The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-29
Hall Where Huns Hum
bled France Scene of
of Surrender.
ENEMY FIRST TO SIGN
Mueller and Bell Affix
Signatures; Wilson First
for Allies.
FIVE YEARS AFTER MURDER
Event Occurs on Anniver-
sary of Killing of Aus
trian Duke.
FIVE YEARS AFTER MURDER
~ The Associated Pre-.


VERSAILLES. June 7s.-Ger-
many and the allied and associated
powers signed The peace terms here
today In tho same imperial han
whore tho Germans humbled the
French so ignominiously IS yoAru
ago.
This formally ended the world
war which lasted just 81 days lees
! than five years
To-day the day ~ peace. is tho
NTH anniversary or the murder Of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand at
Seraieyo.
The ceremony OF signing the peace
terms was brief Premier Clemen-
ceRu called tho session 10 order In
tho Hall OF mirrors Of tho Chateau
or Versailles at $40 o'clock The
signing began when Dr Herman
Mueller and Johannes Bell. the Ger
man aignRtorioa, affixed their names.
Herr Mueller signed at 3;l2 o'clock
and IIorr Bcll at ala o'clock,
PresidcSt Wilson. first OF tho allied
dolngates, signed a minute later Al
sit5 O'Clock the rnonentous session
was concluded.
,,All the diplomats and members
NJ their parties wore conventional
civilian clothes There was marked
lack OF gold lace and paEeantry.
rhers were few Of the fanciful uni
forms OF the middle ages whose ira
ditions and practices arc 30 Stcrnly
condemned IN the great, soal-coVered
document signed today.
French Get RnvcnFc.
As a contrast with tho Franco
German peace session OF 1871, he'd
In the same hall, there were present
today griEIled French veterans OF
the Franco o-Prussian war They re,
nlaced the Prussian Eunrdsmen or
ibe rrevious ceremony and the
Frenchmen today watched thn cere
mory with grim satisfaciion.
The conditions ~ 1871 were exact
10 reversed. Today the disciples of
| bismarck sat IN tho seats OF the
lovlv whils the white marble statue
of Minerva, goddess OF war. looked
on.
Chinese Refuse.
Three incidents we're emphasized
nv tho scoothucss with which ihe
/ ceremony was conducted The tlr"l
ofihesr was the failure of the en-
rrse delegation 70 sign.
Tho second was tho protest sub
uifted by General Jan Christian
smuts. who delorcd tho pea" un-
satisfactory
Tho third. unknown 20 tho Eon-
eral public. came from tho Germans
When the program for nc c"ie-
mouy was shown io mo German
delegation Herr won HalmhAuN,h
| ~ the cGrmau delegation, went ~
| colonel Henri French InlHnh OF
| rccr and protested. ~" saih ~,
We can not admit ihh' Inv
tho han by a different door man
the entente delegates nor tha'
military honors should he win.
roll HAD We known thoro would
hc such arrangements before mo
delegates would not have come.
AFTER a conference win mo
Trrnrh fnrCirn ministry g. was de-.
cHrd az "A compromise, Co render
military honors as the GerwanF lc'i
otherwise the program was nor
| changed.
Tho German correspondents were
ushrrsi into me han shortly before
! 2 o'clock and were given standing
room In window AZ Tho rear ot me
/ -utrr.nuudoui section.
At , o'clock n hufh fgIl over 'l'
| hall and the crowds shou'c1 for 'h'
officials who vrrc standing 20 si'
down sn as not 'U bloch The view
| Tn, delegates showed some. surprise
|nf rho disorder which ana n"' cease
|nrm uI me Hnuu'afur7 nH1 either
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