Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-10-21

d and injured many persons.
The signing of peace treaty and
armistice by the Polish and soviet Rus
sian delegates at Riga, reported a lit
tie prematurely last week, took place
on October -. The armistice was to
become effective at midnight October
18. Joffe, head of the soviet delega-
ton, described the peace as "a peace
without victory and without van
quished," and disinterested observers
at Riga agreed that that described it.
Hence it was predicted that the pact
would not be very pleasing to either
the Poles or the Russians.
A peculiar complication in the af-
fairs of that part of Europe arose
through the seizure of wilma, the capi-
tai of Lithuania. by troops under the
command of General Zellgouski, who
resigned from the Polish army before
the occupation. His force is made up
Of both Poles and Lithuanians. he
established council of six in the city,
and that body is planning a provision
al government for central Lithuania
pending the question of the self-deter-
mination Of the inhabitants of that
district. The Polish government dis
avowed the occupation of wilma by
Zellgouski, the Lithuanians We're said
to be mObilizing for the recapture of
the city, and it was reported that rep
resentatves of the League of Nations
situation.
AS has been said before, the Rus
sian soviet government is now free to
devote all its strength to the crushing
of Baron Wrangel in south Russia.
But the baron is wasting no time, and
late dispatches from Constantinople
say his Dneper river campaign is MAX
ing excellent progress. He had just
captured two Bolshevik battalions. oc-
cupied two important towns and de
stroyed large munitions plant. The
report that Makno, the guerrilla lead
er, had deserted Wrangel is confirmed,
but several of his bands have been
routed. Semenoff, the Siberian anti
Bolshevik leader, has given his adher-
ence to Wrangel and asked orders from
him.
Every day brings it's batch of re-
ports of mutinies and revolts against
the soviet rule, and in London it was
believed the downfall of the Lenine
and Trotzlly regime was near. Seri-
Gus fighting was said to be taking place
in Moscow, the troops Storming barri-
cades in the streets. Bolshevik eff
forts elsewhere We're collapsing. The
Armenian and Georgian armies were
preparing to unite to defend the two
republics against the Bolshevik Turks,
Tartars and AZerbeidjanians. France
and Turkey have made an agreement
by which the French will police Ad-
ana, Tarsus and Mersone for the pro
lection of Armenia.
Earl CurZon, British foreign secre-
tary has told the Russian BoIshevik
foreign minister that the British naval
forces have been ordered to attack ON
sight any Russian submarines encoun-
tered on the high seas-this because
leading members of the soviet have de-
clared that government considers it
self in state of war with Great Brit
ain.
The various factions of the Italian
Socialist party, assembled in conven-
tion, have been having a struggle for
control. The moderates appear to
have the whip hand and have refused
to let the party commit itself in favor
of soviet rule for Italy. The confer
ence voted solidarity with Russia but
the majority stood fast against the
wanted no repetition in Italy of what
has happened to Russia. Their lead
ers declared the Russian difficulties
came from the rottenness of the pres
ent regime and that the Bolshevik gov
ernment would be unable to transport
products to other countries even after
the blockade is lifted. Later in the
week Socialist leaders and those of
the General Confederation of Labor
published joint manifesto ordering
demonstrations in every town in Italy
to force the government to recognize
soviet Russia. They said general
strike of rail workers had been ar
ranged.
England's labor anxieties were cen
tered on the action of the coal miners
whose delegates. after rejecting the
wage proposals of the mine owners,
decided that notice of strike, given
some time ago, should expire - Sat.