American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-23

ISOLATION. 3-Nelson Morris, one OF
violation OF the food laws.
Il International building trades unions
began planning for u national strike
because Of dispute there between two
unions of plasterers.
| considerable uneasiness, not TO say
anxiety, was caused I'm the capitals
of the allied nations by the news that
the Kolchak government of western
Siberia was ION the run" IL not quite
collapsed. The bolshevlk armies
gained repeated victories over Kol.
chak's forces, and at last reports the
latter were hastily moving eastward
The ndmrars 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 Dylna a
force of British and Russians de.
stroyed six battalions of bolsheylki,
taking 1000 prisoners and many guns
and advancing Its front l. miles. In
| Nolhynia the Ukrainiuns have taken
the railway center Of Lutsk and the
fortress of Dubno, and the bolsheviki
also abandoned the important city OF
Ninnitza In the Ukraine. General Den.
ikine's armies were making steady
progress toward Odessa and ut the
northwest corner of the Black sea
they were only 30 miles from n Juno.
tion with the ROumanian forces.
The ROumanlans who occupied
Budapest were stubborn lot and
| fatty refused 10 take orders from the
| allied commission there and get out
again, declaring they would remain
until stable government was estab.
lished. The peace council ut Paris
was bit flabbcrgasted and feared
That II Roumanla were permitted TO
defy It's orders. Germany and other
enemy countries might be encouraged
to do likewise. The Roumanlans
threatened that IL they were forced TO
withdraw they would strip Hungary OF
everything portable, and indeed they
are said to be doing that now. Their
representatives in Budapest said the
only policy for Hungary was union
with Roumanla under n Roumnnlan
king. Antonesco, the Roumanlan min.
lister 10 Paris, snys Roumanla does not
favor the installation OF Archduke 10.
seph In power considering him reac.
tlonary. The situation was strained
but the peace council was hopeful OF
ar nmIcable settlement
According 10 an edlct OF the peace
conference, Austria Is 10 be known
Ms the Republic OF Austria, the word
German being eliminated. There
Is movement In Vienna to re.estab.
fish the monarchy, but 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 II man to represent
II In Washington, but only temporar.
lily, NlscOunt Grey has agreed TO All
the post of ambassador until perma.
ncnt appointment has been made, early
next year. Great responsibility at
tachcs In the position Just now, for
financial and treaty relations between
the two countries must be readjusted.
The London press predicts that he
Will haze some difficulties, and the
Daily News says his path will not be
smoOthcd by The British governments
Sustained refusal to make any mp.
proach TO II solution OF the Irish prob
lum."
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 II 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 We're not consld-
cred reprehenslble, His ayowed de-
Sire to die poor man was not real
lied, for though he gave away more
than S35O,0O0,00O, it is believed he left
an estate worth nearly S500000,000.
Henry Ford's libel suit against the
Chicago Tribune resulted In verdict
for the plaintiff, who was awarded
nominal damages-6 cents. The trial
| of the case had lasted many weeks, at
fordlng pecuniary profit TO few peg.
sons and amusement to still fewer.