ITALIANS ORDERED TO SIGN
PARIS, June 23—The Italian
government is reported to have au
thorized the Italian Peace Delegation
to sign the peace treaty in behalf of
Italy.
This removes the last stumbling
block in the negotiations as it wa3
.expected here that further objections
to the treaty terms might be offered
by Italy.
WILL VISIT AMERICA
BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 23—
It was announced here today that the
King and Queen of Belgium had ac
cepted an invitation made by Presi
dent Wilson before the Jatters de
parture from Belgium, to v;s:t the
United States. This visit will most
likely be made sometime next Sep
tember.
WILL RECEIVE DEGREE
LONDON, June 24- General
Pershing is due to arrive this after
noon to receive his degree.as doctor
of Civil Law in company with other
notables of the university of Oxford.
WORLD DEMOCRACY EXPENSIVE
WASHINGTON, June 24—Secre
tary Baker announced officially that
the expenditures of tfre War Depart
ment resulting from the war, totals
fourteen and one half billions to
June 19X9.
DEVOLV ES BAKER
WASHINGTON, June 24—Senator
Lenroot accused Secretary Baker in
a speech today of a gross breach of
trust, when the latter spent millions
of the public's money in buying land
to establish a camp at Bennings,
/Georgia.
Speaking of the destruction caused
by the war Senator McCumber de
clared that seven and one half mill
ion soldiers lost their lives, twenty
■* three million tons of merchant ship
ping were destroyed and the debts
of the nations had been increased by
195 billion dollat^.
CLEME.VEAC WILL RESIGN
VERSAILLES, June 24—It has
been stated on reliable authority
that Premier Clemenceau intends to
resign as soon as the Peace treaty
has been promulgated.
It is exp ded her that the French
Parliament will ratify the treaty
sometime in the latter part of July.
•VERSAILLES, June 24—Official
announcement has been made that
President Wilson and Colonel House
will sail immediately after the Peace
treaty has been signed.
PRESIDENT OF
IRELAND ARRIVES
NEW YORK, June 24—Earnon de
V8lera, President of the Irish Repub
lic was given an ovation on his ar
* rival from Ireland. De Valera lead
er of the Sinn Feiners, was elected as
the first President of Ireland and
came to this country to seek the aid
of the American people in inducing
Great Britain to grant independence
to Ireland. He will go on a speaking
tour thruout the eastern states, to
plead Ireland's cause.
AVIATORS KILLED
j NEW YORK, June 24—During an
; exhibition flight on Rye Beace an
; aeroplane piloted by-Lieutenant Wat
son of Texas, collapsed and crashed
to the ground, killing the pilot and
i his mechanician.
WILL EX FELL RADICALS
CHICAGO, June 24—An Emcr
; gency National Convention of the
j Socialist party will be held here on
| August 30th according to an an
| ncuncei.ient made by Socialist party
’ leaders. This convention is being
| called for the purpose of expelling
I the radical members from the party,
to confine the membership to those
known to be safe and sane socialists
only.
SENATE SPLIT ON LEAGUE
WASHINGTON, June 24—A poll
of the members of the Senate, taken
by the Chicago Trbune to gauge the
| sentiments of the senators regarding
the League o Nations, shows, that
only forty senators are in favor o*^ the
League without reservaton, forty
three favor the pact, providing cer
tain changes are made in the coven
ant, eight are unalterably opposed
to it, while five senators were non
committal on the question.
LIBEL STEAMER
SEATTLE, June 24—The British
S. S. Cyclops has been libelled for
one hundred thousand dollars for
bringing opiun into this country.
It is rumored here that a civil
libel suit may be filed against Capt
Duncan, the commander of the Cy
clops.
MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS
SEATTLE, June 24—One half
million dollars has been appropriated
by the city for the improvement of
the municipal street railway system
and a like amount for enlarging the 1
muncipal lighting plant
WILL DEPORT RADICALS
WASHINGTON, June 24—The j
Senate accepted the Amendment of I
the Committee on Appropriations!
granting three hundred thousand
dollars instead of one hundred thous
and for the construction and main
tenance of roads in Alaska.
The House Immigration Commit
tee sent in a report favoring the de
portation of Aliens and denying their
right to retur^ in tlie future.
A resolution has been introduced j
in the House providing for the taking i
of testimony ip the Alaska Delegate
contest, thus giving Wickersham the I
right to contest against George B.
Grigsby who will be seated.
WILL GO HOME
SALT LAKE CITY, June 24—Two
hundren and sixty seven enemy
aliens started by special traii\, from
Fort Douglas, to Charleston, S. C.
today to embark for Germany.
DEFEAT VILLA
EL PASO, Texas, June 24—It has
been reported here that the Mexican
Federal troops have inflicted a crush
ing defeat upon Villa's forces.
Sixty three rebels were killed and
many wounded while the remainder
of Villa’s adherents were scattered
by the pursuing Federal troops.
COFFEE
VS.
To put coffee up in tin cans at least one quarter of the
selling price is the cost that you pay for the tin. Under present
conditions you should endeavor to obtain one hundred percent
food value for your money. ^ ^ft
Why stand for twenty-five percent unnecessary waste.
Remember also that'paying our now exorbitant freight
rates in addition to the cost of the tin can a minute reflection will
assure you that no coffee dealer will be in a position to give you
the required food values.
Our Fresh Roasted coff e at a lower price should convince
anyone to use it at all times against the high cost stale canned
coffees.
TAKE OVER BOATS
HARVE, rFance, June 24—It has
been announced that officials of the
French navy have taken possession
of three German ships which have
been interned in German ports.
MARCHING AGAINST GREEKS
PARIS, Jun ■ 24—The Allied gov-,
ernment has been officially notified
that Turkey has violated the Armis
tice terms, having dispatched an
army fifty thousand strong against
fteen thousand Greeks who are hold
ing Smyrna under a mandatory of the
Allied nations.
( Al l, STRIKE OFF
WINNIPEG, June 25—The local
strike committee announced its de
| cision to end the long lay off after a
| lengthy session at the Labor Temple
! last night, on condition that the
! strike be called off at once.
The government has announced
that a commissoin. headed by H. A.
; Roberson would thoroughly invesfi
j gate the conditions which led to the
| general strike.
It was intimated that it has been
I for some weeks the intention of the
j government to appoint this commi3
i sion.
; CHOSE DEATH RATHER
THAN BECOME FRENCH
PARIS, June 25—A wave of sui
i cide is expected throughout Germany
j as a result of the decision of the
i Bauer government to accept the
[ Peace Treaty unconditionally..
' L’Intransigeant learns that since
! the news of the acceptance of the
treaty was received in Alsace-Lor-1
raine numbers of Germans killed;
1 themselves rather than become
j French subjects. Reports are being
; received hero stating that suicide
has become alarmingly prevalent in
those districts which the German
government has been compelled to
cede to other nationalities.
WILE ATTEMPT CROSS ATLANTIC
YON’DON, June 25—Germany hav
ing agreed to sign the Peace treaty,
final preparations are now being
made-for the prospective flight to
America of the giant British dirigible
R. 3 4. Every contingency likely to
arise on this record breaking attempt
to cross the Atlantic with a dirigible
will be taken into consideration and |
the British authorities are confident
that the flight will be successrully
accomplshed.
RECEIVE DEGREE
OXFORD, Eng., June 25—General
Pershing and Food-controller Iloovcr
representing the United States in a
| company of noted men from the Allied
j countries who were honored today by
| the university of Oxford with the de
I gree of doctor of civil law.
Ths ceremony was the culminating
feature of the commemoration exer
cises held at this famous institution
cf learning.
INTERCEPT MESSAGE
PARIS, June 25—It has been offi
cially stated that the Polish high
command has reported to Premier
Clemenceau that it intercepted what
. purported to be a German official
! message which read3 as follows:
! Posen June 21—Government will
jsign Peace treaty, nevertheless Hors
1 ing in Silisia and Wig in Western and
Eastern Prussia will proclaim war
against foreign government.
Government will officially oppose
but semi-officially will support in
every way.
GO BACK TO WORK
WINNIPEG, June 25—The gen
eral sympathetic strike which had
been inaugurated thruout Western
and Central Canada to assist the
strikers here, has been called off.
The strikers will return to work
next Thursday morning at eleven
o’clock.
POOD RIOTS IN GERMANY
COPENHAGEN, June 25—Dis
patches received from Germany state
that serious food riots have again
broken out in Hamburg.
Last Tuesday a mob is reported
to have attacked several food pre
serving factories and the war pro
visions department, wrecking the of
fice in the latter building.
The mob tried to disarm troops
which were marching thru the
streets. The soldiers were compelled
to open fire with the result that
several of the rioters were killed.
DIFFICULT TO GET DELEGATES
BERLIN, June 26 The German
government is experiencing many
difficulties in selecting the members of
the new Pace Delegation.
The Berlinr Tageblatt says, that
the new Foreign Minister, Herman
Mueller declined to go to Versailles
to sign tjie Peace treaty.
The journal states that General
von Hindenberg has resigned the
commned of the Germa army.
The goverment is hard put to get
a new delegation togeuier no „nfi ,
likes to bear the odium of signing a
treaty which imposes such impossi
ble terms upon the German nation.
SOME ARMY
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