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Show IBS GIVEN FIL WORD OF fill Denunciation of Armistice, Armi-stice, Germany Is Told, Will Cause Allies to Take Military Action. Scapa Flow and Other Demands Treated in Last Diplomatic Note Dispatched to Teutons. PARIS, Dec. tT.y the Associated Press.) Tue supreme council's notes Jealinsr with the pcaee-treaty were tic-livered tic-livered to leivoti von Lcrsuer, heatl ot tic Geiniau delegation, tins evening". The first note denies the German demands i'or modification of the treaty on the surrender of Germans charged with crimes ngaiust international war-faro war-faro and the return of prisoners, it agrees to consider the economic effects of the indemnities requirvd for the sinking sink-ing of the warships in the Scapa flow on Germany in "a spirit of equity, after af-ter n hearing by the reparations commission. com-mission. The note warns Germanx" '"tor the last time'-' that denunciation of the armistice ar-mistice would give the allied armies all latitude for necessary military measures, meas-ures, and adds: :In this spirit we await without delay de-lay signature of t lie protocol and tho exchange of ratifications." COERCION CLAUSE IS CONSIDERED. Re:irdii the coercion c!nu;? ot the protocol, tho supreme council cousuiers that signature ot the protocol and rat-it rat-it icat ion will make the treaty effective effect-ive and that the protocol's execution will be jruaratiU'Ofl by the general terms ot' the treaty and by onliuarily recoiinir.c-l method?.. I; rejects t he Germans ' " proteinic.! riiri't'' to modification modi-fication of tiie treaty clauses as coui-pensatiou coui-pensatiou for t ho atuvuee of Au-erieans irom the coinmissious. It declares that it is ;(vaiu for Germany Ger-many to seek to delay'' the treaty's effectiveness because of the position of the America us with regard to the commissions. com-missions. The second note deals entirely with the Scapa b low incident. It places the responsibility on the Germans for the sinkings and sees in the protest only an aitk inpi. uiifieuit io explain, to delay de-lay the treaty. Tho note cires tho secret message of tho chief of tho German admiralty (Admiral vou Trot ha) to Admiral vou Keuter, in command of t he German crews of tx1 Scapa Flow ships, dated Mav. tolling him that the fleet's disposition dispo-sition "cannot he decidt d without us. it will be finished by us and delivery to the euemv avoided. Tho supreme council this morning took un the untmisheJ business of the peace conference in an effort to dispose of Urgeill iUivH'::J. "- s-u. v.-.- mcu )'n. to decide upon the reference of tiie otiierl pending guesthms to the proper piarter for decision after the "big rie" b. -comes the "big four," as it is e pe-"ted the su- i '-cme eonneil wia contiiu:e to meet after I he American delegates leave tomorrow. ! As far as the Americans kaow. the council will c-ase to exist after the signing sign-ing of the Hungarian treaty. U is not ! determined who wi'l sign that document for the I'nited Suites, a:t:.uv:gh :u all ! probability it will be Ambassador Walsh. I Most of the unriuisheJ busin-'ss will i thereafter be settled through diplomatic channels. I MATTERS REMAINING j !to BE DISPOSED OF. Among the m.r.iers to be thus referred will be t -e admit' is t rat ion o: western Th.race, alt horn: i th-.s may bo deeded by l.o saoreme couu';l of four. Tb.e reoavataus commission will inherit a number of M'lest.ous, inebjoing the d:s-I d:s-I t-i'".;"ioTi of t.ie Gtra:an merchant sh-I sh-I Ding. Continuation of the interallied war council is a so undeeidei. Tlie Americans (are understood to favor its d i s c " n t n ; 1 1 -j atice and t'.v French and t e Kr'tish are said to he undecided as to details under ! wh.ch the organization may be continued, j Among other questions remaining to be , d : s cosed of is the d ; s p o s i t ; o n e f oorsi a : J shipping that w as ) ft in the lam. is or' l-srail and I'ms ,:ay. thf former - avhig , "ven oper-atei by '..le J-Yoiv;'. aa.i the hit-i hit-i ter 1" t.ie Amerians. It u!'!- -sav.i ; r';t. Aiii- riean lie'.ecates fawr a.iotmeiit of ti'.is tonnage to tSrail and l"rus;ua'. SENATE TO DEFER ACTION ON TREATY ! AND LODGE MOTION i ASrilNG I'N. '" e. Acr.on bv t;,v se-af. b.'h ov be Vers.i-"-s :vm.'o tre"ty I ami t.ie reso : -; o : i of senator U"ic, Ke- I (Continued en Fage 13, Coliumi 3.) 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Iiiv.vrvcv. has power to wl:li. -;iw la- iveaty aiifl roauhmiL It, or wit hout Mitryi-'t ions." "T!u Niviit1 n.-oli :.s r.-quirod to not "'i tho T:oa'v." s.val ir. Mill h.-noU. "I'lvlrr din iM!b;Uu'ioii, tho pi'-'i-iil'Mil i:; r ; 1 1 f I iO :'MhllllL IVfU t K'S I U tin1 M lutt ti r ilis- l'OslHon. I U- lias ihi;e this wilIi I :o Gorman Gor-man ti'O.Hy. The , .-onat v: has no! aotcl r:i':t!l' nor l uL it. It nu.flv lias ! M'iiM ) to a.iopt proposal a iiii-ud ni' in.-, ro''r-' at ions aial hrei: roiioluilons of rat' flv-a: Ion. 'Tho t.v.itv Is vtill pciKllnp in the f-on-nlo on tho ih'sk of t-- l-' pro-MH' af aul th.c nr.-al.'iu is not ro'iunTil lo withiiraw or ri'ahtnit it. Tho .li",y of ihspomis' of tho tii'd'v t-p.;! tl.'oli'S i;s---it' upon tho -o:m; nifhout otiior anion by the rivl-dcni." rivl-dcni." Sop. it or Hit.Su-ook rfi era t(?,i h!M opoo-p;t opoo-p;t lun in h'-i ui; inn tho , o.t t y ht'i'oro : hr s.-aaio .ici.'i "to l l;io!;tl arauial 1 i i ; o ;i :H'tha!l hoi'oro ;i coinpi'onufc it reaohod." A 't'.vo nP'otiation on ooniprorio rfn. intioP-, If! ,..M (.,-t,. 1. v;il iliUvt-,) in:-i:l in:-i:l tao aatc oon ."ws I'ula.ftip; l!io uu. Sou.itor Mi'N.iry, vi'iuit, a loa.lor in lao "nhai ro.-or at !.n'r svmi::i of Ilopuh-hoaii Ilopuh-hoaii sona-or. 'C! arnr.t today from 0"0-Ui'ii, 0"0-Ui'ii, hut S.MiatMr M.a 'nmher, N'orHi Pa-1 Pa-1 u t . i , .ni'M.ii v lo i ih-r -,v sa:i:o pro up, I is not t. ; I '. '1 Ip'i'o i irao v.vy.i niuii'.ii. |