Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-12
MORE NOTES SENT
BY HUN DELEGATES
Communications Deal With
Prisoners Of War and Labor
Legislation.
F0CH RETURNS TO FRONT
Germans Buy Twenty Thousand
Sheets of Paper to Answer
Allies.
FoCH RETURNS TO FRONT
IRv AssocIatea rrcs.1

The German delegates TO the peace
congress evidently are work ing hard
20 absorb in detail the demands en-
braced in the lengthy peace treaty.
They seem. however 10 be putting
forth their objections 10 The docu-
men; article BY article when demands
are encountered against which they
consider they have reason TO demur
In the meantime, Marshal Foch is re-
ported. unofficiaily. 10 have made prep
a"ations TO return 20 the front Mon
day.
Further notes have been forwarded
10 the French Foreign Office by the
terihans IN addition TO the reprcsen-
tatious made last week by Count Won
Brockdorr I!antzau in seeking modih-
that mo nation could endure The
communications deal with the subject S
OF prisoners OF war and labor lcgisla-
the treaty are satisfactory to the Ger
mans. who, however. declare these do
nGt go lar enough, and suggest. a
labor convention at Versailles TO dis
cuss the points raised.
President Wilson is declared 10 have
actiH.ly c"l!aborated in the replies TO
the hrs; coinmun icitionS. in on. OF
wnich 1t MAS set forth that the allies
could admit no discussion Of their
right 20 insist upon the terms Of the
peace treaty substantially as drafted.
Six OF the laser lights of the Ger
man peace delee eatiun have deDarted
from Versailles for Berlin. undoubt-
peace situation with The German gov
ernment.
Count StilI in Versailles.
:, Count Brock dorff Rantzau is still in
Nesr,sai!ies: nut i is considered pos
ih!s week for Berlin 10 consult with
the government.
The counterproposals. on which the
ri u l.
ton are busily al work. are not ex-
nected 10 be ready before next week
Tnat they, are TO be of considerable
Length is Indicated by the fact OF the
purchase today by the Germans OF
1000 sheets of PAPER.
TO-DAY. as on Saturday. Count Won
enade in the park with five of his col
leagues, evidently discussing with
them The terms OF the treaty Later
the count took his usual automobile
drive.
The pretect OF the department says
me arrangements for the reception
complete before the end Of OF the
week. as two OF the families whose
Villas Villas are 70 be ?equisiioned for their
Late dispatches from Berlin asser,
that great wave Of dissatis faction
swsepinE over Germany as re-
OF the terms for peace that have been
imposed on ;he country. Bitter in
NtCtlNe Is heard everywhere against
the allies. and IL is said that ali
parties aye one in the impression that
what Germany is asked 10 give is be-
yond all reason ana fairness and that
inc treaty should not he signed.
Silcsia Files Protest
From Si!csia comes proclamation
issued by the chic: president and
central councti protesting against the
pariiiioning OF SiieSia. and calling
upon the Silesians Ito let the world
know We Will not submit 20 such "A
peace"
President Wilson conferred sunday
with Premier C!emcnceAu. OF France:
Arthur j. Baliouv. British Foreign
Secretary, and Premier Nenizcios, of
Greece. presumably on the Greek Sit
uaticn. which Is soon 10 be taken lD
~ connection with the Turkish and
bulgarian treaties. While il is stated
that the council OF Foreign Ministers
has nearly completed it's work OF re-
arranging the Austro Hungarian
boundaries il is reported in Paris
That the council OF four has not vet
taken UP again Italy'S demand for ;he
GesSion TO ihst country OF the port OF
Fiume, 20 which prcS!dcn; Wilson is
declared TO be opposed. y demand for
the cXiradition from Holland of the
former German Emperor has reached
holland. according TO 4 note issued
by the Dutch legation in Paris