The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-21
ROYAl|STS OF
 PORTUGAL ARE
 BEATEN BADLY

! IlSIleu at OpOTlO ana OIner QlSlrlctS in the north of Portugal proved ephemeral. Barely month after
 it's proclamation and enthusiastic
 welcome, a counter-revolution with.
 in the city, seconding the attack
 from outside by the republican
 troops sent by the government, sue
 ceeded with equal enthusiasm in
 restoring the republican flag on the
 spires and steeples of Portugal.
 The royalists were led by Paiva Couceiro, very brave and tena, cious soldier, but an ineffective or
 ganizer. The continued dissensions
 between republican factions led him
 to suppose the moment propitious for return to the monarchy. and
 without any agreement with the royalists of Lisbon and the south, he placed himself at the head of the monarchist elements of the north, and at the head of several thousand troops. proclaimed the monarchy at Oporto and in the nor thern provinces
 A provisional government was es tablished; laws were issued and local administrative authorities appointed everywhere. Couceiro expected that other victorious royalist risings would follow all over the country. Instead of this, the Lisbon insur rection of Monsanto fail d, and the same occurred in other localities while in many centers there were no disturbances of public order. In face of the royalist danger, all the republicans joined forces against the common enemy; mo- mentarialy forgetting clashing am- bitions, and uniting to combat the north. Thousands of troops, sec onded by marines and civilians, warshIps and aircraft, were soon in full operation against the monarch ist hosts, whose strongholds, one af ter another, fell into the govern ment's hands, and the surrounding of Oporto was merely a question of time. Then came the sudden dramatic climax. The royalst government has resolved to appeal to the for elgn powers for the recognition of their belligerency. Republican officers in Oporto, who had been meeting secretly and conspiring to bring about the downfall of the kingdom" of the north, decided not to await any longer as the acceptance of belligerency by foreign powers meant the arrival of arms, ammunition and the moral support which would weaken the claims of republican victory. i Paiva Couceiro and his staff were fighting at Lamego on the 18th of last month, and on that day the counter-revolution at Oporto broke out Sharp fighting took place; but the big batteries of Lelxoes Bay were in republican hands, so that the warships could approach and land their contingents { at Oporto without danger
 ] The ''royalist government" was placed under arrest; prisoners were freed, and the blue and white flag replaced by the red and green ban ner of the republic The royalist troops returning from Lamego and other scenes of hard fighting, weary, hungry and demoralized, surrendered and were disarmed by the republican forces awaiting them outside the gates of Oporto.
 About Couceiro there are many rumors. Some say he is still fight ing, others that he has been killed. committed suicide, or is safe over the Spanish border.
 1 The republican government is still in Oporto reorganizing public services and reinstating loyal au- thorities. Thousands of arrests have been made, and many royalists are said to have escaped into Spain, where they are disarmed hy the