THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. ALLIES PREPARE TO BATTLE REDS COX ACCEPTS NOMINATION FIVE MEN KILLED IN DENVER RIOTS Huge Throng Greets Democratic Standi ard Dearer at Dayton Talks for Two Hours. Convinced Bolslicviki Plan; Soviet Government for Polish Nation WARNING ISSUES TO GERMANY Move to Assist Reds Will Cause Further Occupation of Teutonic Territory. Blockade Against Russia to Do Renewed. llytlta, Knglnnd. Oront Britain mid Franco nro convinced Hint the bolshe vikl intend to rupture Wnrsaw and wit up u soviet government in I'olainl. This was learned from an olilclnl Bourcu following nniiuuncement t tin t nt a conference on I'olnnd between Premiers Lloyd George of Grout Britain und Mlllerund of France, held hero pliuiH were perfected to snvo I'olnnd. Mnrshnl Foeh nntl Field Mnrshnl Sir Henry Wilson, chief of the British Imperial BtulT, aro directly In charge of the proposed enmpatgn. TIickc developments followed olilclnl announcement that the soviet had re fused a ten dnyB' truce, requested by Lloyd George. While then; has been no talk of of ficially declining war o;i Russia tile al lies Imvo decided to glvo Poland nil possible military, naval and economic usslstanco nt once. It was also rcllnbly reported Unit the blockade ofjtussln would bo relm posed Immediately. Following the conference M. Mll lerund presented for approval of tlio British delegates n declaration warn ing Gcrmuny that If an attempt Is made to co-opernto with the bolshe vikl the nllleH will occupy the Fuhr and other points In Germany, While tlio bolshevik refusal is snld not to bo linn), und tliero was mention of a counter-proposal, tho premiers' In tentions worn to complete nil plans for Poland's assistance und then wait u flnnl reply. Lntest news from tho bnttlo front is thnt tho bolshevlkl nre massing troops near Wlawa, for n drlvo on Wursaw, Jn conjunction with the movement from the east. There Is no doubt thnt tho bolshe vikl have crossed tlio IJug river on a wide front. Poles, however, havo thrown tip defenses west of the river, mid allied military men maintain that the Poles hnvo n chance of -winning tho buttle. IRSH DILL PASSED. Commons Approves Measure to Substi tute Martial' for Civil Law. London. Tho bill for restoration of order In Ireland by substituting mar tial for civil law hns passed tho houso of commons. Nationalist Leaden Devlin was fore-J cd to leave tho houso after defying tho chair. A large number of nationalist and laborlto members went with him, shouting and creating a disturbance. A. Itonnr Law, spokesman for tho government, snld that In 1020, 7!$ po licemen, fi soldiers and 18 chillies have been killed In Ireland, while 110 policemen, 87 soldiers and count less civilians have been wounded. And throughout nil this, ho declared, not u person has been convicted of murder. The Catholic church, said Bnnur Law, Is doing Its utmost to. discourage! this wnvo of murder. Only One Victim of Riot. West Frankfort, III. Federal troops nro pntr611lng Vest Frnhkfort as the result of a day and a night of rioting, In which one man lost his life, nod several persons were Injured. First reports thnt several persons 1ind been killed during tho outbreak were er roneous. The mob, hftcr lenrnlng of tho mur der of two boys, Tony Hemphill nnd Amel Cnlcuterern, nnd hearing black band rumors, wrecked Giiucoma Bir finrdltio's pool room, two Sicilian club houses nnd several housefly and bent soverul foreigners. First Air Mall Across U. S. Oakland, Cal. Two all-metal air planes thnt left New York city on' July 'JO to blaze a trail for a trans continental ntr mall service, lauded at: nn Oakland flying Held Sunday. J, M. Larson, owner of the planes, delivered to Postmaster Joseph J. Kcschrough a package of New York mnll, constitut ing what Is suld to be (lie first trans continental Air mull delivery of record. Some Gouger1 Sent "Over." Washington, D. C. A totnl of 151 convictions have been obtained In the campaign of the Department of Justice ngntust profiteering. Slnco the cam paign was Instituted 1,851 arrests havo been inado and 1,409 Indictments re turned. First Move for World. Peace. San Sebastlun, Spain. The league of nations took Its first step to end tho war, In the opinion ot delegates to thu league council now meeting hero when the disarmament commission met and made plans for a survey of tho arma ments of tin' world, tis n preliminary to cutting down nil armaments to tho lowest iossllle llgure. Tho conmils nIoii nuinod tlu'ee secretaries who will bo attached to the league, consisting of a ISiifou to handle naval matters, n Frvnchuiun-for luiu.taty nmilrs, and tin Lillian to handle uuiiul matters. Dnyton, O. Before n crowd of near ly 50,000 people gathered In the Mont gomery county fair grounds from cv cry part of tho country, Governor .lames M. Cox of Ohio formally ac cepted tho democratic presidential nominal Ion and set forth tho issues upon which he will go to the voters for elecllon. Ills speech was full of direct cam paign challenges to the republicans. Cox's position Is regarded as moro liberal than that of President Wilson. While It follows progressive Wllsonlun lines, Its lone Indicates Cox's convic tion that he Is now the real leader of tint party und responsible to It alone. He pledged ratification of the peace treaty, Including the league covenant, with nondestructive) interpretations, If theso nre necessary to reach an agree ment, us "the first duty" of the new administration. This declaration caus ed the huge assemblage to Jump to Its feet with shouts and cheers. Cox said the "senatorial cabal" mentioning Its members "under a mis leading exterior, planned und plotted with bigoted zeal" to obstruct the work of peace and with "political expediency dwarfed every consideration either of the public Interest or the maiuteminco of the lienor of a great political party," Ills opponent's plan for a separate peace with Germany, he said, "would not only be u piece of bungling diplo macy, but plain, unadulterated dishon esty." For two hours tho governor kept tho throng cheering as he gave his campaign polities, He made the league of nations tlio paramount topic of bis declarations. RATES TO HIKE PRICES. Prediction Made It Will Drain Dollar a Day From Family Budget. Washington, D. O. Increased freight rates will moan the adding of moro than $1 per day to tho cost of living of tho nverago American family, nc cordlng to tho Jatest computation of statistical experts. This llgure is based on tho rule laid down by Walter D. Hlnes, former di rector general of railroads, that to add 5 cents to tho freight rnto menus an addition of 25 cents to tho cost of tho commodities which must move by freight. Multiplying tho estimated additional rovenue by five- and milking a deduc tion for passenger traffic, It Is figured' that the per cnplta cost of the increas es will bo close to $78 per year. On tho bnsla of tho average family of five persoiiH tho cost of each family would ho $.'100 per year, or 51 per day. Tlio bnsls for Mr. Hlnes' theory thnt freight Increases muy bo multiplied by llvo to compute tho effect on tho cost of living Is thnt Severn' freight move ments' nro Involved In each manufac tured article. Allen Ro-Nomlnated. Topeka, Kans. Complete returns from the Kansas primary elections, show that Senator Charles Curtis, Governor Henry J. Allen and other re publican state nfliccrs asking re- nomination won by large majorities. Senator Curtis leads John A. Ed wurds, two to one, while tho lead of Governor George Allen over George B. Sno.w of Oakland w'ns three to one. On the democratic ticket the only, contest, thnt for governor, showed: Jonathan Davis of Uronson won over! O, t. Wood, Dempster Potis, Wichita,' aid W. S. Hylatt of Parsons. 1 To Spend Large Sums on Veterans. ' Washington, D. 0. Great Biitnln Is planning to spend nearly $000,000,000 on war veterans duiiiiff 1020-21, ac rordlug to u memorandum of cxpcjnll lures submitted to parliament and ro-t reived hero. j For wnr pensions tho memorandum i rails for ovor $150,000,000. Moro than; F'lU.OOO.OOO Is to go for out of work do nations. For training und education1 libont $05,000,000 Is to bo appropriated, i Nenrly $15,000,000 Is estlmntcd as! necesrfnry for resettlement work, and about $2,000,000 for overseas. Reds Make New Stab. Washington, D. 0. Soviet Russln has followed Up Its-successes against Poland with a thrust Into southwestern Asia, and Its forces'" already nro! threatening tho Persian cupltol of To lierun. This rather unexpected movo is believed by some ofllclals nnd dlplo-, mats hero to bo directed ngnlnst Brlt- Ish and French domain In thu near east! and Asia, Ollkidl observer hero con- cede the opinion that n'peiv theater of; warfare by the bolshevlkl had com plicated an already grave situation. Say I. W. W.'s Control Party, Salt Lako City, Utah. Two leaders In Utnh nctlvltles of tlio farmer-labor parly niado public their letter of reslR natlon to Georuo Crosby, state clmlr. innn of the party, charging Industrial ( workers of tho World were in control of the party. Citizens Take Over Railroad. , Tnbor, la. Tho citizens of Tabor, dissatisfied with the Intermittent serv ice glyen on the Tubor & Northern rail road, havo secured control ot tho rail road. Homicide Increases. In New York. New York. Fifty-two murders have been committed In Now York In tho seven months since January, setting n homicide record unparalleled In ninny previous years, It was stuted nt the district attorney's olllces. 1 Thousunds of Czecho-Slovak women tiiklng port In the annual sokol nt Prague. 2 Parade In Dnyton, O., In honor of Governor Cox. Democratic presidential nominee. 3 Col. John G. lsbell, formerly a captain In tho American army, now chief of the tank corps of the Lithuanian nrmy. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Russians Overrun PolanrJ While the Allies Seek to Devise Ways to Stop Them. . ENEMY CLOSE TO WARSAW League of Nations Council Adopts Basic Plans Railways Satisfied With Rate Increases Commu nist Labor Party Leaders Convicted in Sweden. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Suspicious thnt tho soviet Uusslnns wero not acting in good faith when they ottered to negotiate nn armistice with the Poles wero well founded. No sooner hud the Poles reached the place of meeting than the Russians broko off the negotiations und demanded that another discussion bo opened at Minsk. All the tlnio their armies con tinued tho fierce attnek designed to cut off the Dunzlg corridor und to cai ture Warsaw. At this writing the for mer purt of that program bus been temporarily checked by Polish suc- Cesses, hut tho Intter purt is about to Me carried out. With the red urmy within a few miles of Warsuw, the civilian Inhabitants of thnt city were In flight und the government was pie paring to movo to.Crucow. The Rus sians bud captured the grent fortress of llrcst-Lltovsk and had crossed the Hug river northwest of that place, ad vancing in echelon In sucli a way as to force the Poles to evacuate the strong forts west of Brcst-Lltovsk and eventually to drlvo them out of Wnr suw If succor did not come. Further north, sovlot troops that had crossed the Narow river were defeated, and In the south, where they threatened Lemberg, they were being held and even pushed back In some places. ' Since It was agreed that only out side aid could save Poland from be ing crushed by tho bolshevlkl. the main question was the source, and na ture of that old. Premier Lloyd George, placed In n most uncomfort able position, was said to have called Krussln and KnmlneiV, the soviet rep resentatives, to conference and to havo demanded that the advance Into Poland bo Immediately and uncondi tionally stopped, e-yJH) before the sign ing of an iirmlstlcer elsesGreat Itrlt nln would declare war. If this was his determination, It was reached despite tho views of u considerable part of his cabinet, Including himself, that peace with Uussla must bo forced by economic rather than military meas ures. Others of tho ministers, lead by Winston Churchill, were said to favor unrelenting warfare on the bolshevlkl and the extension of unlimited aid to Poland. There was a rumor In Lon don that the allies hud determined to send six divisions to Poland, presum ably some of the occupational forces from Germany. Also, the members of the supreme council of allied umbos sailors were hurriedly culled from their vamtlons to tneet In Purls. The reply of Moscow to Lloyd George, according to the London Times, wns a refusal to hnlt the bol shevik advance on the ground that the army -hud been promised the loot ing or Warsaw. The Russians said thoy wero prepared to offer Poland complete Independence and wider boundaries, but that they Insisted on a separate peace with the Poles. The allies realize that In sending an nrmy to the rescuo of tho Poles they may be compelled to violate tho neu trality which Germany has proclaimed, and the sincerity of Berlin Is so ques tionable thnt this mny Imj done with out, much compunction. A sinister as pect Is given the stand of the Ger mans by the report that before tho Polish offensive began they mndo a secret treaty, with the Moscow gov. eminent, The treaty, It Is asserted, contained the following provisions: Russia, without Interference from Germany, would be nllowed to appro priate all of Poland's arms, munitions, rolling stock nnd food stub's. After tho conquest of Poland permis sion would he given Russia to send n number of hoishevlst commissioners into that country to control tho export of Polish supplies of all kinds. Russia would then undertake to evacuate Poland completely In favor of Germany, which would hold the country us a guaranty against future credits to Rnssln In return for Ger man goods and German labor. There has been a lot of sarcastic criticism of the League of Nations be cause It has not taken cognizance of tin; Russo-Pollsh war. In a letter to Lord Robert Cecil. Viscount Grey, for mer foreign minister, has this to say: "The league had nothing to do v-ith the Russian-Polish war and It Is a crime against the league and Its mem bers to charge it with responsibility when the responsibility clearly did not rest with the league, hut with Indi vidual governments. "Tlio league was not Invoked to re strain Poland, one of Its own mem bers, from aggression or, us the prime minister calls it, reckless and foolish action, as It should have been. To In voke the league now to support Poland by arms against the consequences of her action Is not merely Illogical : It is In fact, a great misuse of the league." The council of the league of Na tions, In session at Sau Sebastian, Spain, Is busy with plans for the pre vention of future wurs, and during the week It took several important steps. First It adopted the French plan for an International general stuff of mili tary experts to devise plans of oper ations in event any state makes war or vlohites an agreement. This action. which was opposed by the united States last year, Is thought to be pre liminary to combined action against bolshevik Russia nnd agulnst Germany If she unites with the holshevlsts. An other French plan, though presented by Italy, also was adopted, for tho es tablishment of tin International block ade committee and Justifying the blockade principle. The plan of the advisory Jurists' committee for an In teriintlonal court of Justice was adopt ed us submitted. This was almost en tirely the work of Klllni Root. As had been expected, the Greeks pretty much cleared Thrace of Turk ish nationalists, but Kenial Pasha was not beaten and opened a strong offensive against tlie Greek forces In, Asia Minor along the Itiigdnd railroad. At Slmiiv, northeast of Smyrna, which Is outside thelr'area of occupation, the Greeks were defeated In a 24-hour bat tle and forced to retreat. In order to prevent Greek occupation of Constan tinople the Turkish cabinet was hur riedly reorganized, practically nil tho new members being friendly to Great Britain, mid preparations were made for the signing of the peace treaty. Rut Constantinople" Is threatened from another direction, according to reports from Sofia. It Is said a strong Communist party Is being organized In Bulgaria by MadJurolT, n Russo phlle; that till Its men members from twenty to forty-five years of age, are being given arms and trained secretly, and that the purpose Is to co-operate with the Russian soviet troops in u drive on Constantinople. Tho strike of bituminous coal mlp ers In thu middle Western states, be ing unauthorized nnd disapproved by the union, Is petering out mid the fear of a fuel funilne Is decreasing. Presi dent Wilson asked tho men to return to work pending adjustment of their complaints, and President Lewis of tho United Mine Workers of America gave tho sunk! advice, making It us nearly mandatory as he could. The strikers In Illinois and Indluim slow ly returned to tho mines. Those of Kansns were more stubborn mid A. M. Ilowut, president of the state union, bitterly attacked Lewis and refused to abide by his Instructions. So far as Illinois nnd the Chicago region nre concerned, the Illinois puh lie utilities conjmlsslon took action that should relieve the situation there very markedly. This was an order forbidding the reeonslgnment of cars of fuel after they have reached their destination and providing that on all carload shipments of coal, lumber, or other shipments 'In open top cars tho railroads shall moke n charge of $10 a day for each day or fraction there of thnt n car Is held beyond tho "free time" allowed by the roads. In this way, It Is believed, the evil of gam bling by middlemen will be greatly lessened. The railways appear to be fairly well sntlstied with the rate Increases authorized by the Interstate commerce commission, and announce thnt they nre prepnrlng to spend 5700,000,000 this year for Improvements nnd bet terments. The Increases grunted nre. In freight rates, an average of STi, per cent for the entire country; for passenger, excess baggage nnd milk rates, 20 per cent; for Pullman rates, 50 per cent. It Is estimated the In crease In earnings will amount to $1, 58.'t.000,0tKI, nnd thnt the net operat ing Income of the roads will now be $1,131,000,000 about 5100,000,000 less than the roads asked. As to the effect on the general pub lic, there Is difference of opinion. Some experts figure that the Increased rates will mean tho adding of moro than $1 a diiy to the cost of living of the uveraKO family. Others, equally expert. Insist that the resulting better transportation and higher rate of pro duction will bring lower prices. After n trial lusting mnny weeks, n Jury in Chicago convicted William Brnss Lloyd, millionaire sergeant nt nrms of the Comjnunlst Lnbor party, and HI other members of that party, of sedition, and nil of them were sen tenced to Imprisonment. In addition Lloyd wns fined $2,000 und two others $1,000 each. Throughout the country general satisfaction was felt in this result of n case that was considered one of the most Important ever held In un American court. As Speclnl Prose cutor ComCrford expressed It: "The verdict convicts the movement ns well as the men hehfniljlt. nnd establishes a precedent which makes criminal the meeting of nlen for the purpose of advocating the overfhriny of the' gov ernment." Something .like J0,000 Democrats gathered In Dayton, O., Saturday to hear Governor Cox told formally that he Is the party's nominee for the pres idency. The notification ceremonies took place In the Montgomery county fair grounds where a temporary amphitheater was erected. They were preceded by n parade In which ubout 20,000 persons took part. The town was handsomely decorated and the residents opened their homes to the visitors. In his. .-speech of acceptance Gover nor Cox declared that the United States should enter the League of Na tions, Immediately ratify the peace treaty and state our Interpretation of the covenant ns a matter of good fnltli and as a precaution against misunder standing In the future; the Interpreta tion clearly to show that the lengue Is not- nn alliance and that Its basic purpose Is peace and not controversy. On the matter of prohibition he said that any riimlMntc for the presidency who says he does not Intend to en force the law Is more unworthy than the law violator. He declared be fa vored the repeal of war taxes nnd the reduction of federal taxation, nnd sug gested a volume of business tax In stead of the excess prollts tax. In denting with other Issues ho followed along the lines of the San Francisco platform. In the Missouri state primary Breck Inrldge Long, who campaigned on a League of Nations and law enforce ment platform, won the Democratic semitorhil nomination, nnd the Repub licans renominated Senntor Spencer. In 'Kansas the Republicans renominat ed Senator Curtis and Governor Al len. According to Incomplete returns. Representative Scott Ferris was lend ing Senator Gore for tho senntqrlal nomination In Oklnhomn. Former Senator Ralley was an easy winner In Texas. New York's unofllclnl Democratic convention put up u stnto ticket head ed by Gov. Alfred K. Smith und select ed Lieut. Gov. Hurry C. Wnlker for senntor. Its plntform cnlls for modi fication of the Volstead act to permit 2.75 per cent beer nnd urges recogni tion of the Irish republic. In aviation the week's triumph wns the successful opening of the New York to Sun Francisco air mail route; Its tragedy was the dentb of Lleuten-. ant Looklear, noted "stunt" aviator, when his plane fell 1,000 feet nt Los Angelas. Streets Car Strikers and Sym pathizers Engage in Orgy of Terrorism NEARLY FIFTY PERSONS HURT Plant of Denver Post Badly Wrecked City Placed Under Martial. Law With Funston Troops On Guard Strike Ended. Denver, Colo. Denver has been placed under martini law following it scries of rlota by striking street enr-r men In which five men were killed; forty-seven Injured, the plant-of the Denver Post partially wrecked, a half dozen or more street enrs demolished nnd thousands of dollars of other property destroyed. The reign of ter ror accompanying the disorders In the downtown district und at the several car burns was unequnlcd In the his tory of the city. The first serious disorders nttendlng the trolley car strike, which had been, in progress for moro than a week, oc curred when two cars manned byr strike-breakers, were forced to stop by n mptor truck on the track. While tho curs were hnltpd a crowd of over f,000 strikers and sympathizers quickly gnthered und lighting Immediately be came general. The llrst two enrs stopped' were bad ly damaged, windows broken, interiors, wrecked nnd holes torn In roofs, but: they were able to proceed to the barnsr under their own power. A third enr! was uttneked near the downtown barns of the company und two others wero turned on their sides In front of tho, Cathedral of the Immnculate Concep-v tlon. The mob systemntlcnlly wrecked! eight street cars, showered strike-i breakers with bricks, stones and clubs,, nnd fought desperately as they bonrd ed stalled cars, driving off tho armed" strikebreakers und demolished the: curs. At Colfnx. nvenuo and Logan street,, rioters pursued a enr, halted It audi dragged its armed crew to the street The din of the fight could bo heard? Heveral blocks as the terrified strike breakers were clubbedi Men Imported from other cities nn- der the leadership of "Blnck Jack'" Jerome, noted strlkebrenker, tied for; protection to the Cathedral of the Im maculate Conception nearby, with the juob in pursuit, As the fugitives lied, through the doors of the church priests stopped the rush of rioters, telling; them the men would be protected. One mob wrecked the business of fice of the Denver Post, which ha neen vigorously opposing the strikers. Police dispersed the mob. Wnter was. poured on the presses, which were damaged also with hammers. The en graving room wns wrecked, also. A. virtual reign of terror prevnlled us i mob of strikers and strike sympathiz ers roamed the downtown district wrecking street cars and firing car bams. 'Shortly after the arrival of troops from Camp Funston, dispatched hero to restore order, the strike wii called oft by the 'executive committee; of the Tramway Men's union. NOTED AVIATOR KILLED. Lieutenant Locklear and Aide Fall ta Death at Los AnQeles. Los Angeles, Cal, Lieut. Omer Lock lear, noted "stunt" aviator, and Lieut. " Milton "Elliott, his aide, were killed: when their plane crashed" to the earth from a distance pf 1,000 feet here. Locklear was engaged with'Lleuten tint Elliott In performing n feat for a, moving picture concern, ai a uisuiuco of 1,000 feet In the nir he was given u. signal by the motion picture director nnd started Into a nose dive. A bat tery of searchlights were playing on the machine and fireworks were being; set off from the plane by Lieut. El liott. When he had dropped to within 200 feet of the earth, Locklear was. se6n to attempt to straighten his piantv out. Ho was too low, however, and crashed to tho earth. Both aviators.' were Instantly killed. Locklear was .credited with being the llrst nvhitor to leap from ono airplane to another while In flight. Wilson Praises Lewis. ( Indlntuipolls, lnd. President Wilson has expressed to John L, Lewis, presi dent of the United Mine Workers of America, bis gratification over the promptiiotion taken by Mr. Lewis In directing the striking conl miners of Illinois and Indiana to return to work. President Lewis hns sent telegrams to 30 local unions In Kansns ordering tho striking miners there to return to work. According to Mr. Lewis, MSR mluers are on strike In tho Kansas, field. Reds Sent to Prison. Chicago, III. Wllllnm Bross Lloyd,, millionaire socialist and nineteen other members of the communist labor party, were found guilty by n Jury of conspir acy to overthrow the United States government. The defendants wore given various sentences, most of them getting from one to live yenrs In the penitentiary, u few being given fines In addition, und several wore sentenced to one yenr In Jail. Lloyd got tho heaviest sentence, one to five yours In the, penitentiary and a fine of 2,000.