The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23
9 Conflicting Reports Received
Regarding Situation Which
is Said to be Alarm
ing.
RUMANIANs ADVANCING
Martial Law In Bremen Where All
Shops, Theatres and Churches
Have Been Ordered
Closed.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.] ]
LONDON, April 23.-Conflicting re
ports continued to be received today
regarding the situation in Hungary.
A dispatch from Berlin said that In
formation brought from Vienna by
airplane showed the soviet govern
ment had been overthrown and that
the Rumanians were advancing on
the whole front. The latest news
direct from Budapest, dated Monday,
said there were no disorders, but
that the situation was alarming and
a collapse imminent.
The Vienna correspondent of the
Mail said that Prof. Brown, American
member Of the allied mission, to-
gether with a majority Of the other
allied representatives. had departed
from Budapest, leaving two Italian
diplomats and junior officers of the
American food commission behind.
Martial Law in Bremen.
AMSTERDAM, April 23.-Commu-
nists have established martial law in
Bremen, according to dispatches
from that city today.
All shops, restaurants, theaters
and churches are closed and street
cars are stopped between 6 p. m. and
6 a. M, during which period the pub
lie is not allowed on the streets. Pri-
vate use of telephones and tele-
graphs is forbidden. Only one mail
is allowed daily, and this is cen
Sored
The middle classes are striking in
protest.
Relies on Revolution.
[By Edward Bing. United Press Staff
Correspondent.
BUDAPEST. April 20.-Fo1Agn Min
lister Bella Kun, addressing the work
mems and soldiers council, declared
today that Hungary relies on an in
ternational proletarian revolution to
prevent the allies from overthrowing
the soviet republic.
'The Rumanians have taken Scath-
ruar Nemethi CTS miles east east OF
Pudapest) where the bourgeoisie have
re established the capitalist system
he said. "The Rumanians are now in
front of Hayward $50 miles east OF
BudapesD.
"Our troops fought valiantly. The
allies intend to strangle us. We ex-
pect the French, Serbs and Czechs
also to attack u.s. The allies will aban-
don their offensive against us il we
will form purely socialistic or coal
ition government. But we refuse to
do this. We rely on an international
proletarian revolution as well as our
own strength
The assembly unanimously passed
a resolution to the effect that as
many workmen as possible from every
factory shall go to the front"
The government ordered the mu'
nitions factories to work all day
Easter Monday which is generally a
legal holiday. All reserve officers
have also been called upon to join the
red army
Continue to Advance.
TBy Edward Bing, United Press Staff
Correspondent
BUDAPEST, April 21.-The Ru-
manians continue to advance into
the interior of Hungary, it was Off
cially announced today. Hungarian
forces have mobilized Immediately to
the east and south of Grosswardein
CPS miles east of Budapest).
The French are reported to be
gathering large force of colored
troops in Szegedin 600 miles south
east Of Budapest).
The unemployed of Budapest Will
hold a mass meeting Wednesday.
Foreign Minister Bella Kun will be
~ x,;,,cipo cnoaEar
Reorganization Of all the law
courts is now in progress. There
will be village, town and district
courts as well as voluntary tribunals.