The Holly chieftain., 1922-10-26

the other hand, Down-East post Of
the legion, composed of former ma
rines, has dissolved because 1t believed
the legion and another organization Of
veterans We're being used for political
purposes by their members
NEVERAL recent victories by the
= Red army in eastern Siberia over
the White Russians have caused q
great deal of apprehension in that re-
gion. The Reds nre advancing on
Viadivostok with the evident intention
OF occupying it as soon as the Japanese
evacuate the city. More serious is the
threat of the Reds against the Chinese
eastern railway. toward which other
columns Of the soviet army are NOV
ing. Gen. Chang Tso Lin, the Manchu-
rian military leader. is prepared to re-
sist the Reds and, II necessary, will
make an alliance with the White Rus
SLAMS. The Moscow government has
demanded that China cease aiding the
White forces by permitting them to
concentrate in Chinese territory for at
tacks on Siberian soil
MOSCOW also is taking firm
w stand concerning the coming
Near East peace conference. The So
ylet government says If 1t is not rep
resented in that conference any results
of 1t will be of no effect, and 1t espe-
cially protests against its exclusion IL
Rumania and Jugo-Slavia partici-
pate. Russia supports fully all the
Turkish claims on frontiers and for
sovereign rights on the coasts Of the
straits, opposes any control Of the
straits by the League of Nations or
by mandate, and declares for absolute
freedom of commerce in the straits.
Large numbers of the refugees from
Thrace, chiefly Armenians, entered
Bulgaria the early part of last week,
and on Thursday the Bulgarian from
tier was closed to them. Half mil
lion Of the fugitives are In Macedonia,
lacking shelter, food and clothing.
French troops in considerable numbers
are arriving in Thrace to preserve or
der, and in some places. notably Adri-
anople, big part Of their task IL to
prevent the Greeks from burning the
city and slaughtering the Moslems be
fore they depart.
pREMIER FACTA of Italy apparent
ly has successfully withstood the de.
mands Of the Fascist that he and his
cabinet resign. The ministry refused
to yield and Facta made an unexpect.
ed showing Of strength. Benito Mus
solini. leader of the Fascist, was SO
impressed with this that 1t was said
he would instruct his followers, at
their great gathering in Naples this
week, to refrain from causing the gov.
ernment any more trouble. Gabrielle
D'Annunzio. the soldier-poet. has
signed an agreement with Mussolini
establishing common action between
their forces.
DORTLAND. ORE, doesn't propose
l to be pestered by "wobblies." Learn.
ing that thousands of members Of the
Industrial Workers of the World were
gathering there to participate In the
waterfront strike, the city council up.
propriated funds for lot Of extra po-
lice and the mayor ordered Immediate
raids. Between two and three hun.
dred men were arrested and held on
charges Of yagrancy. 1t was said the
I. w. w. plans contemplated the
swarming Of 25,0OO members of the or,
ganlzation to Portland and other Pa
cific coast points.
.WoRLD's records went by the
w boards in the aviation races al
Mount Clemens, Mich. Lieut.. r. L.
Maughan of the army won the Pulitzer
trophy. and later set new speed rec
ord of 248.5 miles an hour with the
same plane. This was not considered
official, because no official of the Fed.
Grafton Aeronautique Internationals
was present. but later Gen. William
Mitchell, assistant chief Of the army
air service, took the same machine
and drove 1t at a speed Of 224.O5 miles
an hour before official observers.
Our luck with dIrigibles continues
bad. Last week the big army balloon
CO, which had made the trip from
coast to coast. was destroyed at San
Antonio. Tex, on Its return Journey
While being taken from the hangar I,
was struck by high wind and It's gas
bag was ripped. Explosion and FRI
resulted. Several members of tn.
crew were injured. but all escaped
! death.