The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-03-08

be given q tryout In settling the dis
pute between the Italians and the Jugo-
Slavs. which had reached a critical
stage The military commission OF the
latter had expelled the Italian military
mission from Laibach, and In retail
alton Italy closed the frontier, stopping
all food trains carrying relief for the
yugo-Slavs and the Czecho-Slovaks.
On Friday the draft Of the new and
permanent armistice was submitted to
the supreme council in Paris, but may
nat be placed before the German gov
eminent for some time yet. The allied
nations agreed to 1t but the United
States reserved the right to object to
provisions for the demolition Of the
defenses of the Kiel canal and Helgo-
land and their naturalization and to
the transfer of the German cables to
the allies. The reasons for ~objecting
were not made public.
The commission that is working on
the question of representation has
been making swift progress. 1t Is re-
ported that the amount Germany will
be called on to pay has been reduced
ebout so per cent from the original
total Of the demands, but this fact
will not afford the Huns much conso-
lation. The cut was made because Il
was recognized that the greater the
indemnity the greater must be the OPP
portunity given Germany to do busf
ness In order to get the money to pay
the debt. The British urge that the
entire cos of the war should be as
sessed against the Germans; the
French agree with this, but want set
Element first for damages In violation
of international law and payment of
the rest If and when possible; the
Americans have held that reparation
should be demanded only for wanton
destruction. The compromise plan that
will be adopted probably will be such
that Germany's Industrial recovery
shall not be too swift, at the expense
Of France and Belgium. The matter
of the Franco-German frontier vas
still unsettled last week, but it seemed
likely that the French might be per-
mitted to occupy the left bank of the
Rhine until the idemnity is paid,
without annexing the Rhenish prov
inces. No German field or fixed forti-
ications will be permitted In that ter
ritory. The Rhenish provinces may be
formed into a separate buffer state.
The supreme council decided last
week to establish an intermediate zone
in Pennsylvania between the Roumani-
an and Hungarian troops, and also
heard the claims Of Armenia.
One question owe which the allied
nations are still at wide variance Is
that of the disposition of the surren-
dered German war vessels. The Brit
ish are determined that they shall not
be in the future a part of the naval
armament of the world and seem to
prefer that they be sunk or broken up.
The French are equally firm In their
demand that the vessels be divided
among the allies in proportion to their
naval losses. and In this they have the
support of Italy and some Of the
smaller nations. France declares the
other nations can do as they please
with the ships that fall to their share,
but those France gets will become part
Of her navy, that is necessary to POI
lice the seal and protect her colonies.
She cites the formidable naval building
program of the American government
as evidence that the most pacific ma
lions have and intend to maintain
navfes.
While her c~onquerors are settling
her boundaries and future relations
with the rest Of the world. Germany II
enjoying q full measure Of the anarchy
and civil strife that she wished on
Russia. The disturbance In Bavaria
which resulted In the murder Of Pre-
mier Eisner and others by reaction
aries was quelled by vigorous meas
ures adopted by the government. and
: the latter fell more than ever into the