The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-23

Ing the life out Of the soviet govern
ment. Denikine kept up his advance
on Moscow. capturing Orel and other
Important points. The army Of the
northwest under YudenItch took Luga
and pressed on toward Petrograd,
whose fall was imminent. This army,
II was said. was working In close un.
derstanding with Admiral Kolchak
whose Siberian troops were pushing
the bolsheviki back to the European
border. These three commanders have
rejected all overiures from Germany,
maintaining their connection with the
allies.
An official dispatch from Archangel
said the North Russian forces were
pursuing the bolsheviki in the direc.
ton Of Omega after occupying their
fortified positions along the railroad,
capturing guns and prisoners and de.
stroying an armored train. In fact,
thsy seem to be doing very well with.
out the help OF the British and Amer.
lean troops that were withdrawn.
Meanwhile the British fleet in the
Baltic was very busy. The supreme
council having declared a blockade OF
all Russian bolshevik ports, number
or German vessels were seized. Then
the British warshipa moved on Kron.
stadt. After severe bombardment II
was evacuated by the bolsheviki and
the fleet entered the harhor. All men.
tral nations have been asked TO join
In the blockade Of bolshevist Russia.
Lieutenant D'Annunzio seems to
have adopted more yielding attitude
In regard to Fiume, which he still
holds. He has sent to Premier Gle.
menceau an appeal to take the lnita.
tive In obtaining from the allied gov
ernments declaration making Fume
an open port. The present Italian plan
conteinplates an independent buffer
state at Fiumc with the extension Of
Italian control over the strip of coast
from Fiume to Trieste so the new
state shall abut on Italian territory
on that side and not be surrounded
by Jugo-Slavia influence. The dan.
ger Of war over this problem Is fad.
ing D'Annunzio sent word t. Paris
that he had drafted manifesto urging
both Serbs and Italians to recognize
mutual national rights and to 'maln.
tain the bonds OF brotherhood which
have been sealed by blood"
Prices Of food throughout the Uni.
ted States have fallen almost - per
cent, according to Attorney General
Palmer. But housewives. also through.
out the United States, are asking why,
II this is true they are forced to pay
as much as ever or more when they
visit the retail dealer.
The cost OF leather and of footwear
has dropped 20 per cent since the mid
die OF August, says the president OF
the National Boot and Shoe Manufae-
turers' association. But the consumer
Is still paying exorbtant prices for
his shoes. and the aforesaid president
explains that the shoes now being man
ufactured at reduced cost will not be
marketed before next April.
The tremendous hullabalo0 about
reducing the cost Of living and punish
Ing the profteer has dwindled until
it can scarcely be heard with the aid
Of micr0phone. just at present the
consumer Is exercised about the sugar
situation which promises to develop
into famine with 25 cents n pound
or more demanded for the small
amounts Of sugar to be had. The do
nestle output Is nowhere near enough.
and II seems most Of the Cuban crop Is
going to Europe. Dealers blame our
government for this condition because
1t limited the wholesale price while
European dealers were willing to pay
anything.