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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-24
KEYPORT PARADE
PLANS READY
Memorial Day Demonstration
to be Fitting Celebration
Next Week
Rn srectn1 corrrspondenL

]. Leon Shenck and Arthur s. Van
Buskirk have about completed ar
rangements for the Memorial Day
parade. According TO the present
program the discharged soldiers and
sailors will assemble at 1890 A. NJ,
in front OF the borough hall. The
members of the Third Battalion of
the New Jersey State Militia. who
live In the borough will assemble in
front of the law office of George w.
Brown. The Spanish War Veterans
will form in front of John w.
Keough's store, the Boy SEQ is of the
First Baptist church in front of Wal
ling's tailor shop. the Methodist
scouts in front of Pease's butcher
shop and the Episcopalian Scouts in
front of Vests entrance on Church
street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-24
SEWAREN

Mrs. Leslie B. Conklin (nee Helen
Kellner). OF Bayonne, spent Thursday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c..
Kellner, of West avenu
Miss Hannah ID. Kellner, of West
avenue, was q Jersey City visitor
Tuesday and also witnessed the pa
rading of the Jersey troops In New
ark.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-24
Militia to Go to Caldwell

SOUTH AMBOY. May 24-Another
contingent OF men from Company +
will go to the Caldwell rifle range to-
morrow to try and qualify for either
marksman or sharpshooter. To date
a number of men have visited the
range and quite a few have qualified.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Line Of Demaraction
Deprires Germany OF
Food and Grain Region

BERLIN, Feb. Is (By The Associated
Fress) s).-The German Cabinet, meeting
IN Welmar, debated the new armisticc
conditions through Saturday night and
resumed its deliberations before II
o'clock this morning
Matthias Erzberger, the head of the
German Armistice Commission, pos
sessed plenipotentiary powers to make
the necessary decisions in case the
answer Of the Cabinet was delayed.
The Berlin staff of the Foreign
Office is without social information re-
garding the armistce proposals, which
apparently were published here only
IN part The staff. therefore, is unable
TO express definite opinion regarding
the German Polish frontier.
The new frontier as outlined. how
ever, appears at least as favorable to
the Germans as the present military
situation, and leaves them in control
OF the railroad line through Schneider
meuhl to East Prussia, which is a vital
artery of communication with the
troops operating against the Boil
sheviki.
On the other hand, the demarcaton
line, which comedies generally with the
language boundary framed by the
Poles, deprives Germany Of an agricul-
tural region on which the authorities
say Germany depends for large
amount OF food and grain supplies.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Ddn,our Urges Curb
On "Babble" Against
american Tdealis,a,

PARIS, Feb. 17.-Under the captain.
Let Us Be Just to America" Deputy
Maurice Damour makes in 'Le Jour
naP' strong protest against "the ma
tionalsm, as exasperating as it is
ridiculous, Of certain of my follow
countrymen, which, if allowed to go
unchecked, is likely to ALLEVIATE our
most devoted and most trusty friends
There are" he continues, "Frcnch
people who keep repeating to our
friends that if the armisticc is con-
cluded on bad terms, if the German
troops return with colors flying, if
their defeat is not sufficiently brought
homo to the Germans, it is because our
practical, resolute realism clashes with
American idealism. They declare that
this is the same idealism which is
preventing Lenine and Trotzky and
the Bolsheviki generally from being
crushed, which makes the work of the
eminent diplomats assembled in the
Quai d'Orsay so coherent and which
IS keeping in the background the
questions OF indemnjtics, reparation
and territory.
at is time" adds NJ. Damour. "to
put stop to this babble, which is ere
ating serious misunderstanding be-
tween America and France-two coun
tries which have everything to gain bv
closer and closer union"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18

that none of the pending plans offer
such of y prospect for arriving at u
satisfactory solution.
The official statement on the meeting
of the Supreme War Council says:
The Supreme War Council met
to-day at the Quai d'Orsay from
p. m. to y. n,. Marshal Foch in
formed the ministers of the Allied
and associated powers of the accep-
tance by the Germans of the condi-
tions for the renewal of the armis-
tlce.
The next meeting will take place
tomorrow at = .. m, when the Ser
bian delegation will be heard"
1t is understood the terms provide
for the continuation of the blockade
during the armistice.
Two notes were handed to Marshal
Foch by Matthias Erzberger when the
renewal of the armistice was taken up
at Treves. One note concerned the
employment of the German mercantile
marine for various purposes. while the
other was longer and contained several
requests. including the release of Ger
man prisoners and the maintainance
of economic intercourse between Ger
many and occupied German territories
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Protests
Inquiry Into Seizure
Of Allied Machiner,

LONDON, Feb. 18-The terms of the
new military treaty to be imposed on
Germany in lieu of the monthly armis-
tlce and as a part of the final peace
conditions will, according to the "Daily
Mails" Paris correspondent, include
the immediate surrender of certain
warships which have not yet been given
up as required, and the conversion of
the status Of the German fleet in the
Scapa Flow from that of internment to
surrender.
1t may be taken, the correspondent
adds, that these surrendered ships
eventually will be Destroyed the idea
of dividing them among the allies hav-
ing been abandoned.
The German Cabinet discussed the
armistice terms from 1920 Sunday
morning until 4 o'clock in the after
noon, when an effort was made to sum
mon the National Assembly to decide
upon the answer, according to an EX-
change Telegraph dispatch from Copcn-
hagen. 1t was found impossible to
summon the Assembly, it is added, and
:
crs it was decided to accept the terms
unconditionally.
Some of the requests made by the
Germans in connection with the re-
nowAl Of the arrnistice are reported in
Berlin dispatch, through Copenhagen
to the Central News, quoting from let
ters written by Matthias Erzbcrger to
Marshal Foch.
In the first two letters Herr Err
berger enumerated requests, including
the release Of the German prisoners,
the maintenancc Of free intercourse,
especially economic, with the terri
tories occupied by the Allies and the
Poles, freedom for the Gcrmau coastal
trade and better treatment for the
German populace Of Alsacc- Lorraine.
-'he letter also protested against the
opening up Of the question Of machn-
cry carried off from France and Bel
gium through an investigation of the
subject.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Latest Truce Terms
Cire Part Of German
P0sen to the Poles

TRFNES, Feb. 17-Unler the new
terms for the renewal Of the armis-
ticc. as presented to the Germans by
Marshal Foch. Germany must abondon
all offensive movements against the
Poles and also must prohibit her
troops from crossing the Russian
frontier at certain line.
The line Of demarcation between
Germany and Poland is outlined as
follows: East Of Grosser Neudorf
southeast of Bromberg) south of
Labischin. south of Schodziesen CD,
north of Exln southwest of Brom-
berg). south of Sam CD, north of
Czarnjkau (east of Kreuz), west of
Birnbaum and Bontschen west of
posen). Wollstciu. Lissa and North Of
Wiernszow and thence along the
frontier between Silesia and Poland.
This line Of demarcatlon gives 10
Poland a considerable part of German
Posen.
that the armisticc must be renewed
for an indeterminate period with a
fixed DELAY of three days for the dc
uunciation of it, The old terms OF the
armistice are to he carried out com
nletely by Germany.
The German delegates reached
Treves on Friday morning and Marshal
Foch arrived at noon. The first dis
cussion was at . o'clock Friday
afternoon and was begun by Marsha;
Foch. Matthias ErzberGer spoke first
for the Germans.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Taft Says League
l. Stronger Than
One He Proposed

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 17.-Indorse-
ment of the constitution Of the league
of nations was given by William Fl.
Taft, former President of the United
States here to-day at the Northwestern
Congress for league of nations.
The constitution, as read in Paris by
President Wilson. is indeed wider in
the scope of its purpose than was the
platform of Our League to Enforce
Peace" said MIR. Taft, in describing the
purposes of the league.
"Articlo 10 of the constitution ex-
tends our Monroe Doctrine to the world
by making it an obligation of the
league members to respect and pre-
serve as against external aggression
the territorial integrity and existing
political independence of all states
members of the league
"The punishment of a universal boy
colt is a very formidable instrument
of repression. We may reasonably
hope that this prospect will minimize
the temptation to make war and to Sc
cure the object of the league
This Paris covenant has been made
by the five nations who are to prescribe
the terms of the treaty of peace. A
convention of all the nations would
never have agreed on anything as prac-
tical as this. This league is growing
up as an institution forced by the nee
essities of the situation.
"ln the Presidents addresses ana
messages during the war and since,
he has promised to the long -harassed
peoples of the Allied nations that the
United States would press for league
of nations which should secure per
manent peace when this war ended.
The nation is thus pledged to the idea
of a league of nations to render peace
n q ln1 n n nj -
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
-Four Great P0uers
Ready to admit Wonaen
To Peace Committees

PARIS, Feb. 17.-Thc Inter-Allied
Women's Council now has the assent
Of four of the five great powers in the
council of ten to its request for rep
resentation of women on all peace CON
ference committees dealing with the
interests Of women and children.
Baron Sonnino, the Italian Foreign
Minister, to-day consented for Italy,
France, Great Britain and the United
States already having agreed to the
proposition.
The plan for participation of women
comprises also formation Of an inter
national women's committee to be con
suited on such. questions as may be of
interest 20 them before final action is
taken. Secretary Lansing told the
women delegates he would support the
plan and also announced his personal
approval Of woman suffrage.
The American delegates on tho Inter
Allied Women's Council are Mrs. Juliet
Barrett Rublcc, Mrs. J. Borden Harri
man and Niss Katherine B. Davis.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Zeitung" Of Berlin. There is no con
firmation from other sources.

Count Brockdorf- Rantzau. in a
speech before the Weimar Assembly,
published Sunday, declared that he
had resisted hitherto and would con-
tinue to resist the efforts to make
Germany militarily impotent He also
insisted upon the return of the Ger
man colonies and Germany's partci-
patton in the solution Of the fate OF
Alsace-Lorraine. His speech con
tanned many veled hints to the En-
tente to the effect that Germany
would go so far and no further. The
unconditional acceptance by the Ger
man government of the new armistice
terms in the face of Count Brock
dorf's defiant attitude may be re-
garded a. the cause for his rcsigna-
ton.
Count Brockdorff Rantzau prior to
his appointment as Foreign Minister
was German minister to Copenhagen.
He is regarded as belonging to the
liberal school Of German diplomats
and was mentioned for the chancellor
ship during some of the Cabinet crises
in Germany prior to the signing of the
armistice. He is a brother-in-law of
Count Johann Won Bernstorff, former
German ambassador to the United
States
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Germany Had Prepared
To Use Stsperoirplane

r ERLIN, Feb. 16 (By the AS
soeiated Press) If the war
had lasted a few months longer
Germany was prepared to sur
prise the world with an enormous
airplane. The new giant of the
air, which was planned by Har-
old Wolff, an engineer, will have
its first trial at Doberitz within
a few days.
The new machine is nearly l65
feet from wing tip to wing tip
and stands more than % feet
high. 1t has six motors. with
total of 1900 horsepower, driven
by four propellers, two of which
are forward and two aft. Each
of the propellers has four blades.
The two motors, it is said, can
stop simultaneously without af-
fecting any of the propellers or
having any result except to re-
duce the speed of the airplane.
The device for determining
the absolute direction consists of
an instrument adapted to receiv-
ing messages from various wire
less stations and capable of such
adjustment that a message from
any particular station can be
heard only when the device is
turned in that direction.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Wilson Studies
L. s. Comment
On League Plan
First Statement of His In
tentions Is To Be Made
on His Arrival in Boston
Extra Congress l. Likely
sea Grows Rough and Ship
Is Not Expected to Reach
Port Before February 25

ON BOARD UNITED STATES SHIP
GEORGE WASHINGTON. Feb. IS (Bv
The Associated Press .-President Viii
son passed his first Sunday at sea in
attending church services, sleeping and
resting. He considered no official busi-
ness whatever and received no official
dispatches.
The President read with interest a
wireless digest of newspaper opinion
and expresses in Congressional cir
les regarding the constitution Of the
league of nations, but made no com
ment upon it. 1t is very probable.
however, that he Will express his own
views to the people of the United
States in his speech at Boston on land
ing, while later he undoubtedly viii
address Congress, making his address
one IN the nature OF report on his
two months work in Europe.
While the Presidents plans fof in
forming Congress of his work are not
yet fully shaped, he is expected to de
eide upon the most direct method
which, in addition to his speech. will
probably be through conferences with
the Foreign Affairs Committees of
both houses.
1t is quite out of the question that
the Senate will be called upon at
present to act upon the league OF ma
tlons treaty, as it will not be per
iected before the Presidents return to
Paris. and it seems probable the coy
enant draft as it has been published
Will be subjected to some changes be-
tore 1T IS put into treaty form.
inc Presidents plans are still based
on his returning to Europe Immediate
~ after adjournment of Congress. with
the possibility that he will remain
abroad until summer. The chances
seem to favor the calling of an extra
session Of the Senate, and possibly one
OF the House, after the work Of the
peace conference is finished to pass
upon treaties and take any necessary
legislative action.
The George Washington to- day was
stcaming for the Azores slightly be-
hind her schedule. The sea was grow
ing rougher tonight, and unless
the weather is uniformly favorable
throughout the voyage it is unlikely
that the steamship Will reach Boston
before February %
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
BoIsheuiki Refrain
From Attack after
Reprllse by Allies

ARCHANGEL, Feb 15 (By The As
sociated Press Since February / the
Bolshevki have made no attacks against
the Allied forces on any sector Of the
Archangel front. Allied airplanes, which
are continually aloft, report that there
have been no new movements of troops
behind the enemy lines since the Boil
shevik withdrawal south from Sredma-
krenga.
While the cessation of attacks has
been concidental with the Bolshevik
offer to attend the Princes Islands peace
conference, their offensive was checked
by the American and Allied troops. The
Allied military leaders do not believe
that the Bolshevik acceptance of the
invitation to the conference caused the
Bolshevik inactivity of the last four
days.
Commenting on the Bolshevik mes
sage Of acceptance the ''Vozroshdenie
Sievera" (The Resurrection of the
North) says:
".From the note of Minister Tchit-
cherln it appears clearly that the Boil
sheviki are ready to sell Russia at auc-
ton, They intend to arrange this nicely
at the Princes Islands"
The Bolshcviki are increasing their
efforts to destroy the morale of the
new Russian conscript soldiers, as
we'll as of the American and British
troops. Bolshevik propaganda, we'll
written and printed in English, has
been distributed mysteriously among
the various Allied units.
Leaflets distributed in villages on
the Omega front, where American
forces are operating, call upon the
American soldiers to organize soldiers
committees and demand of the officers
that they be returned home ms the v,ar
with Germany is over and there is no
reason for remaining in Russia. While
there has been no appreciable effect
because of the Bolshevik propaganda,
the Allied soldiers are looking for
ward to some statement as to what the
Allies intend to do with the force here.
Reports of Bolshevik misconduct
after the occupation of Shenkursk.
which are printed as fncts in the Arch
angel newspapers, have greatly stirred
the population here, and Russians
friendly to the Allies are nnxiously in
curing whether the Allied force is to
be withdrawn or retained.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18

respondent said, was attended by lead
ers OF the various parties.
The following dispatch from Weimar
gives the German account of the sign
ing OF the armstice renewal.
The government instructed Herr
Erzberger to sign the armistice. but be-
fore doing so to hand to Marshal Foch
a written statement declaring that the
German government was aware of the
serious consequences involved in either
signing or rejecting the agreement
"lnstruc-ng its delegates to sign. it
does so with the conviction that the
Allied and associated governments are
endeavoring to restore peace to the
world.
THE German government is obliged
to define its standpoint toward three
articles
"First, the agreement entirely ig-
nores the German government, which
aas arisen in an orderly manner from
tho Will of the people. 1t imposes in
the form of curt orders provisions for
the evacuation in favor of the insur-
gent Poles a number of important
places, including Birnbaum and Bent
schen.
"Although we are ready to cease all
military aggressive action in Posen and
otner regions, we must expect the
Poles to respect tho line of demarca-
ton; otherwise we must be authori-
zed to defend ourselves by force.
Second, Germany promises to carry
out those armlstice terms which she
hlthcrto had not succeeded in doing,
but she ventures to assume that her
Obligations will not be interpreted in
manner Incompatible with President
liSOn principles. We must wait
and see whether we arc in position
FULLY to follow the contemplated in
structions of the Allied Supreme Com
mand.
"'Third, objection is raised to the
point IN the agreement giving only
three days notice for its donunci-
Ation.'
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Will Protect irnnficrS

BASLE. Feb 17.-Gustav Noskc,
German Minister of Defence, in de-
Tending the attitude of Germany
toward Poland before the German Ma
tional Assembly at Wcimar said
"The honor Of Germany must be de
Tended at all costs against Polish i'm
perialism. We regret our inability to
do more for the protection of our
frontier'
The minister promised that the law
would be applied in all severity against
those whose guilt was established in
connection with the deaths of DR.. Karl
liehknecht and Rosa Luxembourg
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
England, France and
Italy Agree Privately
On "Creat Questions

LONDON, Feb. 17.-Thn German
Cabinet discussed the armistice terms
from 10:30 Sunday morning until 4
O'Clock in the afternoon when an effort
was made to summon the National AS
sembly to decide upon the answer,
according to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen. 1t was
found Impossible to gummon the As
sembly, it is added. and after n CON
ference with the party leaders it was
decided to accept the terms uncondi-
tionally.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18

alliance of five great nations who re-
serve the right to admit or exclude
other nations. The reservation in the
DISARMAMENT clause that disarmament
shall take into consideration the
geographical situation" Of a nation
plainly means, the 'Zeitung am Nit
tag asserts, that France shall be
exempted from its provisions.
Ihe Paris dispatches covering the
1eagu2 OF nations covenant reached
Berlin too late for comment by the
mornlng neWspapers.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Germans Want Right
To Use Force against
P0Iisl, Entertainments

COPENHAGEN. Feb. II. - The re-
newal OF the armistice was signed at
$50 O'Clock Sunday evening in Mar
shall Foch's private car, according to
a dispatch received here from Ireves.
The German government on Sunday
night accepted the Allied terms for the
extension OF the armistice, according
tn dispatch to the "Politikcn' from
Weimar
The meeting at which the acceptance
was decided upon, the "Politiken's" cor
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Dunn keeps CONGRESS Seal

WASHINGTON, Feb II. The uouse
to-day adopted unanimous report Of
ITS elections committee holding that
kepresentativc Thomas B. Dunn. 3Sth
New lork District. Republican,, was
cntltled to his seat Jacob Gerlinq
who contested Dunn's election. CHARGED
violation of the state constitution
hecause of the use of voting ma
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Explains Poscn Dispute

WARSAW, Feb. 1.-THE Polish side
of the controversy between Poland and
Germany over the Province of Poscn
and the happenings in connection with
it since the declaration of the armistice
has been presented since the arrival
of the Allied mission to Poland by
NJ. Korfanty, a former member of the
German Ncichstag from one of the
Polish districts.
NJ Korfanty declares that at the be-
ginning Of the difficulties in Posen the
Poles informed the Berlin government
that they had no intention Of disput-
ing the sovereignty of Prussia pend
ing the decision Of the peace con-
ference, and that they protested vainly
against the formation of a frontier
guard by the Germans. All the regular
German regiments i'll Polish territory
had been driven out by the Poles, the
Deputy declared, but since then il,
regular bands had been organized
under The command Of the German
general whom the deputy accused of
attacking, plundering and burning
Polish villages, thus compelling the
Poles to organize an opposition.
At present, the Deputy continued.
the Termans have a certain number of
divisions of their regular army attack
tention of reoccupying the Province of
POson.
German Brutality Alleged
All the Polish forces in the province
had been enrolled from natives or the
province, NJ. Korfanty added, and the
Polish government had not intervened
IN the struggle. He accused the Ger
mans of great brutality, of executing
Polish prisoners and seizing notable
Poles as hostages, and expressed the
fear of reprisals in case the Germans
reoccupied the district. Poscn, he. de-
clared, was now controlled by the
Polish population.
The associated governments, through
the Allied commission now here pro-
pose to make every effort to cause a
cessation of hostilities pending the
decision of the peace conference.
The Poles of Poscn it was pointed
out, sent delegation to Berlin which
almost succeeded in reaching an agree
ment with the German government for
a conclusion of an armistice. but the
Germans finally refused to sign it.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
German Army To Quit
Lithuanin and AUosu
Polish Troops to Enter

BERNIE, Fob. 16. 1t is announced
that negotiations between Lithuania
and Poland have resulted in an agree
ment by which the Tenth German
Army will withdraw from Lithuania
and the Polish army viii occupy tho
territory thus evacuated 1t is said
that the Polish forces have already
entered Nolkovisk, near Grodno.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
French Leaders Seek
4mericaY. Good viii

Netc York Tribune
Special Cable Seruice
Copyright. 1919. New York Tribune. Inc)
DAR1S, Feb. 17.-French Of
4 ficials have become exceed
ingly anxious over the critical
attitude Of the American press
and the American soldiers return
ing home, and to-day made an
appeal both to the American
Peace Commission and CORE
spondents to endeavor to pre-
serve the good feeling of the
peoples of the two countries.
I am officially informed that
Secretary Baker will come to
Europe soon solely for the pur-
pose Of military investigation.