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PEACE IS SIGNED: GREAT VAR ENDS Germans Put Signatures To Document First. CHINESE DON'T SIGN Final Surrender of Huns Made In Pres ence of World's Most Dinting uished Personages, Versailles, France, Juno 28. The peace treaty was signed this afternoon in the historic Hall of Mirrors by the Gorman peace delegation and their conquerors, formally ending the world's greatest war a four-year struggle between the Teutonic auto cracies and 27 other nations. The credentials of Dr. Hermann Mueller and Dr. Johannes Dell, Ger man plenipotentiaries sent here to sign the treaty of pence, were ap proved this morning. The peace treaty was deposited on the table In the Hall of Mirrors at 2:10 o'clock this afternoon by William Martin, of the French foreign office. It was enclosed In a stamped leather case. , Premier Clemenceau entered the palace at 2:20 o'clock, A few minutes before" 3 o'clock the 15 enlisted men from the American, British and French armies entered the hall amid decorous cheers. President Wilson entered the Hall of Mirrors at 2:50 o'clock. All the dulegatoshen were seated' except the Chinese, who did not attend. The Chinese riterated their Intention not to sign. The Germans entered the hall at exactly 3 o'clock. Premier Clemenceau called the ses sion to order at 3:10 o'clock. Premier Clemenceau In opening the session said: "The session Is open. , The allied and associated powers on one side and the German commission on the other side have come to an agreement on the conditions of peace. The treaty has been completed, drafted and the presldont of the conference has stated In writing that the text that is about to be signed now is identical with the 200 copies that have been delivered to the German delegation. The sig natures will be given now and they amount to a solemn undertaking faith fully and loyally to execute the con ditions embodied by this treaty of peace. I now Invite the delegates of the German commission to sign the treaty." Premier Clemenceau put the direct question to the Germans whether they were willing to sign and execute loy ally all the terms. The other delegates did not arise when the Germans came Into the hall. The treaty was signed by Dr. Her mann Mueller at 3:12 and Dr. Johannes Hell for the Germans at 3:13 p. m. The American delegation signed in this order: Secretary Lansing, Henry White, Colonel House and General Bliss. The other delegations headed by the British signed after the American plenipotentiaries In the order set forth in the treaty. General Jan Christian Smuts, one of the delegates representing the Union of South Africa, signed the treaty under protest. He objected to certain territorial settlements, making a lengthy statement General Smuts said that the Indem nities stipulated could not be accepted without grave injustice to the Indus trial revival of Eurote. He declared it would bo to the interest of the al lied powers to render the stipulations more tolerable and moderate All of the plenipotentiaries having signed the treaty, M. Clemenceau de clared the session closed. (This para graph was not timed at Versailles. It was received In Washington at 11:20 a. m.) The protocol was signed by all those who signed the treaty. The Rhine arrangement was signed by the Ger mans, Americans, Belgians, British and French plenipotentiaries. Mutiny on Front Denied. New York. Reports of a mutiny on the Archangel front last March among members of the 339th Infantry were vehemently denied Tuesday by Major J. Brooks Nichols of Detroit and Cap tain II. G. Winslow of Madison, Wis., commanding company I, the unit said to have been Involved. Both officers returned on the transport Von Steu ben, which brought back the first com plete units to return from service In the Archangel sector. . STANDS FOR ALL TIME Famous Phrase of Thomas Jef ferson as True In This Year 1919 as In 1776. , ""10VERNMENTS are lnstltu I -mr ted among men, deriving their Just powers from the consent of the governed." This fa mous phrase was written by Thomas Jefferson, In the preamble to the Dec laration, on July 4, 1770. "Mr. 'Jefferson," wrote John Adams In his autobiography, referring to the events of 1770, "had been now about a year a member" of congress, but Jiad attended his duty in the bouse a email part of the time, and, when there, Bad never spoken In public. During the whole time I sat with him in congress I novcr heard him utter three sen tences together. It will naturally be Inquired how it happened that he was appointed on a committee of such Im portance. Mr. Jefferson had the repu tation of a masterly pen." The committee which was appoint ed to prepare the Declaration consist- Thomas Jefferson. ed of Benjamin Franklin, nged seven iyj Roger Sherman, fifty-live; John Adams, forty ; Thomas Jefferson, thirty-three, and Robert B. Livingston, twenty-nine. Franklin was the patri arch of this Immortal body, and Jef ferson and-Livingston were both young men, with their lives practically be fore them. ' "I gave Jefferson my voto for chair man of the committee," snld Adams, "and did all In my power to secure the votes of others. I think he had one more vote than any other, aud that placed him at the head of the commit tee. I had the next highest number, and that placed me second." "A committee was appointed to pre pare a 'Declaration of Independence' wrote Jefferson In his notes. "The committee was J. Adams, Doctor Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston and myself. . . ; The committee for drafting the Declaration desired me to do It. It wns accord ingly done, and, before approved by them, I reported It to the house on Friday, June 28, when it was read and ordered to lie on the table." Amid all the changes in the phrase ology of the Declaration before it was" finally adopted, the sentence of the headline remained intact, and Just as Jefferson originally presented it. The paragraph which led up to the quoted words is always worthy of be ing printed, and never more so than now: "We hold theso truths to be self-evl dent, that all nwn are created equal, that they are endowed by their Crea tor with certain inalienable rights; among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments nre Instituted among men, deriving their Just powers from the consent of the governed." Continental's Dirk Days. In the first part of the Revolution the states were taxed to provide money for feeding the army, but later they were required to send the food Itself Instead of money. It was then that things were at the lowest ebb tqr the Continental armies. : An Urgent Celebration By Willis Brooks. My father was Marshal one Fourth of July, And made a long-lasting impression, With his sash and his sword and a plume waving high, As he gallantly rode a gay thorough bred by At the head of the gorgeous pro cession. In a garlanded chariot next to the Band My mother was Liberty's Goddess: With a cap on her head and a sword in her hand, Begowned in the stripes of our glori ous land, Set off with a star-spangled bodice. You see, this was ever so long, long ago Before they were known to each other; And, of course, since he wasn't so much as her beau, Neither one of them had any reason to know That they were my father and mother. Now the Marshal, yon know, is ex pected to ride Up and down the whole length of ths column; And the Goddess is always supposed to preside As the guardian of Freedom, Amer ica's pride, With a dignity stately and solemn. For a Marshal is one who's appointed to see That the marchers are all in their stations; And a Goddess, of course, is expected to be So far above earthly enticements that she Will indulge in no human flirtations. But I've heard people say 'twas the talk of the town That this Marshal was so patriotic He pranced and cavorted his steed up and down . Within sight of the red, white and blue of that gown As if held there by fetters despotic. And that Goddess, I'm told, without turning her head, Saw each . of these purposeful prances, And reflected her colors from cheeks blushing red Under temples of white; and her eyes, it is said, Were bright with the blue of her glances. So, that's how it comes that the Fourth of July Provokes me to glad celebration. If the Marshal and Goddess had Jet it go by , And taken no part, who the dickens would I Have been in the scheme of Crea tion? (Copyright.) - DESIGNED FAMOUS OLD HALL Philadelphia Lawyer Architect of Building Where Immortal Declara tion Was Signed. - Independence hall stands not only as the place of rest for the Liberty bell, but as the old , Pennsylvania statehouse, and the building wherln the Declaration of Independence was signed In 1770, with John Hancock at Its head. It is still In excellent pres ervation, and its quaint red and white front and brick belfry give it an air of romance and antiquity. For many years It was unknown who was the designer of the old State house, now better known as Independ- Independence Hall. ence hall. But the discovery about forty years ago of the Identical design, now In the Pennsylvania Historical so ciety's collection, set the question at rest. It was none other than Andrew Ham ilton, who not only held high office in' the province, but as a lawyer made the reputation of the Philadelphia bar. Tills was accomplished when he was Invited to New York to defend the printer, Zenger, and contended success fully "for the liberty of the press, the first time the subject had been settled , In a court of law in this country. In flation's Great Destiny. Our country is a fact so fast, so tre mendous in its import and bearings, that the mind can hardly grasp It It reminds us of the Almighty. It sug gests omnipotence. And yet It may be truthfully said that the nation has scarcely begun its career. Great as it is, it is but an in fant compared with whai It Is destined to become. Rev. T. B. Gregory. "alv '4tm t Am . .. mmmi 1 The Son of Tarzan By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Copyright, br Pmsk A. Munity Co. KORAK PERSUADES HIS BABOON FRIENDS TO HELP HIM HUNT MERI EMTHEY RAID BLACK VILLAGE , BUT GET NO TRACE OF HER Synopsis. A scientific expedition off the African coast rescues a human derelict, Alexis Paulvltch. He brings aboard un ape, Intelligent and friendly, and reaches London. Jack, son of Lord Greystoke, the original Tarzan, bus Inherited a love of wild life and steals from home to see the ape, now a drawing card la a music hall. The ape makes friends with him and refuses to leave Jack despite his trainer. Turznn appears and Is joyfully recognized by the ape, for Turznn had been king of his tribe. Turzuu agrees to buy Akut, the ape, and send him back to Africa. Jack and Akut become great friends. I'uulvltch Is killed when he attempts murder. A thief tries to kill Juck, but Is killed by Akut. They flee together to the Jungle and take up life. Jack rescues an Arabian girl and takes her Into the forest. He Is wounded and Merlem is stolen. The bad Swedes buy her from Kovudoo, the black. Mulbihn kills Jenssen fighting for the girl. Bwana comes to the rescue and takes her to his wife. ' CHAPTER X Continued. 12 He persuaded them to aid him In rescuing Merlem and attacking the vil lage of Kovudoo, culling to mind how he had saved their king. And so they came, upon the second day, to the vil lage of Kovudoo. It was mldufter noon. The village was sunk in the quiet of the great equntorlul sun heat. The mighty herd traveled quietly now. Beneath the thousands of padded feet the forest gave forth no greuter sound than might have been produced by the Increased soughing of a stronger breeze through the leafy branches of the trees. Korak was in the lead. Close beside the village they halted until the strag glers had closed up. Now utter silence reigned. The king of the baboons was anxious to revenge himself upon Kovudoo, and so the band was quickly organized. Korak, creeping stealthily, entered the tree that overhung the palisade. He glanced behind him. The pack was close upon his heels. The time had come. He hud warned them con tinuously during the long march that no harm must befall the white woman npe who lay a prisoner within the vil lage. All others were' their legitimate prey. Then, raising his face toward the sky, he gave voice to a single cry. It was the signal. In response 3,000 hairy bulls leaped screauilug and barking Into the village of the terrified blacks. Warriors pour ed, from every hut. Mothers gathered their babies In their arms and fled to ward the gates as they saw the horrid horde pouring Into the village street. Kovudoo marshaled bis fighting men about him and, leaping' and yelling to arouse their courage; offered a bris tling, spear-tipped front to the charg ing horde. Korak, as he had led the march, led the charge. The blacks were struck with horror and dismay at the sight of this white-skinned youth at the head of a pack of hideous baboons. For an instant they held their ground, hurling their spears once at the advancing multitude. But before they could fit arrows to their bows they wavered, gave and turned in ter rified rout. Into their ranks, upon their backs, sinking strong fangs into the muscles of their necks, sprang the baboons, and first among them, most ferocious, most bloodthirsty, most ter rible, was Korak, the Killer. At the village gates, through which the blacks poured in panic, Korak left them to the tender mercies of his al lies and turned himself eagerly toward the hut in which Merlem had been a prisoner. It was empty. One after another the filthy interiors revealed the same disheartening fact Modem was In none of them. That she had not been taken by the blacks In their flight from the village Korak knew, for he had watched carefully for glimpse of her among the fugitives. To the mind of the ape man, know ing as he did the proclivities of the savages, there was but a single ex planation Merlem had been killed and eaten. With the conviction that Me rlem was dead, there surged through Korak's brain a wave of blood-red rage against those be believed to be her murderers. In the distance he. could hear1 the snarling of tbe baboons mixed with the screams of their vic tims, and toward this he made his way. ' ,. In the distance Kovudoo was gath ering his scattered tribesmen and tak ing account of injuries and losses. His people were panic-stricken.. Nothing could prevail upon them to remain longer in this country. They would not even return to the village for their belongings. Instead they Insisted upon continuing their flight until they had put many miles between themselves and the stamping ground of the white demon whose hordes bad so bitterly attacked them. And thus it befell that Korak drove from their homes the only people who might have aided him In a search for Merlem and cut oft the only connect ing link between him and her from whomsoever might come in search of bim from the douar of the kindly Bwa na who had befriended his little Jungle sweetheart It was a sour and savage Korak who bid farewell to his baboon allies upon the following morning. They wished him to accompany them, but the ape man had no heart for society. Jungle life had encouraged taciturnity In him. His sorrow had deepened this to a sul len moroseness that could not brook even the savage companionship of the ill-natured baboons. Brooding and despondent, he took his solitary way into the deepest Jun gle. He moved along the ground when he knew that Nunia was abroad and hungry. He took to the same trees that harbored Sheeta, the panther. He courted death In a hundred ways and a hundsed forms.' His mind was ever occupied with reminiscences of Merl em and the happy years that they had spent together. . He realized now to the full what she had meant to him. The sweet fuce, the tnnned, supple little body, the bright smile that always had welcomed his return from the hunt, haunted him continually. Inaction soon threatened him with madness. He must be on the go. He must fill his days with labor and ex citement that he might forget that night might find him so exhausted that ho should sleep in blessed unconscious ness of his misery until a new duy had come. Had he guessed that by any possi bility Merlem might still live he would at least- have had hope. His days could have been devoted to searching for her, but he believed implicitly that She was dead. t For a long ,year he led his solitary, roaming life. Occasionally he fell In with Akut and his tribe, hunting with them for a day or two, or he might travel to the hill country, where the baboons bad come to accept him as a matter of course. But most of all was he with Tantor, the elephant that great gray battleship of the Jungle, the superdreadnaught of his savage world. The peaceful quiet of the monster bulls, the watchful solicitude of the mother cows, the awkward playfulness of the calves, rested, Interested and amused Korak. The life of the huge b$jpst took his mind temporarily from his own grief. He came to love them as he loved not even the great apes, and there was' one gigantic tusker In particular of which he was very fond the lord of the herd, a savage beast that was wont to charge a stranger upon the slightest provocation or upon no provocation whatsoever. And to Korak this mountain of de struction was as docile and affection ate as a lapdog. He. came when Korak called. He wound his trunk about the ape man's body and lifted him to his broad neck in response to a gesture, and there would Korak lie at full length, kick ing his toes affectionately- into the thick hide and brushing the flies from about the tender ears of his colossal chum with a leafy branch torn by Tantor from a nearby tree. And all the while Merlem was scarce a hundred miles away I ;- , CHAPTER.XI.. A Lion and a Lamb. - To Merlem, In her new home, the days passed quickly. At first she was all anxiety to be off Into the Jun gle searching for her Korak. Bwana, as she insisted upon call ing her benefactor, dissuaded her from making the attempt at once by dis patching a head man with a party of blacks to Kovudoo's village, with In structions to learn from tbe old sav age how he came into possession of the white girl and as much of her antecedents as might be culled from the black chieftain. Bwana particular ly charged his head man with the duty of questioning Kovudoo relative to the strange character whom the girl called Korak and of searching for the ape man If he found the slightest evidence upon which to ground a belief In the existence of such an individual. , The white man's wife, whom Merl em had christened "My Dear" from having first heard her thus addressed by Bwana, took not only a deep inter est in the little Jungle waif because of her forlorn and friendless state, but grew to love her as well for her sunny disposition and natural charm of tem perament And, Merlem, similarly im pressed by like attributes in the gentle, cultured woman, reciprocated the oth er's regard and affection. ' And so the days flew by while Me rlem waited the return of the bead man and his party from the country of Kovudoo. They were short days, for Into them were crowded many hours of Insidious Instruction of the unlet tered child by the lonely woman. She commenced at once to teach the girl English without forcing It upon her as a tusk. She varied the Instruc tion with lessons In sewing and de portment, nor once did she let Merlem guess that it wns not all play. Nor was this difficult, since the girl was avid to learu. Then there were pretty dresses to be made to take the pluce of the single leopard skin, and In this she found the child as responsive and enthusiastic as any civilized miss of her acquaintance. A month passed before the head man returned, a month that hud transform ed the savage, little, half-naked Man ganl Into a dulntlly frocked girl of at least outward civilization. Merlem had progressed rapidly with the Intricacies of the English language, for Bwana and My Deur persistently refused to speak Arabic from the time they had decided that Meriem must learn Eng lish, which had been a day or two after her Introduction Into their home. But, docile as Merlem was in these matters, there wns one thing that she Inslsted'on during her entire stay with the kind white folk, and that was her personal freedom to make excursions into the Jungle, attired very much as she had been when with Korak, when ever she chose. Bwana and My Dear got used in time to finding her room empty and to have her turn up hours later, flushed and radiant, after a wild romp through the trees and Jungle. Thus It was that, despite the civiliz ed boots she wore and the confining feminine gnrb, the soles of her hard little feet and the palms.of her capa-. me nanus remained exceeaingiy serv iceable, nor did her grace and agility suffer. The report of the head man plunged Merleiii Into n period of despondency, for he had found the village of Kovu doo deserted, nor, search as he would, could he discover a single native any- He Wound His Trunk About the Ape Man's Body. where In the vicinity. For some time he had camped near the village, spend ing the days In a systematic search of the environs for traces of Merlem's Korak. But in this quest, too, he had failed. He had seen neither apes nor npe man. . Merlem at first insisted upon setting forth herself in search of Korak, but Bwana prevailed upon her to wait He would go, he assured her, as soon as he could find the time, and at last Me rlem consented to afflde by his wishes. But It was months before she ceased to mourn almost hourly for her Korak. It was about this time that a runner brought a letter that, when she learn ed the contents, filled Merlem with excitement. Visitors were coming I A number of English ladies and gentle men had accepted My Dear's Invita tion to spend a month of hunting and exploring with them. -V The Honorable Mr. Baynes meets Merlem and falls In love with her. She Is threatened with an old danger In a new guise. (TO BE CONTINUED.) The White Sea. The White sea in northwestern Rus sia is a branch of the Arctic ocean extending into the provinces of Arch angel. Tbe sea is about 100 miles wide between the Kanlnskaia and Kola peninsulas, but it narrows to less than CO farther south, widens again and forms three gulfs the Kandalak gulf, that of Archangel, into which the River Dwina falls, and that Into whlctk the River Onega falls. The sea-route Into the White sea was discovered In 1553 by Richard Chancellor, a daring English sailor, who was brought np in the household of the father of the fa mous Sir Philip Sidney.