The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-09-24

fused the wage demands OF the men.
For days very few cars were operated.
The railroads Of the country began
operations on their own resources on
September l. During the ak months
In which their earnings were guaran.
teed by the transportation act they
cost the government about $lOO. UO0. 600
month. The only further aid they
Will get from the government comes
from losns from the revolving fund
created By the act.
The Tennessee house Of representa-.
tives tried to undo ito action In rati-
Tying the suffrage amendment By ex-
punging from Its journal all record Of
the ratification and voting to noncon.
cur In the action Of the senate. Next
day the senate refused to Join With
the house In Its attempted reversal
Of the ratification. Secretary Of State
Colby says woman suffrage 10 al &C.
complished fact and that there 10 oe
chance for reconsideration.
Another great victory for the Poles
was recorded last week. General
Budenny's bolshevist army. which had
invaded Galicia and was threat.
entng Lemberg and the rich oil
fields OF that region. was cut
on and virtually destroyed. Only
q few attachments escaped and
these were reported in disorderly re.
treat Budenny's men. mostly mount.
ed. were advancing on Lublin and had
nearly surrounded Zam0sc, midway
between that city and l.embers, when
the Poles danked them and attacked
from the east, putting them to rout.
The Russians had walked into q trap
deliberately set by the Poles. The
losses Of the reds In men and mate.
rial were heavy. The 'retirement'' of
this army was officially admitted BY
Moscow.
In the north the Russo.Polisi war de-
generated into q confused series Of
isolated battles. various units Of both
sides being separated from their main
commands and in some cases forced
across the East Prussian border. In
general. however. the Poles continued
their successes Of the former week,
and they even advanced into Iithuan.
ian territory for strategic purposes
despite the orders Of Llthuania to the
contrary. What Germany would do
with the many thousands Of reds who
took refuge In East Prussia was a
pressing question. The Poles feared
these men would be permitted to re.
enter Russian territory and re}oin
their army. and there was reason for
this fear. The Germans complained
they had not enough troops there to
guard the tnterned reds, but their
hatred of the Poles Is so great that
their motives are open to grave sus.
picion.
What promised to develop into an.
other severe blow for the soviet rus.
slams was the drive started BY the
Ukrainians In conjunction with po-
land. They began by forcing the resis
across the Dniester river near Buczacz
and capturing that city. They have
another force operating along the
Dniester river and It IL hoped that II
can unite with General Wrangel.
The peace pariey at Minsk broke up,
hut the bolshevik government an
nounced its willingness to resume the
negotiations at Riga.
Or. Walter SinOns. German foreign
minister. told the reichstag that pro.
posals had been made to him to CO.
operate with Russia against the west.
ern powers as means of breaking the
bonds imposed by the treaty Of Yer.
but that he had rejected them
because they would mean that Ger.
many would become the thea,cr Of
war. He said he had also rejected
proposals to unite with the western
powers against Russia. mo power at
war with soviet Russia" the foreign
minister added. need count on our
support.
At last reports Lord Mayor Mac.
Swtney Of Cork had not succeeded in
'tarv'ng himself to death IN Brixton
Jail. but was growing mysteriously
stronger. The riots In Ireland and
Efforts elsewhere in his behalf did not
'ease. but the British government dat.
, refused to release him. Frank p.
Walsh. chairman Of the American com.
Mission for Irish independence. after
10 Interview with Secretary Of State
,olby, made the curious assertion that
dr. Colby has promised to ''endeayo,
o do something and do Il quickly" In
'ehaR Of the prisoner. What any
american othcial can do properly. IN
be circumstance d Q pussle.