Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-08-21


p international building trades unions
began planning for national strike
because of dispute there between two
unions of plastererS
Considerable uneaslness, not TO say
anxiety was caused In the capitals
Cf the allied nations by the news that
the Kolchak government of western
Siberia was "on the run" IL not quite
collapsed. The bolshevik armies
gained repeated victories over Kol-
chaks forces, and at last reports the
latter were hastily moving eastward,
The admira's plight was laid TO short
age of guns and ammunition, and large
supplies of both were dispatched to
him from the United States by way OF
the Pacific ocean. Whether they would
reach him in time to save his troops
from disaster was uncertain.
Better news came from both north
and south Russia. On the Dvina a
force of British and Russians de
stroyed six battalions of bolsheviki,
taking 1000 prisoners and many guns
and advancing its front 10 miles. In
Volhynia the Ukrainians have taken
the railway center of Lutsk and the
fortress of Dubno. and the bolshevilli
also abandoned the important city of
Vinnitza in the Ukraine. General Den
ikine'S armies were making steady
progress toward Odessa and at the
northwest corner of the Black sea
they were only 80 miles from a juno
ton with the Roumanian forces.
The Roumanians who occupied
Budapest were stubborn lot and
fatty refused to take orders from the
allied commission there and get out
again, declaring they would remain
until a stable government was estab-
lished. The peace council at Paris
was a bit flabbergasted and feared
that if Roumanla were permitted to
defy its orders, Germany and other
enemy countries might be encouraged
to do likewise The Roumanians
threatened that If they were forced 20
withdraw they would strip Hungary Of
everything portable, and indeed they
are said to be doing that now Their
representatives in Budapest said the
only policy for Hungary was union
with Roumania under a Roumanlnn
king. Antonesco, the Roumanian min
lister TO Paris. says Roumania does not
favor the installation Of Archduke Jo-
seph in power, considering him reac-
tionary. The situation was strained
but the peace council was hopeful Of
ar amicable settlement.
According TO an edict Of the peace
conference, Austria is to be known
as the Republic Of Austria, the word
German" being eliminated. There
Is a movement In Vienna TO re-estab-
fish the monarchy, but the entire
armed forces Of the country, there and
in other cities, are demanding that the
republican form of government be re-
tanned.
After long delay the British gov.
eminent has found a man to represent
# in Washington. but only temporar-
NY. Viscount Grey has agreed to fiji
the post Of ambassador until perma-
nent appointment has been made, early
next year Great responsibility at-
taches to the position just now for
financial and treaty relations between
the two countries must be readjusted.
The London press predicts that he
will have some difficulties. and the
Daily News says his path will not be
smoothed by the British governments
Sustained refusal TO make any ap-
proach to solution Of the Irish prob
lem"
Presumably Viscount Grey will come
over soon and win be in Washington
when the prince Of Wales visits our
national capital That young man
landed in Newfoundland and is now
making "a trluuphal tour Of Canada.
The death Of Andrew Carnegie re-
moved one Of the few survivors Of an
Industrial age that has passed when
men Of vision made Incredibly large
fortunes In ways that were not consId-
cred reprehensible His ayowed de-
sire 10 die a poor man was not real.
lied for though he gave away more
than $3.50 100000, II IS believed he left
an estate worth nearly sJ00.0OOO00.
Henry Ford's libel suit against the
Chicago Tribune resulted Ia verdict
for the plaintiff. who was awarded
nominal damages-6 cents The trial
" the case had lasted many weeks, ~
fording pecunIary profit to . few per.
sons af Q amusement 10 sfili fewer.