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finance should be able to glvo such
party and steal his girl at the same
time So Louis had Fouquet throw
IN jail as suspicious character. and
decided 10 build a house that would
knock Miss La V0lllerca eye out, SO TO
speak. Louis was a married man, OF
course, but then he was king, and in
those days a king could do no wrong
Both Louis XIV and his successors
found that the palace was entirely too
big for one lady friend. so they brought
IN several at a time. and yet managed
TO keep them so far apart that the
royal hair-pulllngs were few indeed
Among the successors OF La Nalllere
were the notorious Mines. Montespan,.
Malntenon, Dubarry, and pOmpadour.
Descriptions Of the various rooms OF
The palace occupy many volumes, and
descriptions OF the gardens about the
palace occupy whole libraries. But the
room OF chief interest at this time is
the Gallery OF Mirrors. 10 was here
that King William Of Prussia ancestor
Of William II0henzollern, was proclaim
ed emperor OF Germany on January is,
1874. And Il Is here that we may ex-
pect TO see William Hohenzollern pro-
claimed nobody, ls years later In fact,
many frenchmen are so poetic as TO
hope that by January rs, 1919, either
The peace conference or some auxiliary
court may sentence the last German
for his crimes II was here
that humiliating surrender was die
tated to France by Bismarck, and 10
was here that the supreme war council
OF the civilized nations dictated its
grim armstice terms that toppled over
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BY The United Press.

I BY The United Press
VERSAILLES, Nov. i6. lBy Mail)-
This is a great town for a peace con-
ference. Although It Isn't quite half as
big as Toledo, Ohio. In point Of popu-
lation. and has not nearly The hotel ac-
commodatlons available IN salt Lake
CITY. and has no convention hall In the
GLASS Of the Auditorium Of ST. Paul,
MINI. it has one qualification which
absolutely puts those American cities
out Of the race for the worlds great
est peace conference,
It has background.
Background is as essential 20 sue
nessfil peaoo conference as Is chile
con carne TO a Mexican carnival. IL Is
expensive, and the right kind cannot be
bought I'm any market any more, the
late war having used up the entire
current output.
The historical background Of Versall-
les cost France a century Of starvation,
an ocean of blood, a cycle OF scandal,
few billion francs, and a heartache
that throbbed so powerfully That II
Jared dynasties and empires or the
earth
Louis XIII, who was a goodly king,
went hunting In the woods where now
stands Versailles, one day about 1924.
He had fine luck hunting. but at night
he had TO sleep In a hotel where there
werS some common folk sleeping, and
sitting about talking politicsl Sleep
ing in the same building with wagon
ors and farmers was shocking to Louis,
for Louis was a regular king. He de-
cided TO build a little chateau near his
hunting grounds, where he could sleep
On peace once or twice a year, for he
had no automobile TO take him back
to Paris at the end OF perfect hunt
ing day.
That chateau OF Louis NH, a very
unbeauilful but highly expensive house,
siill stands, with the magnificent Palace
OF Versailles built around it.
The palace itself could house 10000
persons very easily. but Il doesn't and
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tho throne OF tho lIohenzollerns In
Prussia and the German Empire In this
most oxtrayagonL room OF this palace
that is recognized as the supreme e1-
preston or irresponsible 6utocracy II
Is likely that the democracy OF the
world will be written into a perman-
ent covenant and proclaimed to hui
mainly.
This room is 237 feet long by 80 feet
wide, and 43 feet from floor to CELL
Ing On one side II large windows
look out upon the gardens. On the
other side II large mirrors, the same
size as the windows, reflect the glory
Of Versailles and the scenes Of state
craft that periodically are cnated there.
Nesallles may not have enough hotel
facilities for the conference. but II Ger
tainly has the atmosphere, the back
ground. And Paris is but ten miles
away.
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Versailles is One of
Worlds Historic Spots

, never did.
II IS used as a museum. and as a
monument 10 the stupendous extraya-
gance, effroniery, and futllity OF mon
archy. 1T is used also for peace con-
ferences now and then. Usually, when
two or more nations have struggled
so long on the battlefield that all the
common folks money has been spent
and the fortunes Of the counts and
dukes have been threatened. delegates
OF the belllgerent nations have gatherd
at Versailles and signed peace treaty.
Now II Is proposed that representatives.
Of practically all nations Of any i'm
portgnce and representatives Of all
classes Of human beings, meet here 10
proclaim the end Of war and autocracy.
Louis XIV built most OF the palace
much as 10 appears today.
Louis Nv made some changes and
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A Dead Stomach
Of What Use Is Ii /?

rhousandsl yes hundreds Of thousands
of people throughout America are taking
the slow death treatment daily.
They are numbering their own stomach.
the best friend they have. and In their
sublime Ignorance they think they are put
ting aside the laws Of nature
This Is no sensational statement II Is
startling fact the truth OF which any
honorable physician will not deny.
These thousands OF people are swallow
ing daily huge quantities Of pepsin and
other strong digesters, made especially to
digest the food IN the stomach without
any aid at all from the digestive mem
brane Of the stomach.
Mi-O-na stomach tablets relieve dis
tressed stomach I'm five minutes; they do
more. Taken regularly for a few weeks
they build up the run down stomach and
make Il strong enough TO digest It's own
food. Then Indigestion, belching, sour
stomach and headache viii go.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets are sold by
druggists everywhere and by n. B. Dan
forth. who guarantees them.
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onel.
Holy smokesT gasped Congress
man. rs that the way they are bring
ing 'em back?'
They are bringing EN- back, all right
back from the repair shop. They
were wax figures OF Civil War soldiers
and had been In the reconstruction
hospital" getting chipped-off edges
pasted 10 right spots on their faces. The
truck was hauling them back to the
National Museum.
But they did look like real live por-
sons at first glance.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 26.-Wash-
ington folks were treated to demobll-
ization picture, which, for minute or
two made 'em gasp with surprise.
II happened on Pennsylvania avenue,
during the noon hour, assuring a pleni-
tude Of onlookers. A large truck roll
ed down the avenue. II WAS crowded
with soldiers In blue and gray uni
forms, prlvates with guns and officers
with swords.
some Of them We're piled on others IN
tiers. on the back end sat two black
men, holding, across the laps, col
Evening journal., 1918-12-06
KILLS PAIN
in 5 MINUTES
Agony OF Rheumatism and Gout, Nou.
ralgla, Lumbago, Chest Colds and
Sore Throat Euded In HALF the
Time ~ Takes Other Remedies.

Mustarine won't blister-it Is always
ready for use-its grandmother's old
fashioned mustard plastcr with other up
to.date pain killers added.
The best and quickest remedy in the
world for lameness, eOro muscles, Htif
neck, cramps In leg, e0rache, backache,
headache and t0othache.
Begy's Mustarlne-ask for it by name.
Is made of-real. honest, yellow mustard
not cheap substitutes. Use it freely TO draw
the pain from those sore feet-it's great for
chilblains too, and for frosted feet Ask
for aud get Mustarine always In the yell
low box
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portant officials. But nowhere was
the head of the nation in evidence.
FINALLY, after these formalities
were over" Mr.. Holt told me, ST was
conducted up through the northern
provinces to the hills just behind the
battle line We stopped at a little
villa belonging to a small wine
merchant, which had been requisi-
toned for government use. There
were two or three sentinels about the
grounds and as many orderlies within.
That was all, no other evidence that
it was post Of any great Importance.
An officer led me up to bed-chamber
on the third floor and knocked.
Royal Headquarters Modest.
Inside / was cordially greeted by
a modest, middle-aged little man In
a plain uniform that could scarcely
distinguish from that Of common
soldier, no epaulets, gold braid or
medals, nothing but a ribbon showing
years of service such as any soldier
might wear. After hearty hand
shake, he invited me to be seated"
That was the King Of Italy as one
Yankee saw him.
"There was not the slightest hint Of
royal, ceremony about our meeting"
declared Mr.. Holt. HE simply ushered
me into his apartment and invited me
to sit down, as any private citizen
would receive another. And 1t was a
very simple little apartment with no
| hint Of luxury about It. There was a
simple bed, washstand, bureau and
two or three little straight-back chairs
chairs that looked as though they
| might be OF maple. remarked on the
simplicity of his quarters and he said
they were much better than some he
had occupied.
No Pose of Royalty.
| I'm five minutes time had lost all
sense of being In the presence Of roy.
atty, You know that ordinarily court
etiquette demands that private citi
zen shall no. speak to king in the
i course of an interview except to an
swer His Majesty. Before ! realized
lit had forgotten all about that con
vention and we were chatting freely
asking and answering questions bach
and forth and actually swapping yarns
in good old Yankee fashion. He KEEP
me talking for three-quarters OF ar
hour and, Of course, ! had nothing tt
do with the length of the call, as nat
urally followed custom to the extern
of waiting for him to terminate the In
terview. The King speaks a perfec
English, has a good sense OF humor
enjoys telling a good story and enjoys
listening to one. In fact the only diff
ference apparent to me In our statu.
as look back on it was that such 81
interview was a very unusual expert
ence for me, while 1t was not at all un
usual for the King, and forgot to b,
conscious or that at the time.
Victor Emmanuel impressed me a
sort OF combination of Colonel Hous,
and the late Frank R. Stockton He Il
man OF simple and charming manner
J without pose. who has thrown himsel
heart and soul into the cause of hi
country and is working for it nigh
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pie, rigorous living. Hunting and
mountain climbing are among his IA
vorfte pastines.
Though he was somewhat delicate
as boy, Mr.. Holt reports him today
a straight, upright figure with a broad,
full chest denoting great physical
strength in spite of his short stature.
Nevertheless, his face shows the
strain of the war. He has aged con-
siderably as compared with the pic
lures taken of him previous to HOSTILE
ties. He is only 40 years old, but
looks older.
"What did he have to say about the
political and military situation?" l
asked.
"You must remember" Mr.. Holt re-
piled, ''that one cannot quote King
directly. While we discussed various
phases Of the situation very freely, !
would not be at liberty to give a YER
batim report of his opinions. In fact,
he was careful in talking with me not
to express himself positively on mat
tiers Of state policy. When / en-
croached on such ground, he would
generally counter by asking me what
they told me in Rome about 1t.
An Admirer Of America.
For instance, asked him If 1t
was true that Italy desired America to
send military aid to her. He asked
If they told me that in Rome.
Eyes / replied.
"The King said that was right
Italy did want our aid. He said we
could help particularly by sending
them steel and coal.
HE expressed great deal OF inter.
est in American affairs and the Ameri
can attitude toward the war and kept
me busy answering thoughtful ques
tons about them. He expressed the
greatest feeling Of friendship towards
America and appreciation for what we
have already done in the war. he
thought our efforts already made were
marvellous.
HE was greatly interested In my
| account OF the formation of the Italy
America Society, OF which Charles e
| Hughes is president. He asked aftel
| former Ambassadors Henry White ant
O'Brien and spoke warmly in praise o
the present American Ambassador
Thomas Nelson Page.
| .The King enjoys telling anecdotes
and he tells them well. We swappet
number of yarns in the course Of on
talk
| .One of the Kings stories illustrat
ed the ingenuity Of Italian war prison
ers in Austria in communicating witt
their families. One Italian privat,
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BY GARRETT SMITH.


An alliance with Republican France
in the world war for Democracy is per-
fectly understandable to every citizen
of the United States. In the case Of
our other chief Allies. however, there
are still left some old-fashioned Amer
leans. fed on the king-baiting school
histories of generation ago. who are
a hit puzzled to find the country of
George Washington lined up with the
king ridden nations of Europe.
To be sure. even these bewildered
ones have come TO admit grudgingly of
late that Canada is pretty democrat
ic nation and that somehow 1t has
come about that the King of England
has little or no authority in the EN-
pire. But Italy still sticks in the men,
tai crops of many-Italy offspring of
the Caesars. ultimate symbols of royal
tyranny 70 their minds, Italy till late
iy ally of Germany and Austria, Italy
still ruled by an old-fashioned king,
something Of good fellow personal
ly, they are told, but still a King.
But it seems he isn't an old-fash-
toned king al all. / asked an Italian
sTny officer about it recently.
why is it." ! said that you Ital.
ans, the spiritual descendants Of MAJ
zini and Garibaldi, don't live up tc
your traditions and make your coun
try a republic7"
King Would Be President.
"The answer is simple" he replied
I'VE don't do 1t because we have a re
public already In everything but the
name. and our King is our chief repub
lican. It is reported that the Kins
once said that whenever his people
wished him to abdicate the throne ant
change the kingdom into a formal re
public he would be the first to favor
the request and he would like the hon
or of being elected Italy's. first presi
dent
This view Of Victor Emmanuel as &
royal democrat is strikingly interpret
I'd by Hamilton Holt. editor OF The
independent. who has just returned
from Italy, where he had a most un
usual interview with His Majesty.
Mr.. Holt went to Italy as the repre-
sentative Of the Italy America So
,.iety at the time OF the celebration
Of the third anniversary of Italy's en-
trance into the war. He was receive.
in Rome with much ceremony. H.
represented the United States at tn,
great celebration at the Augusteum
the Prince OF Wales representing Eng
land. Minister Jules Simon, France
and Premier Orlando. Italy, on tn,
same occasion. He had formal inter
sksvs with the Premtes 90 49, -
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sIn the course Of our conversation"
said Mr.. Holt, ''he gave me graphic
description of his experience in one
town near the frontier. The Austrians
discovered his presence in the town
and began bombarding it. The King
Immediately withdrew from the town
in order that, as he told me. he might
not unnecessarily imperil the resi-
dents. What he did not tell me was
that he departed from the town open
ly, for he was evidently much more
concerned for the safety of the people
thar he was over the peril to his own
life.
Interest In War Mechanics.
''He is very much interested in the
mechanics Of warfare. He described
graphically the barrage drill of the
Italian troops as he had witnessed 1t.
1t seems that In the Italian army this
drill differs from that in any Of the
other Allied armies in that real bar
rage fire is employed. 1t is according
~ very dangerous performance. He
also described in great detail sub
marine listening device he had tested.
His explanations of italian aerial
bombing methods were very interest
ing. He said that one important reason
why his airmen were not bombing Aus
TRAN cities was that the towns within
practical reach had great many Ital.
ian residents. It requires so much
gasoline for planes to reach the pure.
~ Austrian towns far away, he ex-
planned, that they cannot carry a big
enough weight of bombs to make II
worth while.
''When l was at the front was al
lowed to fire one of the 70 centimeteI
guns at the German lines. / told the
King of this experience, and he eager
~ asked If l thought ! had killed any
Germans. He declared that l didn't
look like very bloodthirsty fellow.
HE showed me with great glee 9
| German cross from captured air
plane he had framed and hung on the
wall OF his room. He described the
different designs he had seen painted
on German planes and was particular
| " amused at one which had the desigr
Of Teddy Bear"
His Democratic Traditions.
The Kings ability to play his pres
ent role Is the result both OF his demo
cratic inheritance from his Savoy an
cestors and his Spartan upbringing
He was tutored by stern. old arm,
colonel. who. at the direction Of tn,
boys royal father, treated him in ev
cry way like the son OF a private citi
zen. He has ever since preferred sim
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wrote nome from an Austrian prison
describing at great length the splendid
treatment he was receiving, comforta-
BILE quarters and clothing, good and
plentiful food, nothing but kindness
from the guards. In short he con-
Guided. they treat me in every way as
though were Baptista.'
1.-THE Austrian censor supposed he
referred to John the Baptist as
climax OF eulogy and readily passed
the letter.
''Baptista, it seems, was the name of
NANCY old cur suffered to live in an
outbuilding of the soldiers home and
subject to general neglect and abuse.
81 can well understand, after meet
ing him under such conditions why
the King Of Italy is the ideal of his
army and the ideal of his people.
Americans need have no hesitation in
feeling that the royal head of Italy is
doing his bit and a big bit toward
making the world safe for Democra-
cy."
Italian Morale High.
The morale Of the Italian people is
now at the top notch, according to
Holt. He said that the mischief which
reached its climax with the Austrian
invasion last October, had been un-
done. In the course of his tour of the
country he found every one, from the
King and Premier down to the COM
mon soldiers and the peasantry, thor
oughly determined to push the war to
the last limit of their resources and
perfectly confident of ultimate victory
over the Hun.
One OF the efforts of the German
propagandists which was meeting with
considerable success a year ago was
the attempt to bring about a feeling
of estrangement between the Italian
and American peoples. Mr.. Holt de-
clares that whatever progress this
effort of the Teutonic propagandists
may have had, 1t has been overcome.
At the present time he finds every
where feeling Of the utmost cordial
ity towards the American people and
supreme confidence in the disinterested
motives of our Government and Its
ability TO aid the Allied cause.
ANY impression that the Italian
people are suffering from extreme pri
walton and are on the verge Of demon
alization is utterly erroneous" declar
ed Mr.. Holt. "Of course, the condi
ton everywhere In Europe is bad to
day. Every nation that has been II
the war for three years is SUFFERING
and suffering acutely. But nowhere
that l went did see indications of ex
IRENE restitution nor did / find any
where among any class OF people any
thing but determination to push tn,
war to the end and firm belief tina
it would end In overwhelming victor,
for Italy and her Allies.
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oao Uoys 90 AoAO oS ally otAci pCiSo
in Italy. But he prefers to stay be-
hind the scenes while doing it,
A Hard-Working Monarch.
That this unceremonious reception
Of representative OF the American
Democracy was no pose for theatrical
effect, is clearly evident from Mr..
Hollis report Of what he observed and
learned Of the Kings daily routine.
The Monarch has selected this little
villa for his headquarters on account
of its location in convenient reach of
every part Of the battle-line. Each
morning he rises early, eats a simple
breakfast, has light luncheon put up
for him, gets into his automobile and
spends the day visiting some point on
the line, comforting with the officers
and talking with the soldiers, learning
their needs first hand and inspiring
them by his presence and his counsel.
At night he studies the plans Of battle
for the following day and never retires
without sending letter to his family,
to whom he is passionately devoted.
He always speaks Of his wife and
children"-never Of ''the Queen" OF
1.-THE Prince and the Princesses."
Crown Prince Humbert, In one Of
his letters, asked the King when he
would return home to his boy. Victor
Emmanuel replied that he could not
leave while thousands Of his boys"
were risking their lives. In fact, dur
| ing the whole three years in which
Italy has been In the war the King has
taken only a two-weeks' furlough each
year to visit his home, like any soldier
in the ranks.
Does Not Avoid Danger.
i He has made observations Of the
battlefield from dirigibles and aero
| planes. At one time in 1915 he climb
ed to the snow-covered crest OF Rauch.
keel Mountains when the temperature
| was below zero In orQer tndl ne HiSHi
congratulate the Alpine troops who
had just captured several Austrian po.
sitions. The ascent was difficult and
hitherto has been undertaken only by
hardy and experienced mountaineers
He has frequently been under fire. Or
one occasion when he was visiting ar
outpost with the General Staff while
Is inch shells were exploding In every
direction, some within little over 1Ol
Il yards from where the King and the
officers were standing. His Majesty
counted the projectiIes as they fell
and then sat down on the grass ane
pencilled down an account to show
how much the bombardment was cost
ing the Austrians.
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Hamilton Holt Interviews Victor
Emmanuel at the Front, Where
He Lives Rugged Life
of a Soldier.
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ems passed Sunday with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason.
Mrs. Maria D. Jacquith, who has
been the guest of her niece, Mrs.
Frank Coombs, returned to her
home Saturday.
Mrs. Emery of California has been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. w. Mower.
Mrs. Ina Parson is passing a few
weeks with her mother, Mrs. Henry
Marden.
Mrs. Della Lampoon was called to
Norridgewock last week.
Mrs. Edward Pope passed two days
last week with friends in Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Taylor have
moved to Waterville for the winter.
East Vassalboro's citizens have been
very busy the past week raising their
quota Of the War Fund. The citizens
have been very much alive along all
lines o. war work and when the news
OF peace came the people, though .ew
in number. were not to be outdone. In
the early morning light a parade start
Cd forth with dags. music and guns 10
spread the news, while the bells sound.
ed Tor miles around. At 1920 q parade
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TT, McCauley; re. Greeley; qb, Hill
dreth: lib. Toas; RIB. Hughes; fb,
Plummer Coach Clinton Thompson,
Manager Hazen Hill and Phil Hill,
who will probably be one Of the Of
ficials of the game, will accompany
the team. The players will leave by
automobile at i P. NJ. in the cars OF
Hubert Cross, Linwood Currier and
Stanley Coburn, who certainly are
showing fine school spirit in Offering
the transportation at actual cost.
On account of the mud the boys
have been unable to practice on the
Eeuel Williams field this week, but
each afternoon have held indoor sig
nal practice under the direction of
Coach Thompson. AS yet Cony has
no game scheduled for Saturday of
this week, although the manager is
trying TO arrange a game with Lew
iston high at Lewiston for that day.
The team is working hard in prep
aration for the Cony high Gardiner
high game which will be played at 10
A. NJ. Thanksgiving day. in this city
and which promises to be a fast and
interesting contest