The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 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 of their supplies-so 1t
says. The supreme councils patience
was exhausted and 1t authorized Mar
shall Foch to send an ultimatum to
, Berlin with the threat Of a 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 Englishmen to remain
in the Baltic territory occupied by Ger.
man troops.
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
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-
ried to the scene and quickly restored
order. Smith is-dn 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. neal
by, the situation was tense.
Because of Mr.. Wilson's illness the
plans for the tour Of the king ant
queen Of the Belgians was changed
They landed at New York Thursday
were officially received Friday. wen
sightseeing that day and Saturday
end then were to start on their tril
through the country. stopping at Wash
, ington on the return to the East. Fo
!, reasons not stated hut not difficult t,
) surmise, Chicago and Milwaukee wer
) left out Of the list of places wher
2 Albert and Elizabeth are to stop. Mil
: Yankees mayor says Ito hell with al
! kings" Chicago's city council sent
e rather belated invitation. Its mayo
needs no comment.
: The president was c0mforted by TIL
!. assurance of his supporters in the ser
n ate that that body would not accel
i ,ny amendments or reservations I
J. the peace treaty and covenant. Ais
j. he must have smiled when he hear
e Of the doings at Ardmore. Okla, thong
d Of course he could not approve of then
= The people of that umtamed tow
!. warned Senator Reed to cancel his FL
e gagement to speak there against IL
l. when he appeared on the platform Il
t. lights were put out and he was shoy
e cred with eggs and Kissed and hoote
It into silence.
l. The Fall amendments to the treat
J. designed to eliminate the Unite
IS States from participation in all II
various international commissions CT
4 ated by it except that on reparation
s came to vote in the senate Frit;
d and were heaten. as was expected. TT
lie opposition refused to regard the 70
le as an accurate test of the strength
t. the opposing factions. as a number
H. mild reservationists voted against Il
~ amendments. The senate is now
H. take up in order the Moses amendme
providing that whenever questions
volving any part of the British empi
III come before the league. none of Il
m British dOminions or colonies shs
D. vote; the Shantung amendment. al
III last the Johnson amendment. It
n hoped n final vote on the treaty IN;
IN he reached about November I. HO
p ever, there is danger Of a long .lea
r. lock, as some administration senate
H. have threatened that II the Lodge n
n crvations are adopted 40 Democrs
IN will stand together to defeat the r,
r. flying resolution. The Democrs
III would then try to get vote on I
te question of unreserved ratification. a
a. i, is claimed that from 80 to 10 Rep,
IN leans can be counted on to VI
he gainst ratification without reser,
tiOnS