South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

serious as the year advanced. Re
peatcd disorders occurred. and on
sept. Il Niscount French. lieutenant
governor of ireland, prohibited fur
Their meetings Of the so-called Irish
parliament. Many arrests were
made by the military
ON Sept. 10 the peace treaty be-
tween Austria and the allied and as
ISOLATED powers was signed at St
German, near Paris The Rouman-
ian and Jugoslav delegates refused
to accept the treaty.
LUXEMBURG
VOTES FOR FRANCE.
An unusual incident OF September
was the plebiScite which was held
in Luxembourg to determine whether
the people wished the Grand
Duchess Charlotte to continue as
their ruler The people oecreed
that the grand duchess should re-
main in power and voted 10 estab-
lish an economic alliance with
France. on oct. S the people OF
Norway voted by an overwhelming
majority in favor OF prohibiting the
sale Of whisky and other strong
liquors.
The fighting in Russia had con-
tinued without decided advantage 10
any group until on Oct. % the force
commanded by Gen. Yudenitch ad-
vancing against the bolshevists.
reached a point within Is miles OF
Petrograd.
While other problems growing out
of the war were being settled. the
question o. the disposal Of Fiume
continued to cause trouble. on Sept.
10 Gabrielle D'Annunzio, the Italian
sOldier-poet. entered F'iume at the
head OF several thousand soldiers
and took control Of the port in de-
fiance OF the Italian and allied mill
tary authorities. On Sept. II il was
announced that the peace confer
ence had devised a settlement Of
the Adriatic question which would
make F'iume a free state. Il did not
make any material change in the
situation however, as D'Annunzio
and his forces continued to occupy
the city. On Sept 19 the repre-
sentatives of the great powers hand
ed a peace treaty 10 Bulgaria. I'm
der this treaty Western Thrace was
taken from Bulgaria, her army re-
duced 10 10000 and she was re-
CURED TO pay $445. 900, 900 as repa-
ration for damage done by her arm
les.
on Sept % independent italian
forces seized the port Of Trau, but
10 avoid a conflict with Serbian
troops a small force Of Americans
was landed from the American
cruiser Olympia and the Italians
were persuaded 70 withdraw.
GERMAN ACTIVITY
II RUSSIA.
German troops had been operating
for some time in Russian territory.
advancing against the Baltic states.
While the government Of Germany
disclaimed responsibility for the
operations Of these troops, the allied
governments on Sept. p presented
note 10 Germany demanding their
withdrawal and stating that a failure
to comply would result IN the with
holding OF food supplies and raw
materials. This demand seemed to
have no result, as on oct. Is the
I Lettish foreign office reported that
for five days Lettish troops before
Riga had been repelling German at
tacks. ON oct Is II became known
that the supreme council at Paris
( had invited Germany and the
European neutrals 20 join in a
blockade OF bolshevist Russia
Austria signs Peace.
ON oct. % the president OF the
Austrian republic signed the peace
I treaty Of the St German. making
/ Its acceptance by Austria complete
Reverses for all Of the forces op-
/ posing the bolshevtki i'm Russia were
/ reported in November. ON the 18th
Z Gen. Yudenitch was forced TO retreat
| 20 the Esthonian border and re-
/ siened command OF the Russian
northwest army. on the same day
+ 10 was reported that the boisheviki
\ had captured OmLsk the seat of the
/ kolChak government D'Annunzio
/ created a still more serious situa-
tion Cor Italy when ne seized Zara.
/ Dalmat.a or Nov. "A. 10 was re-
ported at that time that D'Annunzio