The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

General Won der Goltz still refuses
to withdraw the German army from
the Baltic region. and the government
at Berlin. persisting in its contention
that those troops are not under Its con-
troll. has shut off their supplies-so it
says. The supreme councils patience
was exhausted and 1t authorized Mar
shal Foch to send an ultimatum to
Berlin with the threat Of renewal Of
the blockade. Near the close Of the
week it was reported In Paris that the
blockade had been put into effect. Won
der Goltz has been grossly insulting
to General Burt. representative of the
allies in Riga. and has announced he
would allow no Englishmeu to remain
in the Baltic territory occupied by Ger
man troops. sis~
4 Riga correspondent cables that
the Letvian government has called to
the colors all men between the ages
Of nineteen and twenty seven. The in
tention presumably is to move against
the Germans, and possibly an advance
against Petrograd is contemplated, in
conjunction with the Esthonian army.
Omaha Is hanging its head In shame
because of the wild outbreak In which
negro prisoner was lynched, Mayor
Ed Smith nearly murdered by the mob,
and the handsome new county build
ing set on fire. The local authorities
being helpless. federal troops were hur-
tried to the scene and quickly restored
order. Smith is in way reform"
mayor. and decent Omaha people lay
the blame for the rioting to bitter
newspaper campaign that has been
carried on against him and his police
force.
Still another race war broke out in
Elaine, Ark. in which five whites and
eleven negroes were killed. Troops
were sent there, too. In Helena, near
by, the situation was tense.
Because Of Mr.. Wilson'S illness the
plans for the tour of the king and
queen of the Belgians was changed.
They landed at New York Thursday,
were officially received Friday, went
sightseeing that day and Saturday,
and then were to start on their trip
through the country, stopping at Wash
ington on the return to the East. For
reasons not stated but not difficult to
surmise, Chicago and Milwaukee were
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Albert and Elizabeth are to stop. Mil
Yankees mayor says ito hell with all
kings" Chicago's city council sent a
rather belated invitation. It's mayor
! needs no comment.
The president was cOmforted by the
: assurance Of his supporters in the SEN
! ate that that body would not accept
any amendments or reservations to
: the peace treaty and covenant. Also
: he must have smiled when he heard
e of the doings at ArdmOre. Okla, though
d of course he could not approve Of them.
: The people of that untamed town
/, warned Senator Reed to cancel his en-
e gagement to speak there against the
d treaty. He ignored the warning and
i when he appeared on the platform the
/, lights were put out and he was show
e cred with eggs and Kissed and booted
It into silence.
l. The Fall amendments to the treaty
l. designed to eliminate the United
IS States from participation in all the
various international commissions ere
J. ated by it except that on PREPARATIONS
s. came to a vote in the senate Friday
d and were beaten, as was expected. Tne
le opposition refused to regard the vote
le as an accurate test Of the strength o.
t. the opposing factions, as number o.
a. mild reservationists voted against tn
% amendments. The senate Is now 4
IL tske mn in order the Moses amendment
proyiding that whenever questions -
yolving any part of the British empir'
IN ONE before the league. none OF tn
m British dominions or colonies sinai
D. vote; the Shantung amendment, AM
tn last the johnson amendment It
n. hoped a final vote on the treaty ma
On he reached about November l. How
70. ever. there is danger Of long dead
ir- lock. as some administration senator
al have threatened that II the Lodge rel
m. ervations are adopted 40 Democrat
an will stand together to defeat the "a
er. ifving resolution. The Democrat
ch would then try to get q vote on q
tie question Of unreserved ratification. IN
ro- It is claimed that from 80 to 40 Repu'
an licans can be coruted on to vo'
he against ratification without reserv
lions.