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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM OREGON. WEDNESDAY. MAY 7, 1919. PACE TKKVV V Peanut 03 especially Piedmont Peanut on is one of the world's most impor tant food oils. It is bodybuilding and ncrarlsK ing; a superior table oil and an eco nomical cooking oil. Ask for PIEDMONT The food ike nut ENEMY STRIPPED (Continued from page cne) loosing declared the allies agreed to peace on the basis of President A'il eon'a fourteen points as the Germans had asked. Willing to Pay The Gorman reply figures that tho war was not in vain if a real league of rations is formed, in which all nations will havo an equal chance. The Ger mans declared their willingness to make reparation for the devastation wrought in France and Belgium, but Mid tliov would not consent to the use of German war prisoners in tho work Of restoration. The reply suggested that a "board of experts determine the method of restoration. The last words of Foreign v Minister llrockdorff Rantzau, chairman of the enemy delegation, read the . statement, wore: "Wo shall onamino the documents submitted to us with good will and in the hope that there will be a peaee to which all may subscribe." Promior lUunienccau then declared the meeting adjourned. The moeiiig adjourned at 3:58 p.m. Versailles, May 6. (United Press.) Following is the official summary of the peace treaty, ns issued today by the allied governments: The treaty of peace between the twenty-seven allied and associated pow ers on tho ono hand and Germany on tho other, whs handed to tho Uermnn plenipotentiaries at Versailles today: It is tho longest treaty ever uiawn. It totals about eighty thousands words, divided into fifteen main sections and represents tho combined product of over a thousand experts working continually through a series of commissions for the three and a half months since January 18. Tho treaty is printed in parallel pages of English and French, which aro recognized us having equal validity. It ITAnf nnr flo'il with nuiiiitimi. o r 1 i.i'T imr ATSCIIRUNK'S To the first hundred customers who visit our store on FRIDAY we will give absolutely free a Lady Measuring Glass Cup, the most useful kitchen utensil a housewife can have.. It has - Complete Cup Measure Complete Tablespoon Measure Complete Teaspoon Measure Complete Ounce Measure REMEMBER THERE ARE ONLY A HUNDRED SO BE ON HAND FRIDAY MORNING The Farmers A. W. SCIIRUNK 270 N. Commercial St. Phone 721 WE DELIVER YOUR PHONE ORDER FREE BRING US ii'". ayti aMy ? :1 otJ witk flavor l Austria; Bulgaria and Turkey except in 'sufar u binding Germany to accept any agreement reached with those former al lies, iNrllowing the preamble and deposi tion of powers comes the coveuunt of the league of nations as the first sec tion of the treaty. The frontiers of ! Germany in Europe are defined in the second section; European political class es given in the third and extra Kuro iieiin political classes in the fourth. Next are the military, navul and air terms as lie fifth section, followed by a section on prisiineis of war and military graves and u seventh on responsibilities. Rep- t a rut ions, financial trnn and economic pterins are covered in sections eight to j ten. Then comes the aeronatic section, j ports, waterways and railways section, the labor covenant, the section on guar antees, and tho final clauses. Germany by tho terms of the treaty restores Alsace-Lorraine to France, ac cepts the intornationnltzntron 01 the Snr.r basin temporarily and of Imnzig permanently, agrees to territorial changes towards Belgium and Denmark and in East Prussia, cedes mi. ui Up per Silesia to Poland and renounces all territorial and political rights outside Europe, as to her own or her allies' ter ritories, and especially to Morocco, Egypt, 8iam, Liberia and Minntung. Hho also recognizes the total Independ ence of Gorman-Austria, Czocho-Slova-kia and Poland. Army Limited to 100,000. Her army is reduced to a hundred thousand men, including officers; con scription within her territories is abol ished; all forts fifty kilometers each of tho Khinc razed; and all importation, exporation nnd nearly all production of war materials stopped. Allied oeupa tion of parts of Germany will continue till reparation is made, but will be re duced at the end of each of three five year periods, if Germany is fulfilling ay 3 1 BalJ lid i 71 A r S ir ' ' r ' y her obligations. Any violation by Ger many of the conditions as to te rone fifty kilometers east of the Rhine will be regarded as an act of war. Naval Fore Cut The German navy is reduced to sii battleships, six light cruisers and twelve torpedo boats, without submarines, and a personnel of not over 15,000. All oth er vessels must be surrendered or de stroyed. Gernianv is forbidden to build forts controlling the Baltic, must de molish Heligoland, open the Kiel canal to all nations, and surrender her four teen submarine cables. She may have no military or naval air forces except one hundred unarmed seaplanes until October 1, to detect mines, aim j manufacture aviation material for six months. Germany acept full responsibility for all damages caused to allied and asso ciated governments and nationals, agrees teeifieally to rcmanrse all ci vilian damages, beginning with an- ini tial payment of twenty billion marks, subsequent payments to be secured by bonds to be issued at the discretion of the reparation commission. Germany is to pay shipping damage on a ton for ton basis, by cession of a. large part of her merchant coasting and river fleets and by new construction and to devote her economic forces to tho rebuilding of the devastated regions. Old Tariffs to Hold. She agrees to return to the 1914 niost-favored-uation tariffs, wtihout discrim ination of any sort. To allow all:'ed end associated nationals freedom of transit through her territories, and to accept highly detailed provisions as to pre-war debts, unf nir eoinpettiion, in ternationalization of roads and rivers, and other economic and financial clauses. She also agrees to the trial of I the ex-kniser by an international high court for a supreme offense against in ternational morality and, of other na tions for violations of the laws and cus toms of war, Hollr.nd to be Bsked to ex tradite the former kaiser and Germany being responsible for delivering the lat ter. The league of nations is accepted by the allied and associated powers as operative and by Germany in princi ple, but without membership. Labor Body Created Similarly, an international labor body is brought into being with a per manent office and an annual conven tion. A great number of international bodies of different kinds and for dif ferent purposes are created, some un der the league of nations, some to exe cute the peace treaty; among tho for mer is tho commission to govern tho Saar basin till a plebesnte is held 15 years hence; the high commission of IHnz'ig, which is created into a free city under the league, and various commissions for plebescites in Mal medy, Kehloswig and East Prussia. Among those to carry out the peace treaty arc the reparations, military, navul, air, financial and economlic commissions, the international high court and military tribunals to fix re sponsibilities, and a series of bodies for the control of international rivers. Certain problems are left for solu tion between the allied and associated , powers, notably details of the disposi tion of the German fleet and cables, the former German colonies, and the values paid in reparation. Certain other problems, such as the laws of tho air and tho opium, arms and liquor traffic arc cither agreed to in detail or set for early international action. Preamble The preamble names as parties of the one part, the X'nited States, tho British empire, 'Frrince, Italy and Ja pan, described as the five allied and associated powers, and Belgium, Bo livin, Brazil, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, the Hcdjas, Store Salem, Ore. YOUR EGGS & PRODUCE Honduras, Liberia Nicaragua, Pana- .reparation, Germany cedes to rrtnc ma, Peru, Portugal, Rumania, Serbia, full ownership of the coal rniues of the iam, Czecho-Slovakia and Uruguay, s,,,. basin. Their value will be esti who with the five a;vc are described mMted bv the reparation commission as the allied and associated, powers, ,,u rre.Uled against that account. The and on the other part. Germany. ; French rights will be governed bv Ger- lt states that: bearing in mind that ,.. jaw ia u,ttr at ,he ,rnii4tice, vS. on the request of the then imperial war fcgislation, rram.e u.vie. l.enuan government was ; ,he , WM WBt) wtMTIJ granted on November 11, WIS, by the Blldtfrtakl., to indemnify. France will rive al led and associated powers in tuutinae to furnUh , eaon, vroportio order that a treaty of peace might be pf r(w, f , u, in concluded with her, tud whereas, the allied and associated they wre successively into.ved di-, ai'"e"d. '? norVh r" reetlv or indirectly and which origi-'!3,, ni'lui"K the west the nated in the declaration of war bv f " ?r M i! Austria-Hungary on July 2S, 1914,1 n the cast the town of Uoiu- agaiust Serbia, the declaration of war "urK- , bv Germany against Russia on August ! . Commissiou to Govern. 1, 1914 and against France cn August L In ord" ,0 swurc ,he r,hts and wel 3, 1914, and in the invasion of Bcj. I 'are of the population and guarantee to gium, shohld be replaced bv a firm, 1 France entire freedom in working the just and durable peace, the plenipotou-1 n,i"v. the territory will be governed tiaries, (having communicated their y commission appointed y the full powers found in good and due form ; league of nations and cousistiug of five have agreed as follows:) ; members, one French, one a native ln- League la Created ! habitant of the Saar. ana tnree repie- "From the coming into force of the'sou,ia ,uwo lliff''r"t countries other present tr.aty the state of war will tlu n . 1 raill"e a"d mny- The com tenninate. From the moment and sub- j "ll!l0 ' H powers of govern ject to the provisions of this treaty, !meu' formerly belonging to the Uermaa official relations with Germany, and ! ""l'ire. Prussia and Bavaria will ad with each of the Germau states, will j "'mister the railoads and otfter puDlie be resumed liy. thejllied and associat-' 'rviwk a,ul llv'' ful1 f,0'f to inter ed powers." j "ret the treaty clauses. The local courts Seocnd one, league of nations, t'he wil1 continue, but subject to no om covenant of the league of nations con-1 mission. Fasting German Igeislution stitutes section one of the peace treaty, wl" remain the basis of the law. l.abor which places upon the league maov j legislation will consiorr m irt !.es of specific, in addition to its general du- the local labor organizations and the ties. It may question Germany at any time for a violat'ion of the neutraliz ed zone east of the Rhine as a threat against tho world's peace. It will ap point three of tho five members of the baar commission, oversee its regime, and carry out the plelucsites. It will ; appoint the high commissioner of Dan-, zig, guarantee the independence of tne free city and arrange for t.eaties be tween Danzig and Germany and Po land. It will work out the mandatory system to be applied to the Virnier German colonies and act as a final court in part of the plebiscites of the Belgian-Gorman frontier and in dis putes as to the Kiel canal, and decide certain of the economic and financial problems. An international conference on labor is to lie held in October un der its direction, and another on the international control of ports, water ways and railways is foreshadowed. (The balance of this section involves the constitution of the league of na tions, which has recently been print ed.) Hun Boundries Bet Section two. .Boundaries of Germany 'Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lorraine, five thousand six hundred square miles, it to bo southwest, and to Bel gium two small districts between Luxemburg and Hollnnd, totaling d. squure miles. Belgium Protected. Hection three. Belgium. Germany is to consent to the abrogation oi tne "il the province of West Prussia, on treaties of 18.19, by which .Belgium wnsl,"p 1,,ft. bunk of tlio Vistula. A field established as a neutral states, and to ! boundary commission , of seven, fly ajjreo in advance to any convention j representing tho allied and associated with which tlio allied and associated powers and one each representing Po powers may determino to repiaeo thein. "d Germany, shall bo constituted She is to rccognizo the full sovereignty within fifteen dnys of the peace to de of Belgium over the contested territory itermino this boundary. Huch special of Moresnet and over part of Prussian provisions ns are- as necessary to pro Morosnet and fo renounce in favor of'teet racial, linguistic and.roligious mi Belgium all right over tho circles of , norities and to protect freedom of trnn Eupen and Malmcdy, tae nienauants of ;,it al equitable treatment of commerce which are to be ontitlcd within six of other nations shall be laid down in iiidii t li s to protest against this charge of sovereignty, either in whole- or in pr.rt, tho final decision to bo served to the league of nations. A commission is to settle tho dutuils of Tito wonnoi, una various regulations for. change of na tionality arc laid down. Luxemburg Germany renounces her various treaties and conventions with the grand duchessy of Luxemburg, rec ognizes that it ceused to bo a part of German Zollvereign from Janimry 1, lost, renounced all rijjht of exploitations railroads , adheres to the abrogation of its neutrality and accepts in aovance any international agreement reached by the allied and associated powers. Rhine rortiflcatious lost.. Left bank of the Hhino. As piovMed in the military clauses, Germany will not maintain any fortifications or armed fofces less than fifty kilometers to tlio cast of tho Hhino, hold any ma neuvers, nor maintain any worr. , t,. cilitato mobilization. In enso of viola tion, "she shall be regarded as com mitting a hostile act against the pow ers who sign the present treaty and as iiiienuiiig 10 uiBiuru me peace or tno . to nssure suitaiiio railroad commuiiica world." tiou across German territory on the By virtue cf tho present treaty Qcr- mnny shall be bound to respond to any request for an explanawin wmca tho council of the league of nations may think it necessary to address to her." Alsace-Lorraine. After recognition of the moral obligations to repair the wrong done in 1871 by Germany to Franco and the people of Alsace-Lorraine, tho territories ceded to Germany by the treaty of Frankfort are restored to France, their frontiers as before 1871, to date from tho signing or tac armis tice and to be free of all public debls. Franca Oets Crown Property. All public property ana an pnvnto nrnpertv of German ex sovereigns poss es to France without pavment or credit. France is, substituted for Germany as regards ownership of tho railroads and rights over concessions of tramways. Tho Rhine bridges pass to France with the obligation for their upkeep. For five years manufactured products of Alsace-Lorraine will be admitted to Germany free of duty, to a totnt nntnnnt not exceeding in any year the average of the three years preceding the war nnd textile materials may be imported from Germany to Alsace Lorraine and re-exported free of duty. For seven years, with possible exten sion to ten, the ports nf Kehse and Htrnssbourg shall he administered as a single unit by a French administrator appointed and supervised by the central Khine commission. I'ropertv rights will be safeguarded in both ports and equality of treatment as respects traffic assured the nation als' vessels and goods of every country. Contrn' ts between Alsnce Lorrainers rid Germans arc maintained save for France's right to annnl on gronnds of public interest judgments nf nmita. Saar Mines Surrendered. The faar. In compensation for the d-itrnetion of coal mines in northern France and as payment on account of. just proportion to local taxos. The basin labor program of the league. After fifteen years of prebistite will be held by communes to ascertain the desires of the population as to continu ance of the existing regime, uutier tlio league of nations, union with Frunce or union with Germany. The right to vote inhabitants ovct will belong to all twenty. Taking into account the opin ions thus expressed the league will de cide tho ultimate sovereignty. lit any portion restored to Germany tlio Ger mau government must buy vm thd French mines at an appraised valua tion. If the price is not paid within six months thereafter this portion passes finally to France. If Germany buys back tho mines the leuguo will deter mine how much of the coul shall be an nually sold to France. Austria Tie Broken. Section four. German-Anniw. Oer many recognizes tho total indeponuence of Gerniuu-Austiia in tho boundaries traced. Tcliecho Slovakia. liermmi, recog nizes the entiro Independence of tlio Tchecho-SJovak statos, including the autonomous territory of tho Rutheninns, south of tho Carpathians, end accepts tho frontiers of this state as Vu uo ue termined, which in tho easo of the Ger man frontiers shall follow tho frontier of Bohemia in 1914. Poland. Germany cedes to Poland the greuter part of Upper Kilesia, Tosen a subsequent treaty between the five allied and tssocinted powers and Po land. Plebiscites to Decide Fast Prussia. The southern and east ern frontier of Knst Piussni and Po lnnd is to lie fixed by plebiscites. In each case German troops and au thorities will move out within fifteen dnys of tlio pence and tlio territories be iiilnced under nn international com mission of five members appointed by I I tho five allied and associated powers,' with tho particular duty of arranging for a free, fair and secret vote. The! commission will report tlio results of tho plebiscite to the five powers with ,a recommendation for tlio boundary and will terminate its work as soon as tho boundary hus been laid down and the new authorities set up. The five allied and associated pow ers will draw iii regulations asuriiig Kust Prussia full ami cipiitnblc access to and Use of tho Vistula. A siuIiho quent convention, of which the terms will bo fixeil by the five allied and associated powers, will be entered into between Poland, Germany and Dnnstig, right bank of the Vistula, bet worn I'ol- and and Unnzig, while l'oland shall grant free passage from Knst I'riusin to Germany. Danzig Free City The northeastern corner of East Prussia, about Momel, is to bo ceded by Germany to the associated powers, the former agreeing to accept tho set tlement made, especially ns regards the nationality of the inhabitants. Danzig. Diinrg and the district im mediately nboiil it, is to bn constituted into the "free city of Danzig," un der the guarantee of the league of na tions. A high commissioner appointed by the league and president at Danzig shall draw up a constitutional in ngree ruont with the duly appointed represent nl'ives of the city and shall deal in Oic first instance with all difficulties mtiiMWMtlil'limiiliHlllliK Sister gives her beau POST TOA5TIES and Ma says: "Feed him well, Winnie, and hell keep coming' af" V.. -' 1 xn FORTY YEARS A DRUGGIST He Endorses PERUNA Read this from Mr. L. A. of Marine, Illinois: I bay bn ensraircd In the retail trmm ru here far ltr yrturm. During this tnn I hav icn mny patent medicines eom IntA flmirtKh fnr on or two years and then fradually disappear. There are very few of hese remedies that possess enough real merit to Insure them Ion life. Peraaa aaa always wa a oo aelter with aa ll a aiarkea larrraw froai ya year. The Chang in the formula some yeara ao, by the addition of the sliithtly laxativa properties, has naae It a rellaala rraeay lur eaastlaalloa aaa far cala. If taken hourly In tablespoorful doaea by aiiills It will break aa tfca yaw ala la rm ar taree aaya' ttaie. I take pleasure in urging uiy brother drugiiisU to recommend it lor mea two aumems. SoU EyarywKaf Liqukl or Tablet Form arising between the city and Poland. The actual boundaries ui the city shall bo determined by a commission ap p tinted within six months from the peace. A convention, the terms ot which shall bo fixed by the five allied and associated powers, shall be con cluded between Polaud and Panzig, which shall include iHinzig witliiu tlio i'olish rustona frontiers, and pro vide against discrimination against tho Poles within tho eity and place its foreign relations and the diplomatic protection of its citizens abroad in charge of Polaud. Denmark. The frontier between Germany nud Denmark will be fixed iy the self determination of the pop ulation. Heligoland Disarmed Heligoland. Tho fortifications, mil itary establishment and harbors of the islands of Heligoland and Duuo aio to be destroyed under the supervision of the allies by German labor, and at Germany's expenses. They may not be reconstructed, or any similar fortifica tions built in the future. Kussia. Germany agrees to respect as permanent and iniulienuble tho do pendency of all territories which wore part of the former Kussian inipire, to accept tho abrogation of tne Brest l.itevk and other treutlios entered into with tho .Maximalist government of Russia, to recognize tho full force of all treaties entered into by tho allied mid associated powers with stutes which wero a part of tho former Kus sian empire, and to recognize tho fron tiers as determined thereon. Tho allied and ftontcd powers formully reserve the right of Russia to obtain restitu tion und repartition under the princi ples at the present treaty. Section five. Gorman rights ouisidu Kurope. Outside Kurope, Germany re nounces all rights, titles and privileges as to her own or her allies' territories, to till the allied and associated powers,! and undertakes to accept whatever measures are taken by tho five allied powers in relation thereto. Colonics all Lost Colonies and overseas possessions, Germany rcuounecs in favor cf the al lied and associated powers her over seas possession, with all rights and ti tles therein. All movable ai.d (immov able property belonging to tho Gorman empire or to any German state shall pass, to the government exercising au thority thcroiu. Theso government may malto whatever provisions seem suit able for tho repatriation of German national!) and as to the conditions on which German subjects of Kiiiopcnn origin shall .reslide, hold projierty or carry on business. China. Germany renounces in fav lulishjpiae Pretty, becoming, comfortable, but stylish in every detail of perforation, color, and last are these new est of the new in woman's shoes for summer wearing. Beautiful Brown Kid Oxfords $11 Others $9.50, $8.50 down to $5.85 Elegant Black Kid Oxfords....$9.50 Others $8.50, $8, $6.50 down to $1.85 Dainty White Oxfords, Red Cross $8.00 Others $7- $6.65, $1.75 on down to $2.95 Chic, Classy Brown Pumps....$10.50 Others ,...$9.50, $8.50 down to $6.50 Stylish, naet Black Pumps in kid or patent $9.50 Others $8.50, $8, $6.50 and down to .. : $3.95 Pretty, summery, white pumps.. ..$7 Others $6, $5.50,$ 1.95 down to $2.50 High shoes in all the wanted shades and styles and in French, Cuban, Military or Low Heels, and priced from $13.00 About The New War Tax The war tax does not interfere with us very much as it only amounts to 10 percent on amounts over $10. For instance on a $ir.00 shoethe tax is 10 per cent on the $1.00, or 10c. So we don't need to raise our prices at all. You just pay the tax only, which, in the most extreme case, with us will amount to ;0c on any pair of light shoes, or 60c on some of the men's heavy high cut shoes. On Pump Buckles only 5 per cent of price. Richardson 1 Ask Your Dealer or of China all privileges and indemni ties reciting from the Bixer protocol of HHU and all buildings, whatvc, barracks, wireless plants and other public property, except diplomatic or consular establishments in the German concessions of Tien Tsin and Hankow and in other Chinew territory except Kino Chow. Concessions Annuled Germany accepts the abrogation the concessions at Hankow am! Tien Tsin, China, agreeing to open them to international use. Gerninny renounces ull claims against China or any aHitd and associated government for the in ternment or repatriation of her ttti zens in China and for the seizure and liquidation of German interests. iSinm. Germany recognizes that all agreements between herself and Sinm, including the riyht of extra territorial ity, cased July T2, 1!17. All German public property passed without com pebsation to Siam. Liberia. Germany renounces alt right under international agreements regarding Liberia. -Morocco. Germany renounces all her rights, titles and privileges under the act of Algeirrns and the Franco German agreements of IH'19 11 and un der all treaties, lio undertakes not to intervene in any negotiations as to -Morocco between Franco and other powers, accepts all the consequences of, the French protectorate. Kgypt. Germany recognizes the Brit ish protectorate over Kgypt declared on December 18, 1S14, and renounces all the treuties, concluded by her with Kgypt. fjlio undertakes not to intervene in uny negotiations about Kgypt. Ger iiiiiny consents to the transfer to Great Britain of the powers given to tho Into sultan of Turkey for securing the free nnvigntion of Sues ennui. IShantting. Germany cedes to Japan all rights, titles and privileges, notubly lis to Kino Chow, and tho railror.tls, mines and cables acquired by her treaty with China and other agreements as to Hhunfung. All Herman rights to tho i ti i! until from Tsing Tao to Tsiur.nfii (Continued on pngo six.) BELL-ANS FOR INDIGESTION w-. 4 i al a..-ai.JaW.aaJ.al r -J ilvn down to $3.95 cS&OPl 6 Bellans fZ3!!2H Sure Relief I L i M-!-