Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-07-04
Bio Covenant Is Made Reality at
Versailles in Record Time.
FOES FIRST TO FIX NAMES
President Wilson Is Second, Followed
by cIemenceau, Lloyd George and
Other Envoys-ceremony Most
Impressive in History.

O'CLOCK SATURDAY dIIeTuOOH, L al Tine.
1t also was signed by DIR. Hermann
Mueller at 8 ~ and Johannes Bell at
8 :13 D. m. for the Germans.
The American delegation signed In
this order: Secretary Lansing, Henry
White, Colonel House and General
Bliss.
The other delegations headed by the
British signed after thea American
Observation-Disclosures in the order set forth
In the treaty.
Puts Question to Foe.
Premier Clemenceau put the direct
question to the Germans whether tney
were willing to sign and execute 10Y
ally all the terms. The other dele
gates did not arise when the Germans
came into the hall.
At "A cannon began to boom, an
nouncing the completion of the cere-
monv of signing. The proceedings
were formally closed at 8 40 o'clock.
The protocol was signed by all those
who signed the treaty. The Rhine ar
rangement was signed by the Ger
man, American, Belgian, British ana
French plenipotentiaries. All OF the
Observation-Disclosures having signed the
treaty. M. Clemenceau declared the ses-
sion closed.
The peace treaty was deposited on
the table in the Hall of Mirrors at
10 o'clock by William Martin OF the
French foreign office. 1t was inclosed
in a stamped leather case.
Premier Clemenceau entered the pal
ace at 2 30 o'clock.
Gen. Jan Christian SHUTS, one of the
delegates representing the Union or
South Africa. signed the peace treaty
under protest. He objected to certain
territorial settlements and made
lengthy statement. General SHUTS SAID
that the indemnities stipulated could
not be accepted without grave injuries
to the industrial revival of Europe.
He declared it would be to the inter-
ests of the allied powers to render the
stipulations more tolerable and mod
crate.
Chinese Refuse to Sign.
The Chinese delegation shortly be-
fore the hour set for the signing Of
the treaty, reiterated their intention
not to sign.
President Wilson entered the Hall
of Mirrors at 2 80 o'clock. All the
delegates there were seated except the
Chinese.
The Germans entered the hall at ex-
actly three o'clock.
A few minutes before three O'Clock
the Is enlisted men from the American,
British and French armies entered the
hall amid decorous eHeCrs.
The credentials of DR.. Herman
Mueller and DR.. Johannes Bell, Ger
man plenipOtentiaries sent here to
sign the treaty of peace, were APP
proved in the morning.
The treaty of peace with Germany
was signed in the historic Hall of Mir
ors under the watchful eyes of forty
FIVE stalwart American doughboys,
French poilus and British Tommies
the real ARTISANS of the peace" which
has been slowly taking definite form
during the long months of the Paris
conference.
A second change in the program was
introduced as a result of the attitude
taken by the German government,
press and public toward the execution
and binding validity of the treaty.
The German plenipOtentiaries, instead
of being regarded from the moment
of signature as representatives of
formally friendly power with which
diplomatic relations had been renew
ed, left the hall after the signature
separately by the door through which
they entered. not joining the general
procession of delegates to the terrace
of the chateau to watch the playing
of the great fountain Of Versailles.
End of Worlds Greatest War;
Washington. June 3O-Signing at
Versailles of the peace treaty with Ger
many. arranged for today, formally
brings to a close the worlds greatest
war
Although technical termination of
| the war will come to each nation only
when the treaty is approved by the
ratifying power of that nation, to all
intents and purposes the conflict that
began in August. 1914, will end when
I'm the historic Hall of Mirrors the ac-
credited peace commissioners of the al
lied and associated powers and of Ger
many affix their signatures to the
treaty. Likewise will be brought to
an end the armistice granted Germany
last November IL, and also the period
of uncertainty and doubt as to the
final outcome of the peace negotia-
tons.
With the departure from Paris of
President Wilson preparatory to sail
ING from Brest on the George Wash
ington the center of interest as re-
CARDS the treaty shifts TO the senate