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rOLl'ME XII.
NOME, ALASKA. SATURDAY, MAY, 10, 1019.
PARIS, May 6—It has bsen offi
cially stated that complete isolation
of Germany is now being considered
by the All cs and other Foreign pow
res represented at the Peace Con
ference as a measure to be adopted
in the event that the German Dele
gaets refuse to sign the Peace
Treaty as drawn, up by the Plenary
Council. All trade and intercourse
with Gemany will cease and the Ger
man people will be completely iso
lated from the rest of the world with
the possible exception of Bolshevik
Russia.
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PARIS, Mad 6—It is a good
treaty and 1 have done my best the
French Premier Clemenceau is re
ported to have told the editor of the
“Figaro.”
The editor of this famous journal
in summing up and commenting on
the Peace treaty declared editorially
that it was a good treaty because |
it constitutes as he claims an al-|
liance between France and Great I
Britain. The war also has in his j
opinion removed the ancient suspt- j
cdon between the people of the two j
nations and the cordial relations |
which have been established be
tween them during the war will also
be greatly extended.
PARIS, May 6—According to
statements made in the French press
it is now certain, that the Peace .
Treaty will be handed to Count von
Brockdorfi-Rantzan the head of the
German Peace Delegation by the j
French Premier Clemenceau at Ver-j
sailles on next Thursday afternoon;
The contents of the first five j
chapters have been already outlined j
dealing with the German .frontiers,
changes in the German Colonies, j
military, naval and aerial provisions.
The presentation of the Peace
Treaty will be a most solemn and
impressive affair in consonance with
its historic importance.
PARIS, May 6—It has been of
ficially announced that unless some
thing unforseen happens, the Allied
Peace terms will be handed to the
Uerman Peace Delegates at three
p. m. tomorrow afternoon t
The final draft of the Peace
Treaty is now being considered at
the Plenary Session of the Allied
Peace Council this afternoon.
VERSAILLES, May T—The Peace
Treaty containing the terms laid
down by the Allies upon which the
latter will make peace with Germany
were handed to the German Peace
delegates at a memorable meeting
attended by delegates of twenty
seven nations which are parties to
the Peace pact this afternoon. The
treaty which is a voluminous affair
is reported to contain eighty thous
and words.
VERSAILLES, May 7—The Ger
man Peace Delegation received the
Peace Treaty this afternoon at 3.11
p. m., after a brief speech by the
French Premier Clomonceau in which
he welcomed the German Peace Dele
gation.
The treaty translated into German
was handed to t$ia German repre
sentatives by Secretary Dutasta, the
entire ceremony lasting but four
teen minutes.
The treaty was received by the
German Delegates on the fourth an
niversary of the sinking of the Cu
uard liner Lusitania.
PARIS, May 7—It is rumored
bere that the German Delegates to
the Peace Congress have declared
that they will sign the Peace treaty
but that Germany will not pay an
Indemnity.
NEW YORK May 7—The Com
iuitee of Pub'Jic Information has is
sued an official summary of the
treaty laid before the German Peace
Delegates today.
. The treaty which represents the
labor of over one thousand experts
•is the result of three and one half
xiontiis of almost steady delibera
i.uns and unremitting work and is
■ ported to be largest and most
v( ’uminous treaty ever drawn up. j
The restoration ot Alsace Lor
raine to France is one of its first
stimulations.
Germany to recognize the tem
porary internationalization of the
riaar Coal Mining District and is to
renounce all Territorial and Politi
cal rights outside of Europe such
as the German Colonies in Africa,
the concession in Shantung Penin
sula and the German possessions in
the Pacific. The German govern
ment must recognize the political in
dependence of German-Austria, Po
land and Czeeho Slovakia and must
cede the upper part of th province
of Silesia to Poland.
Germany must reduce her army
to two hundred thousand men in
cluding officers and must abolish
conscription.
No forts are allowed to be raised
within thirty two miles of the east
ern bank of the river Rhine.
The importation and exportation
of nearly all manufacture^ of war
material must cease.
Germany must reduce her Navy
to six battleships six light cruisers
and twelve torpedo boats and is not
permitted to maintain any subma
rines.
The personel of the German Navy
is restricted by the treaty to not over
fifteen thousand men.
The fortification on the island of
Helgoland must be demolished.
Germany must build no forts that
might tend to control the Rhine.
The Kiel Canal must be opened to
all nations on equal terms and the
control over the German Cable lines
must be relinquished.
Germany is not “permitted to have
any military air forces after Octo
ber of the present year.
In retrru the Allied governments
agree to reduce their armies of oc
chpation at a three and five year per
iod. Germany must also accept full
responsibility for the damage com
mitted by the German armies and
must agree to reimburse all civilians
for the material damage suffered by
them.
An indemnity of twenty billion
marks, as an initial payment is stip
ulated in the treaty while subse
quent payments must be secured by
bonds issued by the German govern
ment.
All damage to allied shipping must
be made good on a ton for ton basiis
by the cession ot vessels of her mer
chant marine.
Germany must devote her eco
nomic resources to the rebuilding of
the devasted area in Belgium and
France.
The treaty demands that Germany
ayree to the trial of the former
Kaiser by an International High
Court for the supreme offense
against international morality wh-ile
other Germans formerly in high
places will be tried as his accom
plices. ,
The government of Holland will
be asked to extradite the former
Kaiser, the German government to
be responsible for his delivery to
the tribunal.
Germany although refused mem
bership in the League of Nations
must agree to accept its principles.
The government of the Saar Val
ley will be decided by a plebiscite in
1924, while a special provision of
the treaty establishes Danzig as a
free city and makes provisions for
plebscite in Sehleswig-Holctein and
Eastern Prussia to decide the ques
tion of ownership.
An international labor body with
a permanent office has been created
by the treaty which further stipu
lates that this body shall hold an
nual conventions to discuss and de
cide International Labor affairs.
PARIS May .7—After the Allied
Peace Treaty has been received by
the German delegation the latter
presented a reply translated into
French and English.
The reply contained two sentences
In which the German Delegates ad
muted the wrong which had been
done to Belgium and their willing
ness-, to make reparation for the dam
age inflicted upon the latter country
Referring to’ the conduct o: tlie
war the reply stated that Germany
had conducted the war in as humane
a way as the Allies. It was charged ,
that the Allies had killed many i
Germans after the armistice had been
signed.
Concerning the measure of guilt
for starting the war the German Del
egates stated in their reply that that
could only be determined by an im
partial inquiry adding that the Ger
man archives were available and at
the disposal of any court of inquiry
constituted by the Allies.
The last words of German Foreign
Ml nister von Brockdorff-Ramz n who
read the statement, were “We Jhall
examine the documents submitted to
us with a good will and in the hope
that there will be a peace to which
all may subscribe.” *
French Premier Clenience it then
declared the meeting adjou nod
bringing it to aclose at 3:5S i m.
PARIS, May 8—It has been offi
cially announced that the represen
tatives of the U. S.. France am'
Great Britain have agreed un<A the
disposition of the German colonies.
The mandate for the German Sa
moan Islands go to New Zealand and
the other German possessions south
of the Equator Includlnr* Gen ian j
New Guinea, the Bicmark A» bipel
ago, the German Solomon ’ Ands
will be turned • —c-- ; t’. . Ji.:
: Commonwealth while Japan will
gain the German possessions north
[ of the Equator including tile Karc
| lines, Palan* and Ladrona Islands
and the Islands under German own
ership in the Marianne group.
Negotiations regarding the dis.io
s iion of the German Colon-es in
are now being carried on be
i tween the representatives of the
i three great powers.
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; VERSAILLES. May 8—Premier
| Clemenceau of Franco who headed
! the Allied Peace Delegation when
the final Peace terms*were submitt
ed to the German Delegates i3 re
ported to have stated that “ it is
unnecessary to express needless
1 words you have before you the
plenipotentiaries of the great and
j small powers who have been united
in this most cruel war which was
imposed upon them and the hour t'or
; the settlement of a heavy account
I has now arrived.
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TO CONSULT GOVERNMENT . .
PARIS, May 8—It has been semi
officially announced that several
members of the German Peace Dele
gation may probably return to Berlin
to consult with the German govern
ment regarding the terms asked by
the Allied governmnts.
BERLIN May 9—The German
press is unanimously denouncing
the Allied Peace terms. The Ber
iner Tages Zeitung said that accept
ance of the Allied terms means pov
erty, hunger and virtually slacery
not only of the present but as yet
unborn generations of Germa people
Alcording to Taegliche Rundschau
President Wilson’s fourteen Peace
Principles were nr^t observable In
the Allied Peace terms and that the
most humiliating terms of all, was
the demand of the surrender of the
ex Kaiser
Vowaerts the leading Soc’aliat
j daily says In a lengthy editorial
which deals with the Peace treaty
that Germany may be forced to ac
cept and sign the treaty thru fear
i of hunger but we will refuse in
wardly. According to the radical
publication Freiheit, the Brest Lit-;
I ovsk traafty terms which were fo
much condemned by the Allies were
moderate with the terms Germany
may be forced to accept.
If you nint got, a girt, take some
other fellows to the Barn dance.
Forget, all your troubles. ('ome
to tlic Barn dance.
' SEATTLE, May 5—Before sun
r'su this morning, women began to
assemble at ha King County Super- ;
ior Court today, to secure entrance
to the courtroom to listen to the
trial of Ruth Garrison the eighteen ■
year old Seattle girl who is accused
of poisoning Mrs Grace Storrs. with
whose husband the girl was infatu
ated. The mob of women some of
whom were richly gowned while
others wore humble garb, some
bearing babes in their arms, created
a near panic, because the particular
department in which this case was
to be tried had not been publicly
announced.
SEATTLE, May 5—The jury that
is to try Ruth Garrison is now being
empaneled in Judge Jury’s Court.
SEATTLE, May 6—Mental weak
ness traced back to hereditary causes
and an injury sustained in child
hood which made an operation of
her forehead neeessory were advanc
ed by the council of defense in his
opening statement as the basis foi
contention that Ruth Garrison v. a.:
not responsible before the law for
the crime of in urder of which she
is charged.
The prosecution completed its di
rect case at noon today .
SEATTLE. May 7—In a court
hoorn crowded to its utmost seating
capacity by a curious throng of
people of all stratas of society, Ruth
Garrison for nearly three hours told
the story of her life and relations
with Storr, displaying no remorse
for the crime she is charged with
having commiitted. .
A gruelling cross examination
failed to confuse her or shake hei
testimony.
SEATTLE, May 6—Fifteen mem
bers of the Jury which is to decide
the fate of Ruth Garrison accused
of murder have been secured.
SEATTLE, May 6—The members
of the police force who have been
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detailed to preserve order at the
Courthouse during the trial of Ruth.
Garrison have had great difficulty
this morning in the, street on which
the Courthouse is located, to give
the principle witnesses n this case
a chance to-enter the courthouse.
This case is attracting an abnor
mal amount of curiosity among the
! morbidly inclined seekers of a new
sensation.
NOT TO BE AT BARGE
SEATTLE, May 9—Attorney Ask
! ren, chief counsel for the defense in
j the Ruth Garison case, made the
; announdement this morning that no
j one connected with the case expect
i ed or even would ask that Ruth Gar
rison be freed. Attorney Askren
I stated that her parents believed that
1 she should not be allowed at large
1 and that the most the defense would
ask the jury for is that she be found
criminally insane.
Entertainment and Refreshments
for everj one at the Barn Danee to
night .
LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS BRIEFLT TOLD
HALIFAX, May 10—Amertcan
Seaplaes N. C. I and N. G. Ill be-j
gan second leg of transatlantic flight
this morning when they left Halifax
for Trepassy, distance about eight,
hours flight.
WASHINGTON, May 10—The
White House branded as ‘‘Pure fic
tion” the report that President Wil
son had consented to give Fiunie to ;
Italy under a mandatory.
BERLIN, May 10—The cry "we
will not sign is' being heard thruout j
all Germany. It glares from every;
newspaper in the land and stares out,
of the eyes of seventy million men, ■
women and children. It is the slo-|
gan at protect meetings inevery city, j
town village and hamlet and is the
keynote of thousands of telegrams I
sent to the government from every:
part of Germany President Ebert j
has issued a request that all amuse
monts be suspended for a week. j
PARIS, May 10—With the Aus
FIXAL DISCUSSION
PARIS, May 5—dt was announced
today that a Plenary Session of the
Peace Conference will be held to
morrow at whSch the . completed
German Peace Treaty will be dis
cussed. After the discussion the
treaty will be submitted to the Ger
man delegates.
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DANZIG, May 5—It has been of
ficially anounced that on the initia
tive of the American Food Commis
sion an agreement has been reach
ed between the German and Polish
governments w'hereby the latter wil
deliver 90,000 tons of potatoes to
Germany.
In consideration of this conces
sion the Getilnan government will
permit the Poles to ship goods thru
German territory to Czecho Slo
vakia.
MAY GO TO SIBERIA
SEATTLE, May 5—The IT. S.
Government has given a permit to
F. .1 Karaeff to ship five hundred
rifles and fifty fife thousand rounds
of rifle ammlunition to Kamtchatka
via Nome, for hunting and trading
purposes.
It (is rumored that one of the first
fleet of Nome steamers will bo dis
patched after its arrival in Nome
to Vladivostok to transfer sick and
wounded soldiers of the American
forces operating in Siberia, with the
necessary nurses and doctors to
some American port, presumably Se
attle.
11*1101,1) CONV1CTIOX
SAN FRANCISCO. May 5—The
conviction and sentence of Hulet M.
Wells, Sam Sadler, Morris Pass and
tian Peace treaty rapidly assuming
form today, the recosnideration of
Italy’s territorial claims is the para
mount issue.
VERSAILLES, May 10—Von
Bockdorff.-Rantzan will soon be
leaving for Berlin, the translation
of the Peace treaty having been fin
ished.
SEATTLE May 10—Ruth Gar
rison was found not guilty “by reas
on of mental irresponsibility” Ruth
who left the court house laughing
will be sent to an insane asylum.
PARIS, May 10—The Belgian
Peace delegation lias issued a note
relative to Great Britain being ap
pointed mandatory for German East
Africa. The note says “it is unable
to believe that this action has been
taken by the Allied War Council of
the big four’”
Belgium is unable to admit that
German East Africa could be dis
posed of by agreement in which Bel
his brother Joe Pass who were con
victed in Seattle for conspiracy to
overthrow the act by which the U.
S. declared war against Germany
was upheld by the U. S. Circuit
Court of Appeals.
APPEALS TO W ILSON
VIENNA, May 5—Advices receiv
ed here from Budapest state that the
Hungarian Soviet government has
appealed to Piesident Wilson to pre
vent the onward march of the troops
who are encircling Hungary and arc
almost at the doors of Budapest.
The negotiations which the So
viet government started With the
invaders of Hungarian soil, have
been fruitless, as the latter would
only consider an unconditional sur
render, hence the appeal to Presi
dent WilsoH.
DECLARE STATE OF SEIGE
TSARKOE-SELO, May 6—It Ua3
been announced hee that a state of
Biege has been proclaimed In Petro
grad.
MAY STRIKE
SEATTLE, May 6—The local Street
Car Union men are taking a refer
endum vote today to decide whether
they will go on strike or not to en
force the payment of time and a half
for overtime, granted them in the
late strike settlement. A provision
the Stree Car Company is accused of
never having lived up to from the
time the strike was settled until now.
SI' REEXRH1CS l* X( ON DITIOXALY
BASEL, May 6-—A dispatch re
ceived from Vienna confirms the pro
reports of the unconditional susrend
of the Hungarian Soviet government
io the Czecho Slovaks, Jugoslavs and
gium did not participate
The Italian difficulties are far
from being settled. The whole French
press asserts that President Wilson
maintains his position and that he
has not adhered to any ^compromise
by which Italy would administer
Fiume as mandatory.
LONDON, May 10—The Tlrltish
Labor Party .issued a manifesto de
claring treaty ‘unopposed to Wilson’s
declarations Treaty is considered
vei*v defective from standpoint of
world peace.
"t bears evidence of a compro
mise by capitalism and imperialism
which still dominates European
states,” the manifesto, declares’
LONDON, May 10—When the
Berlin correspondent of the London
Chronicle atempted to Interview
Lundendorf, he reported that th^ lat
ter sent him the following message
“If these are peace terms tnen Amer
ca can go to hell.”
and Roumanian’s
The disjjateh failed to stato
whether the Soviet government has
resigned or not.
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MAY RECOGNIZE KOLCHAK
PARIS, May 9—The opinion pre
ms here among the Allied diplo
mats that the Omsk government,,
headed by Admiral Kolchak will be
recognized by the Allied govern
ments ns the only stable govern
ment in Rusair..
Kolchak has with the assistance
of the Czecho-Slovaks, Russian omi
gree’s and some thousands of fb-mc
Russian army officers succeeded inr
overthrowing the Bolshevik Soviet
government in Siberia and is report
ed to be fighting the latter in Eure
paan Rusia at present
THAN KSOFEER1NG
WASHINGTON May 9—President
Wilson has cabled an appeal to the
American people to make the Vic
tory Loan, above 3 billion dollars of
which has now b^en subscribed, a
great popular thanks offering.
GOES INTO Hl’KINEKK
WASHINGTON, May 9—Accord -
i ing to official dispatches received
| from Holland, the former German
Crown Prince has gone into the pot
! tery business at Wieringen, Holland.
NOT TO SIGN
PARIS, May 9—It has been stated
On reliable authority that the Chin
ese Peace Delegation has received
instructions by cable not to sign the
j Peace Treaty because of the Kiao
! Qhow, Shantung settlement to which
i the Chinese government refuses to
agree.