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I Fi7tilih Year-No. 222 Price Five Cents OGDEN CITY, UTAH THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1920. LAST EDITION 4 P. ivf
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! DELEGATES OF
WEBEHFIGHT
I FQRWJ.WATTIS:
if Plan of Action Is Mapped Out'
a,t Caucus Held This
,M Morning
NEPHI L MORRIS IS
. LAST HOUR CANDIDATE;
jflp Entire State Ticket Is to Be
T Selected by Republicans
I at Session
A ( thi Associated Press.)
.Hl SALT LAKE CITY Utah, All. 26
pSm The Utah state Republican convention
TiMB to name parly candidates for the
S I November elections i. vi ne. .1"
i-W" 10 o'clock this mornlne with delegates
H and party followers from ail parts or
jfflS the state present
OMMM Fifteen men are aspirants for guber-
H natorial honors.
mmW The keynote
.Wjm was read bj Republican Stat
Chairman Henry Welsh of Salt
fimn i. City, Then W Livingston
H of Salt Lake City introduced as
Mm temporary chairman and commit1
M tees appointed
m 1M Balloting for candl !.i ' - i .ul-
jl ers expected will begin before
f!fij night. I '.e-iiomlnatton of I'nited
Ij St.-vli -1 nut.. 1 ' . . .I - m.M't i "ii-
- ceded to bo a certainty as be has
VrJ no opposition for this office.
oil (Special Dispatch
' Mm SALT LAKE, Aug 28. Prepared
imW9 or battle for W II. Wattis to the fin-.
Bl ' j- "" nh, Weber county s solidly instructed
Ef' icgatlon and scores Repnblioani
vIFm friends of Ms, yYaitla arrived in Salt!
Lake early this morning.
', IK At 9:30 o'clock the delegates were
wK. ran p. for .1 lU us .'i the Wfattls head-
3E quarters In the Kenyon hotel. There (
S4B the delegates and campaign managers,
of Mr Watt Is mapp J out the battle to 1
bo fought on the floor of the conven-j
(I B IS STRONG li M(.
Sl Mr. Wattls enters the convention
flB with the Weber count v delegates for
tm him to a man He has 111. my Sail
BH Lako count delegates and more than
B a score of Box Elder v "s With these.
a9 votes assured his friends predicted his!
'jpVH nomination.
SEAl Nephi L. Morris Republican can-
MmI didate for governor four years ago.'
.JApl was a last minute candidate to enter.
Q the race for the- nomination for gov-
'JM ernor with Mr. Wattle, George T.
ffBj Odell and manv others.
MAW N'OMI I IONS
9gi9 Nominations will be made for the-1
2H following offices:
n-e?B Four presidential electors from the'
JjA state at larue.
Emm United Slates senator for six ear
fterin.
Governor for four year term
Secretary of state for four year
Hm term.
Attorney general for four year term.)
Slate treasurer for four vear term, i
State auditor for four year term, j
State superintendent of public in
struction for four year term.
M GOVERNOR DAVIS OF
IDAHO TAKEN ILL '
rOCATELLO. Ida. Aug. 28. 06v-
HB ernor 1 W. Davis, who was unani-l
iKl mously re-nomlnuted as ths Rpubll-'
B ran gubernatorial candidate at the
JHHH convention here yesterday, was taken!
fN vary ill at .1 late hour this morning.'
9h Several phyatolans were rarnmonod!
SjHJ uud his condition was reported much)
JQM mora favorable "t a late hour this af-
HJ toifcoon- Physicians advise, however,
9 that he be moved to his home ut Am-
a erlcan 1 ads and place himself under
4 1 the care of a physician for a short
tunc.
' EL PASO LOSES WHEN
1 CENSUS IS RECHECKED
Wr WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.- The 1 920 '
JUB a loptilatlon of El Paso is Insti id
I of b3,836 as previously announced on 1
July 1", the census bureau announced I
HH today. It was e.plafned that a re-!
H checking showed that the Fort Rlls
H milltar station had be en included in
the enu meiHtor h report thus neeessi
HH tating the deduction of 6 293 from tin.'!
cit;.'s population orlglnall) reportod
I GERMAN TAKEN ON COAST
IS BROUGHT TO CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Aug 26. Theodore
Schudd, suld to b,. an officer of the
German army, who w;, arrested In
San Francisco recently, charged with
Impersonating Lieutenant Arthur Kin
ru!d, of tlif American army, reached
Chicago today.
TRACTION LEADERS' PLEA
1 REFUSED BY STATE COURT
L DENVER, Colo., Aug. 26. The
Bj State supreme court today refused to
Hf take action in th' appeal for a xta
execution to llberatp se en striking
I f iractlon union Leaden In Jail fbi con-
H. i if-mpt of court for calling the strike,
fr.j until a complete record of tle cuse
H I in the lower court had lec-n submitted I
V V V V V V V V r
LETTERS PROTEST
DEATH BY HANGING
FOR YOUTH OF 17
SACRAMENTO. Cal . Aug.
1 26 Roy Wolff, agsd 17, who!
! was sentenced to haug Septem- !
ber 17 for murder of Elmer
Greer of Bakersfield, waa re ,
prieved uEtil October 22 by '
Governor Stephens last nigbt A !
deluge of letters and telegrams '
has reached the governor 's of
fice asking that Wolff s sen
tence be commuted to life im-1
prisonment.
HAYS TO EI
FACTS ON DEM
GIPHPyi
Republican Chairman Decides
to Do Some Disclosing
on His Part
.". FW VoVk. Aiig. 2 6. 't wasstat-'
I'rt at Republican national neadciuar-
ters here today Ibnt Will H H.iys. na-i
nonai chalr.hjiani will give some start-;
Mug figures regarding Democratic
campaign funds in Chicago next Slop
day when he testifies before the sen-!
. tc committee Investigating p.-eslden-j
LlaJ c;. iiipaif-n expenditures.
Although non- of Hie parly's lead-',
ers would state the exact nature of
the facts to be presented i Mr. Hays,
the Impression given was that they
Mould deal With sums raised by the'
1 '. mocrata since HU6. "greater than
thi Republicans l.avi- raljd in thc
same period "
"I wlli try to confine the senate j
committees attention to the funda-;
iucnis of Governor Coxa charges," j
yr. Ilays said. "Regardless of the
nmounts ne In.s quoted, however, ridic
ulous their size. Governor Cox may not
ultack th- Integrity of those who have,
contributed toward the fund of lest
than a million which we hae raised.:
These sources are not ' sinister' nor j
'corrupt ' The; represent the best of
our American cltlsenshlp.
"Then I will prove "to the committee,
that the statement regaidlng 'mil-1
lions raised by the national commit
We' is untrue."
EUROPEAN VIEWS ON
LEAGUE GIVEN HARDING
M A 1 1 1 1 .V. 0., Aug. 2C. The views'
of leading European statesmen re
garding the bresent status of the;
league of nations were conveyed to
Benator HaMQiug today by Myron T'
HerrlchS former American ambaasa-j
dor to France, who h:is just returned
from a trip abroad.
Mr Herrlck s;ild the position of the
Republican party was fully uuder
hlood abroad and that there was no
apprehension us to the results of an
American foreign policy under direc-i
ilorr of a Republican adtulnlst ration
The nominee would not comment on;
Governor Cox s cliurKf.s of ;i n exces
Hive Republican i :impulgn fund Hi
idso declined to discuss the statement!
ijy Varon S. Watltlns. Prohibition can
didate for president, attacking his pro-1
hlbitlon record.
GOVERNORS WILL ARGUE
JAP PROBLEM OF COAST
DENVER, Colo. Aug. 26. Argu-'
mcnt on the Japanese problem in Cal
ifornia way. scheduled as the main iub-,
jct at the afternoon session of thei
gOVemOra and officials of seven south-'
western states here to discuss reclama
tion along the Colorado river and
mountain tunnels
REPORT YANKEE FAILED
TO SWIM CHANNEL
Dover. England. Aug 2C. Henry
Sullivan, of Lowell, Mass, who start
ed at 8. -10 o'clock Inst night in an!
juttempt to swim the English channel I
fiom Dovir to Calais was taken f rom
thi water ten miles from the French!
.Coast, according to an unconfirmed re
port received here today
RULING MADE ON
OPENJTOP COAL CARS
WASHINGTON. Aug 26. --The In
terstate commerce commission or-1
dered today that wagon coal mines be'
not provided with open top coal cars I
unless such mines are equipped with
1 either an elevator or a tipple from
! which to load the cars,
NIGEL SEES
i SUCCESS FOR
ill ON SOVIET
Southern Leader Says Rus
sians Fight to Obtain Pop
ular Government
AMERICAN NOTE TO
ITALY GIVES PLEASURE
France Given Permission to
' Export Hundreds of Tons
of Wheat
SEBASTOPOL, Crimea. Aug. 22
(By The Associnicd Pre) Civil war
'n Russia would cease immediately If
'he Russian people were free to or
ganize a government according to
their own wishes. General Baron
Wrangel, who was recognized of the
south Russian government bj France
a few days ago, declared here today
General Wrangel expressed the grat
ification he felt over the note sent to
Italy by the United States goernment
relative to the Russian situation, and
declared recognition of tho south Rus
sian government by France was ' the
Just expression of one ally's appre
ciation of soother's sacrifice In the
common cause." He asserted his forces
on all front aro well equipped and
Hint the naval arm of the service wr.s
at Inst able to assist In the struggle
agalr.rt the Bolsh'-vikl.
Getiernl Wrarigel. vho leaves to
morrow lo personally direct the organ
izatlon of forces rallying a?. insi tiu
BOIsheVikL received the correspon
dent of The Associated Press at his'
home In thin city and gave him an 1
t. v ,-1 1 1 e 1 1 t In fmr vt . iv
F1ELP I OR ( OSS liv
' Ever since the south Russian army
honored me by placing itself under m
command, leaders of various Cossack j
organisations have been urging us toj
s-nd expeditions Into the Caucasus
and Kuban regions to assist in throw
ing off the tyranny of tho Rolshcvlki. "
he -'aid ' Soviet domination has al
ways been hateful to the Cossacks,
but it was not until the last fortniRht
thai It was possible Co meet their ap-'
peals."'
(Idspatches received since the date;
of this Interview with General Wrang -l
state that NotqrossysV has been cap
tured by the south Russian troops.)
Mill is I'M siC.
Ma I as'?." said the correspondent,
"what impression the American note
to Italy on the attitude of the United
Stutea toward Bolshevism created?"
"It was most favorable," he replied j
' It was very gratifying to me. per- j
SOnally and I am sure to all rlght
mtndcd Russians thai the I'nited
States should thus officially express tts I
d:sapproal of the mur.l-i and n;..ne
committed by a group of desperates, I
which Is trying to rob the Russian peo
ple of all ilberty. This war must con-i
tlnue until Russians .n free 10 organ
ize a government uxpresalng the popu-l
lar will "
Asked as to the economic future of
south Russia. General wrangel said j
"Control of some surplus grain has
already been gained b our government
and We will soon be able to export It,
as transportation conditions are im
proving. When we control the Kuban
and Don territories. Russia's richest
grain sections, we will he able to ex-
port larRe quantities of foodstuffs in
exchange for needed manufactured
articles. VVe have already given France
permission to export t.3i'0 tons of!
grain.
"I wish to make it plain, howevor
that France did not grant recognition!
in exchange for commercial advan-;
tnge. but it was the least we could do
after France had been so magnanl
moiU In her treatment of us."
CONGRESSMEN UNAFRAID
OF KOREAN THREATS
REOl'U Korea. Aug 24. By the!
Associated Press.) The .American!
congressmen touring the Far East have
decided to adhere to their original,
program while in Korea, Jl was an-f
nounced today This decision was
taken notwithstanding reports of an
alleged Korean plot against them, the
i nngressmen dei hiring they would re
ly on the assurances of the police that
i he latter have the sltuullon well in I
hand.
The police assert that the Koreans
arrested recently In connection with!
the alleged plot against the congress-1
men Possessed revolvers and dyna
mite but confessed their object wua
merely to fighten the party and thus
embarrass the government.
PLENTIFUL SUGAR CROP
IS PROMISED IN SPAIN1
MADRID. Aug 26 Sugar produc-i
Hon in Spain this year will be twice i
the amount needed to supply the re
quirements of the people according!
o an announcement made bj Mendez
Vigo, government commissioner of1
supplies. He declared the price ofi
sugar would decline rapidly.
1 PLANES LEAVE 1
I FAR NORTH TO
I RETURN HOME
NOME, Alaska, Aug 25. "
Three of the four planes in tb4
United Stales-Alaska aerial ex
pedition took the air on the rc
, turn flight to Mmeola. N Y., at I
3 30 this afternoon. Tbe first)
le of their trin will take them
to Ruby, 350 miles east. Cap
tain St. Clair Street, comman
der of the expedition, expected ,
to hop off early tomorrow.
4 4.
GOVERNOR COX
Mi IN on
SEPTEMBER 1 5
Democratic Nominee Sched
uled to Speak Here and
in St Lake
NEW YOltK. Aug 26. Phangss In
the itinerary of Governor Cox speak
ing trip Including cancellation of en
gagements to speak at Killings and
Missoula. Mcnt . and Fargu. N. D.,
w re announced here today by the
Democratic national committee.
l.eavlng Minneapolis September 6 he
v. ill speak successively at Grand Forks, :
Devil s ttftke and .Minor, Sf. p , on the
eh, ai Havre and Great Pulls, Mont..
On the 8th; Helena. Bulte and Ana
conda, on the pth. and at the Spokane,,
Wash., stale fair, on the 10th. There-;
alter the dates and places of his
speeches are.
Sep! ember 11. Tacoths and Seattle, i
Vi.sh.: 12 and 13. Portl and. Ore ; 14, j
Huntington. re , and I'.oise. Ida.; 16 I
i'oialello, Idaho, nnrl i igdcn and Salt
Lake City, l tah. 16. Iteno. Nev.; 171
Sacramento. Dal; is, San Francisco,'
H and 1 Los Amrehs, i'n, ,an Dlexo;
2-. Phoeiflx. Ariz.; 23. A lbiniueripji-
x. M . 24. Pueblo and Denver, i'olo ; .
25, Cheyenne, N yo.
SALT LAKE WORKERS
LISTEN TO ROOSEVELT
BXLT LAKE. Aug. 26 Workmen'
at the repair shops of the Denver &
Klo Grande ratnoad here deserted
their dinner pails today lo hear,
E'ranklin L. Roosevelt. Democraclc
Mce presidential nominee, speak on I
I clltical issues
Mr. Rooaexelt, who arrived shortly
after noon trom Los Angeles, told the
men it was the pollc ot Governor
Cox and himself to bring the coming
. mpalgn to the peoplu themselves
and it was for this reason he was now
touring the west and tnat Governor
ox planned to conic durlhg Septem
ber. A larpe delegation of Utah Demo
crats met the Roosevelt party on their1
arrival and this afternoon Mr Roose
V It was honor gusst at a banqu.-t To
nltht he will speak at the Mormon tab
ernacle. At the ;,r shops onc of the work
men asked Mr Ronsexelt what stand
tin Democratic party takes on prOhVI
bltion. He was told that no action,
Waa taken on tho question at San
Francisco because "tho Democrat do
not consider It a national Issue."
MEXICAN BANDIT LEADER
IS REPORTED HEMMED IN
WASHINGTON', Aug 26 Pedro
Zomora, the Mexican bandit who kld-
naped number of American! ami a
Itrittsli subject at the mining camp'
of Cuale. Jalisco, and his band nre re-!
Sported surrounded bj a.otio Mexican
troops, according to advices to the
state department toda from the
Amerlciin consul at Guadalajara.
Xamora was said to have released
all the captives except W A Gardner,
Am rlcan, and v, r. .Johnson. British
whom he is holding In order to obtain
tho guarantees he has demanded of
ths Mexican government a conditions,
oi his surrender
General i al)es, nerret.irx of war at i
Mexico City, who left the capital Au-
gust 2 4 to negotiate with Zamora for
the bandits surrender has arrived at
i lua.lalajara.
EX-SECRETARY WILSON
IS DEAD AT IOWA HOME
TRAER, la., Aug. 26. James Wil
son, former secretary of agriculture, j
died at 11 a. m today at his homo
here.
The funeral will be held at 2 p. m.
Saturday In the United Presbyterian j
c lurch here
WOMEN DECLARE
LONG BATTLE IS
OVERHAND WON
Secretary Loses No Time At
taching Signature When
Papers Come
WASH!" IT X. Aug. 26 The pro-
elamatlon announcing officially that
tho suffrage amendment to the con-
stitutlon had been ratified was signed
today in Secreta Colby, of the state
department
The document was signed at 8
o clock this morning at Mr. Colby's
home when the certificate fr .: Gov
ernor Roberts that the Ter.nessee leg
islature had ratified the amendment
was received, secretary Colb" an
nounced his action on his arrlal at
his office lal'T.
The announcement disappointed ft
group ot suffrage wcr ers from head
quarters of ti,e National Woman's
party who had gathered at the state
department hoplnr to be present when
Mr i olb ftltaehed his signature to
the proclamation Miss Alice Paul,
chairman of the party, was among
the number.
We are confident that t) C sdena
turo of Secretary Colby completes the
suffrage struggle in this country." she
iid In spite of evcty obstacle tnat
,i opponents could put in our way.
women have wort the right to .n equal
VOlce in the affairs o. this government.
The woman's party 1 "1 not relax its
Vigilance, however, until it Is satisfied
thfi no further attempts Will be made
to wrest from the women of the United
States th" political enuahy which they
have won. '
A suffrage Jollification was plann-d
for tonight.
Secretory Colby later sent word to
the Woman's patty headquarters that
h would see the suffrage leaders at
Ills office if tluv desired Word waa
Sent back that Mls Paul was prepar
ing to leave for Nea ork; that the
other leaders already had returned to
their homes and the Invitation could
not be accepted.
STATEMENT Rl l
Secretary Colby had prepared a
Btalement regarding ratification of the
suffrage amendment which he planned
to read to iln- officials of the Xational
Woman's party had they accepted the
invitation. The women gave evidence
of keen disappointment in not having
.,n opportunity to make something of
a ccrcmon out of the signing of ih
proclamatlon and went bach to head
quarters planning an Independence
jubilation
IN ITATIOS I EPTED
When the secretary s Invitation to
return to his office was declined, an
other partv of suffrage leaders ap
peared at the department. They were
officials and members of the Xational
Am- r,i-an Woman Suffrage association
hi aded by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt.
The Invitation to hear Mr Colby's
statement was promptly accepted b
this group and they filed itno his of
fice for the purpose
HUSTLES TO BLOW.
CHU'AGii. Auk 26 Request has
been made by Mrs Carrie Chapman
. att, president of the National Ameri
can, Worn. in Suffrage association, that
every bell and whistle In Chicago be
sounded at noon next Saturday In cele
bration of ratification of tin suffrage
amendment
Mis Catt has sent similar requests
throughout the country.
BOISE GAINS BY 4035;
POPULATION IS 21,393
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26. P.olse.
Idaho 21,898, increase 1035. or 23 . 2
per cent.
Hutchinson Kan 23.29S. Increase
6884, or 4 2 4 per cent.
Independence, Kan. 11,808, increase
1440 or 13 7 per cent.
El Paso, Tex., (revised) 77,643. in
cr ase 38.264. or 97.4 per cent. Pre
viously announced 88,886-
Watertown. s. D. 9400, increase
22-90, or 24.1 per cent.
Marlon. t)., (revised) 27.S91. in
creaso 9659, or 68.0 per cent, provlous
iv announced 28.591.
- oshocton. O., 10,847, Increase 1244,
01' 1 3 0 per cent.
Vlcksburg, Miss., 17,931, decrease
2883, or 13 9 per cent.
Richmond Va . ! 71 667. increase
4 '.,039. or 34 . r per cent.
Helena Ark., 9112, increase 340, or
3 b per cent.
Ardmore. Okla.. 14,181, increase
f 563, or 64 6 per cent.
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PARK-TO-PARK MOTORS
ARE STARTED ON TOUR
DSN VSR, Colo.. Aug. 26. Gover
nor Thomas E Campbell of Arizona.
Governor Oliver Shoup. of Colorado
and national park service officials of
Washington were Speakers at the cere
monies of the starting of the park-to-park
highway automobile tour here
today. The trip win cover 5.590 miles'
through twelve nations' parka In nine
western states and wqil require 76 days. I
JURY OF WOMEN
SAVES HOME OF
j HONEYMOONERS
AKRON, 0., Aug. 26 State
history was made in the little
drab municipal court room of j
Judge A F. O'Neii late yester ,
day afternoon when the first
jury of women returned a ver
diet for the defendant in an
eviction case
The decision of the jury saved
a newly wedded couple from be
! ing evicted from their home,
i 4
TROOPS FIRE
ON CROWDS IN
BELFAST IT
Lord Mayor of Cork on Hunger
Strike Too Weak to
Speak
BELFAST, Ireland. Aug. 26. Fierce
rioting occurred here this afternoon
and the military fired On a crowd. The
casualties. If any. are not yet Known.
U )Kl M V1" OR W BAKER
LONDON Aug. 26. Tcrrance -Mac-Sweney.
mayor of Cork, despite two
j serious collapses last night due to his
critical condition resulting from his
hunger strike in BrixtOn prison, was
brighter this morning when visited by
Father lomlnlck, his personal chap
lain. H, was too weak to speak more
than a few words, however.
I? was off:ci.i'l s!a 1 toihiy that
thirteen policemen were injured, notv
seriousb during yesterday's dlsturb
'ances outside Hrlxlon prison when a
'crowd engaged In a free fight with
l the police.
Ml ETTNG IN PROTEST
LONDON, Aug 25. A meeting
which was attended by thousands.
was held tonight In the vicinity of
Krlxton Jail to protest against tho de
tention of Lord Mayor MacSweney of
Cork. Speeches were made by Sinn
, Felners and laborttes,
I At the close of the meeting, a sec
tion uf the crowd, with Sinn Fein
flat;s at their head, marched down
Brixton Hill, where they engaged in
a fight with the police, ut whom
; stones were thrown. "ne policeman
was knocked insensible and another
!al60 was injured The crowd was dis
jpcrsed bv a charge of mounted police
(With drawn batons. Several arrests
were made
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JOHNSON AND SPEAKER
TALK ON MAYS-BOYCOTI
I PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26. Bun
Johnson, president of the American
i b ague. today held u long conference
with Trls Speaker, manager of tho
IClevcland team At its conclusion
l both admitted they had discussed the
report that B petition for a boycott
against Carl Mays, pitched for the
X"ew York Americans, who accidental
ly hit Kay Chapman with a pitched
ball and caused his death, had been
Bint to the other teams in tho league
by the Cleveland playera. They re
fused to say anything further except
lo declare that other baseball matters
were ulso discussed
A Cleveland player also admitted
tho petition had been sighed by the
Cleveland men, but declined to say
anything further. This was corrobo
rated by a Cleveland club official who
Is traveling with the team.
COLORADO EXCEPTS MILK
FROM RATE INCREASES
DENVER. Colo. Aug 26. The
Colorado public utilities commission
today authorized the same rate, In
creases on railroad traffic moving bc
Iween points in Colorado as were au
thorized In Interstate, traffic by tho
interstate commerce commission July
2'j hist, except that It refused to per
mit the railroads to increase rates on
milk and cream shipments carried on
pnssenger trains.
BRITAIN MAY LET ARABS
RULE IN MESOPOTAMIA
LONDON. Aug- 2 6. Sir Percy Cox,
high commissioner for McMipotamki.
who has been lure for tome time, will
return there Immediately and try to
restore order, says tb London Times.
Ke Is quoted as saying that at the
eoriiest opportunity an Arab adminl-'
stration will doubtless ho formed, ln
Accordance with promise made at i
Bagdad by the British government. 1
RUSS AGREE TO I
MODIFY PEAGE I
TERMSTO POLES I
Concession Made to Meet the
Wishes of British and Ital
ian Governments
POLISH ARMY SEEKS TO j
CUT BOLSHEVIK FORCES
Remnants of Fourth Soviet
Army Break Out of
Trap
WARSAW, Aug. 25. (By the As- mm
isocintcd Press. ) Russian soviet re-
Serves are reported beifj brought up
on the southern front In great num
bers. according to information in the
bands of the Polish general, Haller
Reserves some distance behind tho
Bolshevist north front also aro being
brought up.
SO! I I T - REPLY.
I.UXDUN. Aug 26. (By the Asso
Iciated Press ) The Russian soviet mm
j government replied today to the note.
0! Arthur J Balfour, lord president
lot the council, concerning the soviet
peace terms to i'oland. The soviet
government agrees to withdraw its
condition that the Poles provide arms
i" i workman's militia of 200,000
r,er. in Poland.
The soviet reply was received by
the Russian delegation here. The
Moscow government stated that in
withdrawing this condition it Is suboi -
dlnatlng everything else to its para
mount desire to secure tho establish
mint of peace throughout the world.
The Russian delegation In London
Claims that this concession meets the
wishes of the British and Italian gov
eramenta ARMY moves i p
WARSAW, Auk 26. (By the Asso
ciated Prvss. i M i, northern Polisli
amy Is continuing to move up in th
region between Blreno and Soldau.
I near the Bast Prussian border, and
are marching on Chorzellcn, to the
east of Mlawa. to cut off the retreat
..: the remaining soviet forces.
In the center the Poles have occu
pled ostrolenka and Staviskl, aa well
us Kolno, and are marching on usso-
In the south the Poles have
retaken Hrubleszow and the 60th Bol
Ishcyik division around Lorn berg id re
I treating to the somheast
UiM LD n(() i; PARLEY.
I COPENHAGEN, Aug. 26. The Ber- mm
llnske Tldcn Warsaw correspondent
telegraphs today that the Polish gov- Mt
sinment, having heard nothing from
the Polish peace delegation ut Minsk,
I has requested the Russian soviet gov
ernment to shift the peace aegotiations
to a more conenient place, Warsaw, mm
tor instance.
WARSAW. Aug j'oiBv the Asso
elated Press.) Remnants of the
Fourth Bolshelk army, which were
cut off by the Polish advance In the
I legion of Kolno, have succeeded in
cutting their way through to the cast
ward after a buttle lusting ten hours, .
according to an official statement is-
I sued here. The soviet troops carried mt
out u re-grouping manoeuv re and sue-
.led in making their way out of the
trap which had closed upon them, hut
at last accounts were surrounded by
I more numerous forces of the Fourth
Polish army
1 LAN KING MOVEMENT.
On tho central front the Poles hae
carried out a flanking movement to
the north and have occupied Knyszyn. mt
la miles northwest ot Ululystok and
Stawlskl 12 miles northeast of Lom
zi Occupation of these towns, with
the captuie of Kolno. completes the
work oi forging a ring around the Flf
tei nth Bolshevik army. Other soviet
forcee have re-aasemblcd at various
places and are making repeated at
tm ks In their attempts to break the m
Polish cordons.
At Lomxa the Poles took 2000 prls
on. and nine cannon and at Bialy
stok Toiio prisoners and 18 guns.
Among the captives is the commander Mt
of a Bolshevik division.
DISTRICT JUDGE CURBS
BURLESON'S ACTIVITIES
H
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 The post
' office department has no authority
, under the espionage act to deny second
class mall privileges to a periodical
l. c ause of alleged past violations of
that act. In the opinion of Associate mt
Justice RttJ. of the District of Colum
bla supreme court.
I The ruling was contained In a mem
lorandum by the Justice announcing
j his purpose to sign an order re-admit
ting to the second class mall privilege
such future copies of the Xew York Urn
( all. Socialist newspaper as are
mailable under the law.
Because of certain articles published
by the Call during the war. the post
Office department on December 6, 1919
Issued an order barring future copies
of the publication from the mail.
STOCKHOLM GRID TEAM
SCORES WIN ON ST. LOUIS I
STOCKHOLM. Aug. 25. The Stock
hollo foolball team defeated the St.
i.ouis aggregation visiting thii country
by a score of 3 to 1 here today. The
American forwards lost many oppor
tunities to score and all tho "breaks'"
ot the game were to the victors.
no J H
BABE RUTH SCORES HIS
44TH HOMER OF SEASON
NEW rORK Aug 26. Babe Ruth.
Stellar batsman of the Xew York Am
ericans, made his 44tb home run of the
season at the Polo grounds today In
tin, game with the Chicago White
Etogi
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