Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-31

| To remove the United States from
any obligation to contribute to the
leagues expenses unless congress au-
| thorizes such appropriation.
To reserve the right of the United
States to decide for itself the size Of
| it's armament.
To reserve the right Of the United
States to refrain from entering into
the economic boycott provided for in
article Is of the league covenant.
To invalidate any act of the league
in so far as it affects the United
States, unless the American represen-
tative on the league council or assem-
bly, has been confirmed by the senate.
To protect the rights of American
citizens under the articles of the trea-
ty dealing with debts and property.
To relieve the United States of any
obligation to assume trusteeship for
any of the German overseas posses
sions surrendered to the allied and
associated powers.
To reserve the right of the United
| States to refuse to submit to the
league any question affecting the vital
interests and national honor of the
United States.
Senator Hitchcock. speaking for the
proponents of the treaty as it stands,
said the reservations were utterly OBJ
noxious and that 40 Democrats would
vote against ratification with such
conditions. The preamble he consid-
cred especially Objectionable.
Bringing up unexpected strength to
the defense of Petrograd. the boIshey-
Xxi succeeded in postponing the fall
of that city, though their officials
moved to Moscow with all their rec
ords. At latest reports, the troops Of
the Russian northwest army were but
| few miles from Petrograd and the
| fighting was severe 1t is known that
| General Yudenitch's men are not well
equipped, and they are not numerous;
! therefore the Firms are expecting that
| he will reconsider his refusal to ac-
cept the help they offered him some
| time ago. In the Volga region General
Denikine claimed to have defeated the
| bolsheviki near KaTApshin. but the
soviet government announced that
| Denikine's advance on Moscow from
| the south had been definitely stopped.
| According to the British admiralty,
| the story of the bombardment and
| capture of Kronstadt by British naval
forces was untrue; but last week
message from Helsingfors said French
warships had been Smelling the fort
ress for several days. Two b0lshevik
torpedo boat destroyers attacked Brit
| ish and Esthonian vessels in the Gulf
of Finland and were promptly sunk.
The Let's continued their struggle
| for the possession Of Riga with the
/ Germans, who are under the command
Of Col. Avaloff- Bermond since Won der
lGoltz quit. The Germans claim to be
carrying on their campaign against
the bolsheyiki and to have offered an
armistice to the Let's. They have
been Joined by an entire regiment that
had been stationed at Thorn to guard
the Germano-P Polish frontier.
Fl
The American mission to Armenia
under Major General Hartford arrived
at Constantinople after a strenuous
/ trip in the course Of which the men,
bers. except Harbord. were captured
by Kurds and held prisoners for sew
eral hours Correspondents who have
/ interviewed the commissioners say
/ a A. IN ~ 20
accepting mandate for Armenia or
any other part of the former Turkish
empire unless the other powers first
pledge themselves to policy of hands
off,
Premier Lloyd George found hiEcself
ND against another "crisis" almost Inn
mediately after the opening of parlia-
ment. BY an unexpected shift of the
lineup the government was defeated
on a minor amendment to a pending
measure. But because only about half
the members were present it was be-
lieved the cabinet would not consider
it necessary to resign. as Is customary
when it finds itself outvoted.
The French military authorities
have unearthed great conspiracy In
Alsace-Lorrafne having for its object
the establishment Of an autonomous
republic. The leader has confessed it
was financed by Germans and that a
relative Of Bethmann-Hollweg was the
intermediary between the Berlin for
i eign Office and the conspirators.
I hearts will succunh more easily. Herr