Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-01-25

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man radicals were cooperating win
Wvncoop, the Dutch socialist leader
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Because of dissension over ltalys
territorial claims the cabinet resigned
and Premier Orlando was commission
ed to form new one. Several mem
bers were bitterly opposed to Foreign
Minister Sonnino In his demands that
Italy be given the whole of the Dalma-
tan coast, holding with President WIZ
son that part of that territory should
justly be given to the Jugo-SlaV
state.
Little Luxembourg also had her Crisis
last week. After republic had been
proclaimed. and suppressed within
few hours by the French military au-
thorities, Grand Duchess Marie abdi-
Gated and was succeeded by the eldest
of her sisters, Princess Charlotte.
Marie had lost the favor Of her people
because, though she protested against
the passage of the German armies
through the principally, she after
ward entertained high German per-
sonages.
Speaking of high personages, there
are some queer reports coming from
the refuge of the former kaiser In
Holland. 1t is declared he is border
ing on insanity, talking almost inces-
sanity and incoherently and wandering
about at night. 1t is also said that
his health is failing rapidly. The
Germans. who supported Wilhelm
heartily until he turned out TO be
loser. are now heaping abuse on him
and the German commission appoint
ed TO determine his responsibility for
the war has recommended that he be
brought to trial, declaring that mar
ginal notes in the kalser's handwriting
on papers in the foreign Office prove
him to have been one of the chief war
makers. This venomous course of the
Germans certainly is superflu0us, for
the allied governments will see to II
that Wilhelm and others get the pun.
ishment they so richly deserve.
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The desperate need Of the liberated
peoples Of central Europe for food will
be relieved as soon as possible. Urged
by President Wilson, the American
house Of representatives appropriated
100000 900 for this purpose, and it is
understood the other allied nations will
do their part. The money Is not to
be spent for food for the Germans. but
much of the relief will 20 to the peo-
pies formerly under the rule of the
Emperor of Austria. The British army
In Italy did graceful thing the other
day when they sent several trainloads
of food TO starving Vienna in recogni.
ton of the decent way in which the
Austrians had treated British prison.
ers Of war. Hungary. which has been
made a republic under the presidency
of Count Karolyi, Is appealing to the
allies for its share of help, as well as
against being deprived of any OF It's
territory by the surrounding new ma.
tons.
Turkey came to the front with the
report that the Turks had finally sur.
rendered Medina, the holy city of the
Mohammedans, to the king OF the
Hedjaz. This captulation was in,
cluded In the terms of the armistIce
but was delayed by the long isolation
of the garrison. The disposition of
Constantinople also was brought un-
der renewed discussion by the submls.
sion of the claims of Greece to the
peace delegates In Paris. The general
belief was that the city would bf
placed under International control
rather than turned over to the Greeks
The United States went dry las
week, national prohibition "poln,
over the top when Nebraska rattle,
the constitutional amendment. helm,
the thirtysixth state to take that NO
ton. The amendment goes into effec
one year hence, but as the war meos
ure passed by congress establishes
countrywide prohibition on July / tn,
dry era will really date from that day
The leaders Of the prohibition mart,
naturally are joyous over the trlumn,
of the cause for which they struggle
through so many years. and they no,
have a vision of boozeless worlf
They have established headousrte
in many foreign cities and saw ,bo
are making great Roadway. The pr,,
ed States is the first great nation I,
adopt prohibition. for the Russia
ban was only on vodka, and that ha
been lifted by the bolshevik COVER
ment.