The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-06

| A virtual state of war in Ire
| land between the Sim Fein and
the British.
London.
Protection for Jews.
These, terms, according to some re.
ports. include the condition that COM
plete protection shall be secured for al
Jews and that free passage across Po'
iand shall be allowed for goods eX-
changed between Germany and Rus
| sia Moderate newspaper opinion re-
fleets the impression that the tone o.
tne reply'is reasonable and cannot b.
Objectionable in official quarters, II II
said the situation will be favorably af.
fected by the communication.
Suspicion that Germany is acting ir
collusion with the bolsheviki persists
a1d II is not lessensd by reports Of tbs
German foreign minister. before the
reichstag yesterday, during (which he
declared Germany would seek to pre-
vent the ententen from sending troops
TO Poland across Germany.
industries and the many business
enterprises which need the type OF mer
and women we want in bur schools
take from us the very persons we want
to keep simply because they can offer
advancement. recognition and financial
remuneration to satisfy their ambition.
We must realize that before our schools
can be what we want them to be we
must make teaching profession for
which there is satisfactory financial re-
enumeration, along with the opportunity
to remain in the profession and grow
Among the figures quoted by Prof.
Brown In his address We're the follow
ing on state examinations for 1920: In
Jandary, 1890. 1882 teachers took the
state examination, and 500, or az per
cent, passed. In March, 1890 the num-
Der taking the examination was 1909,
and sos passed. Final reports on the
July examinations have not yet been
tabulated, but from all indications
more schools will remain unopened in
Tennessee for lack OF teachers this fall
than there were last year. s,+
OF the 6.342 schools In Tennessee,
Prof. Brown said, there are 5000 one-
teacher schools. 1t Is becoming in
creasingly difficult, according to state
and in other states alike, to secure
men or women who are willing to 20
back into the little one-room school
and attempt to teach with the poor
tools and the poor salaries offered
them.
Friday and Saturday, the two con-
Guiding days of the conference, will be
given over entirely to the discussion OF
school problems in Tennessee. Large
delegations of citizens from all parts
Of the state will be present to take
part In tho conference and to plan for
some way to assure Tennessee children
adequate schooling during the coming
year. &s ~. T8,#F 7s8rtA \
No announcement has been made as
to what place the governmcnt wetfsd-
move to, but II Is reported 1t would be
Posen or Czestochowa, 143 miles south
west, of Warsaw, near the Silesian
Poles Counter Attacked.
OF the developments along the eastern
defense line the word from the front
shows that after halt of several days
while reinforcements We're brought up
ana supplies forwarded along the river,
the boisheyiki forced crossings of the
Bus river at a number of places. At
one point, southeast Of OstroV. the
soviet troops are reported to have
crossed the river, In large numbers
Tonights communique from headquar-
ters announced that the Russians had
forced the Bug in the region OF Dro-
hiezyn (about seventy miles east OF the
this being a part OF the soviet
to outflank the defenders
Of Warsaw and push on toward the
visula. The Poles counter attacked and
fierce fighting is continuing
Between Drehiezyn and Litovsk the
communique continues, the Poles
launched a countei attack against the
who had crossed the Bug be-
low Brest Litovsk. In the region of
Brest Litovsk which is in the hands
of the Russians. they recoiled for an
attack which compelled the Poles to
aavacuate Terespol, just to the west of
the river.
There was fighting at various points
10 the south, but without gain for the
Russians.
Would Enclrcle Warsaw.
The soviet troops have been checked
n their westward push along the Prus-
sian border, the statement announces.
rhey have reached Myszniec In an ad-
'ance apparently designed to bring them
o the Warsaw railway, Military OBJ
servers assert that this is part OF the |
russian out fianking movement planned |
leavy losses which would result II
warsaw were attacked directly.
russian gains are conceded north |
ma east OF Warsaw, where the soviet |
orces are regrouping for what may be |
ne final exertion in their attempt to |
'rlng Poland to their terms of peace |
~ directly Threatening his capital
In the center of the front bearing
lown upon Warsaw from the north
'ast, the Russians, according to the
,ommunique, are being held along the |
)strow- Czerwony line to the Bug.
Make New Concessions.
Ihere were indicatio that Great |
Sritain would make further concessions |
o soviet Russia to avoid war Offcials |
" the foreign office said 1t might. be
possible to accede TO the soviet gov
'rnments conditions for a general peace
without the small Russian |
'order states being present This might |
,e considered tantamount TO recogni-
Ion OF the soviet government. 1t was
'ointed out. The British government
las been feeling out the sentiment OF
he British people and found much op-
position to war.
Two dispatches were received by the
oreign office from Warsaw. The Poles
we're buoyed up by reports OF victories
ver the bolshevikj In southern Russia.
nut they fully realize their peril Pol,
sh government officials were quoted
IS saying they would "hght Tor the
asst inch Of their soil. like Belgium.
Downing street has refused 70 give
ut the text of the Russian note out
may he published later.
Immediately after the receipt OF me
ote there, many expressed the OPINION
hat the soviet government at MOSCOW
as lost control Of the army ana c9uio
lot halt the advance In POLAND.
lew has been considerably inoolneu'
he latest developments indicate tms
fternOon that Lenine ts sun IN lg tng
addle both as 10 military ana clNh
fairs. -,
Reports ~eached London from Hei-
ingfors that the Russians are dichettus
With the Firms for two moh.ns,
rmistice to release addiuonal ~,
roops for Poland Earlier in the Neeh
he Russians broke OF commerce. ,I. Nv,
.otiations with the Firms al Dorpa"