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Show SPenders Homagc To Magnificent WaF I Division That Fought In Belgium I ROYAL I DECREE I SIGNED King of Italy Ratifies I Both German and Austrian Treaties. PACT PUT IN EFFECT I British Decree Awaits II Signature of King I George. I PARIS, Oct. 7 King Victor Em- I manuel of Italy signed a royal decree I ratifying the Herman and Austrian treaties yesterday, according to p I Milan dispatch to the Eclair. I Ratification of the German treaty by Hi royal decree of the king of Italy virtually completes the tdeps neces- I sary lor putting into effect the pact H between Germany ;md the allied powers pow-ers which was signed at Versailles on June US and which stipulated It would become operative when ratified bj three of the great powers. The British Brit-ish parliament has already ratified th document and the treaty now only awaits the signature of King Geore-bffore Geore-bffore becoming effective in Great Britain. Approval was given the convention con-vention by the French chamber ol deputies lat week anil the senate t expected to take similar action Friday Fri-day 01 Saturday The royal decree ot the Italian monarch must receive approval ap-proval from ihe next parliament which will meet at Rome on December firs' but it is considered certain there will be little trouble in securing concm 1 . ace. Italy, by the reported action of her 'king, is the first of the powers io ratify the treaty with Austria. American Warshipa Withdrawn. HOME, Oct. 7. American war-hips r Spalato. Dalma'la. are to be withdrawn with-drawn by Rear Admiral Phillip Andrews An-drews on orders from the I'nited Slates, according to advices reachin;, thla cit It is reported that Admiral Andrews has declared that the United StS eg wishes to avoid complication-, in the Adriatic and has notified Italian Ital-ian authorities that any aggression on the part of Italian troops against the Spalato-Trau zone would "be considered consid-ered as directed against the United States." Advices that American food suppli are to be removed from Spalato. Th.v city has been one of the centers from relief work In Jugo-Slavia has been directed and it is possible that it if these stores to which reference Is made. Admiral Not Instructed-WASHINGTON. Instructed-WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. Rear A! I mlral Andrews has not been jnstrilCt ed to withdraw his patrol from :h" Iialmatlan coast, Secretary Daniels aid today. If the ships have been withdrawn. Mr. Daniels said. Admiral Andrews acted on tils own Initial i ll. secretary added that the navy department had received no advices I 1 rem the admiral on the subj' 1 |