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MEDFORD, OUl'XiON, FJUDyVY, JANtJAIiY HI, 1010
NO. 265
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PEACE COUNCIL
ADOPTS POLICY
Anreement Reached Bv Allies Pro
vides Independence for Arabia.
Mesopotamia and Countries Civil
ized Enouqh to Give Expression of
Wishes.
lON'lON. .Inn. 31 The I'nrU cor
respondent of tho Dully Mull la a
dispatch today iiayi Jupan on Thurs
day formally accepted llio theory of
Imornutloiiullr.nlloii of colonies mill
(lint It was understood Hoillh Africa
liiul ahuiidunud Its opposition lu the
BCllUIUO.
"President Wilson," tlio corrospon
dunt udds, "uniloul)ttlly won un I in -nioimo
dlplnmnlto victory, liul hus
had to modify Ills orlglnul proposals
to ioiiio extent."
I'AIIIS, Jim. 31. The agreement
rciirhed liv I hi) allied council 11I' 10
ili tlio colonial llUOStitlll, hiivh 11 H11 -
vbm ngenev statement lodiiv, provides
thnl territories which tire Hulfieicnllv
civilized In give 1111 expression of their
wishes 11 h lo the fonn of their giivcrn-
incnt will he permitted lo hc 1111 such
11 itnverniiietil iimlcr the auspice of
the League of Notions, obtaining eith
er iintionnl imlciiemlcnre or living 1111
iter the protectorate, of 0110 or other
if llie vrvut powers, Ariihin mill
Mcsoisitnmin lire rousidored exiiinplcs
vi this class,
Terms uf Agreement
In Ihe eiiHe if peoples liiHiirfieietil
Iv tleveloiieil fur Hell' uoveriiineiil. Ihe
league hIhiII choose the miner most
suitable o govern, under eertiun
guarantee In hi) lived either liv the
pence eniiferenep or Ihe lenuue. fro
visioiiitllv tlm African anil the Fur
Kastcrn colonic shall lie left iih thev
nru'wow, in control of Ihe power now
occupying them. - ' n
A regard I.A liivlie Turkey, tho
statement add, the four great powers
are to nmlvrtnke its administration nl
once, mid the councilor ten has nsked
Hip Versailles wnr council lo submit
a reimrt iih to tho licst troops avuil
nble for oeeiituilioii of this area.
Australia Affected
The niitv government tlint iw eon
tinning lo uiiike formal objection vc
tenia v iil'ternoon to the compromise
plan of ndiiiintslering llio (lermun
colonic wiim Hie Aiihtrulinn uovern
incut, k.ivh the I'nrU edition of the
Dailv Mail loiluv. Her delegates
were ilceliirod In rcitnrd the ownership
of New Guinea oh vital lo the exist
pnee of Australia. I'reiiiier Cleineii
rncenii', however, Ihe newspaper ndds.
promised Australia hi lull Mtipport
in safeguarding her position.
There i no possibility How. the
Dnilv .M.iil ileeliireM of AiihI riilin eon
tinuinu' I cr inilepenilent oniiimition.
One riHtilt of llio attitude taken hv
Itulv in veHteriliiv'M diNciiKHion. the
Dnilv Muil Klntes, wiih the decision
Unit Hip miindntorv mvsIciii of niluiin-
ihtrntion should only lie applied to
nnn-Tiiropenn torrilories, TImik Ihe
fntc of the Adriatic eousl, the Hal
kiin-Austriiin lands nnd the i'Veueli
lemtoriiil elaiiiiK numnst (lerniniiv
which include, it should he noted, the
Knur vullev, mills tlm iiewspuper, re
mains for independent consideration.
KI111110 I'Yop City
LONDON. Jim. 31. It will lie
lound, hiivo llio I'nriH eorresiiond-
eut of Ihe Kveniim Maudiird, thai
llntv iu willimr to withdraw her elnini
mi tlm iwtvl. of li'ininn nu iim,l of Ital
ian nationality. Itulv will uureu, (lie
dispatch adds, to Kinme heiin; niadu 11
free port as the port of llauihuri; was
n free citv heloro 1 a 1 tl.
SEATTLE UNIONS
VOTING FOR STRIKE
SliATTUB, Jan. .11 Scuttlo today
wan hrnnlng ltnalf to fuco n Rononil
atrlko which may be called noxt wook
to holn aonio 25,000 ntrlklnir Bhliv
ynrd metal trado workers promt tholr
domands for hliihor wagon. .
Unions today woro cnntlnuliiR to
cnnt thulr bullots on tho gonornl
strlko propoHiil, l.ant night It was
mild about B0 ot tho 130 unions had
voted In favor of tho general walk'
out.
Two unions have votod against the
strlko. One of those wun tho gas
workorB' union which announced that
It would not strike becauso tho city
hospitals would bo handicapped 'by
the lack ot gas It tho mon walked
out.
ICmDloyes of tho city lighting (lo-
. nnrtmont moot tonight to docldo
their courso. 1C they strike, It Is
said. Seattle will ho without light
Tomorrow tho strnot. ear mon will
(jt(Bl, their ballots at tho cT burns.
FOR
COLONIES
Russians
Refuse to
Co-operate
I'AIIIS. Jim. 31. Tim nwii'o
mnl'eronco kii fur has liiul two
replies lo iU ill vititttoiiH to Iliu
VliriotlH liushiuU 'gOVCrlllllClllM
fnr n conference lit Ilia Princess
Islands. In mil. nl' Ihcsn the
iovernmciit of North II iihmiii
foriimllv refuses lo meet with llio
llolsheviki, Tim Omsk govern-
incut iinilcr Adiiiirnl IColohiik,
while less categoric in its reply,
expresses strong reserve.
Noth ng official in connection
tvilli tlm iiiviliiliuii Iiiih been re-
ceived from tlm Kiinxiiiii soviet
government. . .
ALLIES c FORCED
RUSSIAN ENEMY
AHCHANCirX. .Inn. 30. (liv Hi
Associated Press.) The llolsheviki
are folicciitriitiiiif troops in the terri
tory between the Voloudu ruilwiiv and
the line of the Vaua river, apparently
with tho ohiecl ot .either siirroiiudiim
Ihe allied column or, liv eiiltintr
throiiuh, lo isolate the eoliiuin to the
eiislwanl on the Dvinu.
An eiiemv force of approximately
I, IMII) uiun lieiinn nil attack ,vestcr
lav nioriiini; 011 theltritish and Hus-
sum po-ilinn wesf of laresevo. nnd
the.ilefciiNe was ohliucil to evacuate
the villaue of Alexieffsknvn.
One of Ihe allied airplanes flew
over rwenkursk vesterdav. It re
ported that Ihe town had not been
burned us reuiiuees had staled.
The vilhi'.'v of Shenovarsk. on the
Vaifii. evaeiiateil several ilavs nco.
has licen occupied bv the enemv.
On the Ilvina near Tulfas. the al
lied nrlillerv vesterdav dispersed an
enemv lintrol. In the Oneuu KcVtor
the allied troops ve-terdav raided the
illaue of I'ercteuia. killini; nine of the
iiciiiv and eapliirini; nine without loss
to the allied raiders.
TO
SAVE ARMENIANS
I'AIIIS. Jan. 31. Military repre-
seutalives of tlm supreme war council
are lakiin; steps to nrrauue plans for
distribution of entente and American
forces, if the latter should be neces
sary, w ithin the Turkish empire.
l-re-.li reports of maladministration
of tho Armenians nnd other subject
races bv local Turkish corrective
measures are understood to have been
the reason for the'aetion of the coun
cil vesterdav in takiim- measures to
ward siipplviiur military forces in the
Turkish area.
The militarv representatives of the
council expect to be able to hold' a
n.eetiiiL' within a da v or two.
NEWSPAPERaLPRICE
WASHINGTON, Jim. 31. At tho
remiest of the nllornov general the
federal trade conitnisison lias agreed
to reopen the newsprint paper service
am-eemeiit, reached lust spring and
has set February 1 1 us Hie dale for n
preliminary lieariiig. The commis
sion maid in u statement lodav Ihe
attorney eeneral bad liroimhl. to its
atlention llio fact that tlio newspaper
publishers had presented n claim to
inivnriiitf'roHtM of production, begin
ning about August 1, 1II1S, entitled
them lo 11 reduction of prices.
BILL TO RESTORE
' DEATH
SAI.RM, Jan. 31. Senator Dim-
iek is author of 11 .joint resolution to
pliict on the ballot 11 measure restor
ing the death penalty in Oregon for
treason and murder in the first, de
gree, The vusolul'ion would make
the wiirden of llio slnle ponitentinrv
official executioner and would have
all executions lake place nl Hie slain
prison. Hanging is prescribed as tin
method, , 1..
PEACE OF LOOT
NOI TOLERATED
BY PRESIDENT
Wilson Tells Allies Bluntly That
America Will Not Be Party to Di
vision of German Colonies Amonq
Allies With League of Nations
Guaranteeing. Title.
PA It IH, Jan. 31. (By Associated
I'reas.) -Tho crisis lu the peace nego
tiations over disposal of tho German
colonies seems to have passed, mo
mentarily at least. It Is too oarly to
suy thut President Wilson's view has
prevailed In Its entirety, but In Amer
ican quarters there Is confidence that
a compromise plan which has boon
accepted In principle will bo worked
out with details ueccpluble to the
American viewpoint.
Wheu tlio supreme council of the
peace conference meets today It will
have before it the very plain state
ment by President Wilson at Wed
nesday's lute session. So particular
was Mr.' Wilson to buvo an exact rec
ord of whul bo hud said thut be sum
moned one of bis personul stenog
raphers and kept him at his Bide dur
ing the session.
Xo Division of SmiIIs
In pbruses stripped of diplomatic
niceties. It Is understood Mr. Wilson
told the members of the supreme
council ho would not bo party to a
division of (lormnny's colonial pos
sossions among tho powers which
now bold them and then bocome par.
ty to a League of Nations which In ef
fect would giiuraiiteo their title
There are Inferences that the presi
dent even referred to a peace of
"loot."
The net result of the past two days
of discussion on the colonial question
In the opinion ot many Americans
horo, has been to clear the atmo
sphere generally.
t'ontrnvenes Agreement
In tho discussions concerning tho
disposal of the former German col
oaten. President Wilson contended In
no unrortuln terms thai to divide the
colonies among the entente nations
would be In direct contravention of
tho "fourteen points" which were ac
cepted us a basis of pcaco. Such a
division,' ho Is said to have added.
also would violate the prlnelplos of
tho League ot Nations us luld down
at the pcaco conference last Satur
day.
Tho American attitude. It Ib de
clared, Is very positive. What the
United States would do in case the
powers Insisted upon dividing the
colonies among them has not been
disclosed. Tho American attitude, it
Is hold In some quarters, might be
such Hint It probably would affect
tho whole futuro of tho peace confer
ence.
.Must Keep Pledges
President Wilson, It Is understood,
still holds to his original opinion that
It would be scarcely worth whilo for
the United States to participate la
tho negotiations unless a League of
Nations with tho accompanying prin
ciples woro provided tor In making
peace.
At yesterday's session of the su
preme council President Wilson pre
sented the American viewpoint uiiro
sorvedly. Tho general public prob
ably will not see a full report of yes
terday's session, which probably will
havo historic significance, until after
tho treaty of peace is signed if nt nil.
CUTS-OFF TELEPHONES
N. Y. HOTEL
WASIII-X'CSTO.V, Jan. 31. Post
master (iunerul Hmiesdn Issued an
order today discontinuing tho tolo
phqno -sorvleo of hotels, apartment
houses, clubs and similar institutions
In New York City which chnrgo
guests, tenants or members for telu
phono messages an amount In excess
of that charged for tho same servlco
nt tho public pay stations in tho same
oxchnngos.
REVENUE BILL AGAIN
HELD UP BY HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. By a
Vote of 244 to ill tho house Instruct
ed Its conferees on tho wnr revenue
bill to refuse ,to concur In the sen
ate ninendniont imposing a 100 per
cent tax on political -contributions ex
ceeding SiiOO. Opposition was based
on tho rotronctlve provision of tho
semito amendment,.
P&EStops;
Hundred
Men Idle
In eoinpliaii'-e with the order
of the receiver. Hie I'ucificJ &
Kustern crew made Ilieir hist
(rip to nod from liutte Kails
Thursday, and operation has
censed. The nulls and loguing
camps at liutte Kails were closed;
down mid about UK) men who
were working there came down
on the lust train. 1
The nveraue dnilv payroll' of
those employed is over ."0ll in
Untie Kails alone. Medford will
suffer us lieuiilv. if not more bv
the shutting down of the local
mills and lumber yards and Ihe
railroad.
The largest payrolls in the
county are wiis-d out and uwait
notion bv Medford for restora
tion. ALBERS DENIES
ASSERTS LOYALTY
PORTLAND, Jan., tl.-Absolute
denial that he was pro-Uerman In
sympathy during the war and claims
that ho. was distinctly anil-German
because of the military trend ot the
kaiser and his clique of diplomats,
were made here today by J. Henry
Alliers. well-known Pacific . coast
milling man, when he took the stand
In his own dofense In his trial on
charges of violating tho espionage
net last October. :
Hls.rnHjoad J'.Mrney from Oakland
to Portland, when ho was alleged to
buve made numerous seditious and
disloyal uttorances, was a complete
blank to htm. Albcrs declared, as he
was too Intoxicated to remember any
thing that occurred. He bad ho rec
ollection of meeting any of the six
government witnesses who declared
be conversed with thorn In the obser
vation car during the trip. The re
marks they testified that he made
there did not represent his normal or
natural sentiments the wealthy mil
ler declared. '
Other testimony Introduced by the
defense was to the effect that Albers
advised his employes to enlist In the
United States army and that his firm
bought heavily of Liberty bonds and
subscribed to war charities.
SALK.M, Jan. 31 In order to pavo
the way for reclamation of moro
than thrco million acres of arid und
overflow lands. Representative Gal
lagher of Harney and Malheur coun
ties, Introduced In the legislature to
day a resolution submitting a const!-
tutlonnl amendment authorizing the
state tb guarantee district reclama
tion bonds. It Is believed that this,
and other reconstruction legislation
in process of preparation will war
rant a special election following ad
journment of the legislature.
Tho Gallagher amendment contem
plates thut the state shall guarantee
both the principal and Interest on
bonds Issued. Accompanying the
nmendmont will be a bill creating
commission composed of tho gover
nor and state officials, to pass upon
bonds, making it optional whethor
the statu shall guarantee them.' '
OF
PARIS, Jan. 31. Huron Lambert
Rothschild, a leading Brussels shank
or who aided In the formation ot the
Belgian relief commission, died In
Paris yostorday.
Baron Rothschild's wife died In
Paris during tho war. She and her
husband played a part in bringing
Roumanla into the war. On one oc
casion a courier to Roumanla was
Intercepted nniNsusnlclon was turned
against Baroness Rothschild, She
escaped arrest only thru Intervention
of Brand whltlock, American minis
ter, . ... ' ,; ; ,' ''
STRIKERS SEIZE
GOVERNMENT
fiRULING BELFAST
Conditions at Glasgow and Other Cen
ters Resemble Those In Germany
Under the Revolution Officials
Forced to Ask. With Caps in Hand,
Cooperation of Strike Leaders.
GLASGOW. Jan. 31. Several per
sons were injured here todav when
the police charged a crowd of Htrik
ers witli Ihei rbntons. The mounted
police were culled out and n num
ber of arrests were made. ,
With 11 viek to storming street car
traffic, the strikers attacked cars this
afternoon und twelve of them were
thrown from the tracks and smashed
in the sale market. Other ears were
attacked in other parts of the citv. At
leust one shop was looted.
LONDON. Jan. 31 There was still
no prospect today of betterment In
the labor situation In the United
Kingdom. If anything, the situation
botii at Glasgow and Belfast, has be
come more serious, particularly In
Belfast. The strlko movement is
spreading to large industrial estab
lishments and there are undoubtedly
signs of coming disorders which may-
entail the proclamation of martial
law. The situation was discussed at
a special meeting of the cabinet yes
terday. The board of trade also Is
active In an effort to bring about set
tlements. The view taken by the government
Is that any governmental interfer
ence now will be unwise and perhaps
dangerous. The strike movements
are local and against the advice of
the respective trade unions. More
over, there is Infinite variety In the
various demands advanced in the dif
ferent localities. - It appears to he
generally believed that the absence
ot strike pay for the men will soon
bring about the collapse of the move
ment.. - -
Agitators Blamed
It Is far;htr considered that the;
strikes are largely promoted by a
few agitators with political motives.
Hence the government Is determined
to limit Its action to the prevention
of intimidation and the maintenance
of order.
.Thus far the railways have not
been affected. The board of trade
has decided to grant an eight-hour
day to tho railway men from Febru
ary 1, but here again is dissatisfac
tion among the railway employes
concerning the question of meal
times being Included In the eight-
hour period, which may lead to diffi
culties. Telegrams from Belfast depict a
situation there which seems akin to
that which recently obtained in Ger
man cities under revolutionary rule.
The governing power has been usurp
ed, says a Belfast dispatch to the
Mall, by the strike committee and
the city is governed from the humble
Artisans Hull.
.. . "Take Off Your Hats"
"There Is no outstanding personal
ity," says the dispatch, "b-ut there Is
a capable committee of trades union
leaders most ot whom are moderate
and restrained. Nobody can do any:
thing unless he comes, cap In hand to
this committee. Even the police are
helpless, and the chief ot police has
asked the strike leaders to cooperate
with the constables In preventing dis
orders. When strikers go to a hotel
to cut off electric current, police ac
company them. The postmaster has
thanked the strike commitee for al
lowing tho liostofflce to use electric
ity. ;
"The committee has prescribed a
limited amount of work In certain in
dustries, particularly those Involved
In feeding and warming tho people.
Otherwise there is no Industrial or
commercial activities whatever. Lest
the strikers become bored, the com
mittee has drawn up a program of
entertainment to replace tho closed
theaters and moving picture houses.
The lack of newspapers has been mot
by the publication ot a strike paper
at a commandeered plant.
V "Many discharged soldiers and sai
lors are cooperating with the strik
ers. ,
1 "It Is reported that shipyard men
and engineers at Londonderry are ar
ranging to follow the example ot the
Belfast strikers." , ;
WANTS SEATTLE STRIKE
LEADERS' DEPORTED
V. '' .
OLYMl'IA. Wnsli., Jan. 3.1. C. H.
lounger, slate labor commissioner
toduv told the Washington houso of
representatives, he llhouaht several
men agitating tho Seattle strike
should bo deported. - ;
i-:M-r. Younger expressed the opin
ion Ihe strike could he settled if the
wages of common labor in the ship
yards could be advanced.
531 Cases
18 Deaths
FluRecord
'
The exceptional healthful ell-
mate of Medford and vicinity Is
shown In the report of Dr. E. B.
Pickel, "city health officer since
Oct. 12th last, the date on
which the first case of Influenza
was reported, until today, as
follows:
531 cases of flu with two
deaths from flu proper, and 16
deaths from poeumonla follow-
Ing flu. In the city, and six In
the country around.
There are only four cases of
Influenza In the city.
TO
BE SENT T
PARIS, Jan. 31. Whatever forces
muvbe sent to Turkc-v for garrison
ing purposes there will be no Ameri
cun troops among them .it developed
today. '
It is pointed out that their use for
this purpose would be inappropriate,
ns the United Stntes has never been
at wnr with Turkey.
The militarv committee of the su
preme council expects within two davs
to report a plan for the alloment
among the various nations of the
troops to be retained on the western
front. It appears that bv April 1
there will be 15 American divisions
remaining on the lines, with five di
visions reudv for embarkation home
ward.' A month later it is expected
this aggregate will be reduced bv fixe
divisions, of which ten xvill be on the
lines nnd five rendv'to return.
The length of the stay in France
of these ten divisions dciiends upon
the time of the signing of the general
peace treaty. It is said that as soon
as that oeenrs all the American troops
probably will be withdrawn. x
BILL 1102 PROHIBIT
LOBBYING AT SALEM
SALEM. Jan. 31 Senator Dim-
ick todav compeited the drafting of
a drastiec measure prohibiting lobby
inir. He will introduce it jointly with
a number of senators, and it will be
pushed through with nn emergency
clause attached.
Under the terms of the bill all lob
byists must register with the secre
tary of state, giving their names, and
the nature of their business. Lobby
ing with members either in or out of
the state house is absolutely forbid
den, the measure providing that if the
lobbyists have un argument to ad
vance for or against a measure thev
must be made before committees. In
the press, or in printed statements
delivered to the members on their
desks. Folloxving the adjournment
of the session each lobbyist must also
file a statement of expenditures.
1TSILI3T
OF
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. Names
of witnesses upon whose testimony
charges ot collusion among the five
leading packers were based by the
federal trade commission will be sub
mitted voluntarily by the commission
to the house interstate commerce
committee together with all other
testimony and evidence gathered dur
ing the investigation of the meat in
dustry. William B. Colver, chairman
of the trade commission, so Informed
the committee today as a result ol
the demands made by committee
members yesterday that all names of
witnesses be divulged so that the
committee "would have a basis for
further questioning ot the packers."
WHITE ISSUES DENIAL
OF REFERENDUM STATEMENT
SKATTLK. Jan. 31. Henry- M.
White, immigration commissioner.
who is noting ns mediator for tho de
partment of labor in the Scuttle ship
yiirils striko, today issued a statement
denying that ho declared yesterday
Hint ho thought an honest referendum
vote had not been takeu bv the strike
ing shipyai'4 nyrkcrs.
REPUBLICANS
OFSENATEGRILL
Concentrated Attack Made Upon Plan
for Deallna With Colonies Sena
tors View With Alarm Evervthlnq
Proposed Bv President and Accom
plished Bv Allied Council at Paris)
1
WASIirXGTON, Jan. 31. Rcmibji
enns of the senate todav shnrplv at- -tacked
the plan for dealing with Ger
man colonies and occupied temtoriert
of Turkey in Asia, which it was an
nounced in 1'aris vesterdav hnd been
proposed bv President Wilson and ac
cepted in prinicple bv the supreme
council. ' .
Senator Lodge. Republican leader,
declared the report of the plan, which
be said would commit the United.
Stntes to co-operation in maintiainir
order in Hie occupied territories, wim
"absolutely unbelievable," and Sena
tor Knox of Pennsylvania asserted
that the proposed obligations would ,
involve a "stupendous nnd preposter
ous undertaking.". : V
Johnson Denounces " '
Senator Johnson of California, de-
noimeed the method of making Diihlio
the proceedings nt the peace confer
ence nnd declared he would never voto
for a treaty that provided for the
sending of American troops to Africa
or Asia. 1
Senator VTaWh of Montana, nnd
Lewis of Illinois, democrats, express
ed doubt regarding the accuracy of
the statements in the dispatches. The
latter declared the reported plan
would violate the fundamental princi
ple of self determination of peoples.,
as applied 'to the German colonies,
nnd said he believed the real agree
ment was merely for their temporary
administration bv the League of Nn
tions. - ..
"The question between China nnd
Japan Is one of the most momentous"
Mr. Lodge said. "It concerns us
greatly.- But our policy involves med
dling In the Internal affairs of South
Africa. Those wild tribes havo to he ,
controlled and my own disposition Is
to bring them under the South Afri
can republic."
Admits Ignorance .
Senator Lodge asserted again that
he did not know the facts on which;
to base Judgment and Senator Borah
replied that was the trouble with tho
entire question.
Declaring that disposition ot the
German African colonies was not so
simple as Senator Lodge seemed to
suggtyt, Senator 'Walsh said England,
Belgium, Portugal and Franco had
rival claims. Senator -Lodge replied
that he had not heard of any resis
tance by these countries to the plan
reported in thet press.
"But Australia and South Africa"
Senator Lodge added, "are resenting
verv much this attempt to take these
possessions and put them under con
trol of a League of Nations and to
police them by the United States and
other powers. -
SALEM. Ore., Jan. 31 W. L. Gaz
zain, former Seattle capitalist, now
interested in mining in southern Ore
gon, told the joint ways and mean
committee Inst night that he has boon
informed bv a representative of Gug
genheim interests that the '."chrome
and mnngnncso deposits in southern
Oregon are the henvist in the world.
Mr. Gnzzam volunteered to appear bo
fore the committee in behalf of the
rennest of the state board of mines
and geology for nn appropriation of
$50,000.
"t don't hclicve you realize," ho
said, "that your -'mineral deposits
have scarcely been touched, Also
vou have oil deposits in great niianti
lies." .--'.
PEACE DELEGATES
ATTAHKFR BY ITRH
PARIS, Jan. 3t. The newest Irrl- ,.
tanV to arise at the peace conference
Is what the French call "gale" and
what is known elsewhere as "tho
French Itch." It is an annoying, but
not a dangerous aliment, of the skin.
The itch is particularly In evidence
In Paris . nowadays, having been
brought here by soldiers from the
battlefront. ...
If any of the American delegates .
to the peace conference have con
tracted It, diplomacy forbids betrayal
of the fact, but the parasite Is ram
pant at the headquarters nt the
American mission.
LEAGOE'S PLANS