Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-16
Will Be Apprised of Price
She Must Pay Before
Public Knows.
COUNCIL OF FOUR
CONSIDERS ITALY
Takes Up Problem, Of Adriatic and
Juso- Slavic Ciaims-Sehleswig- Hol.
stein Problem Adjusted by Agree
ment to Leave Future to Vote Of Peo.
pie Of Province-Baifour Sitting on
Council in Place Of Lloyd George.
[By the Associated Press !


observed at the historic meeting
Of, allied and German representa-
tives at Versailles a week from
Friday are being worked out by
the allied delegations to the peace
conference. 1t is improbable that
the world will know the exact de-
mands of the associated govern
ments until after the Teutons have
been formally apprised of the price
of peace.
1t seems, however. that not only
all the allied governments but the
governments of those countries
which severed relations with Ger
many but did not enter the war
will be informed as to the details
of the proposed treaty. For this
purpose 1t is likely that secret
'plenary session of the peace con-
ference viii be held before April
%.
All England awaited with in
tense interest the address which
Premier Lloyd George made in the
house of commons today. Mr..
Lloyd George has been under fire
for some time. and the Northcliffe
publications have been especially
vigorous in their attacks on his re-
ported activities at Paris. and he
is expected to reply to his critics.
The council of four, in which
Arthur ]. Balfour, British secre-
tary of state for foreign affairs,
has temporarily taken, the place
of Premier Lloyd George. is at
: present deyoting itself to efforts to
settle the controversy between
italy and Jugo-Slavia relative to
the eastern shore of the Adriatic.
In addition. 1t Is declared in a
semi official French news agency
dispatch that the Schleswig Hol-
stein problem. in which Denmark
and Germany~are at outs, has been
adjusted by the arrangement of a
referendum to the people of the
province.
Violent fighting has occurred at
Munich between German govern
ment and soviet troops, the latter
seeming to have won at least
temporary victory.
1t is probable, however. that the
battle will be renewed, the gov
ernment forces having been rein
forced. Anarchy is said to reign
n the city.
Government troops also have
been engaged in serious encount-
ers at Madgeburg, where radical
elements which have been in con-
troll for the last few days are re-
ported to have been defeated. La
Dor troubles are still prevalent
thruout western Germany.
Koumanian forces in Bessarabia
have been forced 10 retire before
Russian soviet troops and farther
north the army of Simon Petlura,
the peasant leader Of the Ukraine,
has been driven west ward a con-
siderable distance. In these re
gicns the Russian bolsheviki are
making a desperate attempt to cut
a way thru to Hungary SO that
they may join their comrades in
Budapest.
Czech forces are reported in dis
patches from Warsaw to have
crossed the line Of dcmarfation
fixed by the allies in Silesia where
the Czech and Poles claim terri
tory. A clash along the Polish
frortier is said to have resulted in
casualties. Meanwhile the first de-
tachment of General Haller's Pol
ish troops have started from
France on it's way across Germany
to Poland in accordance with the
recent agreement with the cc:
mans for the forwarding of this
force.
Paris. April 15.--The council of fou
oday discussed questions relative t
schleswig- -Hofstein, Helgoland an
he Adriatic. While the council wa
n session the foreign ministers me
Ind considered claims which have bee
made by Germany to holding II
stands in the Adriatic sea.
The foreign. ministers also took u
he draft Of articles for the peaC
reaty providing for the recognitio
" Germany Of the British position ]
egypt and the passing over of tn
right under the suez cant
the acceptance by GEL
many Of allied prize court decision
md likewise an article, dealing wit
he future status. of Morocco.
President Wilson finished the la
" series OF calls at the America
headquarters. Visiting Gen. Casper +
Bliss and Col. E. M. House. anon
,thers. discussing with them phase
4 the situation in which they are par
interested.
Russian Policy Formulated.
tits understood the policy Of dealin
Nth conditions In Russia has bee
ormulated by the allies and asso
lated governments. Announcement {
his policy, IT was thought at moo
odaN would be made before the day
lose.
Delegates OF the eighteen state
g.