Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-19

rated from the Italian part Of the
"a. @Senator P. @. Knox, who pre-
,ague Of nations covenant and the
| more serious because the latter have
been scoring notable victories over the
Czechs and Roumanians. The peace
conferees in Paris were forced to take
especial notice Of this condition and
the council of four decided that the
boundaries between Hungary and
Roumania and Czecho- Slovakia must
be fixed speedily and Bella Kun told to
what lines he must withdraw his
forces unless he wished the great
powers to interfere with an army.
Bolshevik successes In other regions
caused uneasiness in conference cir
cles. Admiral Kolchak suffered several
rather severe reverses at the hands of
the soviet troops Of Russia and the In
terruption Of the Esthonian advance
on Petrograd strengthened the Dol.
shevik hold on Moscow. In the for
Germans were accused Of hampering
the operations Of the opponents Of boil
shevism. Questioned by the allies,
they replied they were merely carrying
out the orders Of the armistice COM
mission to withdraw their forces from
Lithuania and Letvia north Of Ger.
tain line. The Esthonians, however,
insist that the Germans are fighting
them in the region Of Riga and that
when they went to the assistance Of
the Let's the Huns attacked them. In
northern Russia the campaign Of the
allies directed at Petrograd made
progress, much aid being rendered BY
American launches on Lake Omega.
American troops guarding the railway
in the vicinity Of vladivostok have
come into conflict several times with
bolshevik forces that tried to tear up
the tracks and burn bridges.
On Thursday the council Of four. now
become council Of five by the addition
Of Baron Maxine Of Japan, sent to Ad-
| miral Kolchak assurances that the al
lies would furnish the Omsk govern
ment with munitions and supplies
To return to Germany: The leaders
Of affairs there still insisted last week
that the peace treaty could not and
must not be signed. There appears to
be d marked revival Of sentiment in
favor Of the former kaiser, and. It Is
even reported that an organization ID
being formed for the purpose Of bring
ing him back and restoring him to
power. Gustav Stresemann, leader Of
the national liberal party, has warned
the allies that they must not demand
the surrender Of Wilhelm and says his
indictment will mean the overthrow
of the republic. All Of which probably
is more interesting than important.
But there are many evidences that
the Germans are preparing for eventu-
alities in case they do not sign the
treaty. Most recent Of these is the
information that they are systemati.
cally and rapidly withdrawing all ma.
terial from the regions Immediately "a
the east Of the zones Of occupation
and from tho probable pathways the
allies would follow If further advance
into Germany were ordered. The in
science Of the Huns, in the occupied
territory and elsewhere, is increasing
and results IN frequent clashes with
the allied soldiers, some Of which have
been attended with fatalities.
| Messrs. Dunno and Walsh, ennis
saries Of the Irfsh-American societies
finally succeeded in obtaining brie1
interview with President Wilson II
Paris and laid before him the claims
Of the representatives Of free Ire
lapd" to be heard by the peace con
ference. They asked Mr.. Wilson wha
he was going to do In view of the pro
Irish resolution adopted by the senate
and according to the statement Of til,
enissaries he replied that ''the Ameri
can commissioners could not take ri
the case Of Ireland ofiicially with th,
peace conference, but that he himsel
and others had done, and would con
tinue to do. unohicially what the.
could do In the interest Of Ireland
that the American commission had no
yet taken up the senate resolution Re
questing them to use their efforts Il
secure hearing for De Valera, Grit
fifth and Plunkett."
II The general strike Of the, CONNER
i cial Telegraphers' union Ia the Unite
States at first looked like a hzxle, bu