The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-01-09


a measure to prevent a reign of bar
barism there that would menace all
Europe.
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The government of the ,recreated
Polish nation is going ahead rapidly
and with determination. Having come
to the conclusion that Germany was in
alliance with the bolsheviki, it sew
cred diplomatic relations with Berlin
and drove Count Harry Kessler, the
German minister, out of the country.
He was accused Of having taken to
Warsaw a corruption fund of 20,0O0,-
600 marks to organize a, bolshevik coup
there. The government also has or
dered elections to the Polish parlia-
ment in the districts of Allenstein, Po-
sen, Oppeln, Beuthen, Kattowitz, Fla
tow and Danzig, and this is denounced
by the German press as the implied an
nexation of large parts of German east
ern provinces. sThe Poles have ordered
the mobilization of about 100000
men. Il
On Friday came the news that a
Polish army numbering $4,000 was be-
ing landed at Danzig, the seaport OF
West Prussia, which the Poles seek as
an outlet to the Baltic sea.
Another anti-German leader of the
Ukrainians has come to the front,
General Petlura, and he has occupied
Odessa. He has the support of the
working and middle classes, and has
declared war against the Ukrainian
government, the capitalists and the
land owners. He advocates the extern
sion of the Ukraine into the Ruthenian
portions of Galicia, and consequently
will find himself opposed by the Poles.
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Having marched UP to and across
the Rhine, the allied armies of Occupa.
ton now hold the three bridgeheads
on the east bank of that river; as slip
ilated in the armistice. The British
have the Cologne bridgebead, ths
French that at Mainz and the Aneri.
cans and French together hold ~tht
bridgehead of Coblenz. Forty-two per
cent of this, the southern part, is occu.
pied by the Poilus. The American Third
,army, under General Dickman, was II
its final position at the expiration o.
the original period OF the armistice
exactly according to the plans made Z
month before, despite changes therein
and the difficulties Of moving large
army so far, with all it's supplies.
The people of Cologne are not en-
joying the restrictions on their move
ments instituted by the British, and
hundreds of them have been. arrested
for being out in the streets in the eve
ming. The French. also are very stricl
with the inhabitants of the territor.
they are occupying. There is no dan
ger of any sympathy for the Huns be-
ing stirred up by this.
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Practically every day sees the ar
rival of one or more transports lader
with returning American soldiers
many of them wounded, and arrange.
ments for their release from the serv
ice are being perfected. That their alb.
sOrption into the civil life of the coun
try will be accomplished without trou
BILE is assured by leaders in industria
affairs. The casualty lists just nov,
are longer than ever, for we are get
ting the names of the boys who fel
in the great fight in the Argonne, tlr
severest conflict in which the Ameri
can troops were engaged.
Our navy also is coming home, piece.
meal. Many of the vessels will be KEEP.
abroad for some time, and American.
naval stations will be maintained a.
Brest, Gibraltar and the Azores for !;
year at least the consent of France
Great Britain and Portugal having
been obtained. These stations, will
their seaplanes and radios, will render
aid to the merchant marine. Oui
other naval establishments in Europe
are being dismantled as rapidly as pos
sible.
Swift work on the finance bill ha:
been done by the senate. Among the
many important committee amend
ments adopted was one imposing a tax
of 10 per cent on profits from child la
Dor products entering interstate COM
merce. Twelve Southern senators
and they alone, voted against this
amendment, which is designed to re
place the child labor law declared un
constitutional by the Supreme court.
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Admiral Castro was elected presi-
dent of Portugal to succeed Doctor
Paes, who was assassinated as the re-
suit of a conspiracy alleged to have
been formed by the League of Repub-
lican Youths.