The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-01

! they will use it for the benefit of Ger
man Imperialism, and will throw out
Scheidemann, Ebert, Noske, David and
their press Wallets"
Persistent efforts to induce German
Austria to go bolshevik were hampered
by the dependence of the Austrians on
| the allies for food, but Amsterdam dis
patches said soviet republic was pro-
claimed in Salzburg, which is near the
Bavarian border. In Vienna conditions
became steadily worse and acts of vio-
lence increased. A meeting of the SOL
diers and workmen's council of Vienna
was called for April Id for the purpose
of discussing a soviet form of govern
ment.
In Germany there were continual
outbreaks against the Ebert govern
ment, the greatest demonstrations be-
ing in Essen, Magdeburg and lin the
| former duchy of Brunswick. The Es-
| sen radicals brought about q strike of
the Krupp workers and seized the
plant, but were Ousted by government
troops, after which two-thirds of the
men went back to work. The insur-
| gents of Magdeburg also were routed
by soldiers sent by Minister of Military
Affairs Noske. From Brunswick came
reports of a strong movement in IA
vor of soviet government and COM
| ctc Of
| mand.
| AS had been anticipated, the allies
were forced to evacuate Odessa, being
| attacked by an overwhelming number
of Ukrainian bolsheviki. This was re-
| ally considerable triumph for Lenine
and Trotzky, for they gained control
of the most fertile regions of southern
Russia besides capturing large supplies
| Of cash. The allied commander with
| drew his troops, numbering about 3d.
600, to Constantinople and Roumania.
In North Russia the soviet troops APP
| peared to be preparing for q renewal
| of their offensive, despite their recent
vain and costly attempts against the
allied forces. British re-enforcements
and American engineers sailed from
| England for Archangel.
Decidedly unpleasant was the admis-
sion by the war department that open
mutiny was threatened recently by the
| American troops in North Russia I'M
less Washington speedily announced
| it's policy as to early withdrawal Of
| the armed forces in that region. Some
of the men fatty refused to go to front
line positions. The American soldiers
cannot understand why they are call
ed on to make war against Russians
when war has not been declared, and it
is declared this feeling is shared by
the troops of other nationalities. Rep
resentatives of the anti-bolshevik Rus
slams have repeatedly said in this coun-
| try that they ask only munitions and
moral support from the allies, and
have urged that all the armed forces
of the latter be withdrawn from Russia
as speedily as possible.
The Esthonians reported continued
| successes against the bolshevlkl, in
Guiding the capture Of seven villages
and many prisoners.
Conditions in Roumania and Poland
are causing the allies considera-
BILE worry, for there is danger,
some feel, of a great bolshevist
| combination of Russians, Hungari-
ans and Germans that would crush
those two countries. The allied troops
that went from Odessa to Roumania
will help some but it was felt that no
| time should be lost in getting General
HalIer's Polish divisions to Poland.
Marshal FOch arranged with the Ger
mans that those divisions might be
transported by train across Germany,
and if necessary might be landed in
Danzig. In this compromise OF the dis
pute with the Huns over the East Prus-
sian port, it is felt by many that the
allies yielded too easily to Germany
and did not give due support to the
claims of Poland. In England Premier
Lloyd George was bitterly assailed for
his Danzig policy.
| Freakish weather worked havoc in
the Southwest and West last week. In
north Texas, southern Oklahoma and
Arkansas there was a terrific tornado
that killed about one hundred persons.
injured many more and destroyed
property worth millions of dollars.
Heavy snow in the Rocky mountain
states tied up the railroads and demon
allied wire communication.