Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-14
SUPREME C:OkCIL
 MOVES SMOOTHLY
Favorably Impression Created by Sum- days Proceedings; Many Questions Yet Remain for Settlement.

Paris, Jan, 13.--By the Associated ffesS.-- The supreme council of the peace congress resumed it's sessions at j 0 clock this afternoon at the French foreign office with the distin- guished fathering of yesterday, aug mented by the presence of Japan among the great powers represented, and a notable gathering of military, naval, economic and financial reprsen- fatlves ct the various powers
 Those present included besides President Wilson, Secretary Lansing. Geenral Bliss and Herbert c. Hoover, for the United States: Premier Clem- enceau, Foreign Minister Pichon, Fin ance Minister klotz, Minister of Con- merce Clementel, Minister of Recon struction Loucheur, Marshal Fnch, Major General Weygand, and Admiral DeBon, for France; Premier Lloyd George, and Foreign Secretary Bal four, for Great Britain; Foreign Min ister Sonnino, for Italy, and Viscount Chinda and Ambassador Matsui for Japan.
 All the members of the Versailles war council also attended, including General Sir Henry Wilson, the Brit ish member.
 The proceedings today were divid- ed into distinct stages. The first, the morning meeting, was presided over , by Marshal FOch, at which the mli- tary, naval and economic authorities reached an agreement o nnew terms for the armistice expiring on January 17th. The United States was repre- sented by Major General Bliss, Ad- miral Benson and Herbert c. Hoover Great Britain, by General Sir Henry Wilson; France, by Marshal Foch, General Weygand, his chief of staff Nj. klotz, Minister of Finance, and M. Leygues, Minister of Marine, and Italy, by General Robilant
 The accord reached is said to have been complete, embracing financial terms. whereby Germany must restore the sums taken from the cities and towns in the devastated regions; mil itary. whereby Germany must restore the guns taken and promptly deliver up rolling stock and locomotives and, economic, whereby food relief will reach the famishes regions.
 It was this grogram, completed ill the morning. which confronted the council when it convened. As the statesmen gathered it was seen that their ranks were notably increased by the two Japanese delegates, Viscount Chinda and Ambassador Matsui, while General Bliss, Mr. Hoover and Rear Admiral Grayson accompanied Presi- dent Wilson and Secretary Lansing, with Bernard M. Baruch and Edward N. Hurley, later added to the Ameri- can representation. The British forces were similarly increased by Andrew Bonar Law and General Will son. while France, besides Premier Clemenceau and Foreign Minister Pichon, had it's ministers of marine, commerce, finance and reconstruc ton, and Admiral De Bon, chief of the French Naval staff.
 Vittorio Orlando, the Italian Pre- mier, was the only absentee, having been called to Rome, but Baron Son nino. the Foreign Minister, was pres ent with General RObilant.
 The scene was again interesting as the distinguished personalities gath- cred; President Wilson motored to the foreign office with Admiral Gray son. and again carried his large leath- CT portfolio, while the British Prime Minister. Mr, Lloyd George, had with him dis despatch case. Marshal Foch was puffing a large cigar as he ar rived. suggestive of General Grant
 The meeting was held in M. Pichon's private office. The session was pro- tracted, with indications that the new terms of the armistice were receiving very full discussion.
 At 5 o'clock Marshal Foch and Gen. eral Weygand, M. Klotz and the var ious military experts filed out of the conference room, while the members of the inter-allie dsupreme war coun- cil settled down to discussion of the diplomatic questions involved i'll the conference program the first subject taken up being the representation ot nations at the peace conference.
 The session of the war council clos ed about 6:5O o'clock, and M. Clem- enceau was the first to leace the coun- cil room. He was followed in ordsr bv Secretary Lansing, President Will son and other delegates. President Wilson stopped for an instant at the exit while flash light was taken.
 Paris. Jan. 13.-"Frankly, my i'm. nression was favorable" said one of the men present at yesterdays ses- sion of the supreme council, to Mar eel Hutin, of the Echo de Paris. "ihe conference is not yet altogthr 'prlm.- ed,' but the meeting made it evident that there is an extremely keen de- sire to reach an understanding so as to bring about the return to a state {, of neace in the shortest time possible. .
 M Hutin's informent added that It had been stipulated that French should be the official language Of the conference, but after hearing Marsnal Foch's report, with observations made, among others, by President wilson % and Premier Lloyd George, several n, ,,,lsy am oranda and speeches had to De +ranslated into English, and the si5- '. .oo,,opoo had to be aQ-