The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-07-12

Germs have been awarded q contract
for the rebuilding Of the Nancy district
Of France at an estimated figure Of
$250.000.000, which sum may be dou-
bled-
Dispatches from Weimar declared
that the national assembly would at
once take up the peace treaty n that
a majority for its ratification IA as
sured. The Germans had been noti-
fed that the blockade would be lifted
as soon as the pact were ratified, and
they expressed the hope that German
prisoners Of wal would be released at
the same time. As an earnest Of their
good intentions the Germans ceased all
for some time and not without a pro-
sailles. Released from danger In that
direction, the Poles turned all their
attention to the Galician-v olhynian
front, starting a counter-offensive In
which they claimed to have broken
the Ukrainian resistance and regained
control of important towns and rail-
ways. There is no assurance, how
ever, that Germany will not again
break out on the east front, for accord
ing to correspondents she has. since
the armistice, recognized an army of
about 100000 men and gathered
equipment for three times that num-
Der, including as many airplanes as
she had when she surrendered. OF
course all this Is contrary to the
terms Germany accepted, and IL the
stories are true the allies will have
to get busy again. The Germans can
be trusted in one respect, and one
only. They will evade the treaty II
1t Is possible for them to do so.
The French foreign office gave out
the texts Of the proposed agreements
Of France with the United States and
Great Britain designed to protect
France against ~unprovoked aggression
by Germany. The pacts differ in that
Great Britain consents to come" to
the rescue Of France, while the United
States will be bound to come imme-
diately."
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the Germans to save the former kaiser
from trial and punishment, including
the formation Of a national league
for the protection Of his freedom and
life" Won Bethmann-H ollweg, for
mer imperial chancellor. formally
asked the allied and associated pow
ers to place him on trial instead Of
the former emperor, assuming respon-
sibility for all the acts for which
william Is blamed. The German gen.
eral staff, which resigned, agreed to
withdraw its designations II the gov
the ex-kaiser for arraignment before
a court. William is In no danger of
his life from the allies. but that they
still purpose to try him for his crimes
is evidenced by their warning to Hol-
land not to permit him to escape from
Dutch territory, and by Lloyd Georges
announcement in the house Of com
that William will loon be placed
on trial In London.
All matters concerning the peace
treaties are nov in the hands Of the
new council Of five, comprising Lam
sing. Pichon, Balfour. Tittoni and
Maxine. Tittoni let 1t be known that
Italy wished all territory taken from
Austria to be definitely disposed of
in the Austrian treaty, which meant
that that pact could not be formulated
for slime time and not without q pro-
tracted debate rel the F1ume ques-
tion especially.
The Chinese deleg ties said they ex-
pected to sign the treaty with Aus
tria. In which they found nothing OBJ
jectionable, and thereby gain admis-
sion to the League Of Nations despite
the Withholding Of their signatures
from the German treaty. China prob
ably will make a separate peace with
Germany. In refusing to sign the
German treaty the Chinese delegates
disobeyed their instructions from
Picking. being Influenced by the south
China revolutionariesL
The Turkish delegation to Paris
was sent back home In q hurry be-
cause its ideas concerning the main
tenance of the Ottoman empire were
quite contrary to the plans Of the al
lies. These plans. however. are still
inchoate. Greece, which wanted pos
session Of Constantinople and realizes
that she annot have 1t, Il urging that
the United States accept the mandate
for that city as well as for Armenia,
but there is more than . chance that
the Americans would nat aGsae =