El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-15

sistant secretary OF state, was sec
rotary for the American mission
Varying Talent Demanded.
The selection OF commissioners
usually is made with special reference
to the nature of the work to be done
The construction Of a general peace
treaty calls for varying talent and
attaches Of the delegation there must
pc experts in many lines, including
nigh army and navy officers.
Lansing Answers sOIf.
secretary Lansing announced to-
day tnst he had acknowledged re-
ceipt OF - message of Dr. Solf. ask
vention in view OF tAreatened famine
in Germany, and had requested that
the Germans not confine their ap-
peals to the United States alone. but
address them also to the allied gov
ernments-
Reach Metz Sunday.
Paris, France. Nov. d5.-Gen. Hir-
schuer, OF the second French army.
viii reach Metz on Sunday evening.
according to Marcel Hutin, editor of
the Echo d'Paris. He will not make
an official entry Of the city. however,
until Monday.
Representative Of the German civil
and military authorities will go to
Nancy today to reach an agreement
with Leon Mirman, director OF public
relief, on important questions arising
from the taking over by the French
Of the administration Of Alsace and
Lorraine.
The French army Will make an
official entry OF StrassburE on
November Is, according to an Of
fetal announcement. High Of
fieials wiz 20 TO that city eight
days later for the ceremonies In
cident to the retaking OF AIsaee
and Lorraine by France. accord
ing to the HaVas agency.
Versailles. although not formally
chosen as the meeting place OF the
peace negotiators, is regarded as al
most certain to be the place selected
for the peace conference when the
interallied council assem- bles today.
The real work OF the negOfi-
ations will be carried on in Paris,
where II is probable that deIega-
lions from all the countries will
reside temporarily. the members
going out to Versailles now and
then for preliminary sessions of
the conference.
There also is little doubt that the
supreme act Of signing the peace
agreement will take place at Yer
sailles, in the same historic hall where
the German empire was proclaimed
May Meet Before Dec. 10.
It is probable that the first meeting
o. the peace congress viii be on a
date before Dec. 19, after the English
parliamentary elections. and at a
time which viii give ample oppor-
tunity for the American and other
delegates to arrive A meeting TO be
held shortly Of the interallied confer
ence will finally determine the details
Of these Questions
L. s. Naval ENJOYS.
Rear admiral S. Robson has been
appointed American member Of the
naval commission to arrange for the
execution OF the naval terms of the
German armistice. Admiral Robson
arrived here Monday from the United
States and, on receipt OF his appoint
ment, left for London 10 take up his
duties
Rear admiral Billiard has been ap-
pointed American representative to
see to carrying out Of the naval terms
OF the Austrian armistice.
Huns Reveal Terms in Part.
Copenhagen, Denmark. Nov. Is
The Politiken quotes the British mill
tary attache here. Col Wade. as say
ing in an interview that the Germans.
in publishing the terms Of the armis-
tice omitted six or seven articles. in
Guiding that relating TO the allies
providing food If necessary.