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New Italian Cabinet Is Formed By Nitti Augnsta Market Today’s Tody’s opening close MIDDLING 32.12 32.12 VOLUME XXVI, No. 175 GERMANY DECIDES TO SIGN THE PACT UNCONDITIONALLY More Hun Ships Sunk By Crews, States Reports Weimar. —The German warships which were not sur rendered to the allies and which have been anchored off Kiel, Wilhelmshaven and other points have been sunk by German sailors manning them, according to a report re ceived here from a reliable abthority. According to the reports, there were twelve German war vessels, besides destroyers, which were in German waters, not having been turned over to the entente under the armistice provisions. London. —Although reports have stat ed that six Germans were killed and ten wounded when the boats of the German fleet at Scapa Flow were fired upon sub sequent to the scuttling of the German fleet, the Daily Mail says that others may have been drowned and some may possibly have reached the Orkney Islands and have not as yet been reported. The main force of the British fleet was absent exercising at sea when the Ger man ships were sunk, only some drifters, small warships and patrolling aircraft be ing on guard over the interned enemy squadron. Admiral von Reuter, commander of the surrendered German fleet, says he issued an order to sink the ships, the Daily Mail adds, and did so because at the be ginning of the war the German emperor directed that no German warship should fall into the enemy’s hands. He says that he believed, from newspaper reports, that the armistice had been ended. Admiral von Reuter visited Germany some weeks ago, it being understood at the time that the reason for his trip there was that he was ill, but he soon returned, and it is believed that at that” time he circulated the order to sink the German ships by evading the censorship or making signals to the various vessels, an act which the close proximity of the German ships made quite easy. The Mail quotes the admiralty as deny ing that the German crews were period ically changed and saying that the origi nal crews remained on board the vessels. There were from 150 to 200 men on the big ships and from 10 to 20 on board the destroyers. Therefore, nearly f.,000 men were in the water or in the ships’ bows when the fleet was sunk Fourteen were landed by the British on Sunday at Nigg, Russhire, on the northern shore of Crom arty Firth. They were, plared in hut ments and are being held under military guard. From the behavior of the ships, accord ing to the Mail. It was evident the sea valves had been opened and in a sur prisingly short time the vessels, big and small, began to settle down. Every ef fort was made by the British naval craft to beach the sinking ships, and in the case of destroyers considerable success was achieved. By one o'clock in the aft MEIN'S STRIKE Nil ENDORSED Bf LABOR FEDERATION Atlantic Ctty, N. J.—Endorsement of the Commercial Telegraphers'strike was unanimously voted today by the Ameri can Federation of Labor. The conven tion also went on record in favor of a 44-hotir week for labor generally and dl rected the executive council to work for that etui A resolution adopted on the subject of the wire strike directed the appointment by President Gompers of a committee to go to Washington to confer with Post master-General Burleson and ask that eoncrtslon* recently granted telephone and electrical workers be extended to In clude emplyes of the telegrsph eompane, under gvoernment conlrol. Much exten sion, It was declared, would result In the ending of the strike. CLAIM PHONE CONCERNS VIOLATE BURLESON ORDER Springfield, lit.—"An unreasonable In terpretfltlon ha* been placed upon the Burleson order, and It may be necesnsary to call a nation-wide strike of electrical work ere before the telephone corn pan leu will accede to our demand*," *ald Secre tary Charle* l* Ford, of the International Brotherhood of Klertrlcal Worker* | n „ .Utement given out here vfr Ford said that the telephone companies In many sections of the oounlry had fall d* to follow out the provisions of the ? M ‘‘ r m ? l,ch ‘he men the right to organize. 'An Impossible construction has been placed on the Burleson order." said Mr Ford "Vice-President Noonan, of the tlectrlcal work, rs, will confer with post 'flics department officials In Washington tomorrow In order that we may have a ruling on the order A conference will he held In Han Fraud*** with company of aB! 'iron theae two conferences will depend wh.tlter a nation-wide stride wtil be cgilpd. THE AUGUSTA HERALD e CENTS PER COPY. (FULL LEASED WIRE) ernoon, however, what an hour had been stately fleet riding calmly at anchor, was an array of reeling, rocking battle ships, the doom of which was written in tnhir movements. Here a destroyer would disappear amid a cloud of steam, and there a battleship would take her last plunge and disappear in a cloud of spray. One would settle down by the stern and another would heel over until only the keel showed above water. The Derfflinger, Hinden burg. Von Der Tann. Moltke and Sevd litz settled dotfn beside each other, the last named turning turtle as she filled with water. Her keel is still showing where she capsized. The waters of Scapa Flow were dotted with small foats full of men ho had. with dramtic suddenness, settled the question of the disposition of the interned ships. The first boatload was towed alongside of H. M. S. Victorious by a drifter, a German officer in the boat ordering his men to cheer. They responded with three vigorous "Hochs.” Craft of every de scription followed fast to the side of the warship. Each towing boatloads of Ger mans who were taken on board the Vic torious, the decks of which soon became crowded with men and bundles. A German officer who came aboard wore a sword and seemed to wish to make an impressive ceremony bv hand ing it over to an officer who had been in command of a division of interned de stroyers. “We are not Bolsheviki,” he said. Peace was signed today. We had our orders and have carried them out.” The Germans were not aware that the armistice had been extended until Mon day and there was an almost continuous heel-clicking and saluting as the officers of various ships greeted each other on coming aboard. That the Germans were ready for the event was apparent from the amount and variet of the gear they had with them, some seamen staggering under the weight or bundles bigger than themselveß, the salvage representing everthing from ban joys to pet dogs. Both the officers and men seemed ver anxious that none of their ships should be saved. One officer who wore the iron cross pointed to the sinking ships ami said: .. „ thp .?‘', rman nav y Roes down with its flags flying. ’ tj-oTL h ?, Wf ' v 7' wa:! not the case, as British sailors had boarded most of the '.erman ships and had hauled down the 'W* before the vessels went under. The prospect of salvaging a few ships is hopeful, the Mail says None has gone down in really deep water. The of , the sinking ships proved a difficulty and at times a dangerous mat ter. One destroyer sank as It was being towed afchore. British sailors on board having scarcely time to jump dear be fore the craft went down. About twenty destroyers out of the fifty that were in terned were beached during the after noon. The German crews which were taken to the Victorious were later trans ferred to other warships. U .?"J correspondents who , th ?, Ki " k,n F H >>il>« from the air station at Bouton, which overlooks the anchorage, writes: ‘The battleships, as a rule, gradually submerged until their decks were almost awash. Then they turned turtle and weht quickly out of Hight. there being a slight boiling of the sea at intervals for several hours and a bluish scum on the water caujed by the release of oil. These were all that marked the spot where the ship* had gdne down The light cruisers set tled by the stern or bows and sometimes one hundred feet of the hull of one oft these ships projected into the air like huge whales leaping from the water. •'When the last sinking battleship dis continued from naae one.) CONIES NAMED PERU AMBASSADOR Washington, o. C.—William E. f.on zales of Columbia, S. C., now minister lo Cuba, wan nominated today by J'reai dent Wilson to be ambasaador to Peru. IP’ix W. I/mif of New Mexico, former chlefgf the Eatin-Amerlean division of ths state department, was nominated to be minister to Cuba and Itejiton O. Mc- Millan of Tennelsee to be minister to Guatemala. POLK MADE UNDER SECPETARY OF STATE. Washington, O. C.—Frank F, Polk of New York, counsellor of the state de partment and now acting secretary of state, was nominated by President Wll ron to be under-secretary of state, a new office created under the IRJO legislative executive and Judicial appropriation bill! pasaed by the last congress. David Copperfield THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES] WILSON PREPKRING TO COME HOME IN VERY SHORT TIME Paris.—'The activities rioted today at the Paris residence of President Wilson appeared to indicate that preparations were being: made for the President’s de parture for home. Up to 2 o’clock this afternoon there had been no announcement made, but it seemed probable from what was known that the President would leave Paris Wednesday barring the unexpected. 71 DIE AND 100 HURT IN DAD STORM Fergus Falls Minn.—Between 60 und 70 persons were killed and more than a hundred were badly Injured by the tornado which struck Fergua Falls late yesterday and tore a large seel ion of the city .including the business district, to pieces Thirty-eight bodies have been recovered. Evansville, Minn.—/Forty-seven persons are known to be dead. 160 are injured a*id in emergency hospitals, and property Valued at $6,000,000 is destroyed as the result of the tornado which swept through Fergus Falls late yesterday af ternoon.. Relief work is underway with l lenty of doctors and nurses on hand. There is a possibility that the death list may reach 60 when the ruins of **ie Grand Hotel have b«:en thoroughly searched, as it is known many bodies are i still beneath the pile. I The greatest loss of life occurred at jthe Grand Hotel .a three-story building. Thirty-five poisons are believed to have been killf.l when the hotel was smash' d by the twister. More than f.’fty guests were in tb- tuildir.g. Special relief trains from St. Paul and Minneapolis arrived at Fergus Falls this morning I The Ottertail county court house, coun jty jail ana sheriff’s residence were de stroyed At One Mile Lake, near F< r gu; Falls, four children of John Kreid |ler, a farmer, were blow’n into the lake an. drowned. St. Paul, Minn.—Only meager reports [were available early today of loss of | life and property damage caused by a tornado which swept Fergus Falls last night. Latest reports received from per sons who traveled to other in the vicinity of the storm-swept city say that at. lease 200 persons were killed and the number of injured is placed at 700 Both telephone and telegraph wires are dowrn for miles on all sides of the city and those who have tried to reach the scone of the disaster in automobiles re port that the roads are impassable, i Although no report has been received it is believed that at least two relief trains carrying doctors and nurses have arrived and that other trains carrying supiJics will reach their destination soon. RadroaJ officials here said they were unable to obtain accurate information of the conditions caused by the storm Kf forts to learn the number ot persons in jured when Groat Northern passenger train No. L, known as the Oriental Lim ited. wa sswept from the track, hav< been unsatisfactory. Karly reports said that only one girl was Injured and her j hurts were not. of a serious nature. No mention has been made of th' members of the train crow. | The storm swept through the busi [tcsh section of the town ,dcmolish ! ng everything In its path At least fifty bodies are said to be In the wreckage of the Grand Hotel, which was raged, ns was virtually every other building for two bb eks on either side of the hotel. In format‘on obtained from the pas sengers on the Oriental Limited said the rear roaches of the train, which num bered eleven cars, were lifted in tin- air by the tornado. Only the high banks of the cut through which the train was passing saved the coaches from toppling over when the rear coaches slid Into the hole gouged in the roadb d by the blakt as It swept the baggage out from the train. The baggage car probably saved the from * otri * into l*e||can river which was only 200 £e«t ahead of the tram when the storm came. Twisted across the rails, the baggage car effect ually halted the rear coaches .which then toppled over against the bank, remaining almost upright. AFRICA DAY OBSERVED BY CENTENARY WORKERS Columbui, Ohio.— I Today l* hrlng oh ««rv#-(J AM Africa day at the Mothodlat centenary cxpoßltlun here, and a choir of nlxty native hoy» are a feature of (ha from Comco Liberia. South Africa and other principal countrle* or Africa are arnonir the apeak era. Blah op Joeeph Jlartxall. of the Method i*t t hurch. who ha« •(lent twenty year* of nervine In all narta of Africa, la act ing as chairman top th« d av r»r Itn , M / Vf-rner < * |\g*-p» «.«htor of the Moslem World, was scheduled to speak during the d*y Yesterdnv's attendance fur exceeded expectations of centenary officials. AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 23, 1919 Great Ceremony likely To Occur Upon Wednesday French Foreign Office Makes Formal Announcement Removing All Doubt As to Huns’ Intentions —Italy Authorizes Her Delegates Now In Paris to Sign the Document on Her Behalf PARIS.— The German government at Weimar has formally communicated its willingness to sign the peace terms unconditionally, it was announced by the French for eign office this afternoon. The day and hour for the formal signing of the treaty is uncertain. The signing possibly may take place Tuesday, but more likely Wednesday. The Italian delegates at present in Paris have been au thorized to sign the treaty on behalf of Italy. This an nouncement removed one question which it was feared might delay the signing. The German note of acceptance, it is said, is couched in such language that it maintains the German position that the peace conditions are a “peace of violence.’” Paris, —The German answer regarding the peace treaty was received by the peace conference this afternoon. Its contents had not been revealed up to 3:45 o’clock. Paris.— Germany today requested an additional 48 hours within which to make known its decision relative to the sign ing of the peace treaty without the reservations refused by the entente. The council of three flatly refused the request. The request for additional time pleaded that the change in the government and the generally disturbed con ditions made it difficult to complete the arrangements. The communication from the Germans was received at 3 o’clock this morning. At 9 o’clock President Wilson and Premier Clemenceau met with Premier George at the lat ter’s house for consideration of the note. The character of this communication was not disclosed, however, until some time later in the morning when announcemerft. was made that the German request had been rejected. The decision to refuse the request was reached after a discussion lasting less than an hour. The German note read as follows: “The His Excellency, the President of the Peace Confer ence, Mr. Clemenceau. “Mr. President, the minister for foreign affairs in structs me to beg ot the allied and associated governments to prolong for 48 hours the time limit for answering your excellency’s note communicated yesterday evening, and like wise the time limit for answering the note of June 16th 1919. “Jt was only on Satulrday, after great difficulties, that a new cabinet was formed which, unlike its predecessor, could come to an agreement to declare its willingness to sign the treaty as regards nearly all its provisions. The national assembly has expressed its confidence in this cabinet by a large majority of votes. The answer only arrived here just before midnight, as the direct wire from Versailles to Weimar was out of order. The government must come into contact anew with the national assembly in order to take the grievious decision which is still required of it in such a manner as it can only be taken in accordance with demo cratic principles and with the internal situation in Germany. Accept, Mr. President, the assurance of my distinguish ed consideration. (Signed) “VON HANIEL.” The following reply was sent after its approval by the council of the allied and associated powers: “Mr. President: The allied and associated governments beg to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of June 23rd. After full consideration of your request they regret that it is not possible to extend the time already granted to your excellency to make known your deciseion relative to the signature of the treaty without any reserva tion. (Signed “CLEMENCEAU.” Pans.—The Weimar dispatch carrying the official an nouncement, that Germany would sign the peace treaty was filed in Weimar at 4:08 o’clock Sunday afternoon. Appar ently, it referred to the decision of the German government to sign the treaty with the reservations of which it gave notice to the allied powers and which the atter rejected. Paris advices this morning show that the Germans made an appeal for an additional 48 hours to make known their decision regarding the signing of the treaty without any res ervations. It would thus appear that Germany has not yet officially notified the peace conference that she would sign (Continued on Page Two.) Head It today In Tim Augusta Herald In 10 minutes! Dickens himself said this was his best novel fliarles F Belden, librarian of Bouton Public |,|. I.rary, ha* condensed this nov*l for The Herald to 10-mlnut* length, To morrow read Thackeray'* "Pendennls," retold by Itlchard Henry Datis, Htart a scrapbook of these novel* and you will have a "library of classic*" for the price of The Herald. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) Italian Cabinet Is Completed By the Newest Minister Rome.—The new cabinet- which has been chosen to succeed the one headed by Vittorio Orlando which resigned last week, follows: Premier and minister of the interior, Francesco Nitti; 1 foreign office. Tommaso Tittoni; colonies, Luigi Rossi; jus tice and worship, Signor Mortara; war, Lieutenant-General Alhrioci; finance, Francesco Tedesco; treasury, Signor Schanzer; marine, ad interim, Rear-Admiral Sechi; instruc- j tion, Alfredo Baccelli; public works, Signor Pantano; trans- • port, Signor Devito; agriculture, Signor Visocchi; industry, commerce, labor and food, Carlo Ferraris; posts, Signor Chizenti; military assistance and pensions, Signor Dacomo; liberated provinces, Signor Denava. No More Parleys Will Be Allowed the Hun Leaders i Paris. —Tho German note to which the council of four replied Sunday by definite ly rejecting any suggestions for an alter ation In the treaty declared that the Germans regard the terms of peace as impracticable and that their signature having been given under duress, pro tests were made against the clauses con cerning reparations, the forfeiture of col onies und others. Asserting that the terms cannot be car re d "in ,nni i hat ito (isrman gov• in merit cannot be hold responsible for what may occur, the note concluded by say ing that the Germans will sign, with re servations relative to the turning .over of those alleged to be guilty of crimes and also the admission of the guilt of Ger many In causing the war. In replying, tin* council of four said: "The allle<l and associated powers have considered the note of the German dele gation of even date and In view of the shortness of time remaining, feel It (heir duty to reply at once, of the time with in which the German government must make its final decision as to the signa ture of the treaty, less than 24 hours re matn The allied and associated govern ments have given fullest consideration to all representations hitherto made by the German government with regard to Ihe treaty and have replied with complete frankness. They have much such con cessions as they thought It were just to make. The present note of the German delegation presents no new arguments or considerations not already examined ” The council then declared that, the time Jor discussion was past and that the Ger man repi eaen tat Ives must make a deris ion to sign and ai**ept the treaty ns a whole or to reject It. Tho fuli text, of the German note, shows that whtU* blit two reservations were made, the Germans askd feor the Inser tloi In the treaty of a clause providing that within two years that document should be submitted to the council of the league of natloriH for reconsideration of that portion of the treaty which, as the Germans phrased if, "Impair the rights to self-determination of the German peo ple" Similar reconsideration of that por tion "whereby the free economic develop ment of Germany on a footing of equal rights is denied, * also was provided for Iri this suggest'd clause Tho tour) lifting paragraphs of the Ger man not** are ax follows: "I The tr xt if the first portion of the German note was made public Sunday night ) “The gevernment of the German re public engages to fulfill the conditions o' peace Imposed upon Germany It desires, however, in for solemn moment to ex press Itself with unreserved clearness In order to meet In advance any accusation of untruthful ss that may now or later be made aga’iist Germany, ‘•The conditions imposed exceed the measure of that which Germany can In f«'t perform The government of the German republic, therefore, feels bound Peace of Violence, Says Bauer Before National Assembly Wslmsr—ln announcing ihc decision of the Herman government to sign the peace lerbs before Ihe national assembly today, Premier Bouer said “At this hour of life sod death, under the menace of Invasion, for the last lime I raise Iti free fiermany a protect against this treaty of violence and de struction I protest against thin mo. k cry of sols determination, thin enslave merit of the Herman people, thin new menace to the peace of Ihe world under Ihe mask of a treaty of near. So sign Ing can enfeeble this pro tee! which vie raise and swear to This treaty dnrn not lose Its annihilating character by altera- HOME EDITION T 3 M .. WE 4 THBR —Augusta and vicinity: Tartly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. to announce that It makes all reserva tions and declines all responsibility as re gards the consequence which rnay be threatened against Germany when. Wh,< »Kiiu M hound to tiappen, the im cenw.M « of carrying out the* conditions cornea to life, even though Germany's capacity to fulfill them is stretched to the utmost. "Germany further lays the greatest em phasis on the declaration that she can not accept Article 230 of the treaty of peace, which requires Germany to admit hersf-t. to be the sole and only author or toe war and she does not cover this article by h#r signature. It. consequently follows without furt her argument that Germany must also decline, to recognise that the burden should be placed upon her on the score of the responsibility of the war which has unjustly been laid at her door. "Likewise, it Is equally Impossible for a German to reconcile ft with his dlg r.ity andl honor to accept and execute Articles 227 to 230, by which Germany ts required to give up to the allied and as sociated powers for trial, Individuals among th© German people who are ac cused by the allied and associated powers for the breach of International law and »ff committing acta contrary to tho cus toms of war . "Further, the government of the Ger man republic makes a dlctlnct protest regains! the taking away of all the colonial pot*fssions of Germany and the reasons riven therefore, which permanently deny to Germany fi It ness for colonial activity, although thr- contrary Is clearly establish ed and Irrefutable evidence to this effect is contain'd In the observations of th© German freace delegation on th© condi tions of peace. "The government of the German re •nh ,hi i l ,f *" ,n acrordanc* with the desires of the Silled and asso ciat'd governments that it has spoken openly both us regards what concerns its good will and also as regards Its reaor vattons Therefore, in view of the con dition of constraint Into which the Ger man people ttn forced by ihe require merits of the allies-a condition of con straint such as has never been inflicted ! on any people In a manner more crush- i nit and more disastrous in its coin-*-- auencMs and relying on the express un dertaking of the allied and associated governments in their memorandum of 1 June 16.1.HD, the German government be„<.ve* lUMdf to be entitled to addrSS lie following modest request to the al lied and associated governments in th© expectations that th© allied and associat 'd govern men la will consider the follow m: declaration ms an Integral portion of the treaty: '"Within two years, counting from th© day when the treaty is signed, the al a*‘,oclaf,‘d govern merits will sub -5, 11 If 1 * Pwm treaty to the high coun il of the powers MS constituted by th© league of nations, according to Article 4, (Continued on Page Two ) • lona In detail Prnteaflng against It ts Krrftja “Wi! the treaty Itself, however, does give u* a handle which we . annot allow to I* /IS?, namely, Hie entente * .. .I y .a* ’. from time to tlm* Hid adapted to new conditions. That is one of t hefew words In treaty Ivrealh ing Ihe teal spirit of peace •' nil'Vr'Jl’v'*'. '’"' hided by expressing tils faith In Ihe Herman people and th*iflk final realisation of a belter future. Me said they were fa. e.l with years of labor for the foreign account, hut owed It to their descendants lo hold Ihe country together. "They must safeguard our new llhertv. he said 'There must be a will to wor* and a discipline In all ranks of society, i there ar» no miraculous .harms in .ur* 1 s nation Kvcn a world revolution ran* ' not ride us of the malady from which we are wearing away. Only by a revo lutlon of our moral r > oni«*iou*n<uMi «s4n w#» In rUtriK nur*Hveii out mi our nttflit Into a better futur*"