Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-01
ARM|ST|CE TERMS
| NOT YET COMPLETE
May Not Be Announced Before
End of Week. 1t Is
Reported
MUCH PRESS SPECULATION
Generally Believed Proposal Will
Mean Complete Disarm-
ing of Enemy.
fRx Associated press


tivcs of the entente powers left Yer
sailles after their first formal meeting
to-day. visibiy content with The re :
suits that had been achieved They
have not finished their work. bu; they
nave reached u substantial accord Their
i&sk is moving, and they have had the
satisfaction Of Seeing that they soon
Will be able 10 make announcements
The Turkish armistice terms we're
chiefy the work OF the British and
French In them the United States
had no part. The decision in this in
stance is regarded as one of great I'M
portancc.
An Informal conference took place at
the.ho,ne OF Colonel l.. Al. House. Pres
inent Wilson's personal Representative
N the forenoon, prior 10 the Assem- !,
bling at. Versailles Among others
present were NJ. Clemrnceau and NJ.
mier ana i'9rcign Minister; Signor Or
!ando and Baron Sonnino. the Italian
irelnier and Foreign Minister. and
David Lloyd George, the British Pre-
10 the formal meeting.
In addition 10 The French. Italian
Snd British reprssentatives. Dr. NJ. X.
France. and Elcutherios venizeios, the
Greek Premier, attended. The Aineri-
ians Ial present, in addition, TO Colonel
House. were Arthur II. Frazier sec.
rctary OF the american embassy
Joseph Grew and Gordon Auchincloss.
who acted as secretaries for Colonel
house; General rasker Bliss. rcprescn-
taiiNc OF the United States in the war
'ouncii. With General I.ockrdGc and
IASI,0nci AI,oIn maiiace' as secretaries, and
ter and Licutenant- Commander Rus
sell, as secretaries.
The lasts, last to arrive ,a at the conference
without aid or orderly
st Versailles the business was over
~ couple OF hours and Il long line
OF automobiles with the representatives
OF the powers returned 10 Paris. The
reason for the trip to Versailles 10 day
was that II is the headquarters of the
supreme war council. which theore,i-
caHy takes no decision except at Yer
sailles.
SCHEDULE MEETING All
HOME or COL. HOUSE
There viii he an 4tner informal meet
morror y smoTslfin.,' and the business
OF the council will be pushed forward
rapidly until Il is concluded.
The spirit OF all the representatives
appears TO be favorable 10 the ironing
out of al! obstacles rather than 10
raising them.
very. atmosphere of Versailles is
surchargcd with the importance OF
psnding events. The presence Of num-
erous uniformed officials Of the allied
listers and personagcs OF high estate,
lends 10 the scene dignity which re-
hects the nature OF tho colossal aucs-
tions 10 nc decided. directing tho des-
tiny Of the new or,:cr y: world poll
tics.
Automobiles glide over tic asphalt,
ancien, seat o. government. bearing
world hSures; some carry the highest
army staffs in dazzling uniforms:
others bear naval chiefs in their hlacn
nV,l n lao l.. -
In pro.usion and patterned according
10 the:r country's orders. while now
and then limousines with distinguished
civilians rush by. claiming the right OF
positions OF the occupants IN the
worlds affairs.
Trianon Palace has been isolated
The deliberations OF the Prem;ers. min
viii be conducted amidst the Quietudc
OF woodland dell. retained In ali its
beauty by the French government
since the days OF Louis NV. and used
afterwards by successive Sovercigns.
including Napoleon.
Trianon, nestled amid clusters of
giant trees surrounded by picturesque
dens and serpentine walks. stands
within the very shadow OF the Louis
NV. palace. in the north wing of which.
in the ''Galerie des Glaces' Wilhelm l..
frandfather OF the present German EN-
peror. and then King OF Prussia was
proclaimed first German Emperor in
1871.
DOUBLE GUARDS ABOUT
THE PEACE COUNCIL
To make more secure the isolation
OF the palace for the conferences which
VII begin tomorrow. all traffic liz its
direction viii be stopped. Guards Of
French soldiers. British. American and
Italians stand on duty at vurous posts.
when the council meets. the guard
about the palace will be consid era bly,
re-cnforeed. so a $ TO prevent the slight
est possibility of any unauthorized per-
son approaching the grounds OF the
palace. Within a radius Of many hun
drcdS OF yards the guards will patrol
and nobody will he allowed TO pass
VINO Is unable To produce the necessary
official papers.
The scope OF the deliberations OF the
aiIied representatives has not been an
nounced. and although IL is stated, from
reliable source. some official declara-
tion or armiStice terms possibly may
be made before the end Of the present
week. nothing definitely is known about
them.
Some commentators believe the de-
liberations will be protracted beyond
the time originally intended.
lnofcial reports and speculations on
the armiStIcc terms continue 10 occupy
prominent place in the newspapers.
. Suggestions put forward By the Brit
ish delegates. the Daily Express says
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