The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-22

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ociation. 3-NelsOn Norris. one Of
violation Of the food laws.
p international building trades unions
began planning for national strike
because Of dispute there between two
unions Of plasterers
Considerable uneuSiness, not to say
anxiety. was caused in the capitals
Of the allied nations by the news that
the kolchak government Of western
Siberia was ION the run" If not quite
collapsed. The bolshevik armies
gained repeated victories over KOl.
chak's forces. and at last reports the
latter were. hastily moving eastward
The admiral's plight was laid to short
age Of guns and ammunition, and large
supplies Of both were dispatched to
him from the United States by way Of
the Pacific ocean. Whether they would
reach him in time to save his troops
from disaster was uncertain.
Better news came from both north
and south Russia. On the Dvina n
force Of British and Russians de-
stroyed six battalions of bolsheviki,
taking 1000 prisoners and many guns
and advancing it's front IL miles. In
Volhynia the UkMinianS have taken
the railway center Of LutSk and the
fortress Of Dubno. and the bolsheviki
ais" abandoned the important city Of
Ninnitza in the Ukraine. General Den
ikine'S armies were making steady
progress toward Odessa and at the
northwest corner Of the Black sea
they were only 20 miles from a juno
ton with the Roumanian forces.
The RoumanianS who OCCUPIED
Budapest were stubborn lot and
Marty refused to take orders from the
allied commission there and get out
again. declaring they would remain
until stable government was estab.
hshed. The peace council ut Paris
was bit tlahbergasted and feared
that If Roumania We're permitted to
defy its orders. Germany and other
enemy countries might be encouraged
t. do likewise. The Roumanians
threatened that if they were forced to
withdraw they would strip Hungary Of
everything portable. and indeed they
are said to he doing that now. Their
representatives in Budapest said the
only policy for Hungary was union
with Roulnania under a Roumanian
King. AntoneSco. the Roumanian min
lister to Paris. says Roumania does not
favor the installation of Archduke 10.
seph in power. considering him reac-
tionary. The situation was strained
but the peace council was hopeful of
ar amicable settlement.
According to an edict of the peace
conference. Austria is to be known
as the Republic of Austria. the word
German" being eliminated. There
is movement in Vienna to re-estah.
ilsh the monarchy. hut the entire
armed forces Of the country, there and
in other cities. are demanding that the
republican form of government be re-
tanned.
After long delay. the British gov.
eminent has found man to represent
il in Washington. but only temporar.
lily. Niscount Grey has agreed to fill
the post of ambassador until Il pern,,.
nent appointment has been made, early
next year. Great responsibility at
tacheS to the position just now. for
and treaty relations between
the two countries must be readiuSted.
The London press predicts that he
will have some difficulties. and the
Daily News says his path will not he
by the British governments
Sustained refusal to make any an
proach to a solution Of the Irish prob.
lem"
Presumably Niscount Grey will come
over soon and will be in Washington
when the prince of Wales visits our
national capital. That young man
Landed in Newfoundland and is now
making triumphal tour of Canada.
The death Of Andrew Carnegie re.
moved one of the few survivors of an
industrial age that has passed when
men of vision made incredibly large
fortunes in ways that were not consid-
cred reprehensible. His avowed de-
sire to die poor man was not real.
lied. for though he gave away more
than $''o.VN0oO. it is believed he left
an estate worth nearly $5OO.OC0.OOO.
Henry FOrd'S libel suit against the
Chicago Tribune resulted in verdict
for the plaintiff. who was awarded
nominal damages-G cents. The tria
of the case had lasted many weeks. af,
fOrding pecuniary profit to few per
sons and amusement to still fewer.