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ALL MBRCHANDISE ADVl'Ht Tl.SKM IN THE TUIHUN is GVARAiSTEWD Voi LXWIII. No. 26,4.1.7 Ad ertisemen ts 6 A.M. Edition WEATHER loudy with rain or odiib and warmer in-iimi i i'lilt lirpnrt on I'asn IJ TWO CKYTS I VorW I THHKKIKM-, IwHliln commullng dUluoie EUaa War Gripples Denied Seats To See 27th Mayor's Committee Says There Is INo Room for Wounded inGrandstand May Watch Parades From Curbstones Protests Made by Gen. O'Ryan and Red Cross Officials to No Avail Thcrc will bc no room in the city's jjrcat reviewing stand from which i wounded soldiers now in New York hos- pituls may view the parade of the tri- I umphant Division.

The 8,000 men who sustained injuries in France while offering themselves for thc supreme sacrifice will be com Dfcllcd to view the welcome to their former comrades from curbings, the tops of 'buses and stores and offices that may he thrown open to them through generostty of individuals along thc line of march. That this arrangement for "taking care of the wounded" men now con ralescing in hospitals here had been made hy the Mayor's Committee of Welcome to Homecoming Troops was i made known by that organiza- tion for the tirst time yesterday. With the announccment came a re from the committee that ncws? papers publish requests that business men along the route lind places for as many wounded as they could seat in I thcir windows. Official Protests Futllc Protests from Red Cross officials and urgent requests from representa- of the 27th Division, from Major (irncral O'Ryan down, were met with statements by representatives of the Hylan-Hearst lcception body that there were not enough seats to go around and the woundcd men would have to be cared for in some other manner. Yesterday afternoon there was a meeting of representatives of the com- rr.ittce for the purpose of devising this "tome other manner." latcment issued later said the pagcant committee.

of which George W. Loft is chairman. would take over thc duty of providing such facilities aa might be available for cntertaining these wounded men. But it was ad- mitted the arrangements would connist nf obtaining as manv 'buses of the I i Fifth Avenue Coach Company as were available, and as many seats in the windows of private business houses as might be offered. It is expected, however, that onlv mail nercentage of the wound- ed men will be given seats on the few available.

The great majority of them will be forced to remain on ccts in hospitals, because they are i i.r.able to battle for positions along ciirbings on Fifth Avenue. Grover Whalen, reprcsenting May? or "Hylan. was unable to make even a rough guess at the number of wounded men in hospitals who would be "taken care of" by the committee. "I can't tell a thing about the num? ber," he said. "You know there are an awful lot of them and many of them will not be able to go to the parade even if given seats.

I think the 'buses that are to be provided will he adoquato for most of them, how evcr." Speculators AI ready Buay Meanwhile reports that tickets for the 75.000 seats in the grandstand the biggest reviewing stand cver erect ed in the city -were being hawked about the city by speculators result ed in the refusal of members of the eomnnttee to issue any tickets until next week. Secretary Whalen said rep atives of speculators already had appcared at the camps and were 'ing to negotiate with thc sol? diers for their tickets. another plan for issuing tick desiring to view the pa? rade was under consideration by thc committee. This contcmplates oution of "standee tickets," which pcrmit the bearcr to occupy a on the sidewalk on the east side Fifth Avenue betwecn Fifty-ninth and 10th streets. Thu--i the west side of the street, now occupied by the big would bc available to holders riewing stand tickets only and gide of thc street to holders of this newer variet.y of ticket.

But the general pubiic would be barred from any part of the line of march except xuch positions as might found along Fifth Avenue bclow ninth Street. order to cx 'he publie from the east side of th Avenue it is proposed that polico be drawn about thc streets to Fifth Avenue eariy on the morning of March 2h, and only thc tickets be pcrmittcd even to pproaen the avenue between I'iftv noti, etreai "Standee" Tickets for Guards to Secretary Whalen. the tfckets will be distribuU-d among members of the veteran the New York Guard They will be availa too, but the list of those 'I with this boon haa not yet 1 eoropleted, the hestdaasirterfl tbe Di Bilttnore, it wa? agreed exclusion of wounded men of other ln honpitaU here would east gtooni ovc. the graatest day in the of i.he organization. Of all wounded rnen Major Mac we louid thetp, but Uu-y Continued on $ix Tax Collector Picked To En force Dry Laws W'ASHINGTON, March Adding to thc responsibility if not to the popularity of the tax collector, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue has been sc lected to enforcc the prohibition law.

Colonel Daniel Porter, whose "flying squadron" made a vcrita ble Sherman's march through the moonshine mountains of the South during the mobilization pe riod, has been appointed to act as his deputy in New York. Colonel Porter is just out of military serviee. Formerly he was assistant chief of revenue agents. The members of his "flying squadron" were picked for their courage and deliberate audacity. They are quick on the trigger and have the reputation of stopping for nothing when on the scent of a still.

Bronx Hold-Up By 6 Claiming To Be Soldiers Robbers Visit Drug Store. iu Taxi, Take $800 From i ill and Fron Customers Six young men who said tliey were returned soldiers who couldn't got jobs went to work of their own accord in Solomon Greenberg's drug store, at Wales Avenue and I52d Street, The i Bronx, last night. For implements they used six large and businesslikc revolvers. The "job" took only live minutes, and when they retired and leaped into the taxicab that waited at the door they had been rewarded by their efforts with $500 in cash from the till, $100 in' postage stamps and $100 in savings stamps from the same source, and about $100 more in cash and jewelry taken from the customers in the store. In the store at the time the men made their entry were, besides Green? berg, Dr.

S. RI, Dernell, of 072 Tinton Avenue; Richard Hirsch, 686 Tin- ton Avenue, and William Rosenfeld, of East 152d Street. Six Men File In Hirsch was in the telephone booth and the other customers were chatting with Greenberg when the taxi drove up to the door. A second later the six men liled into the room. They were all young and stalwart.

Each man wore a long raincoat and a cap. Up against the countcr they lined and with one accord each produced a revolver which he levelled at the vic tim nearest hiin, while in chorus the intruders domanded "Hands up." Greenberg, Dernell and Rosenfeld complied hastilv. So did Hirsch when dragged trom the telephone booth. Then the man who was apparentiy the leader of the hold-up men said: "We'tc sorry to do this, but v.e're returned soldiers and can't get work. We gotta get money somewhere." Searched Yictims' Pockets Thereupon they proceeded to get it.

While one man plundered the cash register, the others searched the hap leas druggist and his customers, all of whom stood with hands raised high toward of them, that ib, except Rosenfeld, who lowered his suf ticiently to slip a valuable sapphire ring he was wearing under the collar of his coat. Dr. Dernell's pockets yielded $35; Hirsch gave up a handsome gold watch and $2.20 in cash. The bandits also-opened a bag which he was earry? ing and closed itkhastily when a mon key peered up at them. Hirsch cx plained that he was an actor and used the animal in his and they let him keep it.

Rosenfeld's wallet was in his hip pocket, and the robbers in their hasty search missed it. They took some small change from him and also from Green? berg. Then they backed away toward the door, revolvers still levelled, and ran 'for the cab, which still stood by the 1 curb, the engine throbbing. Thc gears grounded and they sped away. The poliee are searching for them, so far without success.

Shot Hy Hold-l'p Men Early yesterday morning two high I waymen attempted to hold up and rob I Charles Birthall, fortv-four years old, cf 650 Fifty-third Street, Brooklyn, when he was loss than a 100 feet from i his homo. Birthall is a big man and for several minutcs hc battercd his aHsailants in good fashion. Then one of them drew a revolver and shot Birthall twice. At the Holy Family Hospital, where Birthall was taken, it was said he would recover. The hold-up men i escaped.

They took nothing away with i them, however. but their bruises. Patrolman William Mulry, in citi elothes, was on his way from the I West 152d Street poliee station to the subway when a man attempted to beat him down with a blaekjack. Thc ofTi cer warded off the blow and then hung on to his assailant until thrcc offi? cers on duty camc along and made the arrest. Thc prisoner gave i a name an Harry Coetz, of 136 West Sixty-second Street.

Men Arrcstcd iiy-iour, oi weat i.mtn street, were lorked up by the poliee in the WcM Streel Station on charires nf grand larcony. Thc poliee assert they I found the men fraudulcntly solicitlng advertisemente and obtalnlng checka for a "programrne for the New Vork Poliee BenevoJont Soeiety." ln thc Essex Market Court Magis tratc George W. Simpson held Charlcn Loai, a chaufieur, of Ki Leroy Street, ln $2,500 bail on a chargn of high way robbery. ia waid to have knocked down Hcrbert Brody, a th ii.eii,y<-ar old sehoolboy, of 63 I Seventh Street, who had been ion! from i Ptsbiie Rchool 26 by htu toacher with ln dollur bill U) gel change with which tO purebttnc thrift Btampx, and to have tattcn money from tbf hoy. bingerprmts Tighten Net in Wilkins Case Impressions Upon Blood staincd Hammer Give Detectivea a New Clew Action Expected To-day Long Island Are Searched to Find Owner of Weapon Used to Slav Staff Correspondi, ce LONG BEACH, L.

March 11, -The police net around the murderer of Mrs. Julia Wilkins, slain at her honre here February 27, tightened to-day. New evidence, it is predictcd, will give the case a sensational turn here to-mor? row. While cietectives refuscd to reveal what they had uncovercd, they said confidently that the murder mystery was near solution. Fingerprints on the blood-stained hammer that crushed out the life of the aged woman have been identified, although some of the marks were faint.

Because of to-day's discovery tho authorities have not abundoued the elues they have been working on. De? tectivea searched all night in nearby villages for the owner of the hammer. They said progress was being made. During tbe day Dr. Wilkins's home again was searched.

What was. sought could not be ascertaincd. The doctor spent most of the afternoon ai home with his attorney. Neither would see reporters. Investigators said that the first floor of the house was in good condition, but the rooms upstairs were dirty and disturbed.

According to them two dogs, a monkey and a parrot were found on the upper floors. Detectivea said that. when they qucs tioned Dr. Wilkins concerning the con? dition of the upper floor he told them that while seeking the key to Mrs. Wilkins's safe deposit vault he found $00 under a bed.

He added that his wife frequently hid money and that he had found large sunis ticcl in rags. More details of what happened just prior to the murder were obtained from Dr. Wilkins to-day. He said that when he und his wife walked up thr steps leading to the front door, he noticed that the outside. door was open.

He turned to his wife and said: "My dear, you must have left the door un locked." The. physician said that when he put his key in the lock of the inside door hc saw a form cross the hall. Then he turned to his wife and said: "'I think there is some one in the house, prob? ably a thief. You go and get assist? ance and go She went down the steps and I entered the house. I thought I was sending hcr to safety." Patrolman White, of Long Beach, told yesterday of iinding the doctor bending over his injured wife.

He was the first to arrive. White said that when he reached the yard the physician looked up and said: "Thieves have been here." White continued: "He pLcked up hammer that was beside "ms wife's body before I could ston him." On the inside Dr. Wilkins explaincd i to White that when he left there were i two chairs at the table. During the preliminary search White found three glasses on the table and three chairs drawn up. There was an empty bottle.

i The policeman said there was dust in the glasses. Dr. Wilkins said when he left the house in the morning the bot tle was nearly full. Detective William J. Burns qucs tioned thc physician yesterday again concerning things which the authori ties are seeking to clear up.

They are anxious to lcarn who owned the ham mer. Wrapped around the handlc was a part of the "Lynbrook Era." of January U9. According to thc authorities, the i other part oi. the paper was found in Dr. Wilkins's home.

This gave thc dctectives the impression that the murderers must have been in the house some time before the murder. Canadian in Bilter Attack on British Colonel, in Parliament, Allegcs "Unsympathetic" Atlitudc anil Pillories General OTTAWA. March Colonel C. W. 1 Peck, of thc Car.adlan army, Member of Parliament for Skeena, B.

charged in the House of Commons to-day that throughout the war thc Canadians had found British authorities "unsympa? thetic," and declared that hc would make the name of Sir Charles Fergu son, Military Governor of Cologne, "stink in the nostrils of all patriotic and honest men." He spocifically charged Sir Charles with having issued an order "insulting" to the Canadian forcesf quoting from the alleged order that "owing to con? tinued misbohavior of Canadian troops. Cologne would have to be put out of bounds." "Sir Charles Ferguson," he declared, "was married to a woman of Colongo and that may account for some of his stranxo sympathles for thr inhabitants. He commanded the 17th Corps at Arras when it went out of the town and we had to he rushed down there on that account. "Sir Charles Ferguson gave up Monchy. Who retook Monchj The (Canadian (lorps." Colonel Peck declared that 'in 1017 he entered ii town where there were 40,000 British troops and found 4,000 of them in open Insurrectton.

Cana dian troops, hc said, were taken in to guard the railways nnd bridges. Rogton MIAMI, March II. Allison Vpnce Rtewart, Boston publlshor, died here to-day. Mr. gtewarl was i'lirector of the Pirtrt Church of Christ, I a trustoo under will of Marv Pfoker FIddy.

Assassin's Shot Misses Trotzky by an Inch March 15. Leon Trotzky, the Russian Bolshevik Minister of War and Marine, escaped assassination by an inch last Sunday, according to a dis? patch to "The Daily Mail" from Helsingfors. Trotzky was returning to Pe tiograd from a visit to the red army on the Riga front, when the train stopped at a small station. Three members of the Red Guard fircd several shots at him as he was leaving a sleeping car. fThe same evening Trotzky i-e lated the incident to the Petro grad Soviet and showed a bullet hole in his hat less than an inch above his head.

He. added that one member of staff was killed hy thc shots and another slightly wounded. U. S. Soldiers And Japanese Clash in Chiiia Nipponese Consul Woumled in Raid in Tien-Tsiu by Says I PEKING, March (By The'Associ? ated Press marines have raided tho Japanese concession atTien tsin, forcing their way into the Japa nese consulate and assaulting the con sul.

according to dispatches received here, Tho trouble is lo havo been caused hy rough treatment of Ameri? can soldiers who became disorderly in the Japanese quartcr of the city. Japanese soldiers drove out the Amer icans with lixed bayonets, it is said, wounding two of them seriously. The next day, 200 angry marines who were oll' duty paraded through the Japanese concession, and, ii is alleged, aftacked every Japanese encountered. When the marines reached lhe consulate they forcibly entered, it Is reported, and as saulted the consul, whose injuries are understood to be serious. The consular body is deliberating on measures to he taken to restore normal conditio.ns.

It is said feeling is run? ning high nl Tieii-tsin, Thorough Investigation Of A mericaii'Japanese Clash Decided Upon New York Tribune Washinaton Bureau WASHINGTON. Mareh 14. The brush between American marines or soldiers and Japanese policemen in Tien-tsin, only briefly reported to the Department to-day. is to be thor oughly investigated, and if American troops are found to have been the ag gressors an apology will be made to the Japanese government. The report.

from Peking that ovei two hundred marines had been in? volved in the disturbance was discrcd ited to-day at Marine Corps headquar ters, General Barnctt, the com manding officer, asserting that no marines were regularly stationcd there and that thc nearest detachment was at Peking, eighty-livo miles distant. Gen? eral Barnott has cablcd Colonel Kane, commanding the force in ('hina, to send full particulars of the reported clash. Japan is not. expected to make any representations until a rcasonahle time has been allowed this govern? ment to conclude its inquiry, War Department Xot Nolificd The War Department has received no report of thc disturbance. The 15th Regular Infantry Regiment is the only army force stationcd in It has been there several years, and is com posed of seasoned troops, who, the War Department officials assert, would not become involved in any clash with other troops unlcss under great provo cation.

The State Department. announcement of the disturbance, made public to-day, said "A clash between some American soldiers, Japanese policemen nnd some civiliana al Tien-tsin on Wcdnesday ami Thursday was reported a dis? patch to the Stale Department lo-day, The report is very hnef gives no details. Tho American Minister to (hina. Mr. Reinsch.

is invest igating lhe affair, and the First Secretary of the American Legation at Peking, Will? iam Spcncer, has heen sent to Tien tsin." Man Who Shot Clemenceau Is Scnlenced to Death PARIS, March 14. Emile Cottin, thc anarchist who recently made an at templ upon thc life of Premier Gcorges Clemenceau, was to-day sentenced to death. The vcrdict of thc court mar t.ial was unanimous. During his cxamiuation Cottin clnreil that if ho had escaped after his attack upon the Premier he would again have tried to take M. Clemen coau's life if he thought hc might succeed.

Cottin first, concoived the idea of shooting tho Premier in Mav, 1918, ac? cording to nu olTicial record read at the court martin), which opened to day. ln May, 101R, the employea of avintion factories were on strike. Cot? tin prartiscd shooting nfter it war said, When Lhe courl martial opened the i Icrk read I ie cporl dooci Ibing lio attempt on thc Premier. The report showed that Cottin fired twice with Wiison, Back in Paris, Renews Parley Work; Talks With Leaders; League Opponents to Use Couriers Americans Will Messengcrs to Tcll of Opposition Censors Hid Wiison Blanied For Ban in Paris Senators Allege He As signed Representatives to Help in News By Carter Field New Yoric Tribune Wash it WASHINGTON, Marcli will carry news through the censor ship vci! to lhe Paris peace conference, informing the peace commissioners and ihe publie or Continental Europe, so I'ar ns possible, of the real state of publie opinion in America on the league nations. it.

was announced to-day by Senator Miles Poindexter, of Washington, one of tlie moving spirits of tlie new non-partisan organization opposed to the league of nations, Senator Poindexter said that the first of these couriers would leave for Pnris week, and that afterward couriers would go abroad at frequent intervals, These couriers, on their re? turn trips, will also bring Lack to America views which have been with held by the censors, ko that the new organization will be accuratelj in? formed of the activities and conftict ing intcreats at Paris, and may through its bureau of speakers inform the pVess and the American publie American Censors Active Several P.epublican Senatorc are pavticularly indignant over a reporl thal American officials, presumably ap pointed by tlie President, are cp8peva? ing with the French cenaora in de leting material from press and private cable dispatches as they do not v.ish to reacb America. (inc of the chief incentives to the cou rier plan, it was said, was the discovery that the French censors, assisted by these American officials. had prevented all cables -tclling of criticisms in the Senate of the President. and of the league of nations constitution, as druft ed, from reaching the Paris press, One paper in Paris cabled its correspondenl not to aend any more criticisms, as the censors simply WOUld not let pass. Another Senator has been informed an American editor has cabled in vain for any French comment on the action of thirty-nine members of the next Senate in signing a round robin declaring in favor of concluding a treaty of Peace before taking up the question a league.

of nations and onposition to the present draft. of the league. French Kep.t in Dark OppohentS ot the league here do not believe that any idea has beon given the French publie of thc significance of this action on the part of enough Senators to block the ratification of any treaty, even if tho bare fact of the round robin being signed has been printed'in France, which many doubt. "I never henr.l of such an impene trable veil of silence as surrounds the peace said one Senator i to-night. "Why, even in Germany, during the war, while thc people were not accurately informed as to military revcrses when they were suffered, at least.

they were permitted to read the texl of the diplomatic notes sent to the German government during the con troversics over the Lusitania, Arabic nnd other incidents. Thc German press waa rcstrained, in that it could not take any anti-government position, but at least the German press was per initted give the arguments made Continued on next page out moving and then lired live t.imes while running behind the to he was so close that one wit? nesa believed he had jumped on the rear of thc car. It was shown thal aimed al tho seat in which Premier Clemenceau was sitting, and li red so accurately tha'. two bullet holes almost touched. "Rarely has a crime," says thc re? port, "been accomplished with more sustaincd premedital ion, more mature design and more implacablc tcnacity, with a certainty of method which it seemed would infallibly load lo a fatal result." ia described in the report as primitive.

vain and conceitcd, and bc lieving himself omniscient. He wns able to carn 37 francs a day casily, yet, flnding soeiety badly organized, wns desirou dc 11 oy ing cryl ing, The documi nt cxpi I medical opinion unreHervedly holding Cottin I I responslble for his actions. German Peace Revolts Expected New York Tribune Special Cable Serviee (Copyright, 1919, Neiv York. Tribune Inc.) March Andre Tardieu, Freneh High Com? missioner to the United States and a member of the peace con? ference, to-day expresscd the opinion that the Germans will sign lhe peace treaty as presented to them, but will attempt to dodge fultilment afterward. It is understood the American delegates be lieve any German government that signs the peace will be over thrown soon afterward.

One of the most complicated questions to come up next week is that involving the eastern boundary of Poland. The Prinkipo conference either has been forgotten or lingers in the minds of the conferrees as a bad, fantastic dream. on't Press League Rights, Ishii Declares Arnbassador Says Japan Will Force tnmiigratioii Into iK S. Under Assurance was given last night by iscount isliii, Japanese Amhassador ii the United States, that the Japanese iiation ivould wait patiently for the time when, by gradual evolution of labor conditions, the question of Japanese immigration to the United States should be solved. Speaking at, tlie annual dinner of thc Japanese Society of N'ew York, at the Hotel Astor, tlie amhassador said in the mean time Japan would continue to carry out her policy of seli'-imposed restriction ol' labor emigration, not any stipulation in the of the league of nations pro? viding against social discrimmation, Former Attorney Gcneral George vVickeraham presided.

Speaking frankly, the amhassador said, as friend to friend, he declared the ultimate league of nations cove? nant would be unworthy of the peace conference unless it remedied racial prejudices and discrimination. Japan realized the delicacy of the labor sit? uation, he said, and would nol take advantage of if. Calls Race Question Distinct "It may bo added to avoid possible misunderstanding," he continued, "that this question of straightening out the existing injustice of racial discrimina? tion should bc considered independent ly of the question of labor or immi? gration. IF any one is afraid that a stipulation for prohibition of discrim inatc treatment on account of racial difference will necessarily hring about labor difficulties or economic troubles, that. man has singularly overlookcd the actual facts of international in tercourae.

"The existing treaty betwecn Japan and the United States guarantees to lhe people of Japan the right of freely entering and reaiding in this country. In spite of this my government in variably clings to the policy of strict restriction upon emigration of Japan? ese into the United States. The Japanese government and people understand that the iabor auestion in America constitutes an exceptional circumstance which even a solemn treaty cannot stipulate away in a sweeping manner. While, therefore, they must not be exnected to be con tentcd with the situation, you can de- pend upon t'ne wise patience of the Japanese nation, who calmly, though anxiously, wait the time when by gradual process of evolution this dif ficult matter will be finally curcd and i acttled to thc mutual satisfaction of the Iwo countries. "This fixed policy of Japan will, I hope, disarm any view pointing to probability of Japan's tak? ing advantage of thc coveted article in lhe league constituVion against racial discriminat Wars of Domination Knded lle concluded: "This world war has donc away for evcr, let us hope, with the wars of domination and opprcssion, and t'ne only wars we yet have to fight in future will be the wars of anti anarchiam, of anti-Bolahevism." Mr.

Wickersham declared America could not cscapo thc obligation to carry out the great tasks which were cntailed by hcr participation in lhe war. He also voiced his ihdorscment of the league of assumed an equal responsi biliiy with Great Britain, France, ltaly and Japan for the con scquences of victory." he said. "The American Preridcnt, with at least the tacit approval of the Amer? ican people, formulated the terms and conditions oi" the poacc which was to follow our efforts. These terma and conditions nvr- impossiblc of performanco without the active con- tinued participation tho American nation. involvo the estabUsh- ment in Europe number of new nBtions, compo i peopli unaecus jcaloviR 0 i.

11 i i. led and direcled, and made to i'eej that I behind is the organixed and com- I btnrd fnrcpfjrif ffreat powers." U. S. Delegates WillProtest Secret Treaty Approval of Lomlon Fact on Grecian Bounclai ies Criticized bv Americang PARIS. March 1-1 (By The Associ? ated has been learned thc.

the status of secret treaties and con? made during the war again has arisen. Statemcnts to-day by some of the American delegates to the peace conference were to the effect that the action of a majority of the commission dealing with the subjeet of Grecian boundaries in declaring thal the TreatJ of London of 1015 was etfective, will not be permitted to go unchaUengcd and could not become effeetive unlcss ratitied by the council of ton, which, they asserted, would refuse its ap? proval. Thc subjeet niatler of the decision of the commission is not of especial interest to Amcricans, but the decision to the Treaty of London. which is one of those secret conven? made during the war, is regarded as of the gravost Importance, it being said to be in direct conflict with one jof President Wilson's fourteen points concerning such agreements and one relative to the right or self-determina tion of small nations. It is held that if the decision of the majority of thc commission were up i held it would carry with it affirmation of claims to nearly all the east ern shore of the Adriatic, as well as of olIi.i' agreements for the disposi tion colonial possessions which have been regarded as proper subjects for action of the Supreme Council and the peace conference itself.

A point of especial interest is thal the action was taken by the commis? sion through a combination of votes of Great Brilain, Franee and Italy. Must Drop Tsing-tao Claims The Supreme Council virtually decided to include in the preliminary treaty of peace a requirement that Germany shall relinquish her leasehold of Tsing tao and all properties and concessions on the Shantung Peninsula. No attempt, it is understood, will bc made at present to render a decision as to the ultimate possession of Ger many's rights, which is now thc subjeet of a controversy between the Japanese and Chinese delegations in Paris. The former holds that Japan acquired thc leasehold by right of conqucst over the German forces there, although she is willing to permit the ultimate status of the Shantung Peninsula to bc deter? mined by the peace conference. China contends the was automatically cancelled by cxpuUion of the Ger? mans.

who originally acquired it by force, and that thc property reverts to China. It is expected the final adjustment will be made in the dcfinitivc peace treaty or by the league of nations, ur, less, in thc mcan time, thc prineipals to thc controversy reach a mutually satisfactory agreement. Conference on Terms To-day The Supreme Countil will meet to morrow at p. m. to considcr the delinite military r.nd naval conditions to be imposed upon Germany.

An intcrcsting question of importance to the United States has ari3en here. Upon its answer depends the continued of much war logislation, aueh as control of railroads, the prohibition of thc manufacture and salo of liquors, and similar enactments with reference to the date on which the v.ar ofticiaily will cease. Assuming that Secretary of State Lanaing will sign the peace treaty for the United with thc pow ers associated with the United States in the war, when it ia signed by the it is pointed out thal thia act will ro. becomi effeetive. as far as the United States concernod, until it is ratitied by the United States Senate.

Ratiflcation Might I ug L' en if that body were favorably dia posed, it vn- stated to-day, raUfioation migl bt nu i thJB Sen -o v.ii! Continued on next page President Aided bv Exacl Knowledgc of Progress Gained From Warmlv Greets M. Clemenceau Despite Desire to Arrivc in Private Role, Crowd Meets Him at Station PARIS. March 14 By Thc Associated Press). President Wiison, return to Paris shortly after noon to-day, to work immediately after arriving at ihis new residence in the Place de Etal Unis, Premier Lloyd George was waiting him there. and the two had a long talk.

At 3 o'clock thi- afternoon Prcsidi Wiison went, into conference Lloyd George, Premier Clcmeno and Colonel Edward M. House, in I latter's office. When the President arrived. accorapanied bv hia wife, he was cheered by the crowds around Kotcl de Crillon, and he acknowlcdged lhe greeting with a salute. The President is fully convc with the work accomplishcd by lhe peace delegates.

During his voya he was constantly in communicat with Paris by wireless. Colonel Ho took lo Brest a large number oi pi bcaring on the work of the confi during the President's Has Grasp of The President pent leveral last night in going through thi pap and recciving explanationa fruni i ol oncl House. He i with a grasp of 1 discussion. I The President's train, which had been delaycd on the v.ir. from Bn the Invalides Station at 12:07 Although thc time of had nol; been made publie, a grt crowd had gathered at thc st which was decorated ivilh flowcrs flags, and the 21st French Regimi was on hand to do the militarj 1- T'ne demonstration attendiag President's return lacked thc magn tude of that on thc occasion ol initial appcarance here I Ucceiiibci Neverthelesa it was spontanci cordiai.

Would Be "Private C'itizen" rfA The people had been purposcly kej in ignorance as to which railroad tion the train would enter. Pr" lident i Wiison had rcquerted this, bfl di sired to come into the capital tl time merely as a private citiw Nevertheleas the populace heard car'; in thc day that thc station sclectcd was the Im a) gathered there in by the time his tram was due Tiie Presidential party was met the station by President Poincarc Mme. Poincare, Premier ClemencMu, Foreign. Minister Pichon, Andve ia dicu, General Berthelot, the Military Governor of Paris; Major Gci eral Mor dacq, head of the military cabinet of the Ministry of War; Secretary of State Lansing, General Tasker II. Bliss, Henry White.

of t'ne peace ffl 'sion; Arnbassador Sharp and Admii Bcnson. Has Talk With Irmcnrcaii President Poincare gave Pn Wiison a cordiai greeting durin-. brief conversation. With Prcm Clemenceau the American I spoke for some time, congratulai thc French statesman upon hi from death in the rccent attempt to a. laaainate him.

Presidenl Wiison appcarcd lo excellcnt health and The President did not long the station platform. lle let his hand linger longer in that of M. t.Tcmcnceaii than of any one elsc and tpokc can ly to the Premier as they strolled the long platform. After he ha 1 eoi gratulated M. Cfemenceau on hl cape from death hy the asaassia' lets, the Premier turned and smilingly "My hido is too thick for piece of lead to do mc any harm." Finds Streets Emergirig from the station President Wiison immediately hi.

car, whieh drove at high ihc left bank 0f t1-. ir.cr on tho.Aima Bridgt arrived in tko-Place des Ktats Unu thc atraeta vtrWaHy.