Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-17
ITALIAN PREMIER
 ONLY ABSENTEE
At Resumption of Sittings of Supreme Council: Explanation of Cloture Rule Expected.

Parls, Jan. It. By the Associated
 Press.)-The meeting of the supreme war council at the foreign office this morning, occupying two hours was the only formal gathering of the peace delegates today. AS summed up, in the official communique. the Russian situation and the conferences rela- tlons with the press were the only subjects treated
 After the meeting, President Wilson, Premier Lloyd George, Secretary Lansing and MT. Balfour remained for some time in the ante-chamber of NJ. Pichon's office in earnest conversa- tion.
 The discussion of the Russian situ- atiOn appears to have been confined to an agreement to exchange avail able information, though the deter imitation to have a joint examination of the subject, as stated in the official communique, indicates that the Rus sian situation will be one of the sub jects to be taken under the earliest consideration.
 Paris, Jan. 16.-(By The Associated Press. )-The Supreme Council today after considering the matter of the relations between the conference and the press, decided to call a meeting at five o'clock this afternoon to be at tended by the members of the press, and allied and associated countries to interchange views on publicity meth ods
 It was announced in the official statement of today's session of the Council which also said the Runssian question had been discussed and would be jointly examined later. The off cial communique reads:
 "The President of the United States of America and the Prime Ministers and Foreign Secretaries of the Allied powers, assisted by the Japanese am- bassadors in Paris and London, met today at the Quay D'Orsay from 10:3O to 12:30 p. m.
 'The question of the relations be- tween the conference and the press was first taken up. It was decided to call a meeting of the members of the press and the allier and associated countries at the Press Club, No. 80 Avenue des Champs Elysees, today at five o'clock for the interchange of views as to the method to be adopted. "The meeting then took up the question of the situation in Russia and agreed that the governments should acquaint each other with the latest information at their disposal, with view to the joint examination of the question.
 'The next meeting will be held to- morrow, Friday, at 10:30 a. m."
 The supreme council of the five greater powers resumed it's session at 10:30 today.
 There were present for France. Pre- mier Clemenceau and Foreign Minis ter Pichon: for the United States. President Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing; for Great Britain, Premier Lloyd George and Foreign Secretary Balfour; for Italy, Foreign Minister Sonnino, and for Japan Wis count Chinda and Baron Matsui.
 Vitorio Orlando, the Italian pren1- fer, was the only absentee. He is still is detained in Rome.
 President Wilson arrived at the meeting place accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and her secretary, Miss Ben ham.
 The impression prevailed today that following the protests that have arisen against the decision of the council restricting all the news of it's sessions to formaI communiques, some explanations or statement on the sub ject might appear in tonight's con- munique to the effect that the re- striction will apply only to the actual proceedings of the current day and not to any comment by the delegates on the general question before the council.
 This impression cannot be officially confirmed, but it finds a place among