The Red Cloud chief., 1919-01-02

n measure to prevent "A reign Of bar
barism there that would menace all
Europe.
The government Of the rccreatcd
Polish nation is going ahead rapidly
and with determination. Having come
to the conclusion that Germany. was in
alliance with the ~bolShcviki, 1t Sev-
cred diplomatic relations with Eerlin
and drove Count Harry KcSslcr, the
German minister. out of the country.
lie was accused of having taken to
Warsaw II corruption fund of 10000
600 marks to organize a bolshevik coup
there. The government also has or
dered elections 10 the Polish parlia-
mcnt in the districts of AllcnStcin, po-
sen, Oppeln, Bcuthcn. Kattowitz. Fla
tow and Danzig, and this Is denounced
by the German press rs the implied an
neXation of large parts of German east
ern provinces. The Poles have ordered
the mobilization of about l,1OO,00C
men.
ON Friday came the news that q
Polish army numbering 10000 vas be-
ing landed at Danzig, the seaport OF
West Prussia. which the Poles seek rs
IN 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 exten.
sion of the Ukraine Into the Ruthenlan
portions Of Gallcia, and consequently
will find himself opposed by the Poles.
10
Having marched up to and across
the Rhine, the allied armies Of occupa-
ton now hold the three bridgeheads
or the east bank of that river; as stip-
ulated In the armIstice. The British
have the Cologne bridgehead, the
French that ut Mainz, and the Ameri-
cans and French together hold the
brldgehead 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 In
It's final position AT the expiration OF
the original period of the armistice,
! exactly according to the plans made a
month before, despite changes therein
and the difficulties Of moving n large
t army so far, with all It's supplies.
l The people of Cologne are not en-
' joying the restrictions on their o
ments instituted by the British, and
r hundreds Of them have been arrested
for being out in the streets In the eve
ming. The French, also are very strict
= with the inhabitants of the territory
they are occupying. There is no dan.
D ger of any sympathy for the Huns be-
ing stirred vi by this.
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Practically every day sees the ar
: rival Of one or more transports laden
: 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
7 try Will be accomplished without trOu
= bic Is assured by leaders in industrial
= affairs. The casualty lists just o
| are longer han ever, for we are get
t ting the names Of the boys who fel
In the great fight In the Argonne, the
g sevorost conflict In which the Ameri
J. can troops We're engaged.
q our navy also is coming home, piece
u meal. Many OF the vessels will be KEEP
abroad for some time, and American
naval stations viii be maintained n
IS Brest, Gibraltar and the Azores for
Il year at least, the consent of France
r Great Britain and Portugal having
g been obtained. These stations, witt
q their seaplanes and radios, will rende
q aid TO the merchant marine. Gu
II other naval establishments In Europ
Ie are being dismantled as rapidly as pos
a sible.
10 -Ea-
v Swift work on the finance bin ha
e been done by the senate. Among tn
"a many important committee amend
'e ments adopted was one imposing a In,
r Of 10 per cent or profits from child la
le Dor products entering Interstate con
merce. Twelve Southern senators
and they alone. voted against thi
1t amendment, which is designed TO RI
IN place the child labor law declared uI
1T constitutional by the Supreme court.
n "a
e Admiral Castro was elected pres
ID dent OF Portugal to succeed Docto
y Paes. who was assassinated ms the RI
to suit OF a conspiracy alleged Ia hav
been formed by the League Of Reput
70 lican Youths.