MAY 23. !.
HOOK COUNTY JOUtXAL
ITALIA;! DELEGATES
TO RETURN TO PARIS
SHIPP & PERRY
Efforts Made to Conciliate
Italy Are Attended With
Success.
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Oils? Glass, Lime and
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AND PAPER BINDINGS.
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The white and black Milans the big short back,
JDroopy Brim Lisere medium and large tough straw
sailors can all be found at
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ELMER J. WILSON
Contractor and Builder
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MAKINO, AND CEMENT WORK. ESTIMATES FURNISHED.
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Printing on
Short Notice
Paris. President Wllnon, Premier
Clenienccau and Premier Lloyd George,
composing the council of three, Tit
a communication to the Italian gov
ernment Inviting It to resume lit place
at the peace conference,
Vlttorlo Orlando, the Italian prem
ier, and Baron Sonnlno, the -foreign
mlnlator, are to return to Parla, It la
officially announced.
The policy of Japan ll to return the
Shantung peninsula in full soverelgn
ty to China, retaining only the eco
nomic privilege! granted Germany and
the right to establish a settlement un
der the UHual condition! at Tilng Tao,
It wn declared In a statement Issued
by Baron Maklno, bead of the Japan
ese delegation at the peace conference.
The statui of Italy ai one of the
five gn&t powera haa been brought
Into question by her withdrawal from
the peace conference, and It la this
status which proved a powerful lever
In Inducing Italy to accept the invita
tion to resume her place at the peace
table.
French and British diplomats In
Rome for several days have been dis
cussing the controversy with Premier
Orlando and Foreign Minister 8onnlno
In an endeavor to straighten out the
tangle.
The Invitation of the council of
three, It Is understood, has In view
the elimination of the personal clement
In the controversy and the paving of
the way for a territorial adjustment
acceptable to Italy when the conferees
are Main together.
President Wilson. David Lloyd
George and Premier Clemenceau have
settled the question of the German un
dersea cables. The decision was
reached that the cables were spoils of
war and belong to Britain, Japan and
France, the powers which took posses
sion of them.
The council of three also settled the
status of the Kiel canal. Germany
probulily will retain proprietorship of
the waterway, but tolls for passage
through it will be levied under inter
national control.
PRESIDENT MAY CALL
CONGRESS JUNE 1
Washington. Intimation that a spe
cial session of congress will be called
by President Wilson to meet about
June 1 is contained in confidential
dispatches received in Washington )
from Paris.
It was said in authoritative adminls- j
tration quarters that It was quite pos- i
Bible that If the situation in Paris j
should develop rapidly the special ses
sion might meet even before June 1.
In that case the call would be made
by cable.
The dispatches made It clear that
the president was confident he could
return to the United States before the
end ot this month.
CREDIT PLAN IS REJECTED
United States Not Interested In Res
toration of Hun Business.
Paris. Disapproval of a plan for
rehabilitation of European financial
oredlt was expressed by financial
mitnbers of the American delegation.
It was made known that the United
Slates would not be a party to any
Joint action for restoration of German
business.
It had been proposed by the British
that a German bond issue of $5,000,-
000,000 be arranged with Great Britain,
France, the -United States and other
associated powers as guarantors. The
American delegates oppose this.
Lfebor Conditions Show Improvement.
Washington. Unemployment condi
tions showed an ImproveraentMn the
week ending April 26, on the badis of
reports from 58 cities, the federal em
ployment service reports. Thirty-five
cities reported a total surplus of 82,
600, a decrease of several thousand
from the total of the previous week,
while six reported a shortage totaling
2450 and 20 showed an equality of sup
ply and demand. The surplus showed
a decrease for the first time In Pacific
ooast states.
U. 8. Averts Serbian Famine.
Washington. The food famine and
typhus epidemic which "threatened Ser
bia have been averted through the
work of the United States food admin
istration and the American Red Cross
forces, the headquarters of the latter
agency was notified In a message from
Red Cross headquarters at Salonlkl.,
Nearly 2,000,000 Soldiers Return. .
1 Washington. Demobilization of the
army has returned 1,942,391 officers
and men to civil life, the war depart
ment announced.
. Begins Soom.l
We have a complete stock of Pul
leys, Rope, Steel and Guy Cables,
Hay Carriers, Track, Pitchforks, etc.
arriving.
Collins W.
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Factory shipment of Peering Mow
ers and Rakes, Thomas Mowers and
Rakes, and a big line of repairs to
arrive this week.
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Alfalfa Clover
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