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Show 4- 4-4-4-4-4-4-4 44-4-4-4 - -f i INTERNATIONAL SITUATION 4- 4- -- Bv The ssociated Trfss 1 i, rowing belle! that Germany 4- would sign the peace treat wa- 4 st rengt henod today by news of 4- the fall of the Scheidemann nun Istry. The premier had been one - of the most outspoken of Ger- man officials in his opposition to the treaty. Paris advices indl- 4 cale that the cabinet formed by hi-; successor will be one that will -t- 4- accept the allied terms. It is re 4- porled that Gustav Noske, th. 4 minister of defense, will head th 4- new minlstr) f From ihe current German dis- patches it would appear that tin Majority Socialists, and Indepen '.- 4- rnt Socialists and the Centrist' 4- are in favor of signing the treats, with the German National and 4- Democratic parties opposed to ac- 4-4- cepting the terms. As the first 4- three organizations form an over 4- whelming majority in the nation. ' 4 4 assembly, it appears the new cab- 4 4- inet will in effect receive a man- -4 4- date io meet the demands of the 4 4 entente 4- Premier Orlando last night sub 4- mltted the resignation of his cab- 4- inet after an adverse vote in the 4 Italian chamber of deputies on n 4-4 4-4 motion by the premier lor a so- 4 4- cret session at which foieign 4 4 policies would be discussed Tb'; 4 4 resignation has not been accept- 4-4- ed by King Victor Emmanuel, 4 however, and It may be that Slg 4- nor Orlando will remain in office 4- io carry' on the work of the peaco 4-4 4-4 conference. 4 should he Quit, there apparent' 4 4- ly would be a considerable delay 4- in the settlement of the Adrlatll 4 4 problem In his address before 4 the chamber prior to the vote, th. 4 premier said that the situation S1 4-4- present was g'avo and that Italy 4 4- was facing ' the most acute phase 4 4- of the immense crisis arising 4 4- from the. war." 4- Meanwhile, the allied forces are 4- prepared fr .erii'.ny's refusal of 4 4- the peac treaty. Marshal Foch 4- will ie in command on a Iron: 4 extending from the Rhine to the 4 - liarube. Swiss advices say that 4 - liian forces have begun to oc- 4-1 4- ( ipy Vorarlberg. In the extreme -- wstern part of Austria, in an- 4- 4- iclpation of a refusal on the pari 4 4-of either Germany or Austria tu 4 meet the allied terms. Switzer- 4- land. iu the meantime. Is pre- -4 pared to maintain her neutrality. 4-1 having called out troops to guard 4-1 4- her northern frontier. 4 |