Show PEACE TREATY RATIFIED result of llaga reace pence conference be latla t to the conduct Couo Bt of 1 VI or r the B senate nate spent an hour in executive session friday on the tb convention growing out of the hague peace pea cecon con ference relating to the conduct ol of war on land and sea and finally rati ratified fled the agreement without a division the countries party to the treaty were germany austria belgium denmark spain the united states mates Al mexico exico france great britain greece italy japan Lux embrough alloe moue negro the netherlands persia portugal koumanias Kou mania russia servia Ser viti beeden ana norway turkey and bulgaria the provisions provi alons of the treaty are binding only on the contracting 1 powers in case of war between two or more of them and cease to be binding 1 when a non contracting power joins either of the belligerents ahe most important feature of the treaty the contents of which have been generally known is that prohibiting the use of adum dumdum dum idum dum I 1 ballets among other things specially prohibited are to employ poison or poisoned arms to kill or wound treacherously individuals belonging to the hostile nation or army to kill or wound an enemy who having laid down artus anus or having no longer means of def defense enbe has surrendered at discretion to declare that no quarter will be given to employ arms projectiles or material of a nature natt re to cause superfluous injury to make improper use of a flag of truce the national nag flag or military ensigns and the enemy uniform as well as the distinctive badges of the general convention ven tion to destroy or bieze the ene mys property unless such destruction or seizure be imperatively demanded by the necessities of war ruses auses of war and the employment of methods eleary to obtain information about the enemy and the country considered allowable |