Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-01-10


The ~bolsheviki claimed the capture,
on Tuesday, of the city of Ufa, capital
of the nonbolshevik government in the
region west of the Ural mountains, and
also of the town of Sterlitamak, south
of Ufa.
In Lithuania the advance of the boil
shevist forces was so threatening that
the bourgeois government was moved
from Wilma to Kovno, and in Esthonia
and Livonia the Lenine troops were
moving forward against Reval and
Riga, occupying Romershof on the
Dvina. Swedish volunteer troops have
gone to the aid of the Esthonians.
At the time of writing this, news
comes that the Germans have evacuat-
ed Riga and that the British have land
and also at Libau and Windau, the
chief ports of Courland on the Baltic.
The allied forces in the Archangel
region are still awaiting an announce
ment of policy by their governments,
but they are not inactive, having re-
Gently defeated the enemy along the
Omega river and greatly improved their
positions. Michigan and Wisconsin
troops played a notable part in these
operations, which were carried u In
zero temperature and deep snow.
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Liebknecht has not yet succeeded In
overthrowing the Ebert government In
Berlin, but the Independent socialist
members of the government have been
ousted, and 1t is now reported that
Ebert and Scheidemann are in secret
agreement with the leaders of the bour-
geois party to combat the extremists.
who include the independents, the
Spartacides and the sailors. The bour-
geois leaders, it is said, are convinced
that civil war cannot be averted.
The S%partacus group, assembled in
congress, howled down a proposition
made by Liebknecht that they take
part In the election of members of the
new national assembly. Led by Rosa
Luxembourg, they declared the meet
ing of the assembly must be prevented
at all costs. Radek, head of the boil
shevist mission to Germany, tells the
~Spartacides he would welcome an en-
tente occupation of Germany, because
the invaders would become infected
with bolshevism and spread its doc
tries to the west. Kurt Eisner, pre-
mier of the republic" of Bavaria, is
said to be siding with the Independent
socialists against Ebert, and linden
burg is so discouraged by the disorder
in Berlin that he has said he would
support the occupation of the city by
the British.
Returning from England to Paris
early in the week, President Wilson
left for Italy Wednesday evening.
When he arrived in Rome he was well
coined by the king and queen and a
host of other %notables, and the Roman
population gave him so enthusiastic a
reception that it was evident they had
made up their minds to Guido the Lon
doners and PariSianS. The streets and
buildings were lavishly decorated and
the freedom of the Eternal City was
bestowed on the American president.
Banquets, official calls and conferen-
ces took up most of his time in Rome.
While he was in Italy, it is understood,
President Wilson studied carefully the
conflicting claims of Italy and the Jugo-
Slavs for possession of the lands along
the east coast of the Adriatic.
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When on the same day President
the old balance of power" methods
and in favor of the league of nations.
and Premier Clemenceau told the
French that he still stood for a balance
OF power, the crOakers at once discov-
cred that there was to be great diff
between the views of the W leaders.
There really did seem to be a chance
for trouble there; but Colonel House
called or NJ. Clemenceau and on NeF
Years day he told Mr.. Wilson all about
it. The result. according to hints
thrown out by some of the American
delegates. was that the president was
assured there was nothing in ClemeH-
ceau's attitude that would justify ah
apprehension of any marked diffe2-
ences between the entente powers anh
the United States. Colonel House aldO
saw Mr.. Balfour and found that they
were in full agreement. 1t is stated
that Clemencead meant that he stands
for a domino ting league of nations
ready to use orce to maintain peace.
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President Wilson, it was announced.