Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-28

lans in the Lemberg region, and ir
East Prussia the German troops were
said to be fighting them under the ole
imperial standard. The iunkers, &C.
cord1ng to report, were striving to re-
tain their old military jobs by organ
izlng strong movement against Po-.
land.
General Denikine and his antisoviet
army, it was announced, had reached
the Caspian, having scattered a great
oo0dy of anarchist troops and captured
5l,OOO prisoners ard large quantities
OF material. In Esthonia, however. the
soviet armies, which had resumed
their activities with a general attack,
were said to be making considerable
progress, especially in the region Of
PskOV. This continuation of hostili-
ties by the Lenine-Trotzky forces again
makes doubtful the holding of the pro-
posed conference at Princes Island.
Moreover, three of the Russian govern
ments, those of Siberia, Archangel and
southern Russia, have formally de-
clined to take part in the conference,
stating that there can be no concilia-
ton between them and the bolsheviki.
Information from Petrograd shows
that opposition to the rule of the Lee
nine anarchists Is increasing among
the more intelligent workers. Sixty
thousand workmen in that city are on
strike, demanding the end of civil war
and the establishment of free trade.
The United States and Great Britain
have announced that their forces in
northern Russia are to be withdrawn
when weather conditions permit, and
will be REINFORCED to facilitate this
movement. Meanwhile those who have
been worried by alarmist stories OF
the distressing condition under which
our boys there are existing may be re-
lieved by the cablegram from Col.
George f. Stewart, commanding the
Americans. He says the reports are
not warranted by the facts; that the
health Of the entire command is excel
lent, the sick and wounded are well
cared for and the entire allied eXpe-
dition is capable of taking care of it,
self against the whole bolshevik army.
The Spartacan anarchists of Ger
many We're extremely busy throughout
the week, organizing here and there
and in Westphalia going SO far as to,
start bombardment of the town OF
Rotterop. In the Ruhr industrial re-
gion along the Rhine the Spartacans
occupied several towns and declared a
| general strike, fortifying the water
works and powerhouses and preparing
to resist the government troops. Muhl-
| helm is the center of the movement
and the anarchists have gathered there
| in large numbers.
Congressman-elect Victor l.. Berger
| of Wisconsin and his fellow defend
ants, Engdahl, Germer, Tucker and
| Kruse, convicted of violating the es-
pionage act and conspiring to OBJ
Struct the United, States war program,
were sentenced by Judge Landis to
twenty years Imprisonment each at
Leavenworth. Appealing to the fed
eral circuit court of appeals, they
were released on bonds, but only after
giving their solemn pledges that they
would neither by word nor act do any
of the things for which they were con-
victed pending final decision of their
cases.
| The senate judiciary committee took
a step toward curbing the activities Of
the anarchists when it unanimously ap-
proved a bill to punish such activities
and to prohibit the display of red flags
or other emblems of violence.
There were interesting develop
ments in the scandals" ord charges
that inevitably follow war. Governor
Allen of Kansas, supporting motion
of Representative Campbell for an in
vestigation of the story that the cas-
ualties of the Thirty-ffth Division were
needlessly large, told the house COM
mittee on rules a shocking story of in
efficiency and blunders aDd lack Of
artillery and equipment. Summing up
in sentence the record of the Ameri-
can army in France, he SElG everything
fell down except the raV man mate
rial. The inquiry into thEae conditions
will not be made by congress until the
| next session.
Following an investigation ordered
by Secretary Daniels, seven na"al Off
GERS and 40 yeomen weie arrested in
the Third naval district, which in
cludes New York, on charges of graft
ing. 1t is asserted that n great many
sons of wealthy families paiu large
sums for special favors. easy sssign.
ments and promotions.