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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28
SOMERSET CO. REscRIPT

Defendants Exceptions overruIed in
Case Of the Continental Jewelry Co.
vs.. Sam Minsky.
A rescript was handed down by the
law court, Monday in the Somerset
county case of the Continental jew
elry Company VS.. Sam Minsky. over
ruling the exceptions filed by the de-
PENDANT.
The rescript. which was drawn by
Associate Justice Warren G. Phil
brook of Waterville. is as follows:
This case comes to us upon de-
PENDANTS exceptions. which are two
in number. The first is based upon
the refusal of the presiding justice to
grant motion to dismiss. the motion
being upon the ground that the
plaintiff is not corporation but an
individual. The second exception Is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

shows the following summary OF re
ceipts and expenditures: -.
Receipts Collected by mall
s60s0.9O: collected by solicitors,
s16s1.44: loan, Anti-Saloon- League
$500.
Observation-Disclosures, $2S24.s4'
travel, 1927; labor. $154; ONCE
s12s.s5: printing, s1ss.e4; postage
ss27O.64; telegraph and telephone
s53.s7; literature, $14.70; Anti saloon
League, s2S75.53: miscellaneous
1852: balance on deposit, $222.oo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

All the folks who make the Penney
Memorial United Baptist church their
church home are cordially invited to
the Blaine Mansion this evening from
7.30 to 10 o'clock for an old fashioned
church social. There will be nothing
formal about the, affair. Just come
and renew old friendships and form
new ones.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Andrews
and little son. Richard, passed the
Christmas holidays with Mrs. An
drews' parents, MIR. and Mrs. L. D.
Wentworth, Is Pearl street. They
made the trip from Skowhegan in
their automobile and reported that
the wheeling fas fine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

The regular monthly meeting Of
the League of Women Voters will be
held this evening at 7.30 o'clock at
the Y. NJ. c. A. AT 8 o'clock. when
the business session is over. an ad-
dress on "Partisanship" will be given
by the Hon. W. K. Pattangall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28
GIRLS CLUB NOTES

The Augusta Girls toh,n =,
Club will observe another o. rs1
popular open nights on next I'D
day evening. Men and meinoe- .,l
are invited to attend. The eh." ",
ment committee is endeavofn..
make these Thursday night e
enjoyable as possible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. LinWood r. Pitman
have returned to Fitchburg. Mass,
after passing Christmas In the city
as guests of Mr.. Pitman's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William l.. Pitman,
Brook street. Mr.. Pitman is con-
nected with the Fitchburg Sentinel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

Mrs. Hugh Patterson, employed at
the Maine Farmer Office, is in Chel-
sea, being called there by the scri-
Gus illness of her mother. Mrs. Wat
son was reported Monday as being
more comfortable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

Hobart Smith, who has been pass
ing several days in this city and East
Winthrop visiting friends and rela-
tives, left Monday afternoon for
Bridgeport, Conn.,, where he is en-
ployed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

The Portland High girls basketball
team has two dates on it's schedule
with Cony High. one for Feb. IL at
Portland, and for March 10 in Au-
gusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

Miss Louise Perry of % Pearl street
left Monday morning, for Ports
mouth, n. H., where she will make a
weeks visit with Mrs. A. Chapman
and Mrs. Audrey Bruce.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

Mrs. Lizzie Briggs Of this city is
rassing few days in Lewiston,
where she is the guest of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Gladys L. Cony, who lives
at 179 Sabattus street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Everett S. Leavitt of
Sonaerville, Mass, are visiting in this
city as the guests Of Mr.. Leavitts
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M.
Leayitt Of Gannett street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

belmont S. Briggs has returned to
this city from Lewiston. where he
passed a short time with his sister,
Mrs. Gladys L. Cony.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

full heroine of DIR. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde" and other screen notables.
The ninth episode of 'The Moon
Riders" with Art Accord and the In
ternational News will form the rest
of today's p-ogram.-Ady. .,v.,..-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

Mrs. Neil Nelson and son. Albert.
leave today for their home at Booth
bay. after having passed the holidays
with friends in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

defendant could not have pee"
tanned upon any OF the issues =
upon by the defendant.
Exceptions overruled.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

DR.. Virginia Gay King will be in
charge of the osteopathic clinic on
Wednesday of this week at room %.
Augusta Trust building, Nhours AS
= M
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

The story concerns an overseas cap
tain who marries a pretty American
society girl in France. She is at
tractcd to him chiefly because he is so
handsome in his uniform. Later after
she returns to America. comes news of
his death. She has renewed her &C.
quaintance with another admirer when
her husband. very much alive, comes
to her home. Disappointed at his un-
romantic appearance in civilians
clothes. which show atrocious taste in
their cut and color, she snubs him.
The gallant cx-captain thereupon Sc
cures job as butler in his wife's
household with the avowed purpose OF
teaching her a lesson in democracy.
The results are amusing in the exc
IRENE. and. Of course. the story ends
happily.
Mr.. Meighan's supporting company
includes Martha Mansfield, the beauti-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fred I'd
Providence, r. l., VINO
Christmas with Mr.. and At~ ..ur]
Hussey Of Western avenue' ~. 4
home Monday morning W. Va
Mrs. Charles Alexander a ,,d
Hall of Bath were also holiday e.
at the Hussey home. MIS- a. h
son Harold are to stay a Nv
longer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Mrs. Addie Donahue Of Bath is In
the city for a short time visiting
friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

Friends Of Frank Best WI 70
to hear Of his being con.A ,,,,es.|
home on Cedar street with i''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

Capt. and Mrs. E c. Duns' a.
leave on the 9.36 A. NJ tfa' a
for their home in BoothpaS, ,;r
passing the holidays with ' Unit
and his family on Eastern a's"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

L. NJ. Jones. Bangor; w. NJ. Simp
son, Bangor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-16
Governor of Iowa Heads Finan-
ciers Who Plan to Build
Line in Okla
homa.
SIX HUNDRED MILES
Proposed Route to Cost Fifty Million
Dollars and Run From Oklahoma
City to Pueblo, "..
Colo.

United Press Leased Wire Service
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Apr. 10
Financiers headed by Governor w. l..
Harding, of Iowa, are investigating a
plan to build railroad to extend
from Oklahoma City to Pueblo, Colo,
as means of opening UP rich grain
country which is now practically iso-
lated. t....e... r. ....- -.- ...... ...
The line would extend from here to
Woodward, Okla, across part of the
Panhandle, a corner of Texas and
then to Pueblo. This is nearly six
hundred miles. The cost of such a
road would be approximately $50.
900 900, and it would take two years
Ito build.
Governor Harding arrived here late
last night after a three day trip or
inspection through the territory.
I'VE have been impressed by three
things" the governor said, "the i'm
perative need of such road, the dead
" interest with which the people af-
fected view the project and the won
derful agricultural future of the ter
ritory to be trayersed."
Accompanying the governor are
Gordon L. Stephens, president of the
Inter-Sea corporation of New YORK
City: r. O. Warfield, secretary of the
CORPORATION; George A. Platts, Omaha;
E. e. Robertson, of Kansas City, and
A. q. Blankenship, of Eldorado, Kan
Sas.
The marty will leave for Wichita,
Kansas tonight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-16
THEO. N. VAIL
DIES TODAY
Former President of American TeIe-
graph and Telephone Company
Passed Away in RaIti-
more Hospital.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
BALTIMORE, Md, April 16.-Theo-
dcre n. Vail, former president of the
American Telegraph and Telephone
company died at Johns Hopkins hos
ptal here today
Vail became chairman Of the board
of directors OF the American TeIe-
graph and Telephone company upon
his retirement as president and held
that position at the time Of his death.
He suffered from heart trouble, &C
cording to his physicians.
He spent the winter at Jekyll
island, off the coast of Georgia, and
a week ago, when his condition be-
came serious, was taken to Johns
Hopkins.
The funeral probably will be held
Sunday.
Vail was pioneer In telephone
and telegraph organizations and was
known throughout the world
He was born in Carroll county,
Ohio. July 16, 1845, and educated in
Morristown, N. j.. academy and
studied at Dartmouth, Middleburg col
lege. Princeton and Harvard univer-
stiles.
Vail married Mabel Rutledge San
derson of Boston, in 1907. His home
was listed officially as Lyndonville.
Vermont. He maintained offices III
Boston and New York.
Beginning life as a medical stu
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-16
SAVED FROM
BURNING ALIVE
Five Boys Playing Wild West Tie
Paper Carrier to Tree and Start
Blaze to Burn Him
Alive.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service
LANCASTER, Ohio, April 1.-Flve
Juvenile disciples of nickel novels
and ten cent movie thriilers languish-
ed in the detention home here today
while the police were investigating
their efforts to burn at the stake
Charles Kneller, ten year old news
boy. Kneller was saved from being
badly burned by Don Morey, ten.
Kneller was distributing news
papers and had occasion to pass a
lonely wood. The five boys, playing
wild west lurked behind trees and
bushes, on the alert for victims. A
rope wt,trled from behind a tree and
the moose settled over Knelle1"s
shoulders.
Disregarding his yells of protest ne
was dragged and tied to tree. HIS
own papers were piled at his feet
On top of them was dumped
branches and leaves. A match flared
and the pile burst into flames while
the boys retreated to watch lhelr
victim from distance. ..a
Morey happened along just in time
He scattered the blazing branches
and united Kneller.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-16
MOUNTA|NE ERS
OUT Of BRI h
New Workers Putting g LAY
After Climbing STU 8
Up Steps Of Great
scrapers.
NO ELEVATORS RUNNING
Owing to Strike, People Must Wall
and BreathlessIy Take Sit
uation as Huge It
Joke.
mo ELEVATORS RUNNING
| by Harold d. Jacobs, United Press
! Staff Correspondent

[By Harold d. Jacobs, United Press
Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, April 16.-There's a
puff! puff! Elevator strike in
whew!--in New York today.
Tens Of thousands of workers who
daily commute between-puff!- the
earth and top floors of skyscrapers
on Lower Broadway were thrown
back several cons in civilization by
the walkout of scores of elevator
operators and scaled the heights to
their eyries in the mountains of steel
and granite to an altitude that no
foot-respecting cliff-dweller ever at.
tempted. .5.
A reporter thought it would be
funny to swipe ride on one of the
few elevators operating in the City
Investing company building, and
puff puff watch from vantage
point on the seventeenth floor the
newly created mountaineers labor
by. He rode up all right-he walked
down.
The City Investing building is
lthirty-four stories high and has
twenty three elevators. All of the
operators walked out. leaving ten
Thousand persons stranded in the
lower corridor-and an overflow
meeting on Broadway.
Now, New York is used to walking
-horizontaIly-with street car, eie.
waited, subway and taxi strikes. but
perience.
Hundreds stormed the narrow,
winding stairway in the City Invest
iva h,i !, ;pl, ;rit iy1,t
OF foot. Their spirits sank in inverse
ratio to the floors they passed and
their feet began to drag--and d-hT-ag g
and d-h-r-a-g..
The peculiar phase of the whole
thing, though, was that nobody got
sore. So far as could be observed,
everybody-men and women alike
took it all as a huge joke. In the
City Investing building office en-
ployes who had had some experience
as elevator chauffeurs before they
were graduated to the typewriter or
ledger, volunteered to run the cages
at least until all the employees on
their floor had reached their cfiices.
The few elevators running would
take no passengers downward. When
the reporter started he was out OF
training. When he collapsed on the
ground floor, he was out OF breath.
Similar conditions existed in the
Equitable building, at the Metropoli-
tan Life, the Flatiron, Trinity and q.
S. Realty buildings.
Today's walkout apparently demon
strated that men are better strikers
than women, as in every building
where women elevator operators were
employed they stuck to their posts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-16

dent, Vail branched into general
science with particular bent FOR
electricity. He was friend Of
Thomas A Edison.
Vail first entered the telephone
business in 1873. He introduced the
American system of electrical street
railways in Buenos Aires in 1896 and
installed telephone systems in the
principal South American cities. He
became president of the American
Telephone and Telegraph company in
1907. He was also a director in sew
eral European electrical enterprises
and was widely known in London
where he was a member of the royal
automobile club. He was a member
of the American academy of politics
and social science. Philadelphia, the
American Institute OF Electric Engi-
neers, the American Geographic So
ciety and many social CLUBS.
Burial probable will be at Parsip-
pany, n. J.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-16

Early reports indicated that strikers
were slowly returning to work
throughout the west today
/ Railroad managers here stated they
were moving more freight today than
on any other day since the strike be-
gan Close to 500 switch engines
were operating, an increase of fifty
over Yesterday.
AT Indianapolis there was an in
creased number of men at work in the
railroad yards. Five hundred mem
bers of the four brotherhoods adopt
ed resolutions last night urging the
strikers to return.
Though there was no increase in
their ranks, strikers in Michigan and
Kansas City were still holding out.
There had been no change in the sit
|uation early to-day ~ s'ai
Strikers at Milwaukee will decide
the course they will follow 1T meet
ing Sunday Members of the four
|brotherhoods will attend the meeting.
Socialist Mayor Daniel w. Hoan
addressed the strikers last night He
denounced the arrest OF the strike
leaders in Chicago and euloglzed
Eugene " Debs.
Milwaukee railsoad officols served
notice today on strikers that failure
on their part to return to work Dy
tomorrow night viii mean they Will
be blacklisted.
Additional Arrests Likely.
WASHINGTON, Apr. 16.T--Pendins
arrival OF members of the railway la
bor board who have been called by
president Wilson to meet here as soon
as possible and attempt to settle the
railroad strike, the government today
was occupied with the task OF pre-
venting the trouble from spreading.
Radicals who are suspected OF 10
menting trouble are under surVeli.
lance, it was learned, and additlonai
arrests are likely.
The response by the workes to AT
toney Geneal Falmer's charge that
thew were being led by the |. w. w:
and the communist internatlonaie OF
Russia in an effort to overthrow tne
government has been Disappointing.
II was indicated Officials expected
the result would be collapse OF the
strike and a great movement back
to the lob The situation, however,
was considered little improved.
In Washington the strike at the Po.
tomac yards had been resumed ana
food shipments into the capital were
at a standstill.
Improvement in East.
NEW YORK., Apr. 16.-Ra1iroad
brotherhood officials renewed their
80
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-16
France, Britain, Italy and Belgium Agree to
Break Off Relations Unless Complete
Disarmament is Carried Out.
REVOLUTION IS BREWING IN BERLIN
Government Buildings Guarded by Tanks and
Armored Cars While Troops March
Through Streets.
[By Henry Wood, United Press Staff
CORRESPONDENT,

[By Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent
PARIS, April 16.-France, Great
Britain, Italy and Belgium have
agreed unanimously to notify Ger
many they will break off diplomatic
relations unless immediate and com
plete disarmament IS carried out, as
provided by the treaty of Versailles.
it was learned today. The informa-
ton was obtained from official
sources here.
The allies will threaten renewal OF
The blockade in event any insurrec-
tionary government in Germany re-
fuses to recognize and carry out the
treaty
Dispatches to the French foreign
office from Germany said heavy de-
tachments of troops were concen-
trating in Pomerania. A coup de etat
similar to the Won Kapp movement
was expected. 81.
Reports of the impending coup
were partly confirmed by advices by
British officials from British gov
ernment representatives in Germany.
The allied decision will be impaired
to representative in Berlin for com.
munication to the German govern
ment.
Many Of the leaders were said to
be men prominent in the Won kapp
movement who escaped arrest when
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-16
MEN
ARE ON STRIKE
Thousands of New Workers Climb 10
Work Today, Some Having
to Go up Twenty
Stories.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service J
NEW YORK, April 16.-Thousands
of New York business men ana
women literally climbed to work
today.
Union elevator operators struck at
Q a., m.-the rush hour in most Office
buildings.
The strike resulted in confusion in
skyscrapers housing thousands OF
workers.
In the Equitable building-rorry
stories Highland the workday nome
of 1l,OOO workers-all operators left
their posts. Thousands were just
coming to work.
Building employees hastily closed
three of the buildings rour entrances
and pressed janitors, painters, once
hovs and messengers INTO service
operating cars The building super
intendent said thirty Of siXty-lVe cars
were running.
Lower halls were jammed. Some
workers employed on floors as hlSh
as the twentieth attempted to climb
the stairways. Business men planned
to have their lunches brought in by
office boys.
similar conditions prevailed in
many office buildings.
Operators demanded an eight hour
dav and a wage increase of from F5
to SO a week. Union leaders SAID
1900 would quit. -,
Delivery Of mail was delayed IN
some buildings. Post men sat on
their packs in building lobbies walt
ing for a chance to squeeze into the
few crowded elevators that were
running.
The ,Flatiron and Trinity buildings
reported all operators out. Superln-
tendents said porters were operating
cars
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-16
Ike is by No Means Crushed, Although Great
Improvement is Noted and Some Freight
is Being Moved.
III AVS NOW PROPOSE COMPROMISE
lIeoed Radicals in Jail Agree to Call Off
Strike if Released and Their Organiza-
ton Recognized.

bited Press Leased Wire Service.]
Fhe General situation in the "rump'
Ekes of railroad switchmen and
[dmen was reported improving in
nv parts Of the country today.
coueoe students and business men
unteers were joined by small
,ups Of "outlaw" strikers, RETURN
10 work in operating trains
oushout the east
HI lines announced increases IN
vice and some reported efforts TO
We freight.
Strike leaders jailed in Chicago
re said to be ready to propose q
npromise by which they would call
the strike in return for recogni-
Of their organization throughout
country and their own release
IN jail,
Workers were still out lin some
les on the Pacific coast and in the
hi, but the situation was reported
bsier."
hundreds Of thousands of workers
Fown out Of work by the strikes
re still idle in industries crippled 9
Further arrests were predicted by
aeral authorities.
Members of the railway labor board
re fastening to Washington to
let as soon as possible, as request
BY President Wilson, to take up the
tike situation.
tnited Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Apr. 49,. OUTLAW
fike leaders, jailed in the govern.
ents clean UP yesterday Of alleged
ideals backing the strike. were ex'
kcted to propose compromise to the
bTernment today whereby they Will
III off the strike in return for their
|lease and recognition Of their "out.
W. organizations throughout the
buntry.
Federal officials indicated there was
tile prospect of such a proposition
eing accepted.
"We can accept no compromise,
! official said. 1--WE have two things
do. first end the strike, and second,
1t the plotters behind it,
Though a big improvement Of the
rike in the west was noted yester.
", it is by no means crushed, ac
riding to Indications today
Workers are still out along the Pa
fc coast, Kansas City, st. Louis, In
anapolis, Detroit, Oklahoma, Texas
I'd in Chicago.
Several hundred Thousand workers
. still idle as a result Of the strike
ID losing millions daily in wagesS
4 return of many strikers is looked
7 as soon as President Wilson's
alroad labor board starts function
&.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-16
Total Count Of People in Towns
With Gains Made in Ten
Years.

united Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, April 16--The cen
sus bureau today announced the fol,
owing 1920 population results:
Battle Creek, Mich, 36,164.
Enid, Okla, 1856. -t
Bowling Green, Ky, 9,63S.
Hfllsdale, Mich, 5,476.
OWosso, Mich, 1855.
Muskegon Heights, Mich, 9,514.
Phillipsburg, N. j., 1923.
gloucester, N. j., 1852.
Alva. Okla, 1912.
South Bridge, Mass, 14,245.
Grafton, Mass, 6,sS6.
Millbury. Mass. 5.652.
oxford, Mass, $3.50.
Norwich N. Y, $3.50.
Moorehead, Mimi, 5,720.
Eveleth, Mimi, 1905.
Anoka, Mimi, 4,2S7.
Whittier. Calf, 1897
Solslh Pasadena, Calf, 7,64S.
Masomb, Ill, 6,714.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-16

that insurrectionary group was driven
from control by the general strike.
Fear New Coup.
BERLIN, April 15.-Fearing a new
military coup, the government tonight
took extensive precautions to guard
itself.
The district around government
buildings was barred to the public.
Fifteen tanks, twenty armored cars
and number of machine gun com
panies were brought into the city
and placed on guard.
Armed detachments patrolled the
Wilhelmstrasse and Unter Den Lin
den.
The government denied a report
that Major Gischoff and General Won
Luettwitz, alleged mnnarchist plot
ters, had been arrested.
Belgium to Take Part.
PARIS, April 16.-Belgfum has ac-
cepted an invita- tion to participate i'll
the conferences of the council of
premiers, scheduled OF open in San
Reno tomorrow, according to French
officials.
Poland, the French said, has as
sured France Of her approval of oc-
cupation Of the German Rhine cities
and announced her willingness to CO.
operate in measures designed to
force Germany to live up to terms OF
the treaty of Versailles.