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tary propaganda Is forbidden and mill
tary education cannot be carried on OK
cept in the ranks of the army OF luo,
600 Such an army cannot perpetuatc
| itself in any way or expand through
turning trained men back to civil llie
as an unorganizcd reserve,
This feature of the military terms
the inhibition upon disrhargiug from
the army in any year more than ~ per
cent of its StrCngth-COuplcd with inc
twelve year enlistment period, It IS sald
on American army officers, will pre-
vent n recurrence Of the scheme by
which Germany was once able to throw
of the yoke Napoleon sought I" I'm
pose when hc limited her army to u
few thousand men each year. II was
apparent. these observers SAID that INC
lesson of that day had been r"mrl"t'IN
learned b, tho French militarlStS' gen
rraIl, credited with having devised the
terms Of the present treaty.
,rmy Made Distastcful
The iurIyr- year enlistment p"rind re -
urirrd. il WAS said. was calculated to
makc tho army highly distaStc'ul I" tho
o,.orocc man There eau b. for him
=, htpc Of advancement. but only the
drudscr, " soldier life, for it will not
ho an expanding force. ''fhrors d"ub, -
cd very much that the 1W,O'n men al.
lowed could be maintained as required
by voluntary recruitment.
since the dsmnntlimg of tho forts on
the eastern frontier was not required,
IL vns assumed by some observers here
that thc treaty contemplated lut"rpoS
ing Germany and its limited army rs
= buffer against the Rolshoviki in Rus
sin Should Russia find herself and a
.tronr pn,crumcu; ariSt there which
could be rrcognihcd by the western pow
crs. il was said, undoubtedly the re
,lIrtiou of the eastern d"fonS"s would
bC insisted upon.
II is tho view hero that tho pro
vision of the treaty r"sCrving to some
Russian government vet +" be indicated
all tho hcuCht> enjoyed 10y the hlllcd
aud aSsuriat"d powers probably would
cover such an extension. In the mean
time. however. Germany is +" be kept
ON guard along her eastern frontier
in self defense against boIsheylSm ana
ut the same time acting as buffer for
tho western powers.
The naval terms arc, if ANYTHING
moro drastic than those imposed aS to
tho army. navy officers said. From n
sea power claiming Il strength second
only 10 that Of Great Britain. Germany
will be reduced TO naval power Vir-
tuallv without rank in the world. Tho
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pilot engineer. the latter going only as
far as Newfoundland.
A pathetic incident in connection with
the start was tclcphoncd to Chief Nc
rhanic +. IT,, Howard, who was to have
been a member of the crew of the NC-4
and whose loft hand was cut off by ono
of the planes propcllers yesterday.
Howard is in the naval base hospital in
Brooklyn and an attempt was made TO
have him speak over the telephone.
After few minutes the nurse who an e
swcred the call returned and said: "You
will have to excuse him. lie feels
pretty bad"
TrepasSey. y. F.. May Shy A.
+. .)-Thc last units of the American
destroyer aotilla, which is to be scat
tered between Newfoundland and til,
Azores in connection with the Navy De
partmpnt's transatlantic fight, entered
this harbor today. They arrived of
Trepassey yesterday, but were held out
side overnight because of heavy winds
which ahated this morning after sevcra
inches of snow had fallen.
The chain of American naval ship!
which will extend to the Azores vii
use flares at night to mark the route
for the aviators.
The first weather reports from the
battleships stationed in midocean were
received here today.
AS 4 result of the grounding of sew
cral of the destroyers here earlier in tho
week Governor Harris, of Ncwfound
land. has sent British naval officer t.
Trepasscy to proffer tugs and other ait
to the Americans. This officer was re
ceived aboard the Prairie by Captain
Arthur Crenshaw. who expressed hi
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The treaty presented by the Allies
to Germany today at Versailles pro-
vidcS:
A league of nations.
Germany shall be bound to accept
any agreement reached with her for
mcr allies.
Germany restores Alsacc Lorraine
to France. 4
Germany accepts intcrnationaliza
ton of the Saar basin temporarily.
League commission will govern basin
pending plebiscitc fifteen years hence.
Danzig permanently information
allied, and free .usc of waterways
and port facilities assured TO Po-
land.
Germany agrees to territorial
changes toward Belgium and Den
mark and in East Prussia. Commits
sion created for plcbiscitc in Nal
medy, Schlcswig and East Prussia.
Germany cedes most of upper 81,
lesia and the greater part of Posen
to Poland, isolating cast Prussia
from the rest of Germany.
Germany ccdcs Mcmcl to associated
powers.
Germany denounCeS all her terri
torial and political rights outside of
Europe. Disposition of former Ger
man colonies left to Allies.
Germany recognizes total indcpend-
ence of German Austria, Czccho
Slovakia and Poland.
German ARMY reduced to 100, 900
men, including officers. two months
being allowed for rehabilitation.
Conscription within German ter
ritory abolished.
All German forts for fifty kilo-
meters cast of the Rhine razcd.
All German importation, exporta-
ton and nearly all production of war
materials stopped.
Germany's naval and military air
forces abolished after October !.
Germany to accept full RESPONSE
bility for all damages to Allied and
associated governments and nationals.
Germany must reimburse all civil
ian damagesy>>beginning with an ini-
tial payment of 10000, ZOO, 900
marks in gold, goods and ships.
Subsequent payments III rcparatlon
to be secured by bond issue ap
proved by the reparation commits
siou.
Total of German indemnities to be
determined by an interallied com
mission before May |, 1921, after a
fair hearing.
Schedule will be fixed for discharge
of German indemnity obligations
within thirty years.
Germany irrevocably recognizes full
authority of interSllied reparations
commission.
Germany must pay civilians fol
acts of cruelty ordered by her repre-
sentatiyes.
Germany must pay for maltreat-
ment of prisoners.
Germany must pay damages fo
enforced labor by civilians, for levie
OF fines imposed.
To discharge her Indemnity obi
cations Germany's domestic taxation
system must be proportionately a
great as that in any Allied coun
. try. ~
Germany must agree to build 200.
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"Will DO This Little Thing
Lieutenant commander i. y. l.. Bell
niger. skipper of the NC-1. offered as
his parting salute: "With the help of
God and in spit" of the devil, VIC will
do this little thing.
Lieutenant Commander A. G. Read.
tho third skipper. said
Nothing has been overlooked in the
construction of these planes. They Il
do tho trick.
Each Scaplanc carries six men. con
sisting of the commander. a navigator.
two pilots. an engineer and reserve
pilot. The reserve pilots will go only
to Newfoundland. not being included in
the transatlantic complement. The
planes weighed $3.50 pounds apiece
with a full load aud each is driven by
| four Liberty motors of 400 horsepower
each connected with individual propel i
ers. The wing spread is 126 feet
Grow and equipment arc carried i'll the
hull. forty foot boat Oh which the
plane rests when it alights on the water
! From the time the planes rose from
Jamaica bay they will not rest on land
until they reach the other side of the
ocean, At the appointed stopping
places they will be moored in harbors
and if they are compelled to aigh'
along the line of the warship ocean pa :
troll they arc capable of riding any or
dipary sea while being overhaulcd oil
repaired
Crews on Seaplanes
The crews on the three scaplanc'
are:
NC-3-Commandcr J. II. Towers
commanding officer and navigator
Commander II. e. Richardson ant
Lieutenant d. II. Mccullough. pilots
Lieutenant Commander II. a. Lavender
radio operator; Machinist L. X. Moore
engineer: Lieutenant BriXton Rhodes
reserve pilot engineer. and Llcutenan
Commander Il. +. Byrd, radio operator
The latter two will so only ~ far a
Newfoundland.
NC-4-Licutcnant Commander y.
Read. commanding officer and naVi
gator: Lieutenants +. +. Stone and W
X. Hinton. pilots: Ensign X. {. Rodd
radio opcrator: Chief Machinist's Mat
F.. S. Rhodes. and Lieutenant j. l.
Brccsc. reserve pilot engineer. the latte
going only as far as Newfoundland.
NC Commander =. \
l.. Bellingcr. commanding officer an
navigator Lieutenant Commander NJ
4, Mitschcr and Lieutenant l.. I
BARN. pilots: Lieutenant Harry Saden
water. radio operator Chief Machinist
Mate G.. 7. Kesslcr, engineer; Ma
chiuist Rasinus Christensen, rcserv
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laden and fully equipped for The over

laden and fully equipped for the over.
seas start.
The most northern of the airdromes
nd the largest is that at Harbor Grace,
acre the Handley Page machine. to be
iloted by Major Brackely. is housed
offers runway of 1000 yards OH
hores of Conception Bay where a month
tgo several houses stood. The Handlcy
iHge plane now en- route from Liver
,ool is expected to be ready for trial on
May 20.
Newfoundland had not seen u flying
machine until the Sopwith plane went
up there on April 10. but indications
are that this coast will be the scene OF
many hopoffs in the attempt to cross
the Atlantic by air before late summer,
as several projects besides those fol
/ which airdromes have been built are
about ready to assume definite form.
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Cory, Pa, May S.-By confession
made yesterday by Claude Kelly, a
member of the fire department, ,hc is
said to admit being the mysterious fire.
bug who has baff1ed score of detectives
for year. Kelly is alleged to have
confessed setting fourteen fires. aggrc-
gating loss of many thousand dollars.
He denies starting the city hall fire,
whore q life WAS lost.
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No Cheering at Hop.Or

adventure
No Cheering at Hop. on
About Zoo persons. including the
1000 officers and mon Of the naval mir
station. watched the three great planes
rise from tho water aud soar ont over
Jnmaica bay. There was no cheering.
the spectators seeming too profoundly
impressed 10 give uttcrancc 10 their
feelings. Even conversation ceased. for
it would have hccn impossible for any
man to mako his voice heard above the
mighty roaring Of the flyers motors.
The only ceremony was the prcscnta-
tion of four leaf clover TO each mem
bcr of tho crews by Captain Noble +. r.
win. of the aviation section of the naval
b,irCau of operations. AS tho men took
their places they wCrC obviously under
the influence of rgidly restrained
spirit of excitement. eager for the ad
venture and confident of the outcome.
Commander Towers expressed the
confidence of all that tho fight would
hc successful. As hc donncd his sheep
skin lined uniform aud helmet he OK
claimed delightedly to his brother off
GERS: Boys. were going to beat it.
As Commander Towers took his seat in
his flagship, the NC-3, he waved his
hand to the spectators and called out
Good by. boys. There is nothing We
can see now that will prevent IS being
in Halifax by o'clock. The mon are
fine set. We could not have better
We are confident the American navy
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Peace Puts Issues
Up to Congress
rontiuued From Puse One

tcntiuued From Pnse Ono
Of Republicans aud Democrats. some
OF the former supporting the treaty and
some of the latter opposing it, which
will define the lines on which the great
issue will be fought out II the con
test is protractcd and other nations,
by.accepting the treaty. should resume
ronmercial relations with Germany.
gaining the advantage Of trade, u pres
. sure TO put the United States in posi-
ton TO participate is expected. II i.
being pointed out that, whether the
Senate ratifips the treaty nr not. Con
gress can declare the war with Germany
al, an eud. if il rluoscs, by pH>siug n
Joint resolution tn that effect That
action would return the country I" II
peace basis and leave the treaty uuCs
tions TO be fought out
Wilson Faces Big Contest
When President Wilson roturns I"
the United States possibly 10y the lst
of Jurc-hc will begin what may turn
out TO be the greatest Of contests be
tween the executive aud til" Senate. "
is possible that hC may CDrry his case
directly to tho people before til" Scuatc
has opportunity to act by making II
tour through the country speaking tor
the ratification Of the treaty. Tho frcSl
dent originally intended to do this be
tween his first and second trips to
France. but he was obliged t0 alter his
program when he, had to return to
Paris sooner than he expected.
The fact that the President faces =
Republican congress is generally con
ceded to have little to do with the Is
sue. There has been n marked tendency
of late on both sides TO openly declare
the question nS a nonparti>au one and
it is known that the President i count
ing on the support Of som" R"pnbli-
cans and has already accepted ih" "p'
position of some Democrats.
German Militarism ENirpate
Extended study today Of the military
terms of the peace treaty convinccS
army officials here that tho point nj
which it is proposed 10 start on lmlth
tion Of armuments j. the absolute cNtlr-
patton of militarism in Germany. ~"
yestge of the vast military framework
built up in forty years Of prCparat ion
for world conquest by Germany is 10 be
left
Measures have been formulated oven
to stamp out the military spirit bred
SO carefHlly in the people. l,udcr tho
treaty any enterprise aiming at n mill
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will be tho first to fly across the At.
lantir ocean.
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y. s. Sea FiierS
Start on yOllrneU

Continued From Page One
atlantic ficrs sped away on their great
adventure
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POCONO MOUNTAINS
,,.,,,,,,u -.

DESIRABLE furnished cottages compIsta.
With mod couven., for rent at rea. term1i
uccupants take meals at the Forest Inn
Write n v YsaEsr. Mgr.. HughssvillA. Pa
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In NlENINRIANl

ESSEN.-In loving memory Of our son,
WILLIS l.. ESSEN who depa arted this life
May r. mot PARENTS.
SUMMERS In memory Of my beoycd SIS
ter, MARY PARSONS STARK SUMMERS.
who passed away May 3. 1917. BROTHER.
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ated graceful tracery of ferns, and
the charming souvenirs marked each
place were miniature bronze owls and
the programs of the club for the COM
ing year.
Among the pleasures of the evening
were several musical numbers,by Miss
Margaret Wilhelmi
The Business womans' club, in en-
tering upon it's second winter season,
does so under most suspicious circum-
stances. The club, though one of the
youngest. is perhaps one of the larg-
est organizations of women In the
city and is the only local association
affiliated with the national associa-
ton Of business and professional
women.
Organized hardly more than a year
ago. with a membership of talented
and enthusiastic young women. it has
steadily grown. until It's membership
now includes women In many avoca-
tions. and its influence is felt in many
! channels.
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ABOUT PEOPLE WE KNOW

Mrs. w. S. Keyser is home after
spending the summer in Norwalk.
Conn. She expected to be absent
from the city for some time longer, but
was called home by the illness and
death of her brother in law. Mr..
Frank ". Ruse, whose recent death in
Mobile came as such a shock to the
many friends of the family. While
in Norwalk Mrs. Keyser enjoyed be-
ing with her daughter, Mrs. William
NJ. Meredith. her lovely little three
year old girl and young son. Her son,
Campbell Keyser, Joined her in Nor
walk about the middle of the sum-
mer after his return from service
abroad, where he served as lieutenant
in the Fourth Division. 10th Field Ar
tillery, United States Army. He is
now associated with his father in bus
mess. Mr.. Meredith, who served with
the ammunition train, Goth Division,
returned from overseas duty about
the same time. They arrived just pri-
or. to the marriage of Miss Margaret
Niche to Mr.. David Torrey Welles. OF
New York City, whose wedding was
celebrated at the Keysers' summer
home in Norwalk about the middle OF
June. Mr.. and Mrs. Welles are now
making their home in New York City
where he is q member of the firm OF
| a prominent banking house. Mrs. R
l.. Niche. widow of General Niche
| who with her daughter frequently WIS.,
| tied in Pensacola as guests at the
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Keyser home. is spending some time
in Washington, d. C.


Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Leonard are
building charming bungalow on one
of the picturesque sites on Bayou
Texar next to the J. Whiting Hyer
home. 1t is rapidly nearing compile
ton and they expect TO soon move out
to join the colony of Pensacolians who
are making their homes on this little
peninsula which juts out into the
bayou. 1t is almost entirely surround
ed by water, and while within a con-
yenient distance from town, has all
the charms of a woodland. The lights
reflected in the water from the va
rious docks and vessels at anchor in
the harbor and those from Bayview
Park transform it at night into a min
iature Venice. Pomegranate and
orange trees. graceful palms. with the
Magnolia and Bay trees, wild flowers,
smilax and other southern vines
foyming a lovely background for the
artistic homes which have been built
there. among them being the Quina
home. that of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Saunders, the Sheppard and Brosna-
han homes, the Kennedy place. and
villa Palma" the lovely home of DR..
and Mrs. j. III. Fellows.
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CHILDREN OF CONFEDERACY
CHAPTER ORGANIZED.

The N B. Cook, Children of the Con-
federacy chapter was organized at the
Bivouac yesterday afternoon with the
following charter members: Mary
Frances Chittenden, granddaughter of
Adjutant w. A. Rawls of Ward Camp
No. 8. Stuart Moffett, Lydia Tippin
Walton, Cornelia Moffett, Annie Claire
Alexander. James r. Alexander, Olivia
Avant, Mary Morgan Holsberry, Aline
Osgood Arson, Mary Rogers Mitchell,
Charles Buxton Mitchell, r o er t
Frances Mitchell, Elizabeth Maura,
Edith Maura, Ida Avant, Mary Lee
Matthew's, Julian Oldham Walker,
Niles Cary, Margaret Cary, Elizabeth
Cary.
Out OF several names suggested the
children unanimously voted to give
their chapter the name of n. b. COOK
who was one of the most loyal of the
Confederate veterans. taking a promi-
rent part in all their activities and
who was for many years county sup
erintendent of public instruction for
Escambia.
Miss Daisye Hyer. director OF the
chapter. was assisted in organizing by
Mrs. Frank d. Tracy. president of the
Pensacola chapter. u. ID. C. Mrs. A Il,
MCDANAQs MIS- jessie ~ laws 49,
Dan Shepard, Mrs. NJ. Il. Bats. Mrs
J. O. Walker and Mrs. Leroy V. Hols-
berry.
All children who are eligible fol
membership IN the chapter are re-
quested TO join Those eligible 10
membership are girls and boys from
Infancy TO is years OF age. who are
meal descendants or nieces or grand
ranrayCG of he and
women who honorabIy served the Con.
tsserate States OF America or are
llneal descendants of the Confederacy
provided the relationship Of the ap'
plicant to a man or woman who hon
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DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip,enclose with sc and mail to Foley
& Co, 1886 Sheffield Ave-, Chicago.
ILL.,, writing your name and address
clearly. You will receive in return a
trial package containing Foley's Hon
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colds and Group; Foley's Kidney Pills
for pains in sides and back, rheuma-
tism, baclSache, kidney and bladder
ailments; and Foley's Cathartic Tab
let's, wholesome and thoroughly
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biliousness, headache, and sluggish
bowels. Sold everywhere.
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Women and Events
Phone SO, between 10 q. m and 6 p. m
BRILLIANT BANQUET OF BUSINESS WOMEN
At SAN CARLOS OPENS BLUB SEASON

Nc. within the social history Of fhe
ugsiness Womans' club has any func-
inn given by the members equa,led
a, Importance or rivaled in charm
.5s banauet which was given on Mon
a,v evening in the sun parlor of the
San Carlos hotel.
Talks that expressed the principles
rblch guide the members in their
,rslness life. and which sparkle with
s-trht epigram and reflected the pro-
-ssive spirit OF the organization.
sore made by the president, Mrs.
o-ssn Miss Frances Wahlberg). by
3, Mary Noyes. Miss Viva Herman
la Miss Vera Hunk. Mrs. Olsen was
sstnlstrcss for the evening.
Three tables. damask covered. had
t-ar placed IN the sun parIor. over
liking the eastern balcony. amid a
lsrse-0und OF growing ferns and a
.-srmlng arrangements Of cut flowers
srf rreencry. Each table was center
q win cut flowers. from which rndi-
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CASEY KITS" GO
TO MORE SHIPS

The destroyers Stockton, Stevens,
Blakely, Belknap, Meredith and Bush
were visited yesterday by K. of c. Sec
retaries, Daily and Kelley, who dis
tributed Casey" comfort kits to each
of the boys on the ships. Assisting
the secretaries were Mrs. H. R. Dag
CERT, Mrs. John Massey, Mrs. James A.
White. Mrs. v. j. Fauria, Mrs. Flora
l.. Bowen, Misses Mary Cusoch, Hilda
Lucille Griffin and Victoria Montanari.
Other ships in the squadron will be
visited In turn until all the boys OF the
fIotilla have received the kits contain
ing candy, gum. tobacco, cigarettes.
short stories and other comforts.
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rRs. SIMMONS SLIGHTLY
IMPROVED AFTER CRITICAL
n sHEnn


Friends Of Mrs. u. #. Simmons. who
fss been IN for the past ten days
a.I bc glad TO know that her con-
onion yesterday was considered more
eacoura ging. Mrs. Simmons Is ono
q the few remaining members of that
GA regime OF Pensacolians whose con-
-sctlon with the social and business
life OF the city is linked with it's ro-
mantle traditions and historical back
ground, and her illness Is much re-
gretted.
II has been the custom of Mrs.
simmons for several years to spend a
part of each summer in the west, and
she had recently planned trip Of
some weeks to Colorado. which her ILL
ness prevented. Many friends in West
Florida will hope for her early re-
coYery.
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DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA
ENTERTAIN WITH DANCE.

The Daughters OF Isabella enter
tain with a dance at the San Carlos
on wednesday evening. Elaborate
preparations are being made and the
affair promises 10 be the most enjoy
able of the many with which the
Daughters have entertained.