The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
JAPAN-CHINE TROUBLE MAY
BE ADJUSTED

| fLONDON, n go. IZ-BdrOn NOEu.
! aki Maxine, head of the Japanese del
egation at the peace conference, has
been instructed to disclose all the IN
published treaties between China anC
Japan, says Reuter- dispatch from
| Toxic today.
China's delegates at the peace
conference have been pressing fol
publication of all the secret
agreements between China and Japan
Dispatches from Pekin have reported
that Japan objected to their publica-
ton.
A message received on Monday
quoted Toxic newspapers as announc-
ing that the government had instruct
ed Baron Maxine to reveal privately
to the five great powers the contents
of the China-Japanese treaties.
PARIS, Feb. 13-(By the Associate
ed Press)-Lord Robert Cecil, thu
British representative of the league
of nations commission, emphatically
denied tonight the report spread If
Paris today that the league of nations
commission had approved the creation
of an international army, and tina
the United States and Great Britai
had conceded a point to France.
Lord Robert said that in his opint
ion the commission would decline
moreover, to approve any such plan
He added that such report mus
have originated from an enemy O.
The peace conference.
Early yesterday a so-called semi
official note was circulated in Pari
which said:
cit is reported that great ste1
was made toward an agreement, the
American and British delegates hav
ing decided to adopt the views Q
France regarding the creation of ar
international army and fleet"
This is evidently the report tc
which Lord Robert Cecil refers.
PARIS, Feb. 13-Although no off
cial communique was issued after the
meeting of the supreme war counci
this morning the Havas agency I'M
derstands that the council decided
first to place Germany in a military
situation where it would be impos-
sible to re-commence hostilities. It
is pointed out that the enemy coun-
tries are preserving war material per
hitting them to equip very rapidly an
army of at least 100000 men,
WARSAW, Feb. 13-Associated-
Bolshevik forces have occupied Zeli-
va between Bialystok and Brest. The
Litovsk have attempted an advance
through Polish lines, using uniforms
of Polish officers, but their ruse failed
and a hundred have been brought to
Warsaw iii motor trucks. Paderwski
is alarmed over the German situation
in Posen. He said to the Associated
Press: "The Germans are counting en-
the United States and the Foreign
Press to spread the impression that
Poland is incapable of self-govern-
ment.
ARCHANGEL, Wednesday, Feb.
13-Associated- reinforce
ments marching 80 miles over a forest
trail reached the hard pressed British
and Russians in the region of Sred-
rnakrenga yesterday. The result was
that the Bolshevik, who were launch
ing strong attacks, retired to thu
southwark, apparently abandoning
an offensive move. The Bolshevik
evidently feared being cut off in the
rear and Withdrew before the Ameri-
cans reached Sredmakrenga.
GENEVA-Feb. ia movement
to exclude the central powers from
the International Red Gross was de-
bated at the meeting of organiza-
ton. President Ador of Switzerland
presided at the meeting, which was
attended by delegations from allied
countries, which preferred charges of
violations Of Red Cross privileges by
Germany.
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