Douglas Island news., 1918-12-13
WHERE TERMS ARE
 TO BE DISCUSSED
Versailles. Historic Spot Near Paris, Where Peace Conference Is
 Being Held

Versailles where Che greatest oi all peace conferences is to bc held. is rh,c al a million memories. tragic and joyous The iolics. thc tragedies and Che history ot 300 years cluster ukc Ehosty mists about Che ornate halls and Che lovely gardens
 Versailles Is town of 5N.00o or moro inhabitants. clustering about Che palace and Che park which are SO closely a part of Che history ut France. 10 s Just twelve miles from tbe hear. or Paris. scarcely sep- autcd from che rity. so tHictIy Che m.crycu.u- suburbs to t1c south west of Che city have grown up. Orr comes t1 Versailles somewhat as ure comes to Van Corrault Park. A bar. hour by train or motor Is sut- rHout
 Three hundred years ago Che spot was a sandy plateau h.gb eunueb above Che surrounding country Go mako I,s air sweet and fresh Louis NU often hunted u ..s woods Ie had done uue tu change the nIa.. from Is vreu condition when he was succeeded by hs son. Louis XIV. Che Magnificent And "flg Mamuogut' made it h.s play ground
 One hundred million dollars a l.- sum even m .bg.. days bIt at t.a. umc ana amour. which fairly stag. rcd Che imagination. was uugr.. uut iu muHne Che palace and che gardens and m mue chem WI,a works ul ar. The atc lacking water great sums Wer. spent .u .ousru.t- me watcrUurss systems Co bring it from distance. The royal rcv- euugs were used re.alcs.g Louis MY. frightened tor a m0mca. as hr wreI ut Che accounts tur. th. bWs m,u fragments .l chat hs Uro- pie might not know what tbgy had beer.
 TG. park oI Versailles s perhaps a mil. ru.re. .u .nurmuGs basin u h. suan. uf a .rrs rartwne .t at. Its .m..- Uu ... ou.... eIe. near Paris .ards be Ta.... al Versatile. tae house. ol Che town huil..r around .r and tHe pa.aog eher.. irr above it Al rH. northwest .rr- uer ul Che park. Ha.l mile from tr. nl'a.. .a which tEc r.l.. naen. uauuns arc tu uE. place. Is Che chateau .. ra. Grand Tranuu. r which .U. r.a.e am0a luH prob. ably win be lodged
 The Taaac ot Versailles wa. used uo. only b. Louis NIv bu- a-#a a. a permanent residence tor b.s court n consists O. tso wings. aeh i"'. r.e- Tor, separated by central court which s abou. -NN feet square Tho two wings arc linked together by sluar. bu.lIme which jurs out into che green gardens and oy0rloUks Che fountains In Che center ot Che. park.
 Tho corridor along Che western facc ot che central building. g4U' feet iu l,ugtb SD feet n width and 4e feet Iu height from .r taagI.ateI floor t1 irs arebcd e..lme is known as Che UaI of Mirrors It is iu th.s. stately room that che peace confer cuec probably win bc held Opno- site Che seventeen large areheI wine. d0ws which command such a b.au- umI y.cw 0f Che gardens is % gorres- bonding number of bcvelcI mirrors sct Iu Che vaIl Cyuies who set uuIc faith by tbc pormauoHcc of treaties have said. statesmen who sit In a glass house need not bo surprised if nations throw stones" But che. world Us poroHHIarly hopeful
 Jus, opposite thc center of th.s Gallery or Mirrors" toward tbc inner court, is tbc historic bgdelam- bcr oI Louis XIV. In which bis ricb- Iy adorned bestcaI .s tu preserved Thanking che bedchamber Go tbe right and Ie., ar. two autorbambcrs. Che buIIs-cye .s1 called from one Of its windows. uu owu and che Council HHu m which Che kings cour.o-s used t0 wait ou him The Hall of Mirrors. Che kings various apartments. and indeed an ot Che 100 rooms and ualls of che pl.uce are ucl with priceless tapestries To tbom cling che whispers ot comt. less days and nights of royal folly that eamc Go an end with Louis XVIII
 Tho value of Che art treasure in thc palace may be estimated at S5.0oo.o00. but Che millions that have been sgu1udorcd In those rooms can never be added up.
 In Che Hall ot Mirrors was con- summated. on January IS. 1871, the treaty ending the Franco-Prussian War by which France lost Als1cc and Lorum. and was forced Co pay to Germany El,000.000.00o.
 Twelve days previously Che vice torious Germans had iusuitIugly chosen thIs same h1Il for Che scene