Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-28
RHINE ARRANGEMENT IS 55'i
SIGNED BY FOUR ALLIED 81
NATIONS AND GERM ANY
Chinese Delegation Refuses Again To Agree With All OF
The Terms And Is Not Present AT Epochal Meet n
ing In Hall Of Mirrors Today.
Thousands OF People Cheer Mady As Wilson, Llsyd
George And Clemenceau Step From Palace; Cere-
mony Was Well Arr ansed Beforehand

Versailles, June 2S-(By the Associated Press)-
he world war formally ended today by the signing
Of the peace treaty with Germany
The epochal meeting in the Hall of Mirrors began
at $40 o'clock and the German delegates, the first to
sign affixed their signatures 313 o'clock. They
were followed by the American delegates headed BY
President Wilson, and then by the plenipotentiaris
of Great Britain France, Italy and Japan The repre-
senatves OF the minor powers signed in alphabetical
order.
China's delegates did not attend the session, de-
Ginning to sign the treaty because they per-
mitted to make reservations
The protocol was signed by all those who signed
the treaty The Rhine arrangement signed by the
German, American, Belgian British and French peni-
potentiaries.
GOOSE QU1LLs USED.
A box of old fashioned goose qulls sharpened by
the expert pen pointer of the French foreign Office
placed each Of the three tables for the Of
those plenipotentaries who desired to observe the
ditional forfnalities -t~@st a.Ssssss-
Before The ceremony the indications were that the
council of four would meet after the signing to study
suitable to oblige Germany ratify the treaty
within the shortest possible time.
AS Premier Cernenceau, President Wilson and
Premier Lloyd George emerged from the palace tho
great crowd gathered outside swept aside the Gordon
of troops, cheering madly The three statesmen wero
swept along by the surgng thousands Many soldiers
broke ranks and joined in the demonstration while
guns doomed and low flying airplanes seemed to du
the air.
GERMANS LEAVE FIRST.
The German delegates left the hall first, the Allied
representatives remaining in their seats Those who
had assembled in the hall then went to the
the fountains playing.
Premier Clemenceau and Lloyd George and Pres
ident Wilson were photographed together the ter
After the demonstration the three Allied leaders
left Versailles in the automobile, the crowds fol-
lowing and cheering
The peace treaty was deposited the table in the
Hall of Mirrors 210 o'clock this afternoon by Viii
lam Martin of the French foreign Office It was en-
closed in a stamped leather case.
Premier Cleneneeau entered the palace at 2:20
o'clock.
few minutes before o'clock the fifteen enlisted
men from the Americana British and French armies
entered the hall amid decorous cheers
The order of signing after President Wilson was:
Lansing, White, House and Bliss
The other delegations, headed by the British,
signed after the American plenpotentiaries in the
der set forth in the treaty. ~
2seneral Christian Of the deiesass
Union Of South Africa under profess
objected territorial making lengthy statement
Allied stpulatons
at
Versailles 2s s44 began boom
we're still signing in alphabetical order
The proceedings formally 5:4s o'clock.
Formally Ends War. -...,. $5 -.
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