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AMERICA PAID 18 BILLIONS DURE G 1918 TO RUN WAR

Expenditures Since Armistice Was Signed Bring Aggregate Cost to Over 24 Billions Demands May Increase. FOUR BILLION IN LOANS (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 31. It cost the American people about 118,160,- ' 000,000 to run Us expensive war government and make loans to allies In Tne year ending today, according to "xjomputations from treasury reports. December expenditures, above two billion dollars, the record of the nation's history, sent aggregate costs to date to approximately $24,500,000,000. Of the $18,160,000,000 paid out of tho treasury's coffers in 1918, probably ten tilllon dollars went for the army and the general military establishment, about two billion dollars for the navy, a billion for the ship building program, a billion for other civil government needs and $4,150,000,000 as loans to America's brothers In arni3. Outlay Is Mounting. Although hostilities ceased nearly two months ago, the government's outlay each day is mounting on account of the liquidation of tremendous war contracts and treasury officials said indications are that the demands on the government In the first month of the new year may bo even more than for this month. Wi'h estimates of expenses In the last few. days, not yet actually compiled, officials believe December expenses wi'l run to $2,100,000,000 or nearly $200,000,000 more than last month's "high record. This includes nearly $430,000,000 estimated for allied loans, and $1,670,000,000 estimated for the government's actual expenditures. That the public has paid only about one-third of the war's expenses, excluding foreign loans. In taxes, in cash end twc-tblrds as loans to be renald In another generation, H Indicated by treasury figures of collections from various sources. With the last four days of the year not yet tabulated it :, shown that recelots from taxes, cus- - tome r juid fnisoellaneoua ..revenue, fcmouuted to $4.687,C63.000. of which $2,949,032,000 came from Income and rxcess profits taxes alone; $1,124,518,f.00 from other federal taxes: only $171,000,000 from custom duties on imrorts and the balance or about . $441,000,000 from miscellaneous revenue sources. Income From Loans. - - During the year $6,038,000,000 has come Into the treasury from the fourth liberty loan and $4,171,000,000 from tlie third liberty loan. In addition. 513.802,000.000 worth of certificates of Indebtedness have been sold and subsequently largely redeemed from liberty loan receipts. War Savings Stnmns and certificates have brought $y.r.3,0f-0.000 Into the treasury which, ulth the exception of $10,000,000 worth of these small securities sold In December, 1917, represent the entire harveKt from war savings and Ihrift stamps in the year they have been on the market. War ravings receipts this month amount to about $60,000,000. The way in which war expenses have mounted from month to month Is Bhown by the following table of expenditures: January. 1918, $1,090,000,000; February. 1,012.000,000; March, 1155,000,000; April. 1,215,000,000; May, 1,508,000.000; June, 1.512,000,000; July. $1,608,000,000; August. 1.805,000,000; September. $1,557,000,000; October, $1,661,000,000; November. $1,935,000.000; December (partially estimated), $2,100,000,000. These figures Include the loans to allies which have run at an average of about $340,000,000 a month. Germans Refuse to Give Poles Use of Railways Pv Associated v-rss.) LONDON, Dec. 31. Germany has l ofused to accede to the demand of the Poles, that Polish troops lv permitted to use the railroads from the Polish border to Vilna. according to Warsaw advices to the Mall. The Berlin Kovernment Is said to have based It:, refusal on the ground that permission from the entente nations was tiecrspary. In the meantime, it is said, that the Germans have demanded that German troops returning fro Russia be allowed to use Polish railways. It was urged by Merlin that 100,000 German soldiers would otherwise be compelled to march through Poland. The Poles have consented to this arrangement with the stipulation that the German troops would be disarmed. Berlin ha3 not replied to the Polish conditions. American Warships Take on Sick at German Ports fBy Associate Press V COPENHAGEN, Dec. 31. American Varshlps which arrived here yesterday N ui leave this morning for German ,irts on the Baltic 6ea wnere tney sill take on beard sick Americans. The situation In Posen Is extremely critical, according to the Vorwaerts of Berlin. The German government has been asked to send troops there, and Herr I.andbberg. secretary of publicity, art and literature In the Ebert cabinet, has gone to Posen to negotiate with the Poles.

Friends From Thirteen Yearly Meetings to Be Guests of Dr. Edwards Representatives of thirteen Yearly Meetings of the United States from Maine to California, will meet at an informal bouse party to be held in the home of President and Mrs. David M. Edwards of Earlham college for several days following next Friday. Over twenty guests have been invited for an informal gathering; and to talk over some of the important affairs of the Friends church. It is proposed that future problems be considered and plans of action be mapped out. The guests will all be entertained in the Edwards home.

HILARITY WILL MARK EXIT OF VICTORY YEAR Celebrations in East Planned Church and Social Events for Richmond. (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 31 New York's "victory" New Year's eve celebration tonight promises to eclipse all previous observances of the city's traditional night of revelry and noise making, notwithstanding the threatened strike of five thousand waiters and cooks and the soaring prices of food and liquor. Hotel and restaurant men report that applications for table reservations have far exceeded the capacity. It was said that many of the reservations were made weeks ago by residents of "dry" states. The better known restaurants are charging $10 a cover with nothing to drink except water. Champagne this year will cost the celebrator $10 and $12 a bottle. The hotel men said today they were not concerned over the threatened strike of cooks and waiters, asserting that women had been hired for the emergency. Service Men Entertained. Additional interest is atached to the celebration this year because of the large number of men in the service now in the city and elaborate preparations have been made to provide entertainment. It is estimated that 25,000 sailors and more than twice as many soldiers will be guests of the city. Special entertainments will be in charge of tbe war community service, .the . J. I.. C. A.. KnlgbU jQf Columbus and other organizations. Open house will be observed toy nearly all the larger clubs. One of the largest military dances will be the Khaki and Blue dance at the Seventy First Regiment armory, where it is expected three thousand couples will take the floor. The time honored watch night services will be observed in scores of churches. The historic chimes of Trinity church in lower Broadway will peal patriotic tunes this year in addition to tbe old favorites. WASHINGTON. Dec. 31. New Year's eve celebrations of the pre-war period will be revived in Washington tonight to mark the passing of 1918 A large portion of the population of the nation's capital, however, will attend "watch night" services in the churches. On the capltol plaza an open air dance will be held for the benefit of the thousands of soldiers from nearby camps, those stationed in Washington and those In the city after being mustered out of service. State organizations formed by war workers will hold meetings. Events in Richmond. Usual social events and watch services at the churches will observe the passing of Victory year in Richmond. Many dances and watch parties have been announced and this year the tend of events will serve to give a gayer tone than usual to the affairs. Clubs and lodges have announced watch parties and open houses for tonight, and tomorrow the Country club will hold its customary New Year's open house. Special church services will also be held In the churches tomorrow. Church bells and chimes and factory whistles will announce thj passing of 1918 and the entrance of the New Year. Volunteer Force Marching from Rumania to Kiev CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 31. A volunteer army and French force are aanclng frcm Rumania through Bessarabia toward Kieve( the Ukrainian capital, according to a report from Odessa received here. The Weather vi , .iiaitDd uy tne United ' btates Weather Bureau Cloudy and much colder tonight and Wednesday. Probably light snow. Moderate cold wave. Today's Temperature. Noon 4? Yesterday. Maximum 42 Minimum 21 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore. Rain, chanelng to snow this afterron or tonight Decidedly colder. Wednesday partly cloudy and continued colder. Occasional snow. General Conditions Two storms, one central over Missouri, is causing unsettled weather over the central states and the other storm is over the northwest and Is causing heavy snow over the Middle West. A cold vave, the most severe of the season, 1e over western Canada and temperatures are below zero In South Dakota, rnd other northwest states. It Is 20 to 30 below zero In North Dakota and Manitoba.

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Detachment of American army of occupation passing Kaiser Platz in Treves, Germany. The considerate though firm methods employed by the American army of occupation Jn controlling the affairs of the German towns and people in the occupied territory is a source of constant surprise to the Germans, won knew only of the domineering, overbearing methods of Prussian military leaders. The situation in Treves, the oldest city of Germany, now held by American forces, is typical. The American officials "deal with the de facto authorities there. The workmen's council maintains a commission there and the officers who had been handling the city's affairs were left in charge. The daily life of the people has not been altered or hampered. Those who have business out of the city are given permission to leave. One thing is distinctly understood, however. That is, that on the least sign of any treachery or disturbance the Americans will handle the situation with drastic measures.

President Wilson Has H'q First Pay Day Outside

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fBy Associated PrBs WASHINGTON, Dec. l. President Wilson today had his first pay day outside of the limit of the United States and the treasury warrants for $6,250 drawn to his credit probably was the first presidential pay check ever endorsed by any one other than the chief executive. When the President left the country he designated N. P. Webster disbursing clerk at the White House as his attorney in fact, and Mr. Webster today received the warrant endorsed it with Mr. Wilson's name, then signed his own as attorney and deposited the warrant in a bank to the President's credit. UNEASINESS OVER DIFFERENCE IN VIEW

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I (By Associated Press) LONDON, Dec. 31 Morning newspapers give great and equal prominence to the speech of Premier Clemenceau before the French chamber of deputies and President Wilson's address at Manchester. By their headlines and by placing in juxtaposition the striking passages and by their comment the newspapers reveal a certain uneasiness in consequence of the apparent divergence between M. Clemenceau and Mr. Wilson. There is an obvious endeavor, however, to avoid anything suggesting the existence of a substantial 'lisagreement or promoting anxiety, 'Regarding the conference. Their desife seems mainly to show that M. Clemenceau's , standpoint is not so remote from Mr. Wilson's as might appear at first sight and that any differences that exist ought to be arranged with pains and patience. M. Clemenceau's version of Mr. Wilson's comment on the British fleet receives much prominence. The Chronicle says: "President Wilson's speech at Manchester brought out what perhaps are the essential points in a league of nations, namelv common devotion to rieht. that it must be world wide and including all and that it must have continuing I

machinery." i engineers ana tram, 2b onicers ana i,Endorsing and emphasizing these!600 men als0 were among the units

points, the paper thinks the peace ' conference should be regarded as the first session of a body which will re convene from time to time in petuity Thus, it would, the newspaper says, "itself become automatic-1 ally a league for unless it does so, its work will ultimately be torn up by fresh wars." TELEGRAPH EMPLOYES GIVEN INCREASE (By Associated Press!

WASHINGTON. Dec. 31. Increased ; John Tucker, on trial with other sowages effective tomorrow for employes jcialist leaders here, admits authorship of all departments of telegraph sys-of anti-war articles, speeches and. adtems under government control except ! vertisements.

employes at non-functional offices and j messengers, were announced today by I Postmaster General Burleson. Em-1 ployes in service more than a year and a half get an increase of 2 0 per cent and those employed less than a year and a half, o per cent. German Cabinet Appointee Prefers to Ran Newspaper (By Associated Press) COPENHAGEN, Dec. 31 Herr Loebe, whose appointment to a place in the cabinet was announced yesterday, has informed the Central council of soldiers and workmen of Germany that he does net wish to enter the government, preferring to continue his work at Breslau where he is editor of the Breslau Volkswacht, according to a semi-official statement published in Berlin. Wilson Gets History of Windsor Castle as Gift LONDON. Dec. 31. King George has presented a magnificently bound and illustrated history of Windsor castle to President Wilson as a birthday gift, according to the Mail.

CLAIM BOLSHEVIK

WELL IN HAND fBy Associated Pr ess WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. Favorable report on the situation in the Arch angel region of Russia where some un- J official accounts have pictured the north Russian, allied and American forces as facing destruction at the

hands of Bolshevik! In overwhelming j the matinee. Fred H. Lawton, fornumbers have been given to the state imerly of Boston, Mass., now director

department by G. A. Martiuszine, representative here of the Archangel government. It was officially stated today that Mr. Martiuszine had con ferred with acting secretary Polk and that his information showed the situa tion well in hand from the view point of the allies. According to these reports the Bol . n - V. M- J MW rapid fire guns, but they have no stomachs for fighting that does not keep them at a distance from, their opponents. The attitude of the peasant in the region of Moscow is alarming the Lenine government, according to the Petrograd correspondent of the Paris Journal. Early In December he reports the peasants actively revolted and it was a week before they were subdued. ASSIGN 15,000 MEN FOR RETURN (By Associated Pre9&) WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 General Pershing notified the war department today that additional units with a total strength of approximately 15.000 men have been assigned for early convoy home. They include the 329th and 330th infantry of the 83d division, with a strength of more than 50 officers and 3,400 men each and the fourth regiment, air service, including about 16 aero squadrons The 64th field artillery with 106 officers and 2,429 men and the 116th obsignated tor early return. Aero squadrons included are the 2lBt, 30th, 31st. 32d. 33rd, 37th, 43d,

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,8Jtn' tm, ana biutn ana air servIce mechanics included the 17th, 18tn and 19th, companies. The organiza tion of the 4th and 55th, and 57th pioneer infantry represented by one officer and one man each and 164th ! field hospital, two officers and 55 men also are designated, as is a casual company from the air service and one from the chemical warfare service. ADMITS ANTI-WAR ARTICLES CHICAGO. Dec. 31 Rev. Irwin St.

Two of Enemy Aliens Interned Here May Not be Deported by U. S.

County officials were unable to say definitely today what action they would recommend In the cases of the enemy aliens interned here during the war. The department of justice has submitted a measure to Congress for the deportation of dangerous aliens. Wayne county interned three German aliens. Arthur Hueller, who had charge of the foreign correspondence of a Richmond industry, was sent to a southern internment camp after federal officers discovered a code in his room. He was considered the most ( dangerous alien in Richmond. j During his incarceration in the Richmond city jail here awaiting action by the federal authorities. Huel-, ler tried to obtain bis freedom on bail. 1 He was outspoken in his denunciation; of America. Hueller was killed by a soldier when he tried to cut through i the wire barriers of the internment camp with a pair of pliers that had ! been smuggled into the enclosure. '

Flying With Films to France Latest Proof of American Speed

(By Associated Press PARIS, Dec. 31 Flying with films to France is the latest method of speeding service for the American expeditionary force and an index of the general speeding up of everything on this side of the Atlantic because "those swift Americans" are here. Films inj tended for display at Y M. C. A. cen ters in Paris leave London at noon and of the Community Motion picture bureau ul lue American i . ju. A., maugurated tbe cross channel flying film service and it has persisted with great success, cutting down the time of transportation to a mere nothing. An especially pressing need inspired the service. News movie films of London's three days celebration of the signing of the armistice were ready in London for sending to Paris. Not wishing to delay the gladness an unncairy.. hourMr- Lawton- flew n n . V. n 1 I X. ! UA.JU. ZZ " 7' , I' ,P51!lrpDoe,in thirty-five minutes ""E? r, ? " reaching Paris in time for lunch. INTERNATIONAL ADJUSTMENT OF LABOR POSSIBLE (By Assoctated Press) LONDON, Dec. 31. The British war cabinet is considering a proposal which may have an important bearIns on future labor questions throughout the world, according to the Express. The proposal is to ask the peace conference, at one of its earliest sessions to appoint a commission to Inquire into the question of an in trnatIonal adjustment of conditions jof mpi0vment and to submit plans for a permanent international court nd organization to secure joint action lr. such matters. "It is certain," says the newspaper, "that the suggestion will be adopted and it is also certain it will result In an organization, as part of an active league of naions to prepare the way for international regulation of condi-1 tions of employment, which would be a death blow to 'sweating.' The French government is cordially sympathetic toward the proposal. Two or tLree employers of labor and an equal number of workmen's representatives will probably accompany the British delegation to the conference as advisers in the labor matter." New Disorders Break Out in German Mines (By Associated Press) GENEVA, Dec. 31. New disorders have occurred in the Ruhr valley coal fields, in Westphalia, Germany. Armed strikers attacked soldiers guarding two coal mines- and both properties were damaged. The strikers were finally compelled to resume work. 1 Helmuth Metzdorff and his father, Hugo Metzdorff, were interned early in 1918. Young Metzdorff told the authorities that he believed in the sanctity of Germany's cause but would do nothing here to incite trouble or destroy property. He took his arrest philosophically. He is an expert mechanic. His father had spent many years traveling over the United States and was employed as a day laborer . here. j it is believed that tne two Metzdorffs will not be classed as dangerous aliens by the Department of Justice, and were not involved in the efforts of German agents to . foment trouble here. No records were found showing that they received or executed orders from the German government. Sheriff Carr said he did not believe they were trained propagandists or had plotted against America.

Italians Ust 460,000 Dead on All Fronts; 947 ,000 Were Wounded (By Associated Press) ROME, Dec. 31 The supreme command of the Italian army has, announced that Italian losses on all fronts during the war totalled 460.000 dead. Of this number 16,362 were officers. Of the 947,000 wounded, 33.347 were officers. The number of men totally incapacitated by wounds and disease is estimated at 600,000.

BAVARIANS HOLD PROMINENT MEN FOR CONSPIRACY Kurt Eisner, Bavarian Premier, Said to Side Against Friederich Ebert. (By Associated Press) MUNICH, Monday, Dec. 30. Seventeen prominent men, including one non-Bavarian duke, were arrested here last evening by the police, assisted by twenty members of the local soldiers' council. The arrests caused the greatest sensation experienced by this city since the revolution. The men who were arrested were at one of the largest hotels in Munich and are said to have been engaged in a conference when the officers arrived. They say they were arranging for recruiting civilian soldiers, but the police accuse them of aiming an attack at "existing institutions." It is reported that they apparently attempted to destroy a number'of incriminating documents which the po lice seized. Three of the men were later released. The name of only one of the men detained is known. He is a Munich publisher and is accused of distributing arms. Publisher Held. This forenoon it was learned that all but two of the men arrested had been released. These were the publisher, already referred to, and a banker who Is considered the ringleader Ik the alleged plot. The accused men have given out a statement in which they say that the citizen soldiery which they proposed to recruit was intended to protect tho present government against reactionaries. Spartacus forces guard the public buildings and the bridge here. The Incident occupied the attention today of the Bavarian soldiers' and workmen's council, which began meeting yesterday. Herr Auer, minister of the Interior,' who was himself try ing to form a force of. citizen soldiers. was interested in the plan which the arrested men say they were considering. He was working in good faith, he says, because he had information that the mob violence was threatened for New Year's eve. Herr Auer, however, accompanied Premiert Kurt Eisner to Stuttgart to attend a conference there and permitted the matter to temporarily go beyond his control. He says that the counter revolution ary forces slipped in. Defends Army Plans. Herr Auer, speaking today before the soldiers5 and workmen's council, defended the plan to raise citizen soldiers and reminded the delegates that or. the night of December 8, when he was attacked and forced to resign, he received no protection from the police or any. existing military organization. Herr Auer's resignation was later declared void by the Bavarian cabinet and he continued in office. During his speech he pointed out that no Investigation of the incident of December 8 had ever been attempted and declared that money secured from Berlin bad been used in Munich to etir up mob3 against constituted authority. He declared that he had definite proof of conspiracy to destroy voting lists so that the election fixed for January 12 would be impossible. The ministerial council has discussed a resolution by the soldiers' and workmen's council demanding the resignation of Herr Auer from office. Some decision may be reached in the matter today. Kurt Eisner, the Bavarian premier, went to Stuttgart on Sunday to share in an important conference relative to food supplies. It is understood that ministers from all the southern German states are participating in the conference which also will discuss the unity of the empire and south German demands for equal rights. After a long delay and many conflicting reports, it is understood that exchanges regarding reciprocal trade relations between Czecho-Slovakia and Germany have finally begun. Kurt Eioner has sided with the Independent Socialists against Friedrich Ebert, the German premier, it is reported.. WOUNDED ARRIVE AT NEWPORT NEWS (By Associated Press) NEWPORT NEWS. Va., Dec. 31 The transport Aeolous arrived here today from France with 2,900 officers and men, most of whom had been wounded or gassed. Although there were not many stretcher cases, only a few of the men were in condition to ask for leave of absence. Many of the men are from New; York and . NewEngland. Mrs. Rose Ladd in Social Work at Indianapolis Mrs. Rose Ladd, former teacher in the Richmond public school, and connected for several months with Home Service ' Division of the local Red Cross, has accepted a position with the charity organization of Indianapolis as a social worker in the schools. .i .

ENGLAND BIDS FAREWELL TO WILSON; PAID FINAL HONOR Scots Guard Form Guard oi Honor as President Leaves London Sails for France

This Morning. DELAY PRELIMINARIES (By Associated Press) LONDON, Dec. 31. President and Mrs. Wilson left Victoria station at 9:18 o'clock this morning on a special train en route to France. They sailed from Dover for Calais at 11 o'clock. King George and Queen Mary &1 the duke of Connaught accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Wilson to the station. Premier Lloyd George was on tha platform and saw the president and his wife depart. The Scots Guards formed the guard of honor and tbe band of .the Irish Guards played. Among those who were at the station were General Sir William R. Robertson, Vice Admiral W. S. Sims, John W. Davis, the American ambassador and Dady Reading. Mrs. Wilson chatted with Queen Mary and shook hands with all present as the train pulled out. the king and queen waving their handkerchiefs and the band playing as it left the station. Crowds Cheer Procession. It was a dark and rainy morning, but crowds lined the streets from Buckingham palace to the station and cheered as the procession passed. President Wilson and King Georga were In the first carriage; Mrs. Wilson, Queen Mary and Princess Mary in the second, and members of the president's party and court officials were in the three other carriages. Mrs. Wilson's umbrella was raised on account of the rain, but she nodded and smiled to the crowds at the station. Mr. Wilson and King George Inspected the guard while the band played the "Star-Spangled Banner." President and Mrs. Wilson bade farewell to King George. Queen Mary and Princess Mary in the waiting room and then took their leave of Premier Lloyd George, Andrew Bonar Law, Lord Robert Cecil and Sir Eric Geddes, who were at the station. As Queen Mary and Mrs. Wilson followed by President Wilson and King George, left the waiting room on their way to the royal saloon, which was beautifully decorated with flowers, the band played "Over There." The guests on the platform applauded enthusiastically. With Mr. and Mrs. Wilson enroute to Dover were Lord Herschell, Sir Charles Cust, John W. Davis. Vice Admiral W. S. Sims. Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, Major-General John Biddie, Colonel Willlan W. Harts and Miss Edith Benham, secretary to Mrs. Wilson. Others who traveled on the presidential train to Dover were Colonel S. L. H. Slocum, J. Butler Wright and Herbert C. Hoover. Queen Mary and Mrs. Wilson carried on an animated conversation to the last moment. President Wilson having to call Mrs. Wilson's attention to the fact that the train was pulling out. BAND PLAYED U. S. ANTHEM DOVER. Dec. 31. The presidential train reached Dover at 11 o'clock and little time was" lost in boarding the steamer Brighton which set out almost immediately on the cross channel trip. The morning was cold and raw, with a sharp east wind whipping the channel into white caps, indicating that the crossing was likely to be a rough one. Notwithstanding the unfavorable weather conditions however, both President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson remained on the bridge of the Brighton until the steamer left her pier. They femiled and waved farewells to those on shore, while the band played "The Star-Spangled Banner." . On their arrivaal on the platform of the station when the train reached here from London, a guard of honor consisting of a company of royal fusiliers and bluejackets from the Dover patrol was lined up to greet the party. The president was received by Commander Boyle, secretary to Vice-Ad-mlral Sir Roger Keyes. Admiral Keyes being indisposed and unable to attend in person. Balfour Visits House. PARIS, Dec. 31 The resignation of ' three Italian ministers may delay the opening of the preliminary peace conference until January 15, according to the Echo de Paris. In addition to Leonida Blssolati. minister of military aid and war pensions, Signor BareninL minister of education, and Signor Bari, minister of public works, are said to have left the Orlando cabinet. Announcement of the resignation of Leonida Bissolati from the Italian cabinet was made Saturday, but it was not reported that two of his colleagues had joined him in his. retirement. The reason for Signor Bissoldati's resig nation was said to be a controversy between him and Baron Sonnino, the foreign minister, relative to the war settlement. Arthur J. Balfour, the British foreign secretary, who has Just reached Paris from London, had a long conference today with Col. E. M. House. The talk was a sequel to the discussions which President Wilson bad in England with Premier Lloyd George ami Secretary Balfour, and had to do with the taking up of practical details of the peace conference. , Great interest is manifested among conference delegates and in French political circles in President Wilson's trip to Italy because of the iraport(Continued on Page Eight.)