according to Colonel
L. G. Nutt, head of the income tax
branch of the local, internal reve
nue office. He said today that he
would start an investigation to. as- ,
certain whether Millard H. Cutter, .
broker, who last week was sent to
prison for a term of from one to 14 '
years for forging more than $600,
000 in bonds, had paid an income
tax, and on what amount he had
said U.
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