The Idaho recorder., 1920-05-21

perate. continuing day and night. RE
ports received AT Berne said two boil
sheyist armies had been routed and
virtually destroyed. and Warsaw an
nOunced the capture OF Skvira. a boil.
shevist stronghold. by the Polish cav
airy.
From VladivOstok and Tokyo came
the news that In eastern Siberia the
Russians had signed Il protocol yield
ing to all the demands presented by
the Japanese military authorities, in.
cluding withdrawal for distance OF
30 kilOmeters from districts occupied
by the Japanese.
A correspondent In Berlin says that
from authentic sources i'm the foreign
Office and the ministry OF finance he
learns that Germany will fatty refuse
to pay hundred billion marks In.
demnity, and that the offer of such a
sum, made when the treaty of peace
was signed. Is 10 be withdrawn and fig-
ures startlingly low substituted when
the conference at Spa takes place.
Premiers Millcrand and Lloyd George
are to meet before the Spa session be.
gins and doubtless Will come To a com
plete understanding as 10 what will
be demanded from Germany.
An interesting statement concern.
ing the trial of war criminals has
been made by DR.. Andreas Bunck,
German minister of justice. He says
the German governments has been for
some time In readiness to try the ac-
cused and the attorney general has
nothing more can he done until the
allied nations furnish the evidence
which they promised. Not word
has come from any of them since the
list of the accused was handed TO the
Berlin government three months ago
asserts the minister
Carranza's hold on Mexico appar
emily Is weakening so rapidly thai
the old man must be decidedly
alarmed. The revolt. of which Gen
eral Obregon Is the recognized leader
Is spreading daily and the fedora
armies lose large numbers by deser
| iion To the rebels. II the hewhis
kercd president had any plans foi
| fleeing from the country. II Is likely
he has too long deferred their execu
tion. for the ports on both east and
west coasts are closed to him by ths
operations Of rebel units along th'
connecting railways and highways
| However he may yet escape into the
! United States or Guatemala. Accord
ing TO story that came across th'
border, all the rebel leaders hay,
tion of carranZa on May II and Il
name Alfredo Robles Dominguez pres
| ident pro tempore.
The latest hig accession Ia the rebe
| forces was Francisco Villa who. viii
200 men, joined the rcyoiutionar,
army In Chihuahua. II was said b,
would bring 1oOO0 men to the suppor
of obregon. In Torreon the fedora
garrison raised the flag Of revolt anc
J arrested their commander.
After several requests from tn
state department. the navy depart
ment dispatched a fiotilla OF destroy
ers 10 Key West. whence they will b,
able TO reach the Mexican ports oI
the east coast within a few hours ~
far they have not been greatly need
ed 10 protect American Interests there
! Agents of our government have report
ed that the rebel leaders give assur
snce OF the adoption Of n more friend
~ attitude toward foreigners thai
has been maintained by Csrran,a. In
! of course the United States Is not TAX
ing amy hand In tn. struggle.
Secretary OF Labor Wilson sur
prised and dismsyed the depa rimen
of Justice men who are carrying al
the proceedings TO rid the country q
dangerous aliens. He ruled fhai mem
bership in the Communist Labor part
doves not constitute ground for dc
poriation because that party does na
advocate resort 10 force Some tim
ago Mr.. Wilson held that alien men
beers of the Communist parry. whir
adVof-Htes the overthrow Of the eyiS'
Ing government by force. might he ..
ported. In the opinion of Asslsian
Attorney General Gsrvsn the new mi
ing means that the csmpsign ia 10
pnrt the siien reds must ~ollnp~s
since the Communists can easily iri
tie Communist Labor party Wf'hou
abandoning their theories or pui
p"ses. II NAV ne SECRETARY wilson
action will save from iinIsssc chmen