Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-18
Time Limit Near End.

Time Limit Near End.
The peace conference. while walt
ing for Germany to decide on her at
titude toward the peace terms pre-
sented to her delegation. rapidly 10
completing the treaties for Germanys
former allies and is smoothing out
the differences between the allied and
associated powers. ~
Germany's fifteen days in which -
make written appeals on the peace
conditions will expire Thursday Sub.
committees of the conference are ut
! work on the answers to German notes.
and it il probable they will be sent
to Versailles well before Thursday.
Peace terms for Austria are nearing
completion. 1T Is Indicated. and the
Austrians wilIfpresent their credentials
to representatives Of the allied and
associated powers Monday afternoon.
1t is understood that Austria will be
called upon to pay reparations to the
twentieth of the amount demanded
from Germany.
French May Be Chief Invaders.
Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
New York World. Copyright. 1919.
PARIS, May 17-Should a refusal
by the Germans to sign the treaty
lead to a further invasion Of Germany
the maneuver will be carried out al
most entirely by French troops. BY
June 3. unless present orders are
changed, there will be only two Ameri-
can divisions on the Rhine and the
British forces will be correspondingly
reduced.
OF the seven regular American d.
visions now left in the occupied area.
the 5th, 9Th and eth begin their with
drawal toward France tomorrow.
while the 4th Division starts moving
westward on May %. This will leave
only the LIST, Cd and Sd divisions. one
of which will quit German territory
by June 3.
Marshal Foch. on this his first tour
Of the zone of occupation. is now ar
ranging at Coblenz and Cologne just
what part the American and British
forces will play in any eastward adj
vance. He is also completing his pro-
gram by which the French will take
over a large part of the American
area in the first days of June, whether
the treaty is signed or not.
Foch and French Cabinet.
1t is expected that Marshal Foch
will remain in the Rhineland for
some time. His absence from Paris at
this time is considered not altogether
unwelcome to the Clemenceau cabi-
net. although the censor has been
busily engaged erasing the name of
Foch from eulogistic newspaper ar
ticles. Never before. even during the
war, has the French censorship shown
itself SO eager to prevent news Of the
marshars movement from reaching the
public, although the German press
carries long accounts of his activi-
ties and intentions.
Despite the possibility OF further
military Intervention against Ger
many, the clamor for rehabilitation 10
steadily increasing in France.
The militaristic Echo de Paris
seeks to soothe the clamorers by fig
ures indicating that by April 20
2,750,000 Frenchmen were demobiI-
lied, as against 100000 British.
500, 900 Americans and 100000
Italians. In less than one month
from the time the signatures are
affixed to the peace terms. the news.
paper adds, hve more classes. those
of 1907. 1908. 1909. 1919 and 1911. will
be liberated.
Coincident with Marshal Foch's ap-
pearance in the Rhenish provinces res
ports reach here of a Strengthening OF
the movement for separation Of the
Rhinelands from Prussia. Last Sun
day all the German preachers in the
territory occupied by one of the
American corps voiced demand for
from Prussfan domino
ton. There is no evidences, however.
that the Rhinelanders desire to be
completely autonomous, their attach
ment to Germany ~ . whole bein6paa
warm as ever.