The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-27

q international building trades unions
began planning for national str'he
because of dispute there between Nv"
unions of plasterers.
Considerable uneasiness, not TO say
anxiety, was caused In the capit"s
of the allied nations by the news that
the Kolchak government or western
Siberia was ION the run" IL not quite
coIlapsed. The bolshevik armies
gained repeated victories over MOI
chak's forces, and at last reports the
latter we're hastily moving eastward
The admiral's plight was laid to snoft-
age of guns and ammunition, ana large
supplies Of both were dispatched 10
| 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
force of British and Russians de-
stroyed six battaliOns of bolsheviKf'
taking 1000 prisoners and many guns
and advancing It's front II miles. IN
Volhynia the Ukrainians have taken
the railway center of LutsA ana the
fortress Of DubnO. and the hoishevlkI
also abandoned the important city OF
yinnitza in the Ukraine. General Den
ikine's armies were making STEADY
progress toward Odessa and at the
northwest corner Of the Black seq
they we're only so miles from juno
ton with the Roumanian forces.
The Roumanians who occupied
Budapest were a stubborn lot ana
fatty refused to take orders from the
allied commission there and get our
again, declaring they would remain
until stable government was estaD-
lished. The peace council at Paris
was bit flabbergasted and reared
that If Roumanfa were permitted to
defy its orders, Germany and Other
enemy countries might be encouraged
re- do likewise. The ROumanlans
threatened that II they were forced to
, | withdraw they would strip Hungary OF
everything portable. and indeed they
e are said to be doing that now. Their
representatives in Budapest said the
, only policy for Hungary was union
E with Roumania under a Roumaniah
/. king. Antonesco. the Ronmanian min
q lister to Paris. says Roumania does not
4 favor the installation Of Archduke 10
semi in power, considering him reac
o tionary. The situation was strained
= but the peace council was hopeful o.
e ar amicable settlement.
n ! According to an edict OF the peac'
= conference, Austria is to be know
{. as the Republic of Austria, the wore
German" being eliminated. Their
n is movement in Vienna to re-estan
r lish the monarchy, but the entir
le armed forces of the country, there an
d in other cities. are demanding that tn
" republican form Of government De n
ID tanned.
40 After long delay, the British GOV
Is eminent has found man to represen
70 it in Washington, but only tempora
10 ily. Viscount Grey has agreed to n
70 the post of ambassador until perm'
r nent appointment has been made. earl
n next wear. Great responsibility n
ID taches to the position just now, II
at financial and treaty relations betwee
he the two countries must be readjuste
or The London press predicts that
X will have some difficulties, and II
Daily News says his path will not
smoothed by the British government
os Sustained refusal to make any a
nm, ,ch TO solution of the Irish pro