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Show historic chateau of the kings of France St. Germain. Dr. Kenner fought the treat r provisions pro-visions until h0 realized that nothing would avail Austria and that the allied terms were tho last word. Then he just as steadfastly opposed further dallying dal-lying on the part of tho Austrian parliament. par-liament. Only a few days before he journeyed to Paris ho declared that it was the part of wisdom to yield and "havo it done with." At St." Germain Renner succeeded splendidly in hiding his chagrin. Instead of cutting a pitiful piti-ful figure, he rose to manly proportions. propor-tions. This tribute, at any rate, may be paid to tlxi envoy of Germany's dupe in the plot to walk roughshod over the whole of creation. INEVITABLE ACCEPTED. Another nation has inscribed its rather reluctant signature on the dotted line of the peace treaty, and Austria's affair is settled. Dr. Renner 's cheerful cheer-ful acceptance of the terms which ho has so frequently denounced as impossible impos-sible of acceptance, and the dignified good nature which the Austrian plenipotentiary pleni-potentiary displayed throughout the ordeal or-deal at St. Germain were the outstanding outstand-ing features of the ceromony which seals the fate of the old dual monarchy and disposes of the hope, so fondly hcrished by the German-Austnans, that tho fragments of the former proud empire might be united with Germany. Ger-many. The Austria which arises from the ruin u"eci)itriled by the world war, be--iiu l.v Austria with tho murders of Sarajevo as a pretext, dwindles into insignificance in-significance as compared with the Austria Aus-tria of four centuries ago, when Charles V, emperor of that powerful nation and dominating figure in Furor!, had certain cer-tain dealings with Francis 1 in tho sumo |