The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-17
PRESIDENT WILSON WILL MEET
ITALYS KING AN D QUEEN WEDNESDAY
Engineering Corps and Field Artillery Soon to Be Sent
Home-Peace Conference VIII Not Open Before
January-Portugal Selects New President-Re-
volution in Bulgaria

despatch from Berlin says that several hundred
boys and girls paraded today to the Reichsag building
where the soldiers and workmens council in
sion In their speeches they demanded among other
things votes for persons 18 years DID, the aboishment Of
corporal punishment in the public schools and partcpa
ton by the children in the administration of the govern
ment and the schools.
despatch from London says that Friedrich Ebert
the socialist premier Of Germany declared in inter-
view that he did not know any legal method by which the
surrender of William Hohenzoern could be forced
despatch from Paris says that general syndicate
of French hotel has decided that for years win
not receive native of the enemy countries as an employ
customer This decision will be transmitted to SINH
lar organizations in the Allied countries
Paris despatch says that President Wilson's visit
today to Versailles unannounced and informal lie
went to ispect the golf course but his driver lost his
and al that the President saw was the palace On Wed
nesday he will attend reception given by Ambassador
Sharp to King Victor and Queen Elina Of Italy. On
Thursday the President will be received at the Mua re-
sidence Today the last of the receptions to be ar
ranged bv the French government Hereafter all or wal
sons movements will be arranged by his personal staff
A Copenhagen despatch says that Field NlaIsha Won
Mackensen commander of the German force IN Rumanla
has been nterned by the Hungarian government accord
ingto Buda Pesth newspaper. The Hungarian govern
men is reported to have informed hlm that ms intern
men was demanded by the Allies. Other despatches say
hat the Rmanians have dSared and nterned tne rear
guard Of Won Mackensens army
A Washington despatch says that Gen. Pershing has
notified the department that ne has desgnateo LOT
early conveys several additional units ncudlng the Afi
ENGINEERING Corps and the 3O6th Field Artillery
Paris despatch says that after conference ne mas
had in Paris and personal examination INTO the slt-
ton President Wilson has come to understand fully why
the peace conference get under way before the
first of the year. The mere physical propostoh oI geo
ting the American mission settled in its offices is treme
dous The President will visit the American troops at
the front and his review of them in Paris will be entire
y out Of the way the first of the year Inc President
health continues good and he has completely shaken OH
the cold which followed him to Europe.
despatch from Lisbon says that Admiral Canto
Castro has been elected president Of Portugal succeed
ing Sidono Paer who was assassinated Saturday night
AWashington despatch says that the American bat
tleshp squadron returning from Europe may not reach
New York until Christmas eve because OF unaVoloaole
the review planned for December g. would not be post
poned until the receipt of definite information
despatch IL from aecorng to Information re-
ceived by the Local Anzeger Of Berlin
German Young Folks Want Hand in Running the Gov