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Newspaper Page TextOi-fiTon Historical Soc Pnhlic Aiictllnrli.in ail Tribune The Weather Maximum yonlorilny HO Minimum today 45 EDFORD Predictions Today, Fair, Pally FoiirlKonlh Tear, urty-nlnlli Ximr. MEDFOIID,- OBKCION, TUESDAY, JUNK ,24, 1919 NO. 80 M RISH ASKS LIBERTY President Do Valera Issues Anneal to Amerlotm Pcoiile Emillsh Military Despotism Responsible for Irish Ills Outi'aue Every Prlnclule for Which America Stands. NEW YORK. Juno 21,-Kaiuoiin I lo Vulurii, "prusidmit (C tho Ii'inli re public," oxiiui'Ih no trouble with tho American uoviii iiiui'iit ovi'r 1mm up Pcnriineo hero. "Wlirn I cuino here." Iio Niiiit, "1 liml nil thu intention of observing (lie luws nf u government of lliu icoili, liv I lie pcoplo mill lor tho people." 1'llis Hlllll'lIH'Ill WMS llllldo wlldl newspaper dispatchim muiting Wush liigton -til'I'it'iiilK liml hn woiilil have In observe thu Iiihm of IIiii eoniitrv in making his in i ii'" I for tlio lrir.li republic, wan culled In lii nlti'iilinii. In a formal Miitcmciit. Mr. I)u Vnl cru Nitiil : "Tho Irish dosiro tho closest pon niblo political mill comiiicrcinl rela tions with thu people of America. I liiivn I'limn hero lit Ihu rciniest nf llir elected government of thu Irish peo ple to endeavor to establish ihuso re IlllillllH. "Mv prescnoo hero also cannot fail In ri'iiiiml people of America that in Ireland lIu'rviH set on u gov criliui'lit elected Ii v tho demooriilii' ami peaceful niiichincrv of the ibnl- lot. miKwnrulilo to thu will of thu Ir ihi people, hut kept in suppression mill prevented from fiinoliniiing liv thu armed vigilance of England. It riiiniol fail to remind llii'iu Unit in thi'ir nearest neighbor lit Euroiie, al ready onlv sixteen hours distant. there ii established mi autocratic mil ilarv despotism which outrages every principle for which America entered I ho recent war mill that in n doou mrnl which Ihu iii'oiilu of America un to bft linked to set tho seal of Iheir unnroviil it is now proposed lo main tain tliiK dopolisiit in perpetuity. "Whilo hero 1 shall indinvnr. itHo fnr iih I mnv do ho within vour lawn lo rail thu nltuntion of thu people of America irruNiiui'livu of imrtv or di vision lo these flirlH." MISSING SEATTLE FOUND, IS HELD AS THIEF SPOKANK Wash.. June 'J I.- Men tifieution of Lillian DnviK, hold hope on Hhonliftinur charges, dm a Hi km Svhil Smith. daughter 'of (lorn-go 1 1. Smith of Si'iittlu mid missing from home hijh'C March 2H, liiht. was, announced today hv local police. A photograph of Miss Sinit ii. scnl out hv her father, was roongiii.cil as that of thu L'irl hold in iail hero since nhoiit n iiionlh a 1 1 or that ilatu. when she wild arrested charged with steal inir n fur coat from n looal store. Slid was nctimttcd of L'raiid Inroonv in connection with I It in elm rev. hut two other oliiiriroH iiru Htill iionilinir. According lo a loiter from Cliicf of I'olii'O Joul Witrrun of Seattle, Miss Smith disappeared n wuok after her iiiothur'M Heath mid hor father's uf foils to I lie hor had hoon liiisue- eessl'iil. Ho hlalcd Unit she novor ' had fnllv recovered from an itliioss which left hor in a weakened condi tion. . . Chief War ron said Ihu trill has a wealthy aunt in California who is willing lo provide, for her euro, and lid tiHked Ihu local nutliorilicH to ur rnniro for her release. OLCOTT OPENS HOTEL 'S l'Olt'rr,ANl). Juno 21. Willi nliotit .1.r)() (leloffiitUH nroscnt. the flroutnrH of Aniorien openud Ihoir nn nual luilionnl convention horo toilnv'. Knrthor neeosHioiw lo tho doleiriitions wcro cxpoeted with tho urrivitl of trains Inter loduv. ChnrlcH I). Sehrielor. urosiilent of tho Orciron Qr'notors mid president of tho national hodv. opened Ihu non Vention. tlovunior Bon W. tlleolt und Muyor fluorito lj. Htiltor itavo weleom imr nildrcsHOS. A eroilentinls com mitt 00 was appointed consistintr of lioniH Liiens of Soiiltlo: linrrv M. linHlniaii nf C'hieueo, mid J. Y. Iledell, lifter which Ihu eonvcnlion lieunn nil int'oriiiiil "uvl tifiiiiiiiiitetl" Bcsstoti, COUNTRY FRANCE FEARS HUNS MAY ALSO SCUTTLE LEAGUE OF NATIONS I'AltlH, .Iiiiiii H. Homo crlt IcIhiii In dlruotod nt tho llrllUh uilnilriilty, thu Journal uiiyliiK: "No urtlclo In thu nrmlNtlvo forhailu tho inalnlonunio of llrltlnli miiirilit ittiuuril tho (lor iii un Hhlpn." "(Iiiriiiiiny," Miiyn ly'Aollon l'"riinvulKu, "nuiy ono day, U wo uro not rnrnfiil, acutllo tho I .on K no of Niilloint un alio mat- 4 1lod thu (lent. I'rnmlnr l.loyil- OoorKO nod Hlr Holiurt Cuoll will III) JUHt IIH III IICll rilHllOIIHlllIU that day iih uro now tho unllior- Itlod lit Biuiiii I'Mow." It Ih likely I but tho wholu HUbJiiet wilt count nil for (llHClln- 4 nlon III iiurllitment. GOVERNOR OLCOTT TO INVESTIGATE . WAVERLY HOME POUT I. AND. J una 2t An official liml ai'iirchliiK Imiulry under illroc- tlou of (iovurnor Ilea W. Olcotl und Muyor GcorKii I- linker of l'ortliiinl Into iliiiriiod niiiila UKaliml tho man aKumcnt of tho Wnvurly Imhy homo In ,.n unci Init will, n rmlilit l.tililtiltli wlililn tho liiHtlliillon, win today ro (iicniint by tho heailii of four luuitlnK civic orKunltutloim of I'ortliuul tho Portland Ad cluli. tho ProKrcuslvo llindiiiiKH Mnn'H cluli. OreKon Civic louKiin mid tho Hotary cluli. Tho InvoHtlKutlon which In rn- qtiiUid rcniilt from un opldemlc which caiiBOd tho death of It buMes. PhnrtrAH if mlKinnnHuameiit. mnlnu- Irltlon uml-- innimiluiry comlttlonn woro inadu by InvontlKiuorH nf tho woman h Prolcctlvo bureau of tho pollen department anil by an Indepen dent InvratlKiitor. Immediately following tho publi cation of thCHO allcKUtloitB dlroctora Of tho Wnvorly baby homo announc ed thai un official InvontlKatlon wan dunlred. VILLA FORCES DEFEATED BY KI, PASO. Ton., June 2-1. Sixlv Ihree 'illu rebeln were killed mid mini v ui ore wounded Saturday ill n fiL'ht hAweeii federal trooiW niul Villa forces for possession of Villa Alinnii- In, aeeorilinir to mi officiul miltlarv lispati'h uivon out here loduv. Aeoiii'iiinir to Ihu dispatch, (leueral (.liiiroL'a, federal euvalrv comnianilor, uttitekcd Ihu, Villa forecs in-Villii Aliiimida Saliirilav nflernoon. A fiu'ht which lusted three hours follow ed, with Ihu federal caviilrv eharcine the Villa positions insidu (he town. Kinallv Ihe rohels were forced lo re lire, leaviinr their woniuleil in the town, aeeorilinir lo I ha (lispnMi. Ouiinlilies of mmnunilitui and bllier war implonienls were captured. No estimate of thu federal cjisiialries wan L'iven. Villa reprcsonlalives hero lodav asserloil (hat the Villa forces killed lti federal soldiers and Irnek work men Kent out I rum Juarez vslerdav lo repair the Mexican Central rail road. KILLED IN FRANCE POItTt.AND, J u no '2t. Word was rocolvod ihy lottor today from Franco that Uuutanant Josoph Chontor Mil ler, nearly. 25 years old, aon of Mr, anil Mrs. Frod O. Mlllor of Portland, had boon killed near Glovros. Franco by bolng run down by an ' engine while, ho was walking along u. narrow gunge railroad track In tho darkness. Tho Into offlcor wns a graduiito of tho University of Orogon o( tho class of 1910. He hogivn his military career nn a prlvato soldier In tho old Third Orogon roglmont, Ho did not nttond a niilltnry school of officers' training ciunp, but -worked his way up from tho ranks, unaided, lie was numnrried, PREMIER N1TT VERY FRIENDLY TO New Italian Premier Wishes to Es tablish Close Relationship, With U. S. A. New Peace Deleoatlon. How ever. Will Insist Upon Italian Rlulils In Adriatic. KOMIO, .Monday, Juno 23. Tho now Italian doloKiitlon to tho peace oonforciiico, ll was uiiiioiiikimI toulKht will leave here. Wodncioluy und ax- pi.Miiu to arrive In Purln to bIkh thu treuty of peneo with (iurniuny. The iIoIckiiIIoii Ik composed of Forolxn Milliliter Til tool and Ihroo Beiiatom, Vlltorlo Hclalola, CiikIIcIiiio Marconi mid MuiiKlorluo Kerrurls. ManiulH (ioriclo (iiiKlielml, ll inmuliar of tho chiimbiir of deputiim, will bo Bccro tury of tho iIkIukuIIoii. ItO.MH. Juno 2t ''Kruncoiico Nlttl tho new Itullun premier. In undoubt edly a Htiilomniin who In inont friend ly to America," nald UiiKllulmo Mar coni today In BpeukliiK of tbo now cab I not. It In known that Blgnor Nlttl wlnhen to cntubllnh clone relations with America to bring about tho ro eoiiHtructfcin of Italy. Tho nowitpU' porn ruvorablo to Huron Honnlnot for liier in In Inter of foreign affnltn, and tho nutlonnlliit pronn, uro unfavor- nblo to tho hew cabinet, mulntulnliiK it In not purtlculurly keen to uphold Italy' clalina, but Tomano Tlllonl. tho now forelmi minlntor, who will bo tho first Ilallnn dcleKiito at Parln. has declared "n natlnftictory peaeo for Italy muBt bo mu ll an will allow hor to roncludo oqultablo Ircatw, limuro ruw matoriulu for her IndiiHtrlos, pro. tent her Immigration and Biifeguuril her poHltlou In tho Adriatic and Med iterranean, besides lvtng her loslt Imato colon Ion. Impartial political obsorvcrn agree that tho downfull of the Orlando ministry won duo to Italy'n dlsappro val of tho handling of tbo nation's affairs at tho poaco conference. '.'Tho now Kovornment must go to Purln with a flrmor resolvo to socuro tho ends for which Ituly fought," said Captain Uubrlelo ' D'Annunrlo. 1ho Itullnn poot-nvlntor today, "Woo to It If it should roturn wlthouUhav- iiig nccompllnhoil tills mission. Ital ian claims' on tho Adriatic must bo allowed." PARIS, Juno 21 Tho Italian delo. gallon said today thut It had been Informed that a now delegation to tho poaco conforonco will arrive In Purls Friday. It will consist of, For olgn Mlnlstor Tlttonl, Sonutor Gug llolmo Marconi and Senator Vlttorlo Sclnlola. It Is not known It others will bo added to tho delegation, tint It Is bolWed llkoly 'that Slgnors ('rospi and Ferrals, who aro In Paris, Will comploto the mission. FERGUS FALLS LOSS FKIIOUS FA M.S. Minn.. June 24. Military au(horilics in chai'iio of the tornado stricken area of this citv have compiled n list of 48 known dead as a result of tho evclono San dfly. Officers estimate tho total death list will lie. "not less than six ty." "A careful snrvev of the oitv shows tluit tliu'eurlv estimalo of a million, and n half loss is too conservative, and Unit (he actual loss .is at least three million dollars. Forty per cent of the residence district is in ruins, and nhoiit tho sumo per cent of the easiness district hns heen demolish ed." LAMATII SAfiKM, Juno 2-i, Oregon will co opevato with eiirht. other western slates in u eonvontion that inav he called in tho northwest at an early (Into for the imrposo of bringing pressuro lo. hear on congress to pass the Lane bill iippropnntniL' $,)00,U00. 000 tor reclaiiintion in tho west. A lotler lo tho governor from S. K. lira dv. president of tho Idaho Heclamn tion Association loduv reached State Kncineer l'erev A. Cnppoi'i who hns replied; that delegates will bo sent from this stalo and eo-oporntioii given in nnv other helpful wav. Co-operation also is asked from (lie states of New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Arimiiin, Idaho, Calil'oriiin.i.Monlana und Ulan, '. , , .. . i AMER CANS EXPECT TREATY SIGNED THURSDAY OR FRIDAY . BLOCKADE TO BE RAISED 1AHIS. Jo mi. !. V.i word Iiiih been received from Weimar 4 ri.hilive t,i Ibfl tinw (termini lilen- ipotentiurieH tit Versailles. J'hu ilulo of the cereiuoiiv of sifiiini.' Ihu treutv lins not iih vet been fixed hut Ihu belief is iiii ninir (.'round (hut it will neeur 'J'hill'n- hiv or )OHniblv Kriduv. I'AJIIS. June '.'4. The hii nreme blockade council met to day to (Iceidu on u duti. when thu hloekude of (lermiinv should he lilted. Ono element it is un derstood, favors the diiv when the I rou I v is ratified, but it is believed the council will nroli- 9 ublv deeido to lift the blockade with the sii'iiiiiL' of the treutv. 44 NO SETTLEMENT E STRIKE T Conferees in San Francisco Fail to Reach Aareement Adlustment of Wages By Companies -Not Satlsfac tory Shipyard Pay Demanded Walkout in Oreaon Threatened. SAX FHAXCISCO. June 24. Af ter deliberutinif for two hours', the conferees were unable to arrive at uuv conclusion, it wns announced hv repre.senln lives the strikers, 'flicv would make no statement as to what progress was made. i SAX FRANCISCO, Juno 24. Rep resentatives of tho striking Interact ional brotherhood of Electrical Wor kers wont into conference today with executives of tho Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company. Before the conference tho former announced that the strikers would demand a final answer. They stated that the compromise terniB offered yesterday by the company officials were unsatr Isfactory and that It would bo neces sary to make further concessions If tho unions of Washington and Ore gon woro to be held In line. - Members of the northwestern unions were reported as becoming restloss and aro said to 'be demand ing Immediate satisfaction, accord ing to tho slrlko officials. A group of club women who have endorsed the stand of the strikers were to confor with telephone com pany officials today to urgo a quick cessation of tho strike. Union officials repeated today that a satisfactory basis must ho roughed quickly or tho Washington und Oro gon locals will bo culled .out. In tho company's answer the de mand for a beginner's wage of J 2 a day was grnntod tho oporators, but tho $4 minimum demanded for ex perienced operators was not granted. Tho llnomen woro given SO. They demand tho "shlnyard wago'V of $0.40. 1 CIUCAC10. Juno 24. S. J. Konon kmnp, lntornntloual president of tho Commercial Telegraphers' union of America, will leave for Washington tonight In connection with the strike situation which will bo placed before Postmaster General Hurleson by a committoo appointed last night by tho. Amoricnn Federation of Labor. Tho commltteo Includes John Wulkor of the mino workors, and W, E. Bryan of tho lenthor workers. Kononkump "has asked K. J. Munlon presldont ot tho Order of Hallway Tologrnphors. and J. P. Xoonan, of tho oloctrical workers, to attond thfe conferences. Tho railroad telegraphers aro re fusing to handle commercial businoss as a means of aiding the striking commercial telegraphers. Pass Camp Site Bill. WASHINGTON. June 24. With outu record voto.tho senate todav ap proved a committee amendment to the nnnitn! nrmv impropriation bill authorizing the war department to proceed wan tne piirciuise ot camp sites, negotiations for which are pend ing, ; i. . . Opposes Sale Merchant Fleet. WASHINGTON. Juno 24. Opposi tion -to I ho sale of tho government's merchant licet wns expressed- in a resolution introduced todav hv Sell ator Flelcher, (lemoerot. Florida, who proposed to address tho senate on ttlO subject, . .. t . .. OFWIR NW IH FRENCH PEOPLE WILD OVER PEACE SIGNING Paris Cannon Boom While Parisians Celebrate On Boulevards Enthus iasm Surpasses That of Armistice -Lille and Other Towns Liberated From Hun Control Celebrate. PA HIS. June 2S. Celebrations over the Gorman decision lo sign the treaty of peace without reservations were nowhere more enthusiastic! man at Lille and other cities unit towns in tcrrilorv wrested trom the ucr miitKt. l Wu'snaners printed special coi- 1 ;..r.4 chccriML' crowds panillcn llic n.i-ts and the houses were (IccKeu niih allied fluL'S. At loiilon. ISrcst and other nnvnl isirts. warshiiw an nounced the news to the people bv fir'ng Milutcs of 21 guns, in all tne cities government buildings were il luminated. ' ' I licit cnmivnl rcicncd in the Douic- vanls of Paris fur into the night and scenes enacted at the time ot tne armistice were repeated und indeed intensified. PARIS. June 2.1. (By the Asso ciated I'rciwO Long months of strain during the peace negotiations and weeks of doubt whether Ger many would accept the conditions of fered or would invite bv her refusal of them a further invasion of her countrv ended Uitc this afternoon when- n note announcing Germany's unconditional acceptance was deliv ered to the supreme council of the conference. The announcement during the cnrlv morning of tlif council's, decision to refuse n further extension of time in which Germnnv might answer inaug urated a dav of extreme tension. The first light enmc in a press dispatch from Weimar about noon, stilting that Germnnv hud decided to vield but nothing was heard from Versailles miiil hnrtlv after 3 o'clock when a telephone message announced the ar rival of Uic.Germnn replv.: The first definite announcement was made to American correspondents ut the French press- henduiiartcrs at Quui d'Orsav at 4:50 o'clock, it being slat ed that an affirmative replv had been delivered lo Colonel llenrv. liaison oi- ficer. who was bringing it to 1 aris bv automobile. Paris Cuns lloom tt wns not long after the replv had been received and opened before the supreme council that the guns begun to hoom from the forts around Paris, and rejoicing c-owds began to stream through the streets, having been ap praised hv the sound of cannon that the Germans hud accepted the allied terms. Plans for tho ccrcmonv attending the 'signature of the treutv were con sidered hv the supreme council today.- It is known that President Vil- on favors making it as simple, as is consistent with the nature of the event, mid the original plans for the inclusion of "the second ppacc oi .Versailles" have heen mnteriallv nuiditied nt his suggestion. Short. Speeches Planned The plenipotentiaries will he sealed on u raised dias in the center ot the vast hall of mirrors m the chateau ol Vorsnilles iiiion which will be install ed a tahlc upon which the treutv will lw. kioneil. The program docs not Vontomplnle nnv set addresses, but il is believed possible that both rrc nnor ( euiencouu una inc leiuiuii.- Cieriiinii delegate' mav make short speeches. The delegations will come to the table when culled upon bv Sec roturv Dustas to affix their signn tares opposite the seals which will nrior to the event, he fixed to the instrument. FAST AND WEST WILL FIGHT FDR MRS ON THE TENNIS COURT PHiCAnO. Juno 24. Samuel T, Marriv. A. L. Green. Jr.. and Ralph H. Burdick have been chosen for tho western tennis team which is to op noso the cast in the annual sectional team championships ot the country ot riiicliinBti July 10. it was an nounced todav. They will be team- mnma of William M. Johnson, Axel Graven and' Robert Klnsey, Califor nia stars. ' The pick ot the east, ex pected to line up on the' hard courtB against, the Chlcago-cuiuornia com hlnntlon Includes W. T. Tllden, Jr. Philadelphia; Vincent Richards Yonkers. X. Y.; ichlya Kumagne formerly of Japan and now of New York: s. II. Voshell. Xew York, and ; Wallace Johnson, Cynwyd, Ponn. TOTAL CASUALTIES OF A.E.F., 289,816, 33,754 KILLED ACTION WASIIIXGTOX. Juno 24. Total casualties of tho American expeditionary forces reported to date was announced today by the war dopartment as 289,010, Including: . Killed in action (including 381 lost at sea) :',:i,7r, t. Died of wounds, 13, .",70. Died of dlBcano, 23,396. Wed from accidents and oth er causes, 4942. Total deaths 75,002. Wounded In action, 210,984. MlBnIng In action (not lnclud- Ing prisoners released or re- turned), 2370. 56 HOURS WEEK PORTLAXD, Juno 24. Recom mendatton for a maximum of 51 hours per week for students In nurses' training schools of Oregon hospitals was promulgated today by the Industrial Welfare commission with the understanding that hospital superintendents, owners and trustees arrange their schedule as they see fit and appear next .Monday after noon at another session of the con ference to make a report and present their program. . Under its recommendation, the conference Imposes no restrictions as to a proposed one-day-in-seven of rest for students in training schools. but will Insist that the young women ,be not required to be on duty more thai, 56 hours Id, one, week. , . BE APPOINTED SALEM, Ore June 24 Governor Olcott has announced that he will appoint J. XC: Ferguson of Fortlund ond Will T. Kirk, now head of the claims department of the industrial accident commission, us members of that commission to- succeed llarvcv Keckwith and Wilfred Allen, respec tively. The governor said he had written to Mr.' Beck with inforniin him that his resignation as u membe of the commission will he acccptubli to the executive office. Irs resigmi tion to he effective as of Julv 1. Mr. Allen's term-expired last January. Under .the provisions of the work men s compensation law no more than two members can he of the same political affiliation. Consociuontl Mr. Ferguson, who is a democrat, i named to succeed Mr. Beckwilli. nisi a democrat. Mr. Kirk is a repnhlicai is the third member ot the com mission. William A. Miirsnaii oi Portland. JCf. Marshall Jias bee. a member of the hodv since its inceu tion and will be retained. Under the new allignment and n provided for in the act, Mr. Marshall will represent the interests ot em ployes, -Mr. Ferguson the interests of employers und Mr. Kirk those of cit izens of the state at large. CLAIM LANE BILL MASK FOR GRAFT WASHINGTON. June 24 Charg es that selfish and sinister influ ences were at work in behalf Of Sec retary -Lane's project for farms for soldiers and sailors caused a wran gle today in the house puhliu lands committee. Representative Nichols, republican. Michigan, declared that a soldier who appeared last week betore the com mittee had been' coached and sent forward bv J. J. Harris of the Big Horn Investment company of Hard ing. Mont. -' Representative Ferris, democrat. Oklahoma, took vigorous exception to the charge, saying he himself had seen the soldier in tho audience and invited him to speak Mr. Harris promised to appear to morrow to testify. He told the com mittee bad come to him for informn lion about the bill and he hail sent biiu lo the committee, , ... . DEEP DISTRUST OF GERMANY IS FELT IN LONDON Sinklno of German Fleet. Burnins of French Battle Flaas. Taken as Evi dence of Old Treiacherv Doubt Expressed That Treaty Will Ever Be siqned. ' PARIS. June' 24. Word ' of lbs burnins of certain French . battle flags bv tho Germans has been re ceived here, l'eaco conference opin ion is apparently unanimous that this distinct violation or the peace treaty, inasmuch as that doenmont tiniilated that the flags should bo returned to France bv Germnnv. It is Drobnhlc thut a commission will be appointed to consider taking action in tho matter. Presumably the foregoingtrofcrs to French battle flags taken bv the Ger-. mans in the war of 1870-71. ' German Treachery LONDON. June 24. Profound dis trust of Germany is the Dredors'n ant note in London press comments oirthe Gcrmnn government's decision to sign the treatv of neaco. It is con tended the Germans - proved them selves treacherous throughout the war. the lutest instunce being tha sinking of their interned fleet in Snn- pa Flow, and therefore it would fs premnture to celebrate peacs until ' the treatv is actually signed. Even afterward, it is said, the allies must be continually on guard until the lust penalty is paid. .- The Herald, a socialist organ, says: "Germany ennnot and will not keen . the treatv, because it is, based on force instead of justice." WEIMAR. June 23. (Bv the As sociated Press.) Dr. Hamel ' Von . Iluimhnusen. who was on Sunday designated as the German represen tative to sign the treatv of peace, has ; telegraphed his resignation trom Ver sailles rather than attach bis -name to the instrument. ' " Hum Battle Flags : ' PARIS. June 24. The council of. three hns referred the oiiestion rela tive to the s:nking of the German licet in Scnoa Flow to a commission of experts which will determine 'whether the armistice conditions were violat ed. :-' ' '."' .'it'- PARIS. June 24. Viscount Gus tave dc Kergaedec. member of the naval committee of the chamber of deputies, told the budget .committee of the chamber yesterday that he had warned the French ministry of ma-' rine previously thnt the German fleet interned in Scana Flow was not be ing watched with sufficient care.' The budget 'committee decided lo ask l'rcmier Clcmcnceuu for further information. t . , , BERLIN. June "2.1 (Bv the Asso cinted.Press.l Addressing the Ger man national assembly, at Wciniur loduv in reference to the uncondition al -signature of the peace treatv. Dr. Gustav Bauer, premier, said that a "defeated nation wns being violated bodv and soul to the horror of thu world." ' "Let us sign," ho continued, "but it is our hope to the. last breath that this attempt against our honor muv one dav recoil against its authors." . ! RYK BEACH, K Y., Juno 24. Lieutenant Shelley Watson, of Rog ers, Tex., and his civilian mechanic, M. Ireland, of West'bury, wore killed today when an airplurie In which thoy wore flying crashed to tho ground here and caught tire. Watson, who recently returned from 18 months' service overseas had flown here every morning from tho aviation field In Mineola to clrclo tho house in which his fiancee was spending tho summer. He was at a height of about 200 foet this mor ning when his motor stopped and the plane fell to the ground. Tho accident was witnessed by his fian cee. FOREST FIRE IN MONTANA BURNS OVER 5.000 ACRES HELENA. Mont.. , June 24. Tho brush fire in the state timber lands in tho Spokane hills east of Helena has been brought under control after having burned nn area of between 4,-' (1(H) and 5.000 acres and extended over a front of six miles. The mil her was small, but much valuable range was destroyed. ,., ..