GERMANY LEARNS I! IMS"".
If htlANo UALK
Hun Nation to Be Reduced to
Military Impotance.
LOSE ALL COLONIES
Full Reparation Must Be Made to Na
tioni for Injuries Inflicted Alsace-Lorraine
Restored.
New York, May 7. The treaty of
peace, submitted to the German dele
gates at Versailles today by the rep
resentatives of the associated powers,
reduces Germany to military Impo
tence, deprives her of her colonies, re
stores Alsace-Lorraine to France, and
provides for reparation to the nations
Injured by her in the war.
This was made known In an offjclal
summary of the treaty, cabled from
the American peace commission to the
committee on public Information in
New York. At the same time official
announcement was made that Presi
dent Wilson had pledged himself to
propose to the senate an agreement
that the United States, in conjunction
with Great Britain, would go to the
assistance of France in case of an un
provoked attack by Germany. The
announcement of this proposed agree
ment was made In a statement supple
menting the official summary of the
peace treaty.
The main points in the peace treaty
follow:
Alsace and Lorraine go to France.
All the bridges over the Rhine on
their borders are to be in French con
trol. ,
The port of Danzig is permanently
internationalized and most of upper
Silesia is ceded to Poland, whose in
dependence Germany recognizes. Po
land also receives the province of Po
sen and that portion of the province
of West Prussia west of the Vistula.
The Saar coal basin is temporarily
internationalized. The coal mines go
to France.
Germany recognizes the total inde
pendence of Gorman-Austria and of
Czechoslovakia. 4
Germany's colonies are taken from
her by the clause in which she re
nounces all her territorial and politi
cal rights outside Europe. The league
of nations will work out the manda
tory syBtem for governing these colo
nies. Belgium is conditionally given the
Malmedy and Euphen districts of
PniBBla bordering on Belgium, with
the opportunity to be given the inhabi
tants to protest. The league of na
tions has the final decision.
Luxemburg is set free from the Ger
man customs union.
All concessions and territory in
China must be renounced. Shantung
is ceded to Japan. Germany recog
nizes the French in Morocco and the
British protectorate over Egypt
German troops and authorities must
evacuate Schleswlg-Holstoln north of
the Kiel canal within 10 days after
peace. A commission will be appoint
ed to supervise a vote of self-determination
in the territory and the dis
tricts wishing to join Denmark will be
ceded by Germany.
Heligoland must be demolished, and
by German labor; the Kiel canal must
be opened to all nations.
The German cables in dispute are
surrendered.
Germany may not have an army of
more than 100,000 men and -cannot re
sort to conscription.
She must raze all her forts for 50
kilometers east of the Rhine and is
almost entirely prohibited from pro
ducing war material. Violation of the
50-kilometer zone restriction will be
considered an act of war.
Only six capital ships of not more
than 10,000 tons each are allowed Ger
many for her navy. She is permitted
six light cruisers, 12 destroyers and 12
torpedo boats in addition to six battle
ships, but no submarines.
All civilian damages are to be reim
bursed by Germany, her initial pay
ment to be 20,000,000,000 marks, with
subsequent payments to be secured by
bonds. She must replace shipping ton
for ton, handing over a great part of
her mercantile tonnage and turning
out new construction for the purpose.
She must also devote her economic
Wilson May SUy to End.
Paris. There is no Indication Pres
ident Wilson contemplates hastening
his return because of the convocation
of congress on May 19. He undoubt
edly will remain here through the 15
days allowed the Germans for con
sidering the peace terms, probably
until the treaty is signed. In case the
negotiations are prolonged by the Ger
mans, It is possible he may forego the
satisfaction of signing the treaty and
return home.
resources to rebuilding the devastated
regions.
Parts of Germany will be occupied
on a diminishing scale until reparation
is made.
Germany must agree to the trial of
former Emperor William by an inter
national court, and to the trial of
others of her subjects for violations of
the laws and customs of war.
The allies and Germany accept the
league of nations, Germany, however,
accepting only in principle and not as
a member.
All treaties and agreements with
bolshevik Russia must be abrogated,
as well as the treaty of Bucharest with
Roumania.
German prisoners of war are to be
repatriated, but the allies will hold
German officers as hostages for Ger
mans accused of crimes.
Final Meeting Before Present
ing Papers Held.
Paris. The plenary peace confer
ence completed its work Tuesday so
far as Germany Is concerned, and at
a secret plenary session communica
ted the terms of the peace treaty to
all the powers represented at the con
ference. This was the last act before
delivery of the treaty to the Germans
at Versailles.
The session was held in the foreign
office, with the same setting and dis
tinguished personnel as at previous
public sessions, except in the case of
Italy, which was represented by Dr.
Silvio Crespi, the former food admin
istrator, pending the arrival of Prem
ier Orlando and Foreign Minister Son-
nlno. M. Clemenceau presided.
Enormous throngs surrounded the
foreign office watching the arrival of
the delegates. Those who assembled
within the building included Marshal
Foch and the British vice-admiral, Sir
Rosslyn Wemyss, with their staffs.
While the session was a secret one,
it is understood that Captain Andre
Tardieu, representing France, explain
ed the provisions of the document and
was questioned from time to time, the
explanations given being full and free.
Captain Andre Tardieu read a sum
mary of the treaty, as the complete
printed text was not ready when the
session was called. One of the nota
ble features incorporated in the treaty
was that dealing with the responsibil
ity of ex-Emperor William for causing
the war and providing for his trial by
a court of five judges from the great
powers. When the reading of the sum
mary was concluded, reservations
were made in behalf of Portugal, Chi
na, Italy and France, although these
reservations are understood as applic
able to viewpoints on various phases
of the treaty rather than as objections
to the adoption of the pact as a whole.
Portugal objected to what were said
to be clauses giving insufficient finan
cial recognition for the part she had
taken In the war. China's objection
was made by her foreign minister, who
said that in the opinion of the Chinese
delegation the Klao-Chau settlement
was made without regard to justice for
China or the protection of China's ter
ritory and integrity. He asked for a
reconsideration of the question, and if
that were not possible, said he desired
to make reservations on the part of
China.
SIgnor Crespi, speaking for Italy,
said he desired to make reservations
regarding any section of the treaty
that might not be acceptable to Italy.
No action was taken on these reser
vations. The session was held under condi
tions of unusual secrecy, all doors and
windows being closed despite the fact
that the day was exceptionally warm.
The reading of the summary began in
French, an English' interpretation be
ing given later.
Reservations presented raised the
question whether they will be main
tained In signing the treaty by the
nations making them and whether the
conference will permit signatures with
reservations. While this contingency
is being discussed the reservations are
not expected to interfere with the pro
cedure of presenting the treaty to the
Germans.
Marshal Foch, in a speech at the
plenary session, declared that the se
curity given France was Inadequate
from a military point of view and said
it was his personal conviction that
the treaty should not be signed.
Poles Cheer Mr. Wilson.
Washington, D. C. Hugh Gibson,
American minister at Warsaw, cabled
the state department Tuesday that for
the first time since 1791 the Polish
national holiday was celebrated In
Warsaw Friday in the' presence of
high officials of the republic,
There were repeated demonstrations
lu front of the hotel where the Amer
ican minister lives, the crowds cheer
ing President Wilson and the people
of the United States. '
Armies on Rhine Ready for
Any Emergency.
TREATY ROILS EBERT
Peace Pact Is Declared to Be 'Mon
strous Document.' U. S. Army
Sounds Teutons.
London, via Montreal. Reuter's
Limited learns that in the event of
Germany not signing the peace treaty,
which is regarded as unlikely, all mili
tary arrangements have been made
for the allied armies to advance In
exactly the same way as they would
have done had Germany not accepted
the armistice terms.
Berlin. Big demonstrations against
the signing of the peace treaty by Ger
many were held Sunday in Berlin
Breslau, Danzig, Koenigsberg, Cassel,
Bochum and other places. The demon
strations were organized by the na
tional people's party.
"If this treaty comes to pass, I will
bring up my children in hatred," said
Deputy Traub, speaking in Berlin.
"Germany has seized and "unfurled
a new banner, on which are inscribed
President Wilson's 14 points, which
the president apparently has desert
ed," said Friederich Ebert, the German
president, in a statement to the Asso
ciated Press.
President Ebert called the peace
treaty a "monstrous document." He
declared that history holds no prece
dent for such determination to anni
hilate completely vanquished peoples.
President Ebert declares that the
world's youngest republic in the hour
of gravest peril had weighed its over
seas big brother and found him want
ing. In a statement intended primarily
for the American people, which he
designated "a moral declaration of
war upon all that remains of the old
system of international politics," the
first president of the German republic
discussed with outspoken frankness
the peace situation, the state of the
German people and the prospect of the
Immediate future.
Although the Independent socialists
had adopted the standpoint that 'peace
must be signed at all costs, the tre
mendous pressure of public expression
has led them to reconsider their view,
many of them joining the multitude
that is protesting against the signing.
ROSE FESTIVAL TO
HAVE NEW FEATURES
Portland. Military airplanes in the
first aerial meet ever held in the
Northwest, warships in the great fresh
water harbor, a monster street carni
val, huge floral and military pageants
and a most magnificent floral display
will be among J.he features of the Vic
tory Rose Festival to be held here
June 11, 12 and 13.
To round out the program the annu
al trade mark parade of the Pacific
Coast Advertising Clubs' 16th annual
convention, June 8, 9, 10 and 11, will
be "merged with the famous industrial
parade of the festival June 11. This
will be the greatest Industrial exhibit
Portland has ever offered.
The festival is a time honored event
in Portland and it has become famous
throughout the United States as the
epic of the rose. This year the event
will be a dual one as a royal welcome
home to the men in service will be the
special feature. More than 11,000
medals for Oregon boys who have seen
service will be presented by Mayor
George L. Baker at Festival Center as
one of the features of the second day
of the festival.
The aerial meet follows a flight of
Government planes from Mather Field,
Sacramento, over the Sisklyous to
Portland and it will be entered not
only by the military planes but by
amateur aviators who are constructing
their craft for the event
Fifteen Million Bond Buyers.
Washington, D. C Fifteen million
Americans bought victory liberty
notes in the campaign just closed, ac
cording to estimates received by the
treasury from federal reserve banks.
This compares with about 21,000,000
purchasers in the fourth loan, 17,000,-
000 in the third, 9,400,000 in the second
and 4,000,000 in the first
The treasury announced that the
official total probably would not be
known before May 26.
The Son of Tarzan
Coprricht, by Prank A. Mnnwy 0.
JACK AND AKUT FLEE THE COUNTRY AND WITHOUT MUCH
TROUBLE MAKE THEIR WAY TO AFRICA
Synopsis. A scientific expedition off the African coast rescues a
human derelict, Alexis Paulvltch. He brings aboard an ape, Intelligent
and friendly, and reaches London. Jack, son of Lord Greystoke, the
original Tarzan, has Inherited a love of wild life and steals from home
to see the ape, now a drawing card in a music hall. The ape makes
friends with him. The ape refuses to leave Jack despite his trainer.
Tarzan appears and is joyfully recognized by the ape, for Turzan had
been king of his tribe. Tarzan agrees to buy Akut, the ape, and send
him back to Africa. Jack and Akut become great friends. Paulvltch
Is killed when he attempts murder.
CHAPTER IV.
Herr Skopf's Mystery.
The killing of the friendless old Rus
sian by his great trained ape was a
matter for newspaper comment for a
few days. Lord Greystoke read of it
and, while taking special precautions
not to permit his name to become con
nected with the affair, kept himself
well posted as to the police search for
the anthropoid.
As was true of the general public,
his chief Interest in the matter cen
tered about the mysterious disappear
ance of the slayer, or at least this was
true until he learned several days sub
sequent to the tragedy that his son
Jack had not reported at the boarding
school, en route for which they had
seen him safely ensconced in a railway
carriage.
Even then the father did not connect
the disappearance of his son with the
mystery surrounding the whereabouts
of the ape, nor was it until a month
later that careful investigation re
vealed the fact that the boy had left
the train before it pulled out of the
station at London and the cab driver
had been found who had driven him to
the address of the old Russian that
Tarzan of the Apes realized thut Akut
had in some way been connected with
the disappearance of the boy.
Beyond the moment that the cab
driver had deposited his fare beside
the curb in front of the house in which
the Russian had been quartered there
was no clew. No one had seen either
the boy or the ape from that instant,
at least no one who still lived. The
proprietor of the house Identified the
picture of the lad as that of one who
had been a frequent visitor in the room
of the old man. Aside from this he
knew nothing.
And there at the door of a grimy old
building in the slums of London the
searchers came to a blank wall
baffled. The day following the death of Al
exis Paulvltch a youth accompanying
his Invalid grandmother boarded a
steamer at Dover. The old lady was
heavily veiled and so weakened by age
and sickness that she had " to be
wheeled aboard the vessel in an In
valid chair.
The boy would permit no one but
himself to wheel her and with his own
hands assisted her from the chair to
the interior of their stateroom and
that was the last that was seen of the
old lady by the ship's company until
the pair disembarked. The boy even
Insisted upon doing the work of their
cabin steward, since, as he explained,
his grandmother was suffering from a
nervous indisposition that made the
presence of strangers extremely dis
tasteful to her.
Among the passengers there was an
American named Conlon, a blackleg
and a crook, who was "wanted" in half
a dozen of the larger cities of the
United States. He had paid little at
tention to the boy until on one occa
sion he had seen him accidentally dis
play a roll of banknotes. From then
on Conlon cultivated the youthful
Briton.
He learned easily enough that the
boy was traveling alone with his in
valid grandmother and that their des
tination was a small port on the west
coast of Africa, a little below the
equator ; that their name was Billings
and that they had no friends In the
little settlement for which they were
bound. Upon the point of their pur
pose in visiting the place, Conlon found
the boy reticent, and so he did not
push the mutter he had learned all
that he cared to know as it was.
At last came the day that the, steam
er dropped anchor In the lee of a
wooded promontory, where a scoro or
more of sheet Iron shacks, making an
unsightly blot upon the fair face of
nature, proclaimed the fact that civ
ilization had set its heel. Straggling
upon the outskirts were the thatched
huts ol natives, picturesque in their
primeval savagery, harmonizing with
the background of tropical Jungle and
accentuating the squalid hldeousness
of the white man's pioneer architec
ture. The boy, leaning over the rail, was
looking far beyond the man-made town,
deep into the God-made jungle. A lit
tle shiver of anticipation tingled bis
spine, and then, quite without volition,
he found himself mentally gazing into
the loving eyes of his mother and the
strong face of the father which mir
rored beneath its masculine strength
a love no less than the mother's eyes
proclaimed. He felt himself weakened
In his resolve. . .
By, EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
The task of lowering the boy's
grandmother over the side to a waiting
canoe was rather difficult. The lud in
sisted on being always at her side,
and when at last she was safely en
sconced In the bottom of the craft that J
was to bear them shoreward her grand
son dropped catlike after her.
So interested was he In seeing her
comfortably disposed that he failed to
observe the little packuge that had
worked from his pocket as he assisted
in lowering the sling thut contained
the old woman over the steamer's side,
nor did he notice it even as it slipped
out entirely and dropped Into the sen.
Scarcely had the boat containing the
boy and the old woman started for the
shore than Conlon hailed a canoe on
the other side of the ship and after
bargaining with its owner finally low
ered his baggage and himself aboard.
Once ashore he kept out of sight of
the two story atrocity that bore the
Jegend "hotel" to lure unsuspecting
wayfarers to Its many discomforts.
It was quite dark before he ventured
to enter and arrange for accommoda
tions. In a back room upon the second floor
the lad was explaining not without
considerable difficulty to his gram)
mother that he had decided to return
to England upon the next steamer. He
was endeavoring to make it plain to
the old lady that she might remain In
Africa If she wished, but that for his
part his conscience demanded that he
return to his father and mother, who
doubtless were even now suffering un
told sorrow because of his absence,
from which It may be assumed that
his parents had not been acquainted
with the plans that he and the old lady
had made for their adventure into
African wilds.
Having come to a decision, the lad
felt a sense of relief from the worry
that had haunted him for many sleep
less nights. When he closed his eyes
In sleep It was to dream of a happy
reunion with those nt home, and as he
dreamed, Fate, cruel and Inexorable,
crept stealthily upon him through the
dark corridor of the squalid building
in which he slept Fate in the form of
the American crook Conlon.
Cautiously the man approached the
door of- the lad's room. There he
crouched, listening, until assured by
the regular breathing of those within
that both slept.
Quietly he Inserted a slim skeleton
key in the lock of the door. With deft
fingers, long accustomed to the silent
manipulation of the bars and bolts that
guarded other men's property, Conlon
turned the key and the knob simulta
neously. Gentle pressure upon the door
swung it slowly Inward upon its
hinges. The man entered the room,
closing the door behind him.
The moon was temporarily overcast
by heavy clouds. The Interior of the
apartment was shrouded in gloom.
Conlon groped his way toward the bed.
In the far corner of the room some
thing moved moved with a silent
stealthlness which transcended even
the trained silence of the burglar.
Conlon heard nothing. His attention
was riveted upon the bed, in which he
thought to find a young boy and his
helpless, Invalid grandmother.
The American sought only the bank
roll. If he could possess himself of
this without detection, well and good,
but were he to meet resistance he was
prepared for that too. The lad's
clothes lay across a chair beside the
bed.
The American's fingers felt swiftly
through them the pockets contained
no roll of crlsp. new notes. Doubtless
they were beneath the pillows of the
bed.
He stepped closer toward the sleep-,
er ; his hand was already halfway be
neath the pillow when the thick cloud
that had obscured the moon rolled
aside and the room was flooded Wtth
light. At the same Instant the boy
opened his eyes and looked straight
into those of Conlon. The man was
suddenly conscious that the boy was
alone in the bed. Then be clutched
for his victim's throat
As the lad rose to meet him Conlon
heard a low growl at his back, then
he felt hl wrists seized by the boy and
realized that beneath those tapering
white fingers played muscles of steel.
He felt other hands at his throat
rough, hairy hands that reached over
his shoulders from behind. He cast
a terrified glance backward, and the
hairs of his head stiffened at the sight
hia eyes revealed, for grasping him
from the rear was a huge, manlike ape.
The bared fighting fangs of the an
thropoid were close to his throat, The
lad pinioned his wrists. Neither ut
tered a sound. ,
Where was the grandmother? fCon
Ion's eyes swept the room in a single,
all Inclusive glance. His eyes bulged
in horror at the realization of the
truth which that glunce revealed. In
the power of what creatures of hideous
mystery had he placed himself 1
Frantically lie fought to beat off the
boy so he could turn upon the fear
some thing at his back, freeing one
hand, he struck a savage blow at the
lad's fuce.
His act seemed to unloose a thou
sand devils in the hairy creature,
clinging to his throat Conlon heard a
low and savuge snarl. It was the last
tiling that the American ever heard in
this life. Then he was dragged back
ward upon the floor, a heavy body fell
upon him, powerful teeth fastened
themselves in bis jugular, his head
whirled in the sudden blackness which
rims eternity.
A moment Inter the ape rose from
his prostrate form. But Conlon did
not know he was quite dead.
The lad, horrified, sprang from the
bed to lean low over the body of the
man. He know Akut had killed him
in his defense, as he had killed Paul
vltch. But here in savage Africa, far
from home and friends, what would
they do to him and his faithful ape?
The lad knew that the penalty of
murder was death. He even knew that
an accomplice might suffer the death
penalty with the principal. Who was
there here who would plead for them?
All would be against them. It was
little more than a half civilized com
munity, and the chances were that
they would drag Akut and him forth
in the morning and hang them both to
the nearest tree. He hud read of such
things being done in America, and
Africa was worse even und wilder
than the great west of his mother's
nutlve land.
Yes, they would both be hanged In
the morning.
Last evening he had been determined
to start for home at the first oppor
tunity to beg the forgiveness of his
parents for this mad adventure. Now
he knew that he might never return
to them. The blood of a fellow man
was upon his hands. In his morbid re
flection he had long since ceased to at
tribute the deuth of Conlon to the ape.
The hysteria of panic hud fastened the.
guilt upon himself.
Now he turned toward Akut.
"Come 1" he said la the language of
the great apes. Forgetful of the act
that he wore only a thin pnjaina suit,
he led the way to the open window.
Thrusting his head out, he listened at
tentively. A single tree grew a few;
feet from the window.
Nimbly the lad sprang to its bale,
clinging catlike for an instant before
he clambered quietly to the ground be
low. Close behind him came the great
ape. Two hundred yards away a spur
of the jungle rnn close to the strag
gling town. Toward this the lad led
the way.
No one saw them, and a moment
later the jungle swallowed them, and
John Clayton, future Lord Greystoke,
passed from the eyes and the knowl
eage of men.
It was lute the following morning
that a native house man knocked upon
the door of the room that had been as
signed o Mrs. Billings and her grand
son. Receiving no response, he Insert
ed his pass key in the lock, only to dis
cover that another key- was already
there, but from the inside.
He reported the fact to Herr Skopf,
the proprietor, who nt once made his
way to the second floor, where he, too,
pounded vigorously upon the door.
Receiving no reply, he bent to the key
hole in an attempt to look through
Into the room beyond. In so doing,
being portly, he lost his balance, which
necessitated putting a palm to the floor
to maintain his equilibrium.
As he did so he felt something soft
and thick and wet beneath his fingers.
He raised his open palm before his
eyes in the dim light of the corridor
and peered at it. Then he shuddered,
for even in the semldarkness he saw a
dark red stain upon his hand.
The story Is complicated by
the entry of Meriem, a pretty
little Arabian girl, and two ras
cally Swedes, who have designs
on the child and would buy or
steal her for a- reward.
ITO iibj CUNX1NUED.)
Room for Everybody There.
Western Siberia, between the Ural
mountnins and the Yenesel river, Is
capable, according to reliable estimates,
of supporting a population of 800,000,
000, or eight times the total population
of the United States. Already the
huge area is supporting 9,000,000 out
of the 11,500,000 that form the entire
population of Siberia.
8uperhonesty.
W-must not look for absolute per
fection in this old vale of tears, and
probably all that it is reasonable' to
expect of an honest man Is that you
can trust him to tell the truth except
in letters of recommendation. Ohio
State Journal,