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LXXXVIII— NO. 121 24 PAGES T.Vo.x F oTd e tHARRISBURG, PA. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1919. °"Ii££ESESS si^l?E c C f 6 n P?SS HOME EDITION
GIRL IS BOUND
AND GAGGED IN
WAVE OF CRIME
Dorothy Shipley Remembers
Nothing of Attack in
Early Evening
FOUR HOMES ENTERED
Upper Floors Are Ransacked
While Card Party Is
in Progress
Entrance to four residences
and an attempt to enter a fifth
were reported to-day to the
Harrisburg police department in
the unusual house-breaking epi
demic that has been gripping
the city within the past several
days. Most of the robberies are
reported to have occurred dur
ing the early evening.
In one case a 12-_vear-old girl
was bound and gagged and in
another a loss of $962 in cash is
reported. The loss in the other
cases are trifling.
Girl Remembers I.ittle
Dorothy Shipley, who has been
visiting with Mrs. Lloyd Ware. 1418
Berryhill street, is the girl who is
reported to-day to have been bound
and gagged during the early even
ing. The family was out and at B.SO
o'clock Miss Shipley lay down on
a couch to await the return of the
family. Several hours later on the
return she was found sleeping with
her hands hound behind her back
with a towel, while another had
been used to tie her mouth. One
door and several windows were open
and a sideboard and a desk were
ransacked, but nothing is reported
to have been taken. The girl can
remember nothing of being bound.
She bears no injuries.
Loses $962 ill Money
Roland Whistler, 2215 Rrook
wood street, recently returned from
the army, reports the heaviest loss.
He declares that $962 which he had
left in his trouser pockets had been
taken during the night.
Entrance to the home of Whistler,
who removed to this city from
Higbspire only two week 3 ago. is
said to have been affected by push
ing the key from a rear door, insert
ing another and turning the lock.
The intruder is then believed by
Whistler to have gone to his room
where his trousers were found and
taken to another room. The money,
which he says he had on hand to
pay some bills to-day. was removed
and the trousers maliciously cut
with a knife. Five dollars in a
■pooketbook in another pocket was
missed by the intruder in his search.
Whistler reports.
Robbed During Party
Nothing has been found to he
missing in the third robbery, which
occurred at the home of <\ E.
Reeser, 514 Mahantongo street.
While a card party was being held
on the first floor, intruders entered
the second floor and ransacked It
rather completely, but found noth
ing of any value. This is reported
to have token place between e : ght
and eleven o'clock and it is thought
that the robber was frightened
away before he completed his
seareh.
The loss of a cape coat, valued at
$25 and six dollars in cash is re
ported by W. R. Zentmyer. 2568
street. Entrance to this
residence was gained by prying
open a rear window at about 10.30
o'clock. A stove lifted and shaker
were found.
Caught After Cliase
Chased for more than three blocks
a man giving his name as Charles
J.ukens. of Duncannon. was cap
tured early this morning by Patrol
man Keys, after Lukens had made
an attempt to pry open a window at
105 Chestnut street, it was reported
hy the Harrisburg police department
to-day.
The attention of Keys was first
attracted to a man when he emerged
from an alleyway adjoining 105
Chestnut street, after which he is
said to have stood in the shadow
for some time. Noticing no person,
be then is reported to have gone to
the window and attempted to pry
it open. Patrolman Keys made a
dash for him. The man took flight
and ran from Chestnut street to
Front and north in Front to Do
c-net street, where he was over
taken.
City and County May
Plan For Joint Hall
It is believed city and county com
missioners at their joint conference
late this afternoon may decide upon
definite plans to proceed with ar
rangements for the erection of the
proposed city office 'building and
county courthouse.
City officials have secured from
ithe various departments the esti
mated floor space which will be
meeded for the offices and it is like
ly that the county officials will make
a similar estimate in the near fu
ture. Selection of a site and the ap
pointment of an architect to draw
plans of the structure will be the
next action to be taken, after which
the size and cost of the building
can be determined.
THE WEATHER
For Harrlftburi; and vldnitjs
(imrrally rloody, prohablv
ihnvirr* to-nlaht and Saturday
nof mack changer In tempera
ture. lowcxt to-niKht about .10
dei&ree*.
For Hn*trrn Pennajlvanln:
Cloudy, with oeenMioual whoev
er*. probably to-nlffbt and Sat
urdays not much changer In tem
perature; moderate, aouth
wlnda.
HOW THE MONEY POURS IN
88BB*®* RhhpmbbH JwMHBLr *''% tM
Many of the bowls which were in use at the Salvation Army doughnut stands, yesterday, were nearly full,
and the campaign officials decided to empty them before starting the drive to-day. J William Bowman is shown
iu the center of the group above emptying the bills and silver from a bowl into a tag which Lieutenant Towst-n
is holding. Charles Schmidt, holding the megaphone, is doing the "barking.'' Young women, who have been de
voting hours of time to selling doughnuts, are in the group also.
SEEK CAUSE OF
DISCOLORATION
IN WATER SUPPLY
Chemical Action in Heated
Chemicals Is Feared by
Householders
HASSLER NOT ALARMED
City Commissioner Puts the
Blame on Rust in Pipes
and Boilers
Whether or not recent discolora
tion of water coming from hot water
faucets is due to natural causes, such
as rust in pipes and boilers, or to
a chemical action caused by high
water or to filtration to-day is caus
ing much speculation.
Numerous complaints as to the
rusty color of the water are said
to have been received for some little
time. It is agreed that no change
has been noticed in either the looks
or taste of the cold water.
Commissioner Gives Opinion
Commissioner S. F. Hassler. su
perintendent of the water depart
ment. to-day declared the city's wa
ter supply never was purer. lie
blames any discoloration in the
pipes and boilers on the household
ers. According to his statement,
chemists have agreed that less chem
icals and alum may be used with
safety in purifying the water so
that less alum is being used than in
former years.
In supporting the claim that the
discolored water is caused by water
it is said that the hotter the wa
ter the more noticeable the sedi
ment. Complainants who fear that
the discoloration is due to some
chemical action explain that this
condition may he due to the action
of heat on a chemical combination
in the water.
Sediment I .caves Traces
Owners of new boilers also are
said to have noticed this condition.
At times it is said that the sedi
ment is great enough to leave a dark
mark around vessels into which it
has been run. Commissioner Hassler
is making a full investigation.
Alexander H. Mourer,
One of City's Olders Hotel
Proprietors, Is Dead
Alexander H. Mourer. widely
known hotelman, died at his late
home. Capital and Korster streets,
at 10.30 o'clock last night. Death
was due to a complication of diseases
and foljowed a long illness. He was
in his seventy-fourth year.
Mr. Mourer was horn in Lorraine.
He came to America at the age of
19. and worked for a number of
years at the old Fink ami Boyer
brewery in Third street above IJO
cust. Afterward, going into busi
ness for himself, he opened a hotel
in Third street above Verbeke, la
ter moving to his present location.
Capital and Forster streets, where
he owned "Alex. Mourer's Hotel," a
widely known local hostelry. This
j has been under his ownership for
approximately a quarter century.
I He was well known throughout
the city, being among the oldest ho
telmen here. He was. for many
years, a member of St. Lawrence
German Catholic Church and took n
prominent part in its activities up
until the time of his illness.
Surviving Mr. Mourer are his wife.
Mrs. Mary Madeline Mourer, and a
son. Alexander, Jr. Funeral services
will be held Monday morning at 9
o'clock in St. Lawrence's German
Catholic church. The Rev. Father
P. S. Huegel, rector, will officiate
Burial will be made in ML Calvary
Cemetery.
PALMER'S NAME GOES IX
Washington. May 23. Formal
nominations of officials now serving
appointments made while Congress
was in adjournment, transmitted to
the Senate to-day. included that of
Attorney General Palmer, his new
assistants, and a number of federal
district attorneys.
MILLER AUTO CO. j
BUYS OLD POST
OFFICE SITE
Will Remodel Structure tit
Third and Locust Streets
in the Near Future
Announcement is made by B. F.
i Barker, general manager of the]
j Miller Auto Company, Inc.. local dis
tributors for Maxwell, Oidsmobi'"s
.and Haynes touring cars and Mack
I trucks, that his firm has closed, ne
j gotiations for the purchase of the 1 '
'building at the corner of Third and]
I Locust streets, recently used by the i
, government as the post office while j
the regular post office was being re- '
i modeled.
Will Remodel Building
i The Miller Auto Company will be-,
'gin the remodeling of this structure I
(in the near future and on its com-|
pletion will move its salesrooms]
from the present location at 57 South]
Cameron street, into the new rooms.
The present plans for the new build
j ing include offices on the upper
j floors.
I The purchase represents one of the]
'biggest deals in automobile circles for |
] some time. When completed these!
! will be. the largest and best equip-j
j ped salesrooms this side of Phila- i
j delphia. The site is in a very desir- j
. able location in the heart of the busi- ]
j ness section and overlooks the Cap- j
, itol buildings.
But Recently Incorporated
The Miller Auto Company has been !
I established in this city for a number
jof years but was incorporated less;
: than a year ago. It has come to the
| front in the automobile business]
[until now it is recognized as amongi
j the largest firms in the city. Its con-'
[tracts for machines cover a large;
| number which are distributed from i
j branch houses in Ijebanon and Me- ]
ehanicsburg. as well as by several j
j subdealers in Central Pennsylvania. ]
| The main offices of the firm will be •
j located in the new building and all j
business will be transacted from
I there.
I
Weather Still Too Bad
For Read and Crew
of NC-4 to Get Away
Washington, May 23.—Weather
j conditions at Ponta Delgada still |
were unfavorable for resumption of '
I the trans-Atlantic flight by the sea- ]
j plane NC-4, Admiral Jackson early]
; to-day notified the Navy Depart- j
ment. His message said the sea still '
was rough and rain squalls were I
expected within the next twelve or
j eighteen hours.
The weather forecast for the
I Azores-Lisbon route of the NC-4, re- i
I ceived from Admiral Jackson, said |
i the weather probably would "become j
I much better by Saturday morning." '
TIGHT SKIRTS ARE AS BAD
AS ANY WINTER'S BLIZZARD
Railroad Men Say Women Who Arc Slaves to Style Arc
Holding Up Train Service
j Only one thing is worse for rail- |
i roading than a blizzard and that is |
j the tight skirts women are wear- J
! ing. Both are holding up train j
! schedules and adding greatly to the j
I many worries of trainmen and op
] crating officials.
This startling announcement comes
! from the rank and file of the Penn- I
j sylvania Railroad employes, officials 1
|in the offices of Superintendent El-'
j liter being silent on the question ;
: probably because of modesty. The '
I conductors and enginemen upon |
: whose shoulders rest the responsl- i
bility of getting the trains through
on time are not bitter against the j
, skirts having, so to speak, passed
! through a similar experience once
J before. They merely observe In the
SENATORS START
! PROGRAM TO GET
TREATY MOVING
Californian Calls Up Resolu
tion Demanding Complete
Text From Lansing
SHERMAN BEGINS ACTION
Wants League Covenant and
Peace Convention Separated
i When Submitted by Wilson
By Associated Press.
Washington. May 23.—1n the Sen
j ate to-day the program for bringing
! the Peace Treaty and League of Na
■ tions covenant to the attention of
I the ratifying power began. Senator
I Johnson, of California, called up for
| consideration his resolution asking
] the State Department to furnish the
Senate with the complete text of the
Feace Treaty. Senator Sherman, of
Illinois, introduced a resolution de
claring it to be the sense of the Sen
] ate that the covenant of the League
lof Nations be separated from the
Peace Treaty when it is submitted
j for ratification.
Without debate or amendment the
j Senate passed the deficiency appro
j priation bill adopted yesterday by
j the House, carrying $45,000,000 war
! risk allotments for families of sol
! diers and sailors and for dependents
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TECH EXPECTED
TO WIN STATE
SCHOOL MEET
I **"
Local Athletes Primed For the
Rig Event in Island
Park
j Tech High trackmen are all set to re
| Peat to-morrow at the annual inter
scholastic meet of the Harrisburg Track
j Athletic Association, the high class
' work which enable the team to easily
! walk off with first honors at the State
; College meet last Saturday.
The rising waters of the Susquehanna
! river will not reach any such heights
| that it will interfere in the least with
the meet and Tech's efforts to again dis
] play her superiority In track work is
the opinion expressed to-day. It is not
j believed that the river will go above
j the 16-foot mark and this will reach
I
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I latest issue of their local union jour
! nal. Sparks of Labor, as follows:
1 "Tight skirts slow up transporta-
I tion. railroads find.
| "Tight skirts on women passeng
ers have upset schedules on rail-
I roads only slightly less than a bliz
| zard. The P. R. R. which reduces
I the operation of trains to scientific
| accuracy of details has found that
since the women have begun wear
ing tight skirts the average train
stop is now seventeen seconds longer
than when skirts were short and
loose. In reply to a complaint of
| the South Jersey Commuters' Asso
ciation the management says the
running time of trains cannot be
shortened unless styles of skirts are
changed."
The poor commuter is nowhere
mentioned.
FUNERAL HELD
| OVER BODY OF
WRONG VICTIM I
j
Finding of William Trimble's
Corpse Discloses Peculiar
Situation
! WIDOW HAD PROTESTED |
Declared at Service That Mis
take Was Being Made
by Relatives
To hold funeral services and bury ;
la body believed to be that of her I
| husband and then to discover Ihut
| the remains were that of a total
: stranger is the experience of Mrs.
William ('. Trimble, of Elkwood.
W.lliam Trimble was drowned
i in the Susquehanna in March while
! crossing from New Cumberland to
Steeiton and Mrs. Trimble declared
when the first body was found that
jit was not that of her husband. She
I contended that tiie clothing was that
! of another man but relatives insist
j ed that it was Trimble's and the ser-
I vices went on despite the widow's
I protest.
Discovery of the mistake in iden
tification was made when Trimble's
I body was found yesterday in the
; river' below Columbia, it was iden
; tified by a card in the pocket, beur-
I ing the drowned man's nume.
< A body bound Sunday, May 17,
in the river at Highspire, near the
- place where the man was drowned,
j was identified by the clothing as be
j ing that of Trimble. The widow,
' however, insisted that it was not her
husband. Despite her statements, the
1 body was buried at Elkwood. The
! mistaken identification had been
made by George Chronister, his son
in-law.
T'ndertaker M. \. Hoff. of New
Cumberland, went to Cotum
' bia and brought the second body
home to-day. Mrs. Trimble is living
with her daughter in the borough.
The body of Gramm, who was
.drowned in the same accident, was
! found at Elkton, Md.. Tuesday] May
13. Tt was also identified by a card
in the pocket. Gramm has a wife
I and seven children and Trimble a
wife and four children.
Authorities are now at a loss to
know where the first body came
from and efforts are now being made
to establish its identity.
Hawker's Red Light Is
Sighted in Midocean by
Crew of the Faraday
i London, May 23.—The eableship
Faraday reports that it sighted the
. red light of an airplane during the
early hours of Monday at 50 degrees.
28 minutes north latitude, and 30
degrees west longitude, approxi
mately midway between England
and New Foundland and in the
j course which would have been foi
i lowed hv Har.y G. Hawker in his
! attempted flight between the Amer
j ican continent and Ireland,
j The Daily Mail announces that it
I I intends, if Harry G. Hawker and
Lieut. Commander Mackenzie Grieve
. I have lost their lives in attempting
. I to fly across the Atlantic, to devote
■ 10,000 pounds sterling to their next
• | of kin in the proportions that Hawk
i er and Grieve had already agreed to
II divide the prize. This disposition
will not interfere with the contest,
which is still open.
43 BRIDGES TO
BE ERECTED ON
STATE HIGHWAYS
Bids Will Be Opened June 19
For Biggest Program in
History of Penna.
I The most extensive bridge build
; ing program ever undertaken by the
i State Highway Department was an
nounced to-day, and bids will be
opened June 19 for construction of
! IS concrete bridges in specification
, strong enough to carry the heaviest
motor truck. The bridges will be
twenty-four feet wide, in the clear,
| and will be higher in almost every
: case than present bridges because
iof floods. They will be built of rein
i forced concrete.
Two bridges will be built in Dau-
I phin county and a number of others
in this section. They are all of what
is known as the slab type, which
avoids the hump in the road so often
necessary when arches are built
The parapets and curbs are suffi
ciently high and strong to prevent
automobils going overboard, as a re
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Edward F. Doehne Is
an Avowed Candidate
For District Attorney
Edward F. Doehne, well-known
member of the Dauphin county bar,
has announced his candidacy tor
district attorney, cards to that ef-'
feet appearing in various olti"cs to
day. It is understood he will be a
candidate on the Republican ticket,
although no party is given on the
cards.
Mr. Doehne is the first candidate
to enter the field in the contest for
city and county officers. Others have
been talked of and say they will
campaign, but us yet have made no .
definite announcement. Mr. Doehne
will be opposed by Philip S. Mover
on the Republican ticket for nomi- :
nation . friends of the latter de
clare. No Democratic candidate for
the office has been mentioned yet. J
POWERS YIELD TO PLEADINGS
OF GERMANY IN PEACE PACT
SARRE VALLEY AWARD MILDER
Reparation Terms
Modified, Too,
For Teutons
CHINA DECIDES
TO SIGN PACT
i
By Associated Press.
Concessions on some points in
the peace treaty have been made
to the Germans by the l'aris
peace conference. Slight modi
fications have been made in the
terms of the Sarre Valley award,
and the terms regarding repara
tions, as they stood in the origi
nal text of the peace treaty also 1
have been modified in some de
gree.
The fact thai the Council of Four
had decided to make these moditi
: cations was reported in a dispatch
from Paris late last night. The mes
sage, however, did not indicate just
what were the alterations decided
upon. These are expected to be de
veloped in part with the handing to
| the Germans to-day of the Council's
i reply to the German note on repa
! rations. These were no indications,
i however, when the exact nature of
| the concessions made regarding the
Sarre valley ' would be revealed.
China to Sign Treaty
China's delegation at tlie Peace
] Conference Itas decided that it w.ll
! sign the peace treaty, in spite of its
j declaration that it would not do so
I because of the decision of the Coun
cil of Three relative to the turn
ing over to Japan of Germany's in
terests in Shantung and Kiao Chau.
It is said, however, that reservations
will be made in attaching the s;g
natures of the Chinese, it being
pointed out that the United States
has taken similar action in the past,
j The queution of -the future adjnin
! istratkm* of Turkey is occupying
j mutrh'of the time of the Peace Con-
I i'erence, and the powers appear to
■ j desire that the United Stutes shall
I assume the position of mandatory
I for Turkey. President Wilson has
! been advised by Henry Morgenthau.
former American Ambassador to
j Turkey, that the administration of
Constantinople, Anatolia and Ar
i menia should be combined in the
j bunds of one of the powers.
Senate Ratification Needed
! It is indicated that if there is any
, acceptance of the responsibility of
j administering Turkish affairs by
i the United States delegation, it will
j be conditioned upon ratification by
i the Senate.
■ It is not expected that the ne
' i gotiations with the Germans at Ver
j sailles will be interfered with by the
1 I absence of Count Von Brockdorff
; Rantzau and other members of the
r delegation, who have gone to Spa
1 | for consultations. The return of the
j head of the mission and his eol
; leagues is expected not later than
' Sunday.
RIVER TO GO UP
TO WITHIN FOOT
I OF FLOOD STAGE
I
I; Sixteen-Foot Level Is to Be |
Reached Late This
Afternoon
Rising slowly to-day the Susque-I
, I hanna river is expected to reach a]
i height of sixteen feet above low
I water murk this afternoon, two feet,
| I higher than had been expected yes-j
' | terday. No danger need be feared in ;
, j this city despite this fact. Fore- j
. j caster E. R. Demain believes.
| The flood stage is seventeen feet!
in this city and there is little danger j
: that the river will go that high. Onlvj
, i a few places in the city are reached I
at that height, one of them being the
I plant of the Central Iron and Steel j
I Company, which is aihong the low->
i ! est situated establishments in thisj
t city. There the universal mill, one!
of the first parts of the plant to be I
reached, was operating as usual this!
I afternoon.
Rains that had not been reported j
j to the Weather Bureau when reports!
were made yesterday, are responsible I
| for the unexpected rise in the
I waters. Coming down the West
I Branch of the river, it raised the'
I river to the flood stage at Williams-!
i port and raised it several feet here. I
] The rise this afternoon will con-!
, tinue slowly and it will start to re-
Crede this evening. The rise will not I
! be rapid, since the crests of the floods'
j on the Juniata, the West Branch and :
the North Branch has been reached ,
land for the same reason the decline
iwill continue slowly. The river will j
| remain comparatively high for sev-,
eral days.
I Flood stages are not anticipated
lin any district except Williamsport
;in which it has already occurred,
unless heavy showers occur within
the next 24 hours. Mr. Demaui stiwi.
Light or even modern to showers will
; on' materially effort 'he heighth of
.the river.
PRINCE <>i WALEft GOUtXli
) London. May 22. The Prince of
, Wales will visit Canada erobably in
| August to open formally the new j
! parliament buildtng in Ottawa. {
RED FOES NEARER
TO PETROGRAD IN
DRIVE FOR CITY
By Associated I'rcss.
lioikloii, May 23. — Esthonian j
forces are rapidly approaching [
Pctrograd from the west, accord- i
ing to an official statement issued ■
at Esthonian army headquarters '
and received here. The text of I
the statement reads:
"The Esthonians are advancing !
swiftly on Petrograd. Besides I
the town of Yamburg, the rail
way stations at Weymann and I
Moloskowizy, on the Narva- !
Petrograd line, have been cap- '
tured, and the town of Koporje
and several villages near Koh
gunpia, on the Finnish Gulf, have
bsen occupied. This brings the
Esthonians within fifty miles of
Petrograd."
MORE DOUGHNUTS
ARE NEEDED FOR
GIRL SALESMEN
Demand For Salvation Army
Rations Exceed All the
Expectations
Come on, Harrisburg and bring in
your doughnuts. Think of the sacri
fice made by Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Dock, of 1319 Walnut street, who
baked 70 rlczcn between noon yes
terday and this morning and were
first at hand at 8 o'clock with the
supp'y to equip thirty motor mes
sengers at their various stations. "We
baked all day and all night without
a wink of sleep." called Mr. Beck,
"and wc are going to keep on."
'Frank Davenport's bally-lioo
doughnut emporium right in front of
his hostelry in Market street, made
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4 —Mayor Daniel T, Krister was arrested
Tj this afternoon in his office by Salvation Army workers be- Jff
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T executive was fined $5 for his misdemeanof. The. patrol *1?
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* Ithaca, N "Y. - Accompanied by Dr. J, Duncan ix
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Spa -t \ director of rowing, and John Fitrpatrick, coach, jX
* * the Princeton's .'varsity and freshmen crews arrived here
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- ; and-began pr for the 'annual i|X
J J - Cornell which is to be held Saturday after- X
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T MARRIAGE LICENSES t
4 Arthur C. Hahit and Hckmlc A. Smith. C'nmp Hill; Samuel Michael
and Mnraaret L. HOIIUCM, llurriNburu,
Teutons' Share in
Burdens of War
Explained
HELD CHIEFLY
ACCOUNTABLE
By Associated Press.
Paris, May 23. Germany's
share of the burdens growing
out of the war, as set down in
the economic terms of the peace
treaty is based on her ability to
shoulder it and not according to
her deserts, the allied and as
sociated council declares in its
answer to the German note of
protest against this section of
the treaty.
Germany was mainly respon
sible for the damage and de
struction, it pointed out and she
cannot escape that responsibil
ity. It is not the peace terms,
the allied note says, but the acts
of those who made and con
tinued the war. which are the
cause of any sufferings Germany
may have to bear.
Paris, May 23.—The Coun
cil of Four met this morning
and discussed the military terms
and clauses relative to prisoners
of war which will be incorporat
ed in the treaty with Austria.
Military experts attended the
| session.
China Reaches Decision
The Chinese delegation to the
| Peace Conference, is understood to
have reached a decision to sign the