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The Springfield herald., 1918-09-06
With the Colors

camp IldSio
August 81, 1918.
Editor. springfield Herald.
Springfield, Colo.
Dear SIR
The phrase, II take my pen in
hand" seems to be very much in
style just at present, SO here goes.
A few of the boys from Baca
county have already written to
the home papers. therefore l did
not. Now, however, they have
nearly all been transferred
some to Ft. Sam Houston, some
to other camps, and some shifted
, from place to place here in Trav-
is. OF the quota which left ap-
proximately one month ago there
is only about one-third remain
. ing.
History repeats itself, so in the
evenSI repeat some lews items
you have previously published you
have my permission to conserve
same.
Let me urge every one of the
boys who are called to the colors
to take out the full amount of in-
surance, as it is one of the best
things you will find in the army.
1 haye been studying the insur-
ance game since l came down
here, and the more l find out
about it the better l like it.
A number of Baca county boys
arrived here few days ago from
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put in quaranteen as soon as we
got here getting two " ore inocu-
lations duringlthis time, and re-
mained in quaranteen for a cou.
pie Of weeks, getting out yester-
day (Aug.) afternoon.
Myself and several other boys
went to Waco which is about a
miles from camp, that same even
ing, most of the others went Sun
day. There are hundreds of col
ored people in Waco. Isaw more
"niggers" in Waco than l had
ever seen in all my life. There is
a colored camp here at Camp Nc
Arthur. l passed by the camp
about a week ago when on special
fatigue and saw hundreds Of dark
complexioned khaki. clad lads. 60
ing hither and thither about the
camp.
We are in this war that justice,
liberty, and democracy shall rule
over Militarism and Might. And
Uncle Sam is going to see to it
that right shall rule over might
and that militarism be forever
banished from the earth.
Cedric Konkel.
3rd Bn. Co. K, Replacement
Camp
Camp Macarthur, Tex.
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A Camp Letter
From Gorden Bolander
Camp Macarthur. Tex,
Aug. %. 1918.
Editor of Springfield Herald,
Dear Friends;
We are in the army how, and
we are going to put the the Hun
across the Rhine.
When we left Springfield Sun
day. Aug. d, we had this view in
mind.
We arrived in Fit. Logan 4:p.m.
Aug. 9Th. marched up to camp
and was assigned our tents.
Which was to be our home for a
few days.
The 9Th we received our first
vaccination. Oh Boy! our arms
were sore. And on the 9TH we
received our uniforms.
Say we sure proud of these
uniforms, because they mean we
are soldiers of Uncle Sam, The
boys who are going to make the
world safe for democracy.
Friday the 9th 2:p. m. we took
the train for here. There was
500 Colorado boys on board. We
arrived here the 11th and were
placed in our new homes.
We were in quarantine two
weeks, but have received all our
vaccinations and are now out of
quarantine.
We went to Waco last night
and had a great time.
We have all the white bread
and sugar we want.
Every night We go to the Y.
M. G. A. and see the show and
write letters home.
1t is very warm here both day
and night and the altitude is very
much lower here than in Colorado
which made it very bad fo1 us
when We first arrived here.
We have had some long hikes,
and some long tedious drills.
We like it fine here now, anc
are waiting the day when we will
join our Allies in France.
Wishing you all a big harves,
this fall, l am
Gordan H. Bolander,
Camp Macarthur Texas
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Happy Hollow

Broomcorn pulling is the order
of the day and are needing rain.
A farewell was given at c.
Wray's Monday night for Cecil
Wray. He went to Sprinpf field
I Tuesday, but was returned until
! a later call.
! A large crowd at the farewell
party given for Earnest Coulter
Monday night. He left Tues
day for training camp.
Marion Benson and family of
Kingfisher. Okla, arrived Aug
ust 2lst to spend a couple weeks
with his brother Jared. They
are enroute to Los Angeles, Cali
fornia by automobile.
Rev. Guy, Pastor of Stoning-
ton preached to a small crowd at
Diamond Ridge school Tuesday
night. He rendered a fine SER
mon.
Marion and Jared Benson were
in Elkhart Monday. Jared
brought out load of coal for
school, also some lumber. He is
building a kitchen on his house.
George Blodgett and David
Pridemore went to Elkhart FRI
day-they took their cream in.
A. A. Davis and family, Mary
Booth and children, Clarabel
Becxman also Mr.. Davis son of
Oklahoma, motored to the noun
tains Sunday intending to be
gone a week. They will visit
their son and brother, also go
sightseeing.
Mrs. Arthur HEREFORD and
daughter Amber left this week
to visit relatives.
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Grand View r-.--

Mrs. Lettie Vaughn and broth
er earl, Miller of Oklahoma, are
visiting their sister Mrs. H. r.
Kern, few days this week.
Mrs. Jesse Treon spent We'd
nesday with Mrs. M. E. Han
kiDs.
Mrs. Lee Berry spent a few
j days of last week in Springfield,
taking Red Gross instructions.
w. M. Hankins and wife and
son Oral autoed to Springfield
Tuesday.
Mrs. S. E. Dunivan and daugh.
ter Leona called on Mrs. Joe
Snider Friday afternoon.
| unknown in civil life.
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A Camp Letter
From Cedric Konkel
Dear Readers of The Herald:

Dear Readers OF the HERALD
We have now been in Uncle
Sans army three weeks. Be-
'lieve me there is a lot of differ
ence between amy life and civil
life. In civil life no one said
anything if we walked down the
street with cur hands in our
pockets and our shoulders dr0op-
ed over; in civil life If man had
anything to do. nobody cared
how he did it just so he got it
done-not so in the army; every
thing is done with preciseness
and an exactness and vim almost
unknown is sivel life.
Will now tell about our exper-
ience from the time we started
out from Springfield till up to the
present. When we got into La
mar after several hours riding we
were taken to a cafe and had a
fine supper, and incidently, the
first meal we ate as soldiers. AT
ter taking in the town for several
hours we got into err that had
been left on the track for the
Baca county boys. After sleep
ing In this car for several hours
we were awakened by jolt on
our car and the sound of loco
motive and soon we were on our
way to Ft. Logan.
Along about 8 or 9 o'clock we
arrived in La Junta. Here we
got off the train and had break
fast. After breakfast the Red
Cross nurses treated US to candy,
cookies. bananas and etc. The
Red Cross nurses at Pueblo, Colo
RADIO Springs and Denver upon
our arrival at these places also
treated us to these things. These
Red Cross nurses are sure noble
specimens of American woman
hood.
We arrived at Ft. Logan about
a or 5 o'clock on the evening of
the 9th, eating supper at the fort.
This was our first experience in
army camp. While we were at
Fort Logan we did not have much
to do, but lay in our tents, and
go to Logan town. We got a shot
in the right arm with a hypoderm-
c needle while at Ft. Logan for
typhoid and other Diseases which
made our arms sore and stiff for
I. couple days. Friday afternoon
Aug. 9, obout five-hundred sol
diers, including the Baca county
boys were marched down to a
train with seventeen coaches, and
soon we were on our way but none
of us knew where. Sunday fore
noon at 1000 o'clock we found
ourselves in Camp Macarthur, Tex
Upon our arrival at this place we
were assigned to our tents. Then
soldiers life commenced in earn
est. On account Of the sudden
change Of climate and the hot
weather here the first week went a
little hard on US, but we are get
ting along fine now. We were
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Graft

Rev. M. N. Mccoy and family
leave Monday for California.
| The Misses Lattas left the
first of the week Cor Kansas
| where tney will teach this win.
ter.
Miss Grace Mclean spent the
week end with Clara Seymour.
The farewell party held at Nc
Coys Thursday evening was well
attended and everyone had a
fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Staurt
spent Sunday at Seymours.
Miss Clara Seymour left Sun
day for Deerfiend where she will
teach this winter.
Everyone has about finished
their broomcorn and bean pull
ling around here.
Some good soldier letters from
Lester Denney, Cedric Konkel
and Gordan Balander.
The Commissioners are in ses-
sion this week.
The bridge on Cat creek is
nearing erection.
The Sprinfield schools start
Monday the 9th.
Lucius McAdan was up from
his ranch the first of the week.
f. M. Flans5urg left Tuesday
for Denver, where he expects
to enlist in the Quarter Master
service.
The sale of C. E. Kincaid was
a success. Everything sold
well. The Red Cross took in ov-
er $4,000.
Roy Hodges was home on a
few days furlough leaving for
camp Sept. End.
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Locals.

The big sale of Flint g. Hager.
nan was a great success. Peo-
pie from all over the county were
shopping there to take beniit OF
the big sale. Sale closes tomor-
row.
There was fait sized crowd
out at church last Sunday night.
But the roam could hold more.
The big rain the first of the
week, put the roads in bad con-
dition but nevertheless it put
the crop in good condition for
woeat.
C. E. Kincaid was in town or
the 4th and gave US a pleasant
call.
Up to date there has beer
about five hundred men gone t.
join the colors. Buy Liberty
Bonds of tse fourth liberty loar
and bring the boys safe home
again.
Judge Doughty came down
from Lamar the first OF the week,
| to visit his son and wife.
George Lepel was up from
Boston the Enc looking for
broomcorn dands. He says he
Twill have about Is tons.
Aut. Russell was over from
Kim on the and gave US plea
SAINT call.
A bunch Of the Springfield
young felix's took dinner at Prof.
Denney's place west of town
Sunday.
C. Ligget and E. M. Whitaker
were here from last Saturday to
Wednesday.
The country received good
old fashioned rain this week,
great for growing CROPS ane put
ting the ground in good condition
for wheat.
! Watermelona and cautelopes
are plentiful.
Are you reeisteIeq?
The wheat outlook in Baca is
the best this season in the his.
tory If the country.
Have you bought your winter
supply of coal?
Roy Winters is back on the job
at Stroud's Cash Store.
One OF the fieest gardens in
town is that of Mas. Burton's.
Doc Hart and Gus Cree have
opened a barber shop next door
to the pool hall.
+; G. G.. Patterson and family are
in Denver this week.
A. M. Konkel and family were
| up from Rodley the 31st inst.
looking for broomcorn hands.
He says help is hard to find.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson and
family were in town on the 1st to
see their son and brother off for
training camp.
| Have you made preparations
for that Fourth Liberty Loan
Bond?
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-06

Judge A. F. Hollenbeck of Trin.
idad will appreciate the support
of all democrats in the primary
for the Office of district judge.
When making your x, remember
Hollenbeck, the man for the peo-
Iple.>
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Heating Nails Lies
Circulated by
John A. Martin.

war, but once war was declared
it became my war as it was the
war of any other citizen of the
Republic, and l have joined
whole-hearedly in the effort tc
provide the men, money and ma
terial needed to win the war.
Lie No. 2
That Keating Voted Against
The Liberty Loan Bills:
John A. Martin and Frank
Hoag, of the Star-Journal are
personally responsible for this lie
The Record shows voted for all
Liberty Loan bills, and subscrio-
ed to the extent of my means.
Lie No. 3
That Heating Tried to Deprive
His Country of anArmy:
voted against the draft, but
the measure l supported provid-
ed that the president should call
for volunteers, and if that failed
to provide the needed men that
compulsory service should be
automatically enforced. Thus
We gave the nation two armies in
stead of one-a volunteer and a
drafted army.
Lie No. a
That Keating Opposed
Wilson'S Preparedness Bills:
This lie is made out of whole
cloth. l edfor the Presidents 8
Preparedness Bills. The meas
ures Martin is talking about
were the anti-Administration
bills, presented by the republican
leaders.
Lie No. 5
That KeatinR Urged the Accep-
tanceof German S Submarine
Ultimatum:
Not scintilla of truth in this
charge. l supported the resolu-
ton authorizing the President to
arm American merchant ships
and made q speech in support OF
It.
Lie No. 6
That Heating Offered Stacker
Amendment to the Draat Bill:
This Is the so-called "conscien-
tious objectors" amendment
President Wilson, in General Or
ders No. %, issued March %, 1e
18, goes farther il reference te
conscientious objectors" than
l ever thought of going. Does
Martin mean to say that
the President is endeavoring to
protect "slackers':
Lie No. z
That Keating Advocated Increas.
ed Taxes in Order to Create
Discomfort:
! advocated heavy taxes on in.
comes, excess profits and inh crit
ances and President Wilson has
asked that Congress remain in
session until these taxes are inn
posed. l am glad that the presi
dent has made the dollar fight
beside the man. and l am in
perfect accord with his position.
Lie No. s
That Keating Denounced Prof.
teering in Order to Make the
People Dissatisfied
l have said that the men who
unnecessarily increased the cost
of living We're more dangerous to
our country than the Kaiser's
submarines, and that while our
boys were shooting holes in the
submarines ws should put rings
in the noses of the profiteering
hogs at home. l am still of that
opinion.
A Warning
Beware of the political Phari-
see who drapes himself in the
folds of "Old Glory" me UNITS a
soap box, declares himself 1909
American and then asks for a
political job.
Edward Heating.
More Men Leave
For Car,t@ E,,notoo
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Put your X after the name Of
the man wha has made good
Judge McChesney, candidate for
nomination on the democratic
ticket for district judge.
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HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Hoosier cabinet, best make, l
4-hole cook stove, l sewing
machine, marble top wash
stand, comode, 6 Kitchen
chairs, 9 rockers-one solid oak
/ square dining table. 1 Vernis
bedstead with springs and mat
tress, / iron bedstead with
springs ard mattress, l wash
ing machine, two carpets. Tx
Ia, 1 stand, small table, cook
ing utensils, several doz. fruit
lars and lids. and other articles
too numerous to mention
Usual Terms
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NJ Make it after the name of
X Robt. R. Ross for district
~ judge on the republican
ticket. You bet it will be appre-
ciated. Will strive to make good
Robt. r.. Ross
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IMPLEMENTS

| Narrow-tire wagon, 1 set of
breechen work harness, 1 set
of chain harness. riding lister
I Rock Island riding cultivator,
l sod plow, l one-row disc sled.
/ 82-tooth Emerson hay rake.
/ touring car; in good condion.
2 or 8 hundred posts
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Cattle

1 white face COW, 6 years old
fresh in Dec, good mixer.
/ white face COW, 6 years cid,
fresh in January
l red COW, a years old, fresh in
December, good mixer.
/ black 2-year-old heifer with
calf
l red white face yearling heifel
l red white face yearling steer
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PUBLIC SALE
Having sold farm will sell public at my place 10
miles north and west Springfield on,
Sep. II

l bay horse, 4 years old, VT 1,15O
l buckskin horse, Z years old,
VT 1900
1 iron gray horse, z years old,
W.T. 1,15O
l bay horse, 8 years old. W.T. $50
1 bay saddle bred horse, 8 years
old, VT $50
l bay mare in foal, 6 years old,
VT 900
l bay mare i'll foal, Z years old,
VT $50
l iron gray mare, 2 years old, VT
800
i smooth mouth horse, good
work horse, VT 1000
l kid pony, smooth mouth, 758
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THE CURB MARKET.

Two o'clock Prfesa furnished ~ ". q.
Hfbbs Co.. members New York Stock En-
change. Bid. Ask.
Aetna Explosives 81
Air Reduction ..... 20 az
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TopAYs SALES.

District National Bank, 1Od143.
After call-CspitaI Traction SIS,
81 ,OO0d99ia.
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ToMoRRoW's BOWIE ENTRIES

First rsce-Purse 5000: maiden;
two-year-old fillies; four furlongs
Fannie Mehan, 1I2: Loving Lady, l12
Milda, 112: aMrs. Kate Leydecker
112: Madam Bing. 112: Joan OF Arc
112; Cora W., lle; aLittle Maudie, 112i
fodder, 112; aMcBride entry.
Second race-Purse 5000: claiming
maiden three-year-olds and upward
six and half furlongs. Jimmy Burns
III; Margot Star. imp, 1O5: Gene
We've b., 100; LADY Grey. imp, 95;
Candidate II. imp. 1O5: Arizona. 100;
Tolerance, 95: Ormlos, 105: Boston
III: Jubal, ia: Arrowsmith, 1O6;
Howard Weber, 100; Kildare. ia;
Our Nephew. 105; Dublin Mary, 100
Also eligible: Burney Kurney, ia
'Matoaka, 95.
Third race-Purse. 5000: selling;
three-year-olds and upward: six fur.
longs. The Masquerade, 10; Sor-
cerer II NmpD, 1OS: Orderly, 40;
King Baggot, JOS: Symptom Boy, 40;
Firing Line. 1O1; Broncho Billy. JOS.
Fourth RECOURSE, 5000; selling
three.year-olds and upward; six fur
longs. Master Harma, ia: SLEEPY
sam, 1903: Xylon Gmp.), no: 'Josefina
Zarate, 100: May w, 105; 'Kilts, 100;
george W. avery, ~.
Fifth race-Purse, 5000: claiming;
four-year-olds and upward; one mile
and sixteenth. Napoleon, 11s; 'Pro-
gressive, los; 'Brando, los: Jabot,
113: Kilmer. 113; 'Caro Nome. 1Os
Sixth race-Purse. 5000: claiming
four-year-Olds and up; mile and six
teenth. Impression, I13; Golden
Bantam. 100; stir Up, lOS: Edith
Bauman. 1O3; BILLY oliver, los; Ar
bitrator, ITO; Spectre, los.
Seventh race-Purse. 5000; claim
ing: four-year-olds and up: one mile
and sixteenth. Amphion. 1l3; Last
Spark, 10S: Clifton Girl, 1885,. Egg
mont. 113: Richard Langdon. 1l3: DIT.
Charcot. 113: 'Rose Water, Il3; .SiIk
Bird, 106.
Weather cloudy; track good.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
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BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

BALTIMORE. April 4-Wheat
arm: No. soft red, s2.22; No. .
red winter, S2.24. Receipts, 1878
bushels; shipments, 4,172 bushels.
Corn-Essier: new as to grade and
color. SLIGO to Sl.75, Receipts. 1903
bushels; shipments, 1874 bushels.
OAts-Steady on spot; No. 3 white.
s1.0lh 9$l.02. Receipts, 72.165 BUSH
els; shipments, 73.520 bushels.
Rye-Firm;, No. . Western export
spoil, 1886. Receipts, s.0O5 bushels:
shipments, none.
Hay-Quiet; unchanged.
Flour-Firm; fair demand,
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THE LOCAL MARKET

District National Bank again
showed activity at today's session OF
the Washington Stock Exchange.
The price. however, remained about
stationary. ten shares bringing 143.
After call, Capital Traction SIS
brought ss1s for 81 900 block.
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= The Metropolitan National Bank
has announced a seni-annual dividend
of 8 per cent. payable April Is to
stockholders of record April 5. The
books will be closed April to April
.15, inclusive.
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WALL ST. MARKET

NEW YORK, April New develop
ments over night were generally re
garded with satisfaction in the Wall
Street district at the opening OF the
stock market today, and furnished
Important incentives for bullish ope-
rations in many issues. The in
creased attention attracted to the con-
ditions in the steel trade. with the ex.
pected heavy allotments for equip
nent made the steel industrials
prominent in trading.
The market closed strong.
YsstsrdAy
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Trading in third Liberty loan bonds
began today. when the Mutual Life
Insurance Company OF New York ar
ranged for $4,000 of the new securi-
ties through the Commercial National
Bank OF Washington.
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LOST AND FOUND

CIGARETTE CASE. box marked Goldsmith
Co, in Palais'Royal. Call West 1882 or
Gold snlith
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LOST-In lavatory Shoreham Hotel, Monday,
gold ring with initials &C. .. G." en-
graved thereon. Finder please return to
Manager Shoreham and receive reward.
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COTTON MARKET.

Furnished The Washington Time. by " L.
Carpenter 4 Co.. New York. Branch office.
Woodward bldg. Herbert II. Brown. man.
aver.
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SUITCASE Dropped from
a roadster at 18th st. and
Mall; was picked up by a
man in uniform, who turned it
over to a civilian: At the
time several people collected
at.the spot. Suitcase was not
missed by owner, a naval Off
Ger, until his arrival at the
wharf of the Norfolk boat.
Will the finder or other par
ties who saw suitcase please
communicate with the owner
at the Navy Dept. and receive
liberal reward for information
which they will give! Suit
case contained 3 uniforms and
other articles of clothing of
use only to owner, marked
C. NJ. Tyson. Call Main 2790,
Branch COB. 4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
THE British Empire
Il Represented

"italy-Prcmier Orlando, Baron Sonnino,
Foreign Minister; Leonda Bissolati- Ber-
gamaschi Minister of Military Aid and
Var Pensions; General Daz, Commander
in Chief of the Italian Army, and Admiral
Paolo Thaon di Revel former Chief of the
Naval Staff.
Great Britain-David Lloyd George, Prime
Minister; Arthur J. Balfour, Foreign Sec
rotary; Andrew Bonar Law, Chancellor of
tse Exchequer; George Nicoll Barnes, La
Dor member OF the War Cabinet, and one
other delegate who has not yet been desig-
mated. Lieutenant General j. G. SHUTS and
General Botha, representing South Africa
are expected to accompany the British dele
CATION, in which probably also will be repre-
sentatives of Canada, Australia and India
France M. Clemenceau, Premier; Steph-
en- Pichon, Foreign Minister, and three
others who have not yet been announced
although the names of those mentioned as
probable members include Leon Bourgeois,
former Premier; Jules Cambon, general
secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
and Captain Andre Tardieu head of the
general commission for Franco American
war matters, former Premier Aristde
BRAND.
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/ inpatient at
IL The Wait

All this means still more delay, as is
noted by The Associated Press:
"It was pointed out to-day that these com
plcxities Of parliamentary organization are
almost identical with those which con-
fronted the Vienna Congress and which held
off the actual assembling of that body for
many weeks"
The delay is becoming irksome in
many quarters, and Herbert Bayard
Swope says in a dispatch to "The
Worldo from Paris, that President Will
son is one of those who think there
might be more speed. Mr.. Swope says:
"Thore is a growing feeling of dissatis-
faction over the delay faced by the peace
conference in getting down to business.
President Wilson shares this unrest, and he
purposes making his visit to England the
occasion of an effort to expedite matters.
Because of the uncertainty of the confer
ence programme, he has declined to make
engagements binding him too far in ad-
vance, so that he can be free for action
when the time for it comes
For all the fact that there has been
no decision yet on the status Of neutrals
at the congress, the round table will
have to have very considerable diam
eteY. The Associated Press says:
"a number of the main details of the COM
position of the congress now fairly we'll
settled as a result Of recent conferences.
These indicate that the total membership
of the congress will be between 100 and 100.
There will be twcntyseven countries rep
resented by delegations, including those
which declared war and number which
have come into existence as a result of the
war.
"Thc great powers, notably Great Britain,
France, the United States and Italy, each
have allotted five delegates, while the other
DELEGATIONS will vary from one to four men,
hers. according to the size Of the country
and the interests involved"
The Associated Press agrees with Mr.
Swone that there is dissatisfaction over
the delay in the assembling Of the con-
gress, especially among the American
delegates. The Associated Press says ::
"Word has been received that the Belgian
and Portuguese delegations soon will join