The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-30
.CzECHS FORMING
ARMY OF REVOLT
German Writer Sees kapsbuTg
Rule Topping.
ENTENTE ENJOYS FREED
Fear is Expressed That Open Hostil-
ties Will Begin Soon With Aid of
Entente Nations.

Amsterdam. Aug 3O-A despatch to
the We~er Zcitunc. of Bremen. from
Vienna. reports that something like a
general mobilization is proceeding In
the Polish. Czech and South Slav dis
tricts.
Fear is expressed that hostiiltfes
will commence shortly. with the con-
nivance Of the entente powers.
The correspondent of the Weser lei
tung says he believes Great Britain's
recognition of the independence of the
tZecho- Slovaks was made in agree
ment with rhe CzechS. and recalls that
at about the same time DR.. Karl Kra
MARI. who is high in the councils Of
the Czech Parliamentary association,
on behalf Of the Czech national cOun-
ell. issued an appeal TO the population
in which he referred 70 the time when
the people would pass from words to
deeds
The correspondent mentions many
indications of coming action. He
says that serious things are being pre-
time for action cannot be far distant.
While a Moscow despatch TO the
Frenish Westphalian Gazette. of FS
sen. states that the entente diplomatic
representatives there have been iiher
ated. latest advices from the Bolshe
vik capital, under date of August Ii
deny that the American and British
diplomats there were ever arrested
The despatch to the Rhenish Westpha
liam Gazette. however, says that NOM
bers of the allied military missions at
Moscow are still in custody
De Witt c. Poole, Jr., the acting
American consul general at Moscow
the despatch says, is at liberty and Is
awaiting q safe conduct from the Ger
man government and the conclusion
OF an arrangement between Russia
and the entente governments for
reciprocal return of diplomatic and
consular officers before departing.
A Russian wireless message says
that War Minister Trotzky denies an
alleged American report that the So
tro- Hungarian prisoners to fight the
Czecho-Sloyaks. Trotzky adds that in
the Soviet army the only former war
prisoners are those who have become
Russian citizens.
The central executive committee of
has decreed the abolition in towns of
more than 10000 inhabitants Of all
private real property, the value OF
which exceeds scale to be fixed by
the local Soviets Mortgages of more
than 10000 rubles (s5OOO) are annul-
led and the former landlords are pIac-
ed on the same level as their tenants.
The degree does not apply to indus
trial prapertiaessss.
1t was reported from London on
August 10 that Robert Lockhart, act
ing British consul general at Moscow,
six members Of his staff and several
French diplomatic agents had been ar
rested in Moscow by the Bolshevik.
There have been no reports of inter-
ference with American diplomatic or
consular representatives, Ambassador
Francis and his stafr~went from Vo-
logda to Archangel last month and
were not molested by the Bolshevik
authorities.
At the time that Leon Trotzky de
clared state Of war existed between
Russia and England and France, Con-
sui General Poole was informed by
the Bolshevik authorities that they
did not consider themselves to be at
war with America and facilities were
given him to communicate this fact
to his government