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TREATY TO.
BE SIGNED
by The END
OF MARCH
Lloyd George and BaIfOur In
form Their Colleagues Con-
ference Has Nearly
Completed Its Work.
Hourly Temperatnfcs;

Copenhagen, March 1.-THE
German delegates are to start for
Brussels Tuesday to learn the de-
cision of the allies concerning the
turning over Of the German mer-
camille fleet and the conditions
of the food supply that is to be
given Germany in return.
London, March 1l.-Premiet
Lloyd George and Foreign Secre-
tary Balfour have sent word to their
colleagues here that the peace CON
ference has nearly completeds its
work, the Evening News says it un-
derstands. The draft of the peace
treaty already has been finished and
will be signed before the end OF
March.
When the Germans are summoned
to Paris, the News adds, the treaty
will be read. to them and they win
be invited to sign it. There will be
no discussion with view to altera-
tions of the principal articles Of the
treaty. IF it is thought necessary,
questions involving the adjustment
details will be referred to special
commission.
To Investigate Intrigues.
Paris, March 11.-An investiga-
ton of German-Austrian and Hun
garian intrigues against the new
state of Czecho-Slovakia, as soon as
documentary evidence is received.
was decided at the meeting of the
supreme council today.
The council discussed the
conditions under which the powers
with special interests and the states
in process of formulation should
participate in the discussions with
the great powers respecting their
frontiers.
The decisions Of the various
boundary commissions Of the peace
conference are being framed in ac-
cordance with the instructions of the
supreme council for speedy action
b the conference and it is expected
all the reports will be presented by
the end Of the week.
Attitude of Americans.
The commissions have been told
that when they could not agree they
should submit the reports of various
viewpoints, leaving it to the council
to make a decision.
The American members, it is re-
ported, have been coldly judicial and
without favoritism, thereby incur
ring criticisms from partisan claim
ents almost daily.
The American members of the
supreme council, it is understood.
permitted the military experts to
exercise their judgment regarding
the proper size and character of the
future German army. In order to
have basis of discussion, the Amer
leans, it is reported, suggested an
army of 100000 men,. but only be-
cause that was the number mention
ed in the first armistice proposal.
The decision Of the council TO
limit Germany to a volunteer l2-year
army is regarded by the Americans
as likely to lead to consideration by
the league of nations when it takes
I'D the subject of. the limitation of
armaments of ths~policy of a gen
eral prohibition of conscript armies
in all nations. This is on the theory
that the great expense of regular
longterm armies will be such as
automatically to keep down milf
tarism.
Wilson May Shorten Visit.
On Board u. s. S. George Wash
ington, March 11.-(By Wireless to
The Associated Press president
Wilson, feeling more vigorous than
at any time since his departure
from the United States, devoted
some time today to his approaching
tasks in Paris. The progress made
by the peace conference during his
absence encourages the hope that be
may be able to make his stay abroad
shorter than he at first expected.
The president is planning to do
everything possible to expedite the
work of the conference. For the
first time in several days, President
Wilson attended moving pictures in
the ships theater tonight.
The new escort Of destroyers froN
the Azores fell in with the Georgt
Washington late today and took up