Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-20
GERMANY BETTER
HURRY, OR FIGHT
ALLIES GIVE THEM BUT SHORT
TIME TO SIGN TREATY OR
TAKE CONSEQUENCES.
THIS week TELLS THE TALE
Huns Get Reply to Recent Note in
10000 Word Message-AIIies All
Ready to Start HostiIities If
Germans "Get GAY"

Paris.-Germany must notify the al
lies by Wednesday this week If it in
tends to sign the peace treaty. If Ger
many refuses to sign hostilities will
recommence Saturday.
The allies Monday handed the Ger
mans the allied reply to the German
counter proposals. The Germans will
be given five days in which to reply.
but the five days will include the three
day period necessary for terminating
the armistice. Thus the entire situa.
ton will be cleared up by five days
from Monday, which is next Saturday.
Germans Get Printed Changes.
The new peace treaty, containing
printed changes, has been handed to
the Germans. The allies reply to the
Germans numbers 10000 words.
II the Germans refuse to sign and
wish to profit by the three days grace
provided in the armistice, they must
signify their intentions on Wednesday,
within As hours after receiving the
treaty.
The short time limit given Ger.
many for reply to the peace terms
is largely due to the Germans them
selves. They are understood to have
said they would not require more than
five days to reach a decision
1t is the present plan of the council
to renew consideration of the Austrian
terms now. Representatives of Tur-
key will be received this week.
Wilson to Brussels.
If no other developments arise Pres
ident Wilson probably will make his
trip to Brussels this week. Every de-
tail of the military and economic cam
paigns against Germany in the event
1t refuses to sign, has been perfected.
Marshal Foch's plans are understood
to provide for a simultaneous advance
of the French, American, British and
Belgian armies from the Swiss to the
Dutch frontier
Each unit has received its instruc-
tions and has taken up the necessary
position for a quick march into the
interior. The British navy is also pre-
pared to bottle up completely the Ger
man North sea and Baltic ports.
The supreme economic council will
direct the execution of Germany's iso-
lation. That body has already gone
over the final details.
Peace of Misht-Huns.
Paris.-The German reply to the
peace treaty submitted at Versailles
on May maintains that the enemies
OF Germany have forsaken the peace
OF justice to which they had pledged
themselves in the armistice negotia-
lions for a peace of might.
Summary of Reply Made Public.
The reply, an official summary of
which was made public here Sunday.
protests against the proposed terms
individually and collectively, and de-
mands return to the original aeree.
ments 1t presses for verbal negotia-
ions and states that Germany expects
justice on basis of equality and reci-
| procity.
The reply follows the lines of the
summary of the German counter-pro.
posals given out at Berlin about the
time they were presented.
Germany is to be allowed an army
OF 100000 men for three years. This
is one of the changes in the peace
terms which has been sedulously kept
secret.
A general reduction of ornaments is
to be negotiated Immediately
Germany's admission to the league
of nations is fixed for the near future.