Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-05-13

perate, continuing day and night. Re
ports received at Berne said two boil
shevist armies had been routed and
virtually destroyed, and Warsaw an
nouneed the capture of Skvira, n boil
shevist stronghold, by the Polish cav
airy.
4 From NladivOstok and Tokyo came
the news that in eastern Siberia the
Russians had signed protocol yield
ing to all the demands presented by
the Japanese military authorities, in
Guiding withdrawal for q distance of
30 kitometers from districts occupied
by the japanese.
A correspondent in Berlin says that
from authentic sources in the foreign
Office and the ministry of finance he
learns that Germany will fatty refuse
to pay a hundred billion marks In
demnity, and that the offer of such a
sum, made when the treaty Of peace
was signed, is to be withdrawn and fig
ures startlingly low substituted when
the conference at Spa takes place.
Premiers Millerand and Lloyd George
are to meet before the Spa session be.
gins and doubtless will come to COM
ptete understanding as to what will
be demanded from Germany.
An interesting statement concern
ing the trial of war criminals has
been made by DIR. Andreas Blunck,
German minister of justice. He says
the German government has been for
some time in readiness to try the ac-
cused and the attorney general has
instituted 317 prosecutions, but that
nothing more can be 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 that
the old man must be decidedly
alarmed. The revolt, of which Cen
eral Obregon is the recognized leader,
10 SpICuNilS odiiS anu tiS ANNaSieA a.
armies lose large numbers by deser-
tion to the rebels. If the bewhis-
kered president had any plans for
fleeing from the country. it is likely
he has too long deferred their eNecu-
ton, for the ports on both east and
west coasts are closed to him by the
operations of rebel units along the
connecting railways and highways.
However he may yet escape into the
: United States or Guatemala Accord
ing to story that came across the
J. border, all the rebel leaders have
agreed on plan to force the abdica-
tion of Carranza on May 15 and to
4 name Alfredo Robes Donlinsuez pres
ident pro temporc.
The latest big accession to the rebel
. forces was Francisco Villa who, with
t 1000 men, joined the revolutionary
army in Chihuahua. 1t was said he
would bring 10000 men to the support
of Obregon. In Torreon the federal
J, garrison raised the flag of revolt and
! arrested their commander.
/ After several requests from the
state department. the navy depart
{ ment dispatched fotila of destroy
y ers to Key West, whence they will be
+ able to reach the Mexican ports OF
l. the east coast within a few hours. Sc
} far they have not been greatly need
ed to protect American interests there
IS Agents of our government have report
IS ed that the rebel leaders give assur
q ance of the adoption of Il more friend
l. ly attitude toward foreigners thai
e has been maintained by CarranZa, bu
Y, of course the United States is not tax
TX ing any hand in the struggle.
D. Secretary of Labor Wilson sur
T. prised and dismayed the department
- Of justice men who are carrying o.
* the proceedings to rid the country o
,e dangerous aliens. He ruled that mem
bership in the Communist Labor part
le does not constitute ground for dc
u portatiOn because that party does nc
1t advocate resort to force. Some tim
e ago Mr.. Wilson held that alien men
ne bers of the Communist party, whic
D. advocates the overthrow Of the eAis
u ing government by force, might be d'
Is ported. In the opinion of Assistar
Attorney General Garvan the new ru
ing means that the campaign to d'
no port the alien reds must cOllaps
es since the Communists can easily joi
m the Communist Labor party witho,
es abandoning their theories or pu
Al poses. 1t may be Secretary Wilson
Dr. action will save from impeachmel
ev Assistant Secretary Post, who ha