Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-13

confidential information
reaching President Will
son today.
Herr Lanaberg and Herr Geisberg.
Two members of the Teutonic peace
mission have left Versailles for Ber-
lin to inform the government of the
decisions reached by the plenipoten-
tiaries.
The final conclusions and definite
course of action will be decided upon
by the Germans before Sunday.
The big four met again this morn
ing and continued their consideration
of Austrian questions.
The Austrian peace delegation is
scheduled to arrive at st. Germain to-
, night and from indications will as
sume a passive attitude when the
terms are presented.
! Signor Crespi, of the Italian dele
CATION. is quoted as saying that, aside
| from her territorial demands, Italy
will expect all peoples who were men,
| bers of the dual monarchy in 1914 to
contribute to the indemnity Austria
Hungary must pay.
| The Servians (now part of Jugo-
Slayia) are demanding complete re-
paration in addition to Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Jugo-Slavia is ready,
however to accord the Austrians and
Magyars access to the Adratic thru
Dwowiki
Poland is claiming the eastern part
of Galicia and an outlet to the Black
Sea by way of Kramarez
In addition to their claim for the
| Teschem Basin, the CzechoSlovaks
want sea outlet to the Baltic The
| Czecho-SlOvaks furthermore are
seeking the internationalizatio Of the
Elbe River, facilities to use the Ham
burg and Stettin harbors and also an
outlet to the Adriatic via Pressburg
and Jugo-Slav territory
Socialists Willing to Sign.
Zurich, May 12.-(Delayed. Social
! democrat leaders speaking in the Ger.
man national assembly, protested
against the severity Of the peace
| terms, but declared they would op-
! pose movement to reject them, said
a Berlin dispatch today.
Premier Philip Schiedemann told
the assembly that the treaty was one
Of violence to the German people.
! The German national assembly met
yesterday to consider the peace
| treaty.
Hungarian Leader Killed
Milan, May 13.-Dr. Navay former
president Of the Hungarian reichstag,
was assassinated on Monday while
! travelling on a train from Vienna to
| Budapest, according to dispatch
from the former city today.
Officers in Conference.
Paris. May 13.-The officers of the
allied military stafs have been hold
ing daily meetings since Saturday
with Gen. Taker Bliss of the American
delegation representing the U. S, the
Natin stated today.
Wilson to Wait Signing.
Paris, May 13-Presdent Wilson
will remain in Paris until the peace
/ treaty is signed but had made 1t plain
the Germans must not protract their
discussions beyond June 10.
Postpone Todays Meeting.
Paris May l3-The meeting OF the
| big four which was scheduled for this
morning was called off just as sasN
| Of the secretaries began arriving
| The Geman delegation sent word that
| further communications which it will
/ address to the allies We're not yet
/ ready. The committee which is draft
/ ing the Austrian treaties was not
| ready with it's documents and there
was. therefore, no business on the
| slate.
Eleventh Hour Clause.
London, May 13-An eleventh hour
clause was inserted in the peace
treaty providing that the three chief
allies. America, Great Britain and
France. could make the terms effec-
tive by signing the pact, said a dis
patch today 1t was inserted for pro-
lection in case the allied delegates
refused to sign
To Present Counter Proposal.
Berlin. May 13--Count Won Brock.
dorff RantZau head of the German
peace delegation. is presenting coun-
ter proposals regarding territorial pos
session to the allies said dispatch
from Paris.