The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-12-28

gained a formidable army n are
steadily attacking the people of the
Baltic provinces. The arrival Of allied
naval forces at several ports has not
suficed to stop this movement. and the
provisional government of Esthonia
has placed that republic" under the
common protection of the entente pow
ers pending the decision Of the peace
conference" Livonia, COurland and
much Of Lithuania are in much the
same plight as Esthonia, and the retir-
ing German troops are adding to the
distress of the people.
There have been recently insistent
demands for the withdrawal Of British
forces from Russia. To these Viscount
Miner, secretary Of war. replies with
a statement explaining the continuance
of the allied operations in Russia and
justifying them, not only as the carry
ing out of an obligation of honor to
protect the Russians and Czecho-Slo-
vaks from bolshevik ~outrages, but also
q measure to prevent a reign Of bar.
barism there that would all
Europe.
The government Of the recreated
Polish nation is going. ahead rapidly
and with determination. Having come
to the conclusion that Germany wat in
alliance with the bOlsheviki, it sew
cred diplomatic relations with Berlin
and drove Count Harry Kessler, the
German minister, out Of the country.
He was accused of having taken to
Warsaw a corruption fund of 100000
600 marks to organize a bolshevik coup
there. The government also has or
dered elections to the Polish parlia-
ment in the districts of Allenstein, Pc
sen, Oppeln, Beuthen, Kattowitz, Fla
tow and Danzig, and this is denounced
by the German press as the implied an
nexation of large parts of German east
ern provinces. The Poles have ordered
the mobilization of about 100000
men.
On Friday came the news that q
Polish army numbering $4,000 was be-
ing landed at Danzig, the seaport OF
West Prussia, which the Poles seek as
an outlet to the Baltic sea.
Another anti-German leader of the
Ukrainians has come to the front,
General Petlura, and he has occupied
Odessa. He has the support Of the
working and middle classes, and has
declared war against the Ukrainian
government, the capitalists and the
land owners. He advocates the extern
sion Of the Ukraine into the Ruthenian
portions Of Galicia, and consequently
will find himself opposed by the Poles.
Having marched up to and across
the Rhine, the allied armies of Occupa-
ton now hold the three bridgeheads
on the east bank Of that river as stip-
ulated in the armistice. The British
have the Cologne bridgehead, the
French that at Mainz, and the Ameri-
cans and French together hold the
bridgehead of Coblenz. Forty-two per
cent Of this, the southern part, is, occu-
pied by the Poilus. The American Third
army, under General Dickman, was in
its final position at the expiration Of
the original period Of the armistice,
exactly according to the plans made q
month before, despite changes therein
and the difficulties Of moving a large
army SO far, with all its supplies.
The people Of Cologne are not en-
joying the restrictions on their move
ments instituted, by the British, and
hundreds of them have been arrested
for being out in the streets in the eve-
ming. The French, also are very strict
with the inhabitants Of the territory
they are occupying. There is no dam
ger Of any sympathy for the Huns be-
ing stirred up by this.
Practically every day sees the ar
rival of n or more transports laden
with returning American soldiers,
many of them wounded, and arrange
mepts for their release from the serv.
ice are being perfected. That their abb
sorption into the civil life of the coun-
try will be accomplished without trou-
bic u assured BY leaders in Industrial