The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-10-01

# New York street car strikers who We
,art In demonstration against turtle
union. and John Barrett. whom he 81
advantage Of this complication and re-
newed their attacks on the Poles. hut
with small success or utter failure.
General Budenny, it was reported. was
gathering large forces in the Pripet
marshes with which he intended to
move against either Lemberg or l.ub-
lin.
Predictions that the Germans would
be unwilling or unable to disurm and
properly intern the many thousands
OF Russians who were forced across
the East Prussian border have been
fulfilled. Several times lately large
bodies Of these reds have recrossed
the frontier and attacked Polish no.
sltiOns. They were captured or re.
pulsed. but Poland naturally is peevetl.
She has sent notes to the allied pow.
ers. demanding that Germany he COM
PEELED to follow the rules Of warfare
and keep these bolshevik forces in re-.
straint. The Poles allege that the en-.
tire Third bolshevik cavalry corps in
East Prussia has been neither dis
armed nor informed and their horses
have not been taken away from them.
They say these troops are in a posi-.
ton 10 charge across the frontier
whenever they wish. The Germans
reply that they have insufficient reichs-
weir troops to guard SO many reds.
The Independent Socialists of Ger
many have turned against the l.enine
regime in Russia. and In conference ut
Berlin they declared against union
with Moscow. Prof. Kari Ballod. one
OF their wisest leaders. who has been
In Russia for several months, told them
the Russian soviet chiefs have failed
to show that they can establish social
ism in their country and have proved
themselves wholly incapable of effect
Ing an economic restoration of kus.
STA. He pictured the food. rransporta.
ton and industrial conditions there rs
deplorable. The Germans were high.
~ disp'eased with the anti-socialistic
policies adopted by Lenine and Trot-
zky.
Reports from southern Russia DIR.
Ing the week were contradictory. One
day there would he story of the de-
feat Of Baron Wrangti's forces, and
the next day dispatches telling OF vic.
tories over the reds. At this time the
latest report is that Wranxel's troops
had surrounded the holsheviki at zach.
ovka and that a fierce battle was in
progress with the bridge over tho
Dnieper river as the immediate prize.
The town Is Of great strategic vulue.
The Russians are using most Of their
reserves In combating Wrangel. The
Polish general staff hns declined TO
undertake u joint offensive against the
reds in continuation with Wrangei.
pointing out that peace negotiations
at Riga are imminent and that the al
lied attitude prevents the renewing Of
the campaign unless the soviet gov.
eminent refuses equitable terms.
At this writing Terence MacSw,ney.
lord mayor of Cork. was still alive. hut
very weak. and there was no prospect
Of his relief save by death. This may
be delayed considerable time as he
Is fed during his periods Of uncun.
seriousness. Sir Hamar Greenwood,
chief secretary for Ireland. on return.
ing from visit with Lloyd George in
Switzerland. announced: "rhe det.i.
sion Of the government is final and ir.
revo'ahle. Neither the lord mayor OF
Cork nor any other lriSl, hunger strix.
err will be released. 1t would be a
monstrous thing If any prisoner. pr
iitical or otherwise. could secure his
release ut will by refusing food"
The British government has made
1t clear that the Irish need expect lit.
Tie lenfency as hong as they continue
their campaign of assassination against
the constahnary and military in Ire
land. II was reported from Rome tina,
the Nnne had interceded in behalf of
MacSwiney. and the mayors of a num-
her of American cities sent cable
grams asking his release. Dispatches
from London said Archbishop Mannix
vt Australia might he permitted to 90
TO Ireland within Il few days, having
convinced the authorities that he is OBJ
posed to extremist measures and seeks
to act as peacemaker.
Earthquake shocks in northern Italy
killed several thousand persons. made
many more thousands homeless and
'id tremendous damage to property.
The region affected lies between Flor.
ence. Milan and the Adriatic coast,
Numerous towns and villages were
wholly or partly destroyed aud edi-