Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-22

probably will be made
public before night, Off
cials said. Attempts to
obtain copies of the treaty as altered
proved futile. it being announced that
nothing would be given out until the
covenant had been carefully read by
I state department officials.
Roumanians Advance.
Geneva, April 22.-The Roumanian
army invading Hungary has captured
al of Szatmar county and is continu-
ing its progress toward Budapest,
| said a dispatch from Vienna today.
Bella Kun, the communist dictator at
Budapest, admits the loss of Szatmar
Wilson Abides by League.
Washington, April 22.-PresideDt
Wilson will take no action tending to
violate or endanger the covenant OF
| the league Of nations.
This assurance has reached the
white house in the form of official ad-
vices, it was revealed today, and is in
tended to make plain The Presidents
attitude on all matters still remaining
to be cleared up at the peace confer
| ence. 1t is also accepted as a denial
of reports that America, with Great
! Britain and France, was to enter
| secret alliance
Fiume Deadlock Complete.
Paris, April pa complete dead
lock has been reached in the discus
sions over the rival territorial claims
OF Italy and Jugosayia on the Adri-
attic. The postponement of the open
ing Of the Italian parliament until
/ early next month will enable Premier
1 Orlando of Italy and Baron lS0nnino.
! the Italian foreign minister to stay
/ in Paris longer than it was originally
thought possible, and this win be of
material assistance.
Officials close to President Wilson
stated that he is disappointed over
the trend Of conference affairs and
may issue a public statement explain
ing Americas position on the new OBJ
stacles which are holding up progress.
Hun Cabinet Outs.
Amsterdam, April 22-The Hunga-
riau soviet gOyernmen: at Budapest,
headed by Bella Kun, has resigned, ac-
cordng to reports from Vienna today
quoting dispatches received here from
Budapest by airplane,
SeVenty-fVe to Sign.
London, April % Seyenty.fye Ger
man delegates will sien the peace
reaty at Versailles, said Central
News dispatch from Paris today. In
cluded among the Germans will be
Count Won Bruckdorft Rentzau, the
German foreign secretary; Herr
Landsborg, President Leiuegt OF the
Prussian assembly; TheOduf Meichoir.
banker and Prot. Schuckmg.
The Berlin correspondent of the Po-
litiken Of Copenhagen wires;
The German government this
morning received note from Pre-
mier Clemenceau of France officially
inviting representatives. Of the govern
ment to Paris on April IS in order to
open preliminary negotiations before
signing The treaty. The government
answered that Count van Brockdorff-
Rantzau will leave for Spa provided
the German commission gets free
hand and that real negotiations are
opened"
Leads 100000 Men.
London. April 22-Fied Marshal
yon IlindenJur- has 100000 German
troops at his headquarters in kolberg
.or a campaign against Poland. ac-
eording to a dispatch printed in the
Times today.
These troops have been massed on
he Baltic coast ostensibly to crush
bolsheyism, but the real object is to
rake war against the Poles and to
raid the Baltic provinces. il is said.
The existence of this force is jeop-
ardilins the existence OF Poland.
The Libau coup was part of the
general plan, and now the Germans
have turned their eyes toward Riga.
Denies Reds Overthrown.
London April 22.-Bela Kun, the
red dictator of Hungary. has tele-
phOned u denial Of reports that the
rmmuuist government has teen over
thrown, said dispatch from Vienna
this afternoon.
The red leader declared the Hun
garian soyeit is gaining ground and
nat IN" dictatorship is triumphant
Germany's Doom Certain.
Paris. April 22-"NO one could have
won the war for Germany not even
Napoleon" said Maximtian Harden.
famous German publicist in analyzing
the cause of Germany present situa-
zion in his newspaper. the Newukunft,
according to adyices from Zurich to-
day.