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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07

PARIS, May THE treaty of peace between the
twenty seven allied and associated powers on the one
hand and Germany on the other was landed to the
German plenipotentiaries at Versailles today
Germany by the terms of the treaty restores AL
SAGE Lorraine to France accepts the internationaza
tion of the Saar basin temporarily and Of Danzig per-
manently agrees to territorial changes toward Bel
gium and Denmark and in East Prussia cedes most of
upper Sesia to Poland and renounces all territorial
and political rights outside Europe, as TO her own or
her allies territories and especially to Morocco Egypt
SIAM Liberia and Shantung. She also recognizes the
total independence Of German Austria, Czecho-
Slovaka and Poland.
Her army is reduced to hundred thousand men,
including officers conscription within her territories
is abolished all forts 80 klometers east the Rhine
razed and all importation exportaton and nearly all
production Of war material stopped Allied occupation
Of parts Of Germany will continue till reparation s
made but will be reduced at the end Of each Of three
fveyear periods if Germany is fulfilling her obiga
tions. Any violation by Germany Of the conditions
as to the 80 hlometers east Of the Rhine will be
regarded as an act of war.
The German navy is reduced to six battleships,
six light cruisers and IL torpedo boats without sub
marines and personnel Of not over $4,000 All other
vessels must be surrendered or destroyed. Germany
is forbidden to build forts controlling the Baltic must
demoish Helgoand open the Kiel canal to all nations
and surrender her IA submarine cables She may have
no military naval air forces except one hundred un-
armed seaplanes until Oct to detect mines and may
manufacture aviation material for six months.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
Maggie Uses Iron
On WHey's Head
a la Mrs. yiggs

Police fear that Mrs@ Maggie Jiggs
Is apt to procure an injunction against
Maggie Taylor, negress, Arkansas, who
is responsible for her husband, Wiley
Taylor, negro. Hickory avenue, being
in the General hospital suffering from
flatiron wounds on the head. They
asked the reporter please not to put this
story on the same page with Bringing
Up Father" In The News Scimitar.
Wiley's skull is fractured, but the in
ternes at the\ hospital believe he will
recover.
There was but SIS of Wiley's weekly
wages left when he went to his home
in Arkansas, few miles from Mem
phis. He wanted $3.50 split with
Maggie, SO he told the hospital attend
ants, but the woman contended that 81
should be his allotment.
Wiley was stubborn until Maggie
passed up the rolling pin and went into
action with the flatiron The negro
said he was unconscious for several
days and was able to return to Mem
phis only late Tuesday and reached
the hospital through efforts of friends.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
TO SEE
ALL YANKS HOME
-
Secretary Baker States Last
Man Will Be Out of
France Then.

WASHINGTON, May 7,--Secretary
Baker announced today that by August
the last man of the American expedI-
tionary forces will have been withdrawn
from France. He said this estimate
was based on the movement Of 100000
men a month to the United States.
Already, Mr. Baker said. the Amer-
can forces In France have been d.
vorced from the army of occupation
Plans have been completed to supply
the forces In Germany through the
ports Of Antwerp and Rotterdam, re-
moving the necessity for maintaining
the 700-mie line Of communication from
Brest, The French ports will be main
tanned, however, for the withdrawal OF
the A. II. r.
Moro than half OF the expeditionary
force has now left France Mr. Baker
said, and as tho withdrawal facilities
which were used for those forces are
being turned back either to private
owners or to the municipalities to which
they belonged,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
MEXICO REGARDED
WITH MORE HOPE
At SAN ANTONIO
Lawrence Visits Hotbed of
Mexican Politics and Finds
More Favorable Outlook
Than Discovered in Ell PaSo
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
(The News Scimltar's Special Corre-
spondent.l

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 7.--Some-
what more hopeful is the view of the
Mexican situation, which one en-
counters in San Antonio, than In El
Paso. Possibly it's because this city
is not so close to the border and such
contact as 1t has with Mexico Is with
those regions through which freight and
passenger travel has been resumed, and
conditions are hardly to be compared
with the sections where Villa holds
sway.
Nevertheless, the business men here
reveal a nervousness about investing
tells their underlying thought about
Mexico. 1t is true that party OF 50
business men from this city toured
Mexico recently, travelling 2,922 miles,
and visiting the principal cities 1t Ii
true that they were splendidly enter
tained. and anybody who dropped in on
the jovial banquets might have Won
Americans and Mexiesns toasting each
other and pledging cooperation in the
resumption Of business relations:
Trade excursions have gone into Mex.
leo from Chicago and St. Louis, and
a private party from Philadelphia has
visited Jalisco. Is all this sincere? Do
the Mexicans really have changed
feeling for the United States? One
doesn't have TO delve very far into the
problem to discover that whatever
their affections may truly be, the Mex
leans want to do business with the
country north of them for simple and
obvious reasons-they can get their
goods shipped more rapidly and exer-
else wider choice.
But the United States has no more
regarded the wishes Of Mexican pur-
chasers heretofore, than the purchasers
from other Latin American countries
For example, here in San Antonio
which is on the direct route from
Mexico City and other points. Mexican
representatives can find no centra
agency or group Of agencies, handling
American goods. What better meant
Of showing Mexico the wares OF LII
United States than by placing salesmei
in San Antonio and, other Texas cities
50 that the Me&ilss3 nuyers can com
here and place their orders?
Things May Change.
Perhaps these things will come. Ger
tainly the trip taken by the San An
tonic business men did result In de
cision to cultivate closer relations witt
view to beginning business inter
course on a large scale, when the oc
casion is favorable. Everything, o
course, depends UPON the establishment
Of peaceful conditions, but the big fac
is that peace is inevitable, and mus
come sooner or later, and, whethe
Mexico paGifies itself or some outsid
| source does it, preparedness ior trad
campaign would not be in the least
(Continued on Page II, Column 81
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07

Tennessee -- Thundershowers. cooler;
Thursday partly cloudy.
ssissippi-Probab showers
Arkansas - Cloudy, local showers In
south. cooler; Thursday probably fair.
Alabama--P Probably showers.
Kentucky--Fair, cooler. 5.,5
Loulsiana--C Cloudy, probably scattered
thundershowers.
Oklahoma Cloudy, probably local
showers warmer In west Thursday.
East Texas -- Cloudy, probably local
showers.
West Tes CLOUDY, probably local
showers EXCEPT in southwest.
North and South Carolina-Probably
showers.
Georgia--Probably showers.
.ho Ea-da - Fair In south, probably
rs has A. north and central.
-ne Si'''' mowers. slightly warmer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
Parties Are Named.

The preamble names as parties OF one
part the United States, the British en-
pire. France, italy and Japan, dhscribed
as the five allied and associated pow
ers and Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, China,
Cuba, Ecuador, Greece. Guatemala,
Haiti, the Hedjez, Honduras, Liberia,
Nicaragua Panama, Peru, Poland, Por-
tugal, Rumania, Serbia, Siam Czecho-
Slovakia and Uruguay. which, with the
and associated powers, and on the oth-
er part by Germany.
II states that: Bearing In mind that
on the request Of the then imperial
German government an 8rmistice was
granted on Nov II, 1918, by the five
allied and associated powers In order
that treaty OF peace might be con-
cluded with her, and whereas the allied
and associated powers being equally
desirous that the war In which they
were successfully involved, directly or
indirectly and which originated In the
declaration OF war by Austria Hungary
on July N2S, 1914, against Serbia the
declaration OF war by Germany against
Russia on Aug. l. 1914, and against
France on Aug 3, 1914, and In the In
vasion Of Belgium. should be replaced
by firm, just and durable peace the
plenIpotentiaries thaving communicat.
ed their full powers, found In good and
due form, have agreed as follows).
From the coming into force of the
present treaty the state Of war will
terminate. From the moment, and
subject to the provisions Of this treaty,
official relations with Germany and
with each of the German states, will
be resumed by the allied and associated
powers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
|UN-ALLIED FINANCE
SESSION VERY SPIRITED

PAR1S. May 4 (Hayas. 1.-THE dis
ission at the meeting OF the interal-
~ ana German economic experts at
brsailles yesterday was very spirited
tNJournal says, Most of the discus
- concerned the exchange of iron
H from Lorraine for German coal.
HI newspaper adds:
'Finally the energy and good sense
the allies had the better of German
hbbornness
FThe Petit Parisien says there will be
taaximum delay of one month before
h signing of the peace treaty.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
DURYEA TRACT BRINGS
$102,980 AT AUCTION

HICKORY VALLEY, Tenn, May 7.
(Spl)-Slightly over $3.50 acres Of the
Duryea tract, located near this place.
brought s1O2,9so yesterday at a public
auction. The land was sold in sections
by Rube Scott, of Hickory Valley, man
ager and the following were the pur-
chasers: Hobart Ames. of Boston, six
tracts OF 800 acres each; J. A. Austin,
OF Corinth, Miss, $50 acres Robert
Ferguson, of Hickory Valley, 314 acres,
and Samuel Prewitt, of LAGRANGE,
Tenn, 655 acres.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
OLD HICKORY DIVISION
IS NOW DEMOBLIZED

COLUMBIA, S. c., May 7v-Noon to-
day marked the passing Of the 30th
tQld Hickory division, with demobili-
zaNion at Camp Jackson, of the d.
men, one army field clerk and three
officers were the last men of the d.
vision to get their discharges and the
division records we're sent to Wash
ington today. The remainder Of the
division has been commanded by Lieut.
Col. Andrew ]. White, a soldier Of the
regular army, and he was today at
tached to camp headquarters.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07

Germany accepts full responsibility
for all damages caused to allied ana
associated governments and nationals:
agrees specifically to reimburse all
itial payment OF 10000, ,o0o, 900 marks.
subsequent payments to be secured by
bonds to be issued at the discretion OF
the reparation commission. Germany Is
to pay shipping damage on a ton-for-
ton basis by cession OF large part OF
her merchant, coasting and river fleets
and by new construction, and to devote
her economic resources to the rebuild
ing of devastated regions,
She agrees to return to the 1914 most
favored nation tariffs without dscrimi-
nation; to allow allied and asso-
ciated nationals freedom OF transit
through her territories and to accept
highly detailed provisions as to pre-
war debts. unfair competition. inter-
NATURALIZATION OF roads and rivers and
other economic and financial clauses.
To Try Ex- Kaiser.
She also agrees to the trial of the
ex-kaiser by an international high
court for supreme offense against In
ternational morality and of other ma
tions for violation Of the law and Gus
toms of war, Holland to be asked to
extradite the former emperor, and
Germany being responsible for deliver
Ing the latter.
The league Of nations is accepted by
the allied and associated pt yers as op-
erative and by Germany principle,
but without membership. nilarly, an
international labor body Is sught into
being with a permanent p and an
annual convention. A gres amber Of
international bodies of diff 1t kinds
and for different purpose IRE Gre
ated some under the leas lie Of ma
tions, some to execute the peace treaty.
Among the former Is the commission
to govern the Saar basin till pie
biscite is held 15 years hence; the high
commissioner of Danzig, which Is ere
ated into a free city under the league
and various commissions for pleblscites
In Malmody, Schleswig and East Prus-
sia.
Among those to carry out the peace
treaty are the reparatlons, military,
naval, air, financial ara economic COM
missions. the interpf ional high court
bilities. and a sen 8f bodies for the
control OF intern 1al rivers.
Certain probF are left for solu, =,
ton between led and associated
powers. notaf ails Of the dispo-
sition OF the IN fleet and cables.
| the former Gs m colonies, and the
values paid In !. ,paration. Certain 9TH
er problems such as the laws Of the
air and the opium, arms and liquor
| traffic are either agreed to In detail
| or set for early international action.
Longest on Record.
| II is the longest treaty ever drawn.
| IT totals about $4,000 words, divided
| into is main sections, and represents
the conf ned product OF over q. thou
sand U}erts, working continually
| throegf l series of commissions for
| the fF Ind a halt months since Jan.
lis. y treaty IL printed In parallel
| paxF English and French, which
ARD gnized as having equal validity
| It'll not deal with questions affect
] ind stria, Bulgaria and Turkey, ex.
eel so far % binding Germany 4
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07

vittorio Orlando, the Italian premier,
and Baron Sonnno. the foreign minis
ter, arrived in Paris from Rome this
morning.
The Italian premier arrived at the
Paris white House just as the coun-
ell of four reaasembled and resumed his
seat In the council,
Paul Hymans. the Belgian foreign
minister, left Brussels in an airplane
at / o'clock yesterday morning and
reached here at 2 pm. yesterday In
time to attend the plenary session OF
the peace conference.
The clause regarding responsibilities
which was not acted on at the previ-
Gus session OF the plenary conference,
1t is understood. has been Incorporated
in the final draft Of the treaty. This
provides for the trial OF the former
German emperor for "a supreme Of
fense against international morality and
the sanctity Of treaties by tribunal
composed Of representatives of the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
NAVY'S OCEAN FLIGHT
MAY START THURSDAY

NEW YORK, May 7.--Commander
John H. Towers, in charge of the
United States nayy's proposed trans
Atlantic seaplane flight, announced to-
day that a synopsis made by the
weather bureau at Washington of North
Atlantic coastal weather conditions was
fairly favorable" for start tomorrow
morning on the first days cruise to
Halifax.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
STRANGER GETS $4.10.

Meeting q stranger at Main, street
and jefferson avenue late TUESDAY af-
ternoon, Fred Burns, Horn Lake, Miss
was glibly informed that the man
would procure for Burns job with
snlendid chances for advancement
However, Burns would nave 10 ~, :
vance the empIoyment scout a little
change. The newcomer from Horn
Lake gave the STRANGER $40 and the
man disappeared When he failed to
return with the job Burns told the po-
lice
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
The World League.

Section 1--(League OF nations.) The
covenant OF the league OF nations con-
stitutes section one OF the peace treaty,
which places upon the league many
specific duties in addition to its gem
at any time for violation OF the
neutralized zone east Of the Rhine as
threat against the worlds peace. 1t
will appoint three OF the five members
OF 4 the Sar commission, oversee its
regime and carry out the plebiscite.
It will appoint the high commissions er
OF Danzig, guarantee the independence
OF the free city and arrange for treaties
between Danzlg and GerTgepX, and Po.
land. It will vrlk q~s,Mhen q~s,.sn ns, Is . ~
system to be 40 stne Germans f,rn y, Z,
i CONTINUED nass'at'ie On
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
ITALIANS WILL GET F|UM|E
IN 1928 BY COMPROMISE

BY the Press)-As basis of reumng
Orlando
mandatory the league of
will Italian sovereignty
During Italian administration harbor for the
built few miles lower down the Adaic
will railroad communication with Agram and
make sacrifices
Of some OF her 9th claims the Damaan coast
Italians Paris was'
by Barrere
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
$500 YANKs ON SEA.

WASHINGTON. May 7.-Sailing Of
five transports with $500 officers and
men was announced today by the war
department. Units of the Goth, 32d,
S2d and S3d divisions on board the
ships which are due at New York and
Boston May IA and May 20.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
|DcHE ENJOYS TO SIGN
lUT NOT PAY "lNDEMNITY"

IpARIS, May THE German dele
les to the peace congress declare that
ley will sign the peace treaty, but that
ermany will not pay an indemnity.
II -
lin the discussion of peace terms by
krnlany, through both her official and
ihofficial spokesmen, she has invari-
ply drawn distinction between repa-
ltion and indemnity, constituting the
tter In effect as punitive damages. 1t
Iems probable. therefore. that the re-
lsal to pay an Indemnity" would
ban In effect that she would decline to
n what she regarded as such dam
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
Terms
SPELL end OF !.
BOCHE THREAT.
BULLETIN.

PEKING, May 7. (By the Associated Press. J.
The Chinese cabinet at meeting yesterday decided
to instruct the Chinese delegates in Paris not to sign
peace treaty assigning the German rights in Shan
tung to the Japanese. <,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
STOLE SAILORS UNIFORM.

As result OF burglar visiting the
home OF ]. w. Allen. a4s South Third
street, police and detectives are giving
ali the men they observe In "gcb. e
uniform the once and double over, Al
len told the police took a complete
sailors uniform and hat with U. >, ).
yicksburg band on IT,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
REPORT OF DEPARTURE
OF HUNS is NOT TRUE

VERSAILLES, May q (By the Asso-
ciated Press)--The report that the Ger
man ministers Landsberg and Giesberts
have left the German peace delegations
and returned to Berlin is untrue. n
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
j. s, BRITAIN AND FRANCE
IN PACT TO SECURE LEAGUE

PARIS, May T. (Havas) )-France the United States and
Great Britain have concluded agreement giving supplement-
for France and security for the treaty
Echo de Paris today says has learned 1t adds Pre-
mers Clemenceau Lloyd George and President Wilson will
meeting this morning draft in final form this additional pact,
which will not be in secret
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
WILL NOW "JOYRIDE., !,

While the car of Mrs. r. g. williams,
b Lucy avenue, was parked In front
the Baptist Memorial hospital late
kshiops and lighta-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07

United States, Great Britain France.
Italy and Japan.
-
LONDON, May IA dispatch to the
Central News from Paris says the
most interesting feature of the plenary
session CT tho peace conference yes--
terday was the unanimous adoption OF
articles providing for tie trial of the
former German emperor and those re-
sponsible for crimes and atrocities dur
ing the war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07

PARIS May 7. (By the Associated Press. .)-President
Wilson has appointment with Gen. Peshing the American
for o'clock this afternoon The confer
probably in relation to the pact agree
en under discussion for safeguarding France against renewed
German aggression.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07

accept any agreement reached with
those former allies.
Following the preamble and deposit
tion Of powers comes the covenant OF
the league of nations an the first Sec
ton of the treaty. The frontiers Of
Germany In Europe as defined In the
section: European political classes Civ
en- in the third; European political
classes in the fourth. Next are the
military. naval and air terms AS the
fifth section, followed by section on
prisoners Of war and military graves,
and a seventh on responsibilities.
Reparations. financial terms and ecu>
nomic terms are covered In sections
eight to ten, Then comes the aero
nautic section, ports, waterways and
railways section, ythe labor covenant,
the section on guarantees and the final
clauses.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
Return Unknown.

There was no information at the
White House either as to the probable
time Of the return OF the president
from France or the submission OF tho
peace treaty TO the senate, but some
administration leaders believed the
president had called the extra session
earlier than had been anticipated III
order that congress might perfect Its
organization and dispose OF the more
important appropriation measures he
fore the treaty was ready for cohsid-
Grafton.
Republicans Of the house virtually
have completed their organization, but
the senate has done no organization
work and this probably will occupy It's
attention for the first week or more
Of the special session, The house,
however. can be considering the ap-
Rroprai6H easGtes N aaG .ne =, ea'ns tha IN s.
congress- viii be introduced anew, but
the secretary of the treasury has de-
cIded II will not be necessary for the
government departments to submit new
estimates,
Representative Mondell, who will be
Republican floor leader at the COM
ing session, announced today that a
conference Of Republican house mem
hers would be held on May H.
Soon after the presidents proclama y
tion WAS made public Senator Lodge,
tho Republican leader, after II confer
ence with Senator curtis, of Kansas.
Republican whip, iss'ed call for a
Republican conference to be held May
IA for the purpose Of perfeeting an
organization In the senate,
General expectations are that soon
after II meets the congress viii begin
Investigations into any questions and
charges made in connection with the
conduct of the war. Republican lead
ers. however, have announced no con-
clusion as to general investigation
The new congress will be faced with
mass of legislation, immediate action
on which will be urged by several gov
| ernment departments Besides the
seven appropriation bills, 'ageregating
more than $4,000, 900. which failed
| of passage at the last session, the list
| Of unpaased measures having included
all reconstruction legislation, and bills
| defining the shipping policy, general
railroad legislation and dealing with
unemployment labor and iliteracy
| problems,