The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-07-03
PRESIDENT FIRST 10 sign
TEUTONIC REPRESENTATIVES
SAY THAT THEY WILL MEET
~ ALL REQUIREMENTS. 49,.
Versailles, June 28.-The greatest
war in history formally ended today
with the signing of the peace treaty.

MINISTER Belk--Weres uSnered into the
Hall of Mirrors at 3:08 o'clock. Prem
Mr Glemenceau Immediately. opened
the meeting by assuring shes Germans
the treaty text was identirsl with the
one. presented to them. Mueller MAS
Ne first to, sign, placing his sigma.
ture on the document at 3 10. $ Bell
followed him. Il. 81 {. ~ : =. -
President Wilson, the first Of the
allied delegates tos5sign, wrote his
name on the treaty at 3:14. Premier
Lloyd George signed two minutes
Later. The signing was by delegations
in the following order: Germans,
British including colonials, French,
Italians, japanese and smaller ma
tions. ,.,4 <ss - =
Clemenceau declared the proceed
ings closed at $50, the entire cere-
mony occupying only Al minutes.
.sThe conditions of peace are now
an accomplished fact; the proceedings
are closed, !" Clemenceau said. The
allied delegates remained as the Ger
mans departed at 1852. 49,. ~ z.
In the Hal of Mirrors at the palace
were the places for representatives of
nearly every race and creed in The
world. The big horseshoe table was
on platform elevated about a foot
above the floor. In the center on
which rested the treaty. One, char
stood before this table TO be used by
the delegates i'm signing - =
An ancient and valuable bscavn
TAPESTRY covered tables, So ....,, 4!
At the eastern end of the Hall were
salons--the Salon De Paix and <tlre
Salon DeGuerre The Salon DeRaik
was reserved for disting ,lished VISITORS
seating ABOUT 300 PROMINENT seats
were reserved, for AIRS. Wilson land
;for. Miss Mareaiet WILSON Z he
Salon DeGuerre Wassfor the; press end
had seats for 60 Americans, SO Irit-
!. ish. so French, 40 Italians, rs japan
ese, ,15 Germans, 10 from small pow
ers and 20 from neutral nations: lu
this Salon special American teiephane
and telegraph lines were installed
over which news of the signing could
he flashed to the cable office.
Tn courtyard was a blaze OF mill
tary splendor, detachments OF all Inc
allied armies with flags nntnrled
coIainp sharply To attention as Ire
asaesates arrived in autonaobile
Two white quill pens and three
arsber handled gold pens lay on tne
main signing table, which stood only
a few wards from where William flrst
was crowned and the German empire
unclaimed. Quill pens also were on
two small tables nearby and two gold
mems and ivory payer cutters were al
each delegates place. The pen with
which Clemenceau signed was pres
ented by the people OF Alsaee-Ioi
raine. It was gold plated bronze, end
inc in an arrow head. In the center
were two medalions bearing the lm,
ace of poilu in field UNIFORM anu
equipment, the other an image OF ah
Alsatian church tower.
AS the allied peace delegates ae-
sc.nded the terrace at the conclusion
of the ceremony guns boomed and
thousands of jets of water spurteo
from the fountains in the park. sew
eral Thousand civilians, delirious with
low cbeerad the delegates who We're
showered with flowers. Many OF tne
spectators swept with emotion broke
through the police barriers and Tor q
moment the delegates were encompass
sed by shouting, gesticulating CIVIL
ians. Wilson tried to turn back put
the people pushed forward crownng
him at the others the full length Oh
the terrace where the troops succeed
ed in opening a way for them to Their
automobiles.
Say They Will Keep Faith.
Versailles, June 28.-Foreign Min
ister l6neller and Cslo.iai Minister
BelI German signatsries Of the treaty
today made the following statement I
we are signinx without mental
rsse.- alton. what We are -rrn-Ex
will be carried out. The German peo-H
PIE will use every means to meet the
terms.
I'VE believe the ententes will, in its
own interests, find it necessary TO-