The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-13
Serbian Delegates Ask Presiden,
to Decide Their Boundary
With Italy.
CONSIDER ARM|ST|CE
Pershins, Foch and Haig Meet With
War Council to Discuss Terms
of ExtensIon-Pians for Rep
aration Outlined.

Paris, Feb. t3.-in addition to
Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Mar
shai II. p. Petain and Field Mar
shall Sir Douglas Haig, General
J. J. PershIng and General Diaz
attended the session Of the su-
preme war council to deal with the
terms for the renewal Of the armis-
tice.
Paris, Feb. 13.-President Wilson
has received a note signed by N. P.
Pachitch, former Serbian premier;
M. Trumbitch, president of the Jugo-
Slav committee in Paris, and DIR. NJ.
r. Vesnitch, Serbian minister to
France, the three Jugo-Slav delegates
to the peace conference, asking him
to act as arbitrator In their differ.
ences with Italy regarding the from
tier along Istria and the Adriatic
This Is in consequence of the presi
dents last interview on this question
with M. Trumbitch and Premier Vic.
toriano Orlando of Italy. M. Trumbitch
claimed all of Istria, Fiume and Dal.
malta.
Russ Conference Chances Improve.
Prospects are Frightening for the as
sembling of at least four of the Rus
sian factions at the conference on the
Princes Islands.
Word has come from the Ukraine
that the government of that former
part OF Russia will participate and it
Is reported that the government OF
General Denikine has. indicated a de.
sire to join the conference. The gov
ernment Of Crimea already has ac,
cepted the invitation as has the boil.
shevik government. Success, however,
is believed to depend upon the willing.
ness of the soviet to give certain guar.
antics such as the cessation of hos,
tilities and the withdrawal of the Dol.
shevik forces from the provinces which
they have invaded. 1t is by no means
certain that the soviet government
will agree to any such guarantees.
Three Plans for Reparation.
The reparation commission of the
peace conference has before it, ac
cording to the Temps, three PROPOSE
tions as basis for the settlement OF
claims against Germany. 1t is said
the French propose to assess agains,
Germany all damages to property, ma
tional and individual, from the war, In
addition to Frances outlay for mill
tary purposes. The British plan, pro
posed by Premier Hughes of Austria
liza, differs from the French only that
he gives no preference to any class oI
claims
The American plan opposes any de
mands, except losses from pillage ant
devastation by German armies, 1t /.
said.
Total claims under the first two
plans are estimated at 5000, ,000, 600, 900
! The American plan would reduce the
total to an amount Germany probably
will be able to pay.
To-Day Armistice Proposed.
proposal to change the Allied arm
istice policy and greatly shorten the
armistice periods is understood to b,
before the supreme war council. Thil
proposal calls for the limiting of thu
armistice periods to about 10 days, a
the end of which time new terms would
BE imposed on Germany.
The sentiment is expressed by man,
in attendance on the peace conferenc,
that this would give the Allies a bet
ter hold on the situation and enabl,
them to meet the constantly changing
conditions. No intimation is given a
to the attitude of the supreme wa
council in the matter.