The sun., 1919-03-25
Force of 10000 Reds Said
to Have Crossed the
River Dniester.
MONITORS IN DANUBE
Budapest Dominated by
Radicals, Who Have
Seized All Power.
CZECHO-SLAVS COURTED
Intrigue Also Said to Be
Aimed at the Poles and
Rumania.
CZECHO-SLAvS COURTED

Entente and Bolshevik, have started
moving toward Hungary. A report
from Zurich says that a Bolshevik
army OF 10000 men has crossed the
Dniester River south OF Lemberg. This
army, according to the report. is com
posed mainly OF Hungarians and Bull
garians who were held rs prisoners q
war in Russia
To checkmate the Bolshevik fusoss
II was announced to-day that sfDed
monitors had started up the Dauubs
River from Belgrade. with Budapest
as their destination. The latter city id
reported to be completely dominated
by the Bolshevik forces, who have
seized all power. The allied missioa
has left Budapest 1t is reported.
It was reported from Copenhagen
this afternoon that tho allied military
chiefs had ordered the Czecho- Slovall
army to proceed against Hungary.
An Associated Press despatch from
Berlin. quoting Die Frciheit, SAID it
was reported that Entente troops n,
Budapest had been disarmed. The
despatch added, however. that the re-
port was unconfirmed and that II ap-
peared questionable.
Conflicting Reports From Austria.
II is not known as yet how far the
Bolsheviki. who arc believed to be
working in conjunction with NikolAi
Lenine and Leon Trotzky. the b.
shevik leaders in Russia, have spread
their control in Austria Hungary. 1t
was reported from Amsterdam to-day
that the Austrian Central Workmans'
Council in Vienna had voted against
joining the Bolshevk movement, and
against the establishment of a Soviet
Government Another report, how
ever, stated that at the first meeting
Of the new Hungarian Government q
Soldiers and Workmen's Council for
the entire country had been appointed.
This was said to have been done AZ the
result of activities on the part OF Le-
mines agents.
Various reports reaching London and
Paris said that there had been meetings
Of protests in Vienna sunday against
Entente domination. These meetings.
however, were orderly. While the rsvo
lutlon IN Hungary caused great excite
ment in Vienna there was no surprise
there over the turn OF events, according
to the Vienna correspondent Of the Lon
don Telegraph. He adds that the Com
munists OF Hungary have had the situs-
tion under control for some time and
that they were awaiting an opportunity
to get rid of Count Karoyi, whom they
looked upon AS figurehead
Bohemia Also May Follow.
There are no elements in Hungary
able TO make a stand against the GA
tremists the correspondent adds He
says that even among the Czecho- -Slovaks
the Bolsheviki have a large following
and that there is grave danger OF Bo-
hema following the example Of Hungary.
He blames the Entente leaders for fail
ure to recognize the seriousness Of the
situation and to occupy budapest with
troops, He urges the quick despatch or
allied forces,
Many observers here blame the trouble
in Hungary to the failure OF the peace
conference to hurry negotiations toward
peace. The Globe, referring to the situa.
ton. SAYS:
THAT is the natural consequences
of the H~tav OF 'he Peace 1riersKSs
in making peace, and Il the delay
continues we will have worse conss-
uuences stlll All this discussion OF
the league covenant before even
preliminary peace has been reached
simply encourages the spread ot the
Rolshevik disease ard gives our chief
enemy opportunities for intrigue"
Hungarys adoption 81 liolshev!sm Ia
regarded most seriously by the Anglo
French press, chiefly as cndangering the
efforts Effort Of the Gl, EH,en,g to So nala up s7o the