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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
5.OOPS Being
iAKEN Off Of
STRANDED SHIP
MCManuS Officially Announces
That Transfer Of Well and
Wounded Soldiers From
Transport Under Way.

NEW YORK, Jan. Announcement
that both the wounded and we'll SOL,
Giors aboard the stranded transport
Northern Pacific were being transferred
both to rCsCuing vessels and the shore
In small boats was made at 1880 o'clock
today by Brig ten McMauus, of the
port Of emharkatlon at Hoboken,
An unsuccessful attempt was made
early today 10 drag the transport from
the Sandhar on which She grounded on
Fire Island early Wednesday morning
The men aboard the transport
Northern Pacific are being taken off,
both TO shtps standing by and 70
no Danger that the Vessel viii break up.
My understanding Is that the worst of
the wounded and sick soldiers aboard
are heinz transferred 10 destroyers and
other ships which are nearby, Those
rot wounded are being taken ashore, |
NY 'NystaEd,'
The constant pounding OF the seas
against the transport had driven tho
ship higher onto the beach this fore
noon, swinging her BOW so she was only
$50 yards from the shore,
@U,ts heavier lhan those which
v edged her tightly into the sand bar
ye terdSy Were breaking over the trans
sort and tho wind was siill blow ing
unfarorably from tho southwest,
l~eNv ,Tu.scvs and 0e9tr0yer8- and
other rescue ships maintained vigil
throughout the night IN a semiCircie a
lights flashing necessarily. At dawn
they prepared for a day Of maneuVer-
ing about the stranded vessel Fresh
coast Euard crews replaced tho ones
which spent the night near the breaches
buoy which could not be used and are
with the transport.
Twenty Red Cross nurses with food
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02

Tennessee--Fair except probably
snow in east, colder.
aissippi-OvercaEt and colder,
probably rain on coast, freezing tenn
perature to coast; Friday fair contin-
ucd cold,
Aykansas-Fair. continued cold,
hlabama--Rain, followed by clearing
weather, and colder; temperatures
wear freezing; Friday fair, continued
cold,
Kentuclly-~Talr, somewhat colder.
Louisiana Fair In north, cloudy in
south colder in southeast tampera-
ture IS to 26 IN north and 26 to 81
In south, FRIDAY continued COLI.
Oklahoma -- Fair, continued cold;
Friday somewhat warmer,
East Texas Generally fair except
cloudy on coast, freezing 90 coast.
tomperature 16 70 - "a north and - to
9S In inteIIor Of south; Friday some
wnat warmer in northwest,
West Texas Fair, slightly warmer
Tn Panhandle; Friday slightly warmer
ia north,
South Carolina R@in, probably turn
Ing to snow IN northwest colder.
GeorGia-- Rain probably turning to
snow IN north; colder; Friday clearing
and colder,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
STATES ATTORNEYS
PLAN TOORGANIzE
Amended Criminal Laws To Be
One Of Objects of New
Association.

Attorney General Samuel o, Bates
will leave for Nashville Sunday to be
present at the meeting of tho states
attorueys-ecneral, 'who will meet and
organize an association IN the capital
city on the same day the legislature
meets.
Gen. Bates returned Thursday from
Cincinnati O., and COVingtCn. ky,
whero he spent the Christmas holidays
with relatives.
Gen. Bates called tho attorneys-gcn
eral Of the state together for the pro-
posed meeting IN order to form IA per-
manent organization and to strenBthah
the crimtual statutes of the state by
having the legislature amend certain
laws now on the books ana by naSsin6
new criminal legislation,
While iTCoXington, Ky. Cen. Bates
nlNs thRFIesiGent and secretary of we
C0han16Sw Attcracys asSociaTun
OF Kentucky and obtained from them
much data regarding improvements Ia
criminal laws, Jle procured An epitone
of their work for the past eight years.
Gen. Bates said Thursday that the
attornees- general of the state hope TO
enact such legislation as viii mean n
better and more complete enforcement
OF criminal laws and at the same thho
We the state money.
The chief question to be considered
will he in regard 70. tho handling o!
Jurors. IT is proposed TO have law
passed to permit Judges to authorize
the payment OF necessary expenses OF
Jurors, such as rooms and food whoh
ioeFpd m in murder cas- ~. The allow.
nnce OF $lS a day for II jurymen and
two deputies is Inadequate, 1t Is said,
10Y this expense
Ii is also proposed to allow the judges
discretion as to locking up jurors on
any cases except murder cases. As tho
law now stands, the Jury may be lockec
UP OH any cases higher than mlsdc-
meanor cases, which involves, Gen
Bates declares, an unnecessary expense
on the state.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
DELEGATIONS TO
PEACE COUNCILS
MAYBE ENLARGED

PARIS. Jan. 2.-The delegates repre-
senting each of the great nations at
tho coming peace conference are likely
to be increased beyond five, the num-
ber previously considered Probable by
the inclusion of several delegates who
may exchange places with others, taxi
ing part In the conference only when
the special subjects upon which they
are authorities are being considered
British Foreign Secretary Balfour ia
vors an increase in the number OF
representatives and his proposition ap-
bears to be receiving fav0ra BILE con-
sideration. Mrl Balfour made his de-
sire known during his conference with
Col. House Tuesday.
American representatives who prob
ably would be among those Inter
cAangeablet delegates are Herbert G.
Hoover, Edward n. Hurley, Bernard
VI. Baruch. Admiral Benson and Vance
Mccormick.
The British delegation to the peace
conference Is not lfSely to include An
drew Bonar Law, the chancellor Of the
exchequer, who has pointed out that
his duties as government leader in the
house of commons might not permit
of his being in Paris as regular dela-
gate at the conference.
ut was indicated last week that
Chancellor Bonar Law was not likely
to be a member of the British delega-
tion for the reason stated, but news
paper repoits from London yesterday
included his name In the list Of prob
able British representatives.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02

r. n. Crump made statement
Thursday that should serve to quiet
the fears OF those who favored the
city manager plan of government and
ara now against it because they are
afraid ho wants to be city manage.
Crump emphatically declares If the
bill passes and tie Job were rendered
to him he would not have It.
1t is weil-tnown fact that all the
papers in the city, with the exception
OF The News Sciuitar, demanded all
summer the institution of the city
manager plan. The News scinitar has
mover taken sides one way or another.
Crump says he has not made a study
of the city manager plan, but fools
bound by the platform pledges, upon
which Mayor Monteverde and Commis-
sioners Miller and Mason and the Shol-
by county delegation to the Legislature
were elected. to support the measure.
His statement follows:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
Got Any Smokes?
Go TO Russia And
YOU'W BE WedLthU

WITH TUE AMERICAN FORCES
ON TIE DWfNA, Ian ,. Correspond
cuCe OF the Associated Prcss) "A to-
bacco famine has become so pro-
nOuncCd IN The territory along the
DwiDa and NaFl rivers, where Russo
allied trooTg are operating In northern
Russia, that the peasants arc willing
TO exchange almost ANYTHING they have
for small quantities Of tobacco or Gig
aTetB
The correspondent went ashore from
n flat-bOttom, paddle wheeled rteamev
with packet Of 10 very bad ClEarets
and secured in exchange Il eggs, q
half hushcl Of potatoes and 10 pounds
Of cheese. During the past six months
the tobacco growing country in the
south has been cut or from the north
by battle lines, and the supply was
soon exhausted
The peasants have beon smoking tea
leaves, trce leaves and dried moss.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
CASUALTY LIST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-Two army
casualty lists made public here today
contain a total Of $50 nanes. divided;
Killed in action. l02; died from
wounds, 106; died, accident and other
causes, g. died OF disease, l2a: wounded
severely, 500; wounded, degree unGe
termined, 6; wounded slightly. 5; miss
ing In action, 1870
Included In the lists:
TENNESSEE,
Killed in action; Privates Harley
.. Davis, Il. T.. d, 10, IIewisburg; Sam
Lock r. +, D. 3, Gainsbero,
Died from wounds Private William
H. Summers, BeechGrove.
Died of disease: Sergeant Thomas G.
Roy, Tasso; Privatcs Willie &, Graves,
Stephens, r. F. D. ?, Bradford; Luther
j. Jacobs Bolivar; Harm Smith, r. f.
ID. J, Hiiham,
Wounded severely: Lieut.. Albert
Roberts, Nashville; Sergeants William
W. Miller. Chattanooga; Joe w. 'foley,
s!eeves. Finley; James b, Hamilton,
kingsport; Elmer Jefferies, Kncxyille;
Frivates Howard w. McClary, II. +, d,
Z, Lewisburg; David r.. Savely, Hen
dersonville; Roy b. Arms, r, T. y. 2,
Celina; Andrew Cetfman, Gates; Muir
K, Edgar az GGSTS' Grgoms i T. B 5 TSlaha@a HsGhesSs
William o. Hatcher, r, L, D. 2, Wal
lend; John X. Peyner, Puryear;
Samuel r Sims, Athens; Let Sublett,
Murfreeeboro; Wylie Underyood, Stay
de'; Herman l.. Armour, r. It. ?. I,
kirs kitftsyf5s2 Dan q ;'0 Phlllps. u T. Il Her Her.
lnltage; 3Aiat Taylor, Il. r. 2. 2 Boons-
hill; Leland II. Carman, Il. Il. D, 3,
Remeri- Ernest NJ, Jordan. Smyrna ;
Floyd ]. Lambert, H. +. D. G, Mary
Missing in action: Privates Charlie
Brown, Bethpqsc; John p, D. Reaton.
Eurns rs K r Ha20ftntSn E. TtendshS hG'hfp Tps.s- T.
II. Coley, II. r. d. ?. Lafa yefte; John
p Hooper, II. T. d. 2, McEwen.
MISSISSIPPI.
Killed in action: Private Goldman
Died from wounds Priyates Carl
Graft, $3.50; Elijah Cotton, II. Ffp. l.,
Gunnison.
Thomas DinKins, r. IL i. 2, Madison
Station; Lee Holloway, II. +. d. 4,
Wesson
wounded severely, Corporal John T.
Mccarthy, n r. p, 2; ssitilo; Priyatcs
man Il. ,McAdams, Nosciusko.
Wounded, degree Undetermined; Pri-
@vate James Talkner, Pontotoc.
Missing, In action; Private Dolphus
Hester Mize,
ARKANSAS.
Killed in action; Private Emil Zlm-
norman, st. Vincent.
Died from wounds: Private George T.
Brown, wa bbaSeka.
Died of disease: PriVatcs Jacob Poo
pie, Ethel; Walter r, Sandln, Hachett
Missing IN action: Privates Henry
Woodson, Black Rock John r. Card
ner, Il. +. i. l, Banks.
ALABAMA.
Died from wounds; Privates Porter
West, Baker Hill; Palmer Wilkerson, II.
+. d. 6, Lafayette
Died OF disease: Private Bea tlas wal
drip, r. r II. 3, Collinsville.
Wounded severely: Capt. Alan NJ
Smith, Birmingham; Sergeant Horace
Baker, Milton8viile; Privates- James
jackson. r. T. d. 3, Montgomery
James S. jackson, Kimberly.
Missing in action: Private James d.
poIayy RpparguillH
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
IMPORT ANT RESULTS
EXPECTED FROM TRIP

A. PARIS, Jan. 2--President Wilson to-
day Is en- route TO Rome, where he VIII
be the guest OF King Victor Emmanuel!
During his stay in the Italian capital
he win visit tine pope and also the
Methodist college and will continue his
iande and Baron Sonnino, the foreign
rninisters Important results are eX-
rected from this visit, which will be
}the last to the allied countries before
the. beginning of the peace conference.
Yesterday the president went with
Mrs. Wilson and Rear Admiral Cary T.
Strdyson, bis personal physician, to the
beautiful St. Cloud coufse under gray,
but rainless clouds, and played golf for
an hour.
There was a quiet fami;y New Years
dinner at the Efurat mansion. No bust
ness was put before the president. His
4 only departure from the injunction Of
Admiral Grsyson 10 devote the day to
complete relaxation ana repose came
III the afternoon when ne received a
New Years call from President and
Madame Poincafe and later visited Cal
Edward HI. House, with whom he had
q conference Beyond this he had no
appointments
The conferences In Rome with the
Italian statesmen WILL In sense, be
. continuation Of those held here when
King Victor Emmanuel visited Paris
and the president also talked with
Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister
Snnniae- The results OF President Wit
son's conferences with the British pre-
ioisr, David Lloyd George, sand Foreign
Minister Raifolif, ,a isiuff haNe not yet
bsen fully dlsclnes probably will have
sisagsc tasst i'esa NseM 20 the continu-
alton OF The conferences with the {Xtal4
ian leaders
The working machinery of the Amer
lean commission has been thoroughly
ciKanized during the presidents ah-
sence In England and everything Is
practically ready to begin business wheu
he returns from Italy There appears
no reason for altering the forecast
made four weeks ago that President
Wilson intends to be back in Wash
ington before the closing OF the Amer
ican congress on March 4, or that, ii
necessary. he will return TO France
carly in the spring TO continue his work
There are however, some Indications
that the presidents hope that his re-
turn viii not be necessary may be re-
allied
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
FIGHTING IS CONTINUED
IN STREETS OF P0SEN

WARSAW, Jan. ., Try tho Associated
Press ltiguting he's continued in the
city of ro80n, German Poland between
Polish uNd German troops In the last
few days, The To-, tresa Of the city has
,heou occupied by the Polss, while more
lhau 20 400 German soldiers have been
ilsarmci
Tho Stvth German grenRdiar regiment
has refused 10 surrender and now is
surrounded In n barracks within the
city 0orln6n troops sent into the city
were disatmed on thuir arrival at tho
railway station, The cntlto Polish pon~
ulation iG reported 10 bs aiding the
Polish troops, Thay Include Boy
Scouts and SauNg. wnlnea, y Z, ,...s.,.s
Tho lighting il of ,Rt, GOuNA4f y .lfcedss
nature and thAra la ANj aUp,iratA Apti !.
mate of the nurlhgr &t'tcH aud wounded
Igna0e Jan padNaTaN, WHO arrived
in toRen several dnys aah Is delaying
his departure tor Warsaw In order u
have Il conference with German dele
gates Ctom Berlin
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
ELECTRIC DRIVE GIVES
u. S. BEST /WARSF1IPS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.--America's'
capital fighting ships OF the future will
be superior to those Of other nations
because OF their electrically driven ma
chinery, Secretary Daniels told the
house naval committee today in dis
closing remarkable results attained by
tho new dreadnouEht New Mexico.
equipped With the electric drive which
is TO De a feature of all the big ships
Authorized since 1915.
The New Mexico's turbo- electric ma.
chinery was designed to develop $500
horsepower at fup speed and TO give
the ship a speed OF 2l knots.
"She actually developed more than
81 300 horsepower" Mr.. Daniels said
''aad maintained for four hours speed
.sof 2lA knots, and this when running al
a displacement 1000 tons greater than
nef design called for.
III she had been tried at her de-
zRsned displacement. as Is customary
Szk all rew ships, she would have
2i.5 knots without any trouble
ever; and what is still better. she
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
POLES MAKING
TEARING RAID
INTO GERMANY
Well organized Army Has AL
ready Made Good Progress
in Its March Toward City Of
Berlin.

GENEVA, Ian. The Polish army.
which iE march ar toward Berlin, has
Is its object "R tearing raid into Ger
uany. according 20 the Polish agency
at Lausanne. Tho infantry ia weil
Nmod and is SIpported b. artillery
ami Gays.f".
Thp lhtautry already las occupied
important railway ceHtcra, Including
X. rua Drtcaen aNd l'0Seuau, and has
captured a larEc amount Of railway
stock with l.ttle resistance. The Ger
mRns are raHrnlng domobllized soldiers
nd tiSAtiag Ia expected, although some
10 serve,
The agency says that rs the German
railways ara dlgorrHui1ed there is q
pus9ibltty or a~woiI- organized Polish
vlu,y reaching Berlin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
HUN CAPITAL REGARDS
SITUATION AS GRAVE

COPENHAGEN, Jan, 9.---tivtntsN III
Posen are assuming q gravc character.
according to adyices from Berlin. Largo
parts OF the province are in tho hands
ot the p9ies, and Polish troops have
crossed TIE frontier at Skalmleryce,. 81
town southeaFt Of rosen, and 81 miles
there must, II s stated retreat In the
taco of superior force Of the Poles.
It ig also reporte9 that tho Polish
government AZ Warsaw has ordered the
mobilization Of all Poles
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02

could have kept up this speed as long
as her fuel lasted, for like all our later
dreadnoughts she Is an oil burner and
there would be no reduction in speed
due TO the necessity of cleaning fires
which must be dane la coal burning
ships after a run Of four hours at top
speedY
The secretary said fuel economy at
cruising speed had been ono OF the
things sought in substituting electric
drive for the ordinary turbine equip
ment.
And I am happy to say," he added,
that this requirement also was met
As a matter OF fact the New Mexico
viii steam at 10 knots on about Is per
cent less fuel than the bost turbine
driven ship that preceded her.
'On the whole, I think the country
has cause to be proud Of this achieve
ment in engineerilg, not alone because
Of the pronounced success In this par.
ticular Instance but Because OF the as.
suIanoe II gives 81 the superiority Of
our. capital sfiFs . hose Qf foreign
nations"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
HOUSE USES SPECIAL
RULE TO RUSH BILL

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9--Ilousc lead
ers Tesorted to a special rule today to
force the war revenue bill to conference
without holding it up for debate onade-
amendments. The rule, unanimously
reported by the rules committee, waa
adopted without a roll cal andl with
only few scattering negative votes.
Congress got bac'; to work today af-
ter its holiday rest II WAS expected
that most OF The senate session would
be devoted TO discussion Of peaco and
other subjects
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
Would Relieve Rails.

The venture shoWd mean that no
longer shall cotton suffer expensive de-
lays in shipment That lumber SHAH
no longer rot at shipping points. That
flour and ore, cement and grain, coal
and machinery Shah no longer be tied
up indefinitely through inadequate
trs nsportatlon facilities. Instead ship
ments OF mined. manufactured and titled
commodities, through @ proper exploit
tation of the rivers possibilities, should
be expedited and our waterways ex-
panlea SO as to absolutely prevent re-
currence Of freight congestions such %
paralyzed the country last winter.
vt may seem paradoytcal to state that
ono Of the great advantages Of water
ways contributed to their decline? as
freight carriers. The Mississippi river,
generally speaking, being q free high
way from which no stockholders or
bondholders derived a profit there was
not the same incentive 60 foster its de-.
velopment as existed in connection
with rail highways, while the nation S
natural resources. their economical de-
velopment and consequent growth of
freight tonnage stimulated rail trans
portaton in which hundreds Of thou
sands Of people had become financially
Interested.
II is easy to see how the water high
ways, capable Of saving millions Of
dollars annually TO the nations COM
merce ana 10 lnulNluudl COuNuHlC4S -,
directly, but unable to comDete with
the railroads on basis of immediate
financial returns, have fallen into com
narrative neglect and disuse. But their
principal advantage, a free and relA-
lively frictionless right Of use, is in a
position TO receive greater considera =
ton at the hands OF the public mas
much as the rail highways, soreiy
taxed, can not carry the nations COM
ineroe.
It was this inability TO attract capt
tai and shipping support or to secure
many Of the influences which have IA
vored the railroads, enabling the latter
to effectually stifle competition from
the river. that brought about the river
bankruptcy. Then, too, the waterways
lacked economical transfer connection
With the railways in the form of ter
minal facilities and narges, each OF
which might have fed the other a:
ocean traffic feeds the railways anC
vice versa at the coasts But since The
government has taken over transpor'
tation problems Of the waterways in.
adequate equipment and terminal facili'
ties are being improved, especially
(ContiNued on Page IL, Column g.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
Distribution Of Earnings by
Banks and Business Con-
Germs Of Memphis Reflects
Fine State of Business.
EXTRA PERCENTAGES TO
STOCKHOLDERS ALLOWED
Local MelO1-Cutting Is in Ad-
dition to Gratifying Christ
mas Bonuses Given En-
pIOyeS by Many institutions.

distribution Of dividends By banks
and business concerns geuotaNv reflect
a fine state Of tuy.nesa foc the past
halo year Nnt ouly have the banks
made their arcustcrSd distributions,
hut several havn declared cXtns, The
flrsi National bsnK declared It's usual
S per ceNt geWiAunusl md gave per
cent extra, placing that Institution on
"a Is per ecu, basis The MRnNHttNu
savings declarcd rs usual per cent
monthly and announced an extra ct &
per cent, hcsldc9 having given each
employs a Christmas hqnuH ot ~ p0r
cent Of Ms years. salary
Other dividend announcements In
rludr q per cont monthly Ivy the Amer
lean Savings, por cent quarterly IVY
the Commercial Trust and SaviG8o q
per cen, semiaunnal by the North Mem
phts Savings, 9 per Oent seWhnnu0l ny
the Union and Planters and by tac
Central. state National and / ruv cent
monthly by the Bark Of Com,norCe,
Most OF the banks gave their cn-
plovcs bonuses OF come character, the
Bank ot Commerce and the Union and
Planters making II per cent OF tho
year salary,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
EXPECT PEACE SESSIONS
TO BEGIN BY JAN. 7

PARIS. Ian. ,. tHavas,) )-Canversa-
tious among representatives at the al
lies will begin at the French foreign
Cffice Immediately upon the return u
Paris Of Premier ClemenceaH, which ls
expected to be about Jan, s or Jan, Z.
The premier is taking brief rest In
La Nenlee.
P,esldent Wilson is expected hack In
paria early next week, while Premier
| ,Iovd George will arrive Saturday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
FIVE B0ATLOADS ARE
LANDED UPON ISLAND

FIRE ISLAND, N, Y. Jan. c.--Three
officers and ore soldier, all wounded,
We're landed Just before noon TODAY
from thettlansport Northern Pacific,
stranded off here. They came ashore
In a coast guard boat.
Four more lifeboats filled with SOL
diers arrived from tho Northern Pa
ciflc soon after, while four other boats,
all belonging to the transport and filled
with members of the crew, left the
ship for the outlying rescue vessels.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
KAISER REPORTED TO
BE- SERIOUSLY ILL

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 2.--Willlam
HohenzoiIern, the former emperor ef
Germany, is very III. according to ad-
vices from Ameroneen. He cannot
leave his room, il Is said, and is suf-
fernq from bad cold. 1t Is stated
that ne has high fever. An eminent
specialist from Utrecht Il In constant
attendance.
Only the former empress, the special.
ist and two attendants are permitted
TO enter his room, It Is reported.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-02
HOUSE GIVES WILSON
REPORT ON CLEMENCEAU

moments after leaving Premier. Clenlen-
ctan The colonel smd he had dis
cu-eeA the organization Of the neaee
conference with the British delegate
The newspaper quoees the american
as adding that Secretary Balfour and
COT. house found themselves in agree
ment on the subject discussed Cpre-
sumab'y covering that touched upon M
Col. Houses talk With lrenlier Clemen--
ccauO, and that their opinion 'as well
a. that Of al the American representa-
tivcs, is identical and that England
and that the United J;ates are in
agreement.
"ln word, We American delegates
are convinced. as n resuf, OF these con.
versations, that nothing in Premier
Ctemcnceau's attitude can justify an
apprehension OF any marked differences
between the great powers OF the en-
tente sal the United states and We
believe that. the diversencies now eN.
istlng win be easily smoctheQ over