Show i N NE l i I N NOT 1 f FOUL J U l f Germany Austria TurI Turkey Tur- Tur I key and Bulgaria to toBe toBe Be Included in in Single Document Under Plan r- r 1 t By Associated d Press es j W WASHINGTON A March Marc A message to the W White ite House today from the American peace I I delegation at Paris said greater I II I progress toward pe peace e was being made than appeared on the I surface i No details of the progress were I given and White House officials declined to speculate on what I developments might have furI furnished fur fur- I the basis o of the dispatch I PARIS March There There is reason tb believe that the first serious problem lem I lem President Wilson and the three European Europen premiers sought to solve at atI their first meeting was reparation for forwar forwar I war damages All the data on the British French and American positions I on this question was before them lit It is understood that the data da a showed agreement on en virtually all features except ex ex- I the total amount Even the textual textual text text- ual drat draft of the reparation articles of the peace treaty are ready with a blank space waiting for the insertion of the amount After settling the reparations question ques ques- I tion the premiers and the president I will consider the tho remaining ning main obstacle ob- ob stacle the stacle-the German Franco frontier along the Rhine With questions determined the th American delegation believes tat prompt conclusion of the peace treaty can be Such expectation as as' as concluding the treaty by the end of the present week however is is doubted i I P PARIS AllIS Tuesday ar It has become known that a serious effort is being ma made e in the high highest st to join together to together I gether all the peace treaties with I Germany German Austria Turl Turkey e and Dul- Dul garla garit thus thu making one comprehensive I treaty in In which Germany would be linked with the other central powers II as their responsible head While such a h step rould cause I some Bome debt delay yet et th the American and BrItish leaders here feel that It would save time In the end In completing I the work on all the peace treaties U The Inclusion ot of AustrIa In a corn com I e treaty would be acceptable to Italy whIch has 1 resented the conclusIon ot of terms with Germany In a document which tailed failed to to de l with Italy's interest In AustrIa ACCEPTANCE LOOMS The movement for tor a 1 single treaty with all ll the tour four powers pow probably grows out ot of PremIer Orlandos Orlando's strong opposition to such omission In the first treaty ot of clau clauses ea dealing wIth I interests The plan hu has not I yet been bt en finally determined upon but the tendency Is toward It ita II acceptance I Should the plan be adopted It Is expected that the tour four treaties could Ie b flaked together and completed by b I fay tey I 1 In Wilsons Wilson's study at Lb e Paris Parla House occurred today t the first gathering ot of premIer I the plan proposed b by the president that continuous meetings be held Until un Un- til great reat questions which have lien Ilten obstructing ng the early conclusion of the Continued d on p page ge 9 t ONE TREATY I ALL FOUR F Fers' Fers ES UKEL Y ers ers' Get Unpublished s' s sews Iee vs of Serious Serious' In D orders from page 1 should be solved The egan at 11 o'clock this morn morn- Te T limed after atter lunch and con con- ato the evening with no other or conferences to dIstract the theof 1 Ir of the tho presidenT and nd the It marked the initial step In taking and In meeting d due e to the revolution blazing stern Europe DISCUSSED ape t ted d that many sharp dl- dl swill wUl have been reconciled i ie e next meeting of the council councils s I the four conferees Intend to their work until this Is acda ac- ac dl da- da Mr Wilson and the pre pre- it Intra a large part of the day day dayon on dons of reparations by Gerdan Gerdan Ger- Ger dan early disposal of this w was expected when the meet meet- situation particularly in to the political upheaval r was considered at today's eland It was understood that questions would also be beth bethe l th the day the Hungarian reIt reits re- re It its efte effe in bringing Bol- Bol nto nto central Europe was also examined as experts tred ired a huge map showing theof the tho h of Bolshevik authority wJ virtually half of this On-this map heavy red outer limits of Bolshevik louter with Nith red arrows showing venues avenues of advance west west- tt sHine around Russia takes and shows Bolshevik in- in parts of Ukraine Lithuania l Independent dependent sections of OF DISORDER miers also had access to reving re- re tiers ving Ing the extent of disorder Lions Ions of eastern Europe in- in reports ot of a a. grave in-I in regions In the i part ot of the continent and I essa sa which have not as yet yetT T public lI ch called at the head head- Italian delegation last connection with possible Measures Q a ures discussed by the view of the grave situation Europe I Lt ano the Rumanian pre pre- I king of events In eastern I pressed the view yiew that Bol- Bol BolI I tight soon soo extend to Serbia race ace relationship with Ruso Rus- Rus o Slavonia and Croatia be- be with Hungary I the commissions and lons of the peace confer conter- j waiting for tor Instructions from council Sn in order to tc close heir reports f the report which It will the peace conference sere pre fP n by the cornn corn com rn n international labor legis- legis be members ot of the commis- commis red ed a r resolution thanking theL the L chairman Samuel Gompers for his work worl during the sessions It is learned that the government has opened an inquiry into the manner manner man man- ner in which the French press had been enabled to keep so closely in touch with the doings ot of the supreme counciL |