TIFE3 NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
REGARD BOLSHEVIKI ALIKE
SUFFRAGE ACT IS
IN LEGAL TANGLE
SUGAR HOARDERS
HOWLING FOR AID
America and Franco Take 8lmllar
Vlewa Regarding Status of
Russian Soviets.
Antis Determined to Annul Mea
sure Voted By Tenn.,
Legislature
RESTRAINING ORDER SECURED
Prediction Made by League Opposing
Proposal That Injunction Will With
hold Votes from Women Year and
a Half. Suffs Are Confident
Nashville, Tenn. Although TenneH-
ace's ratlllcatlon of the federal HUlTrage
Amendment HtandH on the record of
the house as llnully conflrmcd, a snarl
of legnl and legislative technicalities
remain to he disposed of before action
can he certified.
The Tennessee constitutional league,
claims that the Injunction against cer
tification of the ratification obtained
last Saturday would prevent enfran
chisement of American women for at
least a year and a half.
The constitutional league, which
has been fighting ratification on the
ground that the state constitution pro
hibited the present legislature from
acting on the amendment, made Its
prediction In a message to the gover
nors of Vermont, Connecticut, Ala
bama, Florida, Louisiana, Delaware
and South Carolina. The message de
clared that Tennessee had not ratified
suffrage and served notice that any
Mate ofllclal who attempted certifica
tion would he attacked for contempt
of court under tln Injunction which
the league announced would, If neces
sary, be carried to the highest court.
Suffrage supporters claim full leg
islative triumph. Speaker Walker,
opposition leader, and
Ills lieutenants said the
scores or
suffragists
had ruined their cause, nnd that
idipuld the courts hold ratification
legal, the litigation would so delay de
cision that the amendment would not
figure In the November election unless
Borne other state ratified.
Meanwhile twenty-live legislators op
posed to sufTrage were In Decatur,
Ala., evading service to prevent any
legislative action until a new legisla
ture Is elected In November. They,
hurried across the state line In a body.
The restraining order was granted
by Judge Langford on an application
contending that under the state consti
tution this legislature has no power to
pass f on suffrage, (lovernor Uoberts
nnd other ofllcluls wero forbidden to
certify to Washington that ratification
had been completed, and speakers of j
the senate and house restrained from
taking action toward ratification suntll
the matter Is heard by the court.
When the house met last Saturday
nil suffragists and a few opposition
members were on hand. A roll call
showed 50 per cent, or seven short of
n quorum.
Speaker Walker declared a recess
nnd ordered the sergeant at arms to
arrest absentees. lie reported none
appeared to be here, after which the
house met and ordered the suffrage
resolution sent to the senate, because
It originated there and must be "un
rolled" there and receive Speaker
Todd's signature
Ant l-suff rage leaders declared that
the procedure could not be held legal.
No power on earth would force him to
sign tm resolution tinner the present
circumstances. Speaker Walker of tbo
house said.
POLES SAVE WARSAW.
Washington Advises State Capital Safo
From Red Menace.
Washington, I). C. Danger of the
fall of Warsaw has passed, the Polish
delegation wits Informed by Its gov
eminent. The dispatch said the mill'
tary situation wns "Improving con-
utnntly.V
Fortlflentlons of the bolshevik army
at the entrance of the Dnieper river,
are reported In oftlclnl ndvices received
by the state department to have been
destroyed by General Wrangel's forces.
Warsnw reports state that the Poles
huvu captured 115,000 prisoners In the
counter attack against the bolshevlkl.
Many guns, thousands of rifles, hun
dreds of machine guns and munition
curts anil great numbers of horses
Also have been taken. Thousands of
Russians are thought to be cut off In
forests awaiting un opportunity to stir
render. '
Among the .100 bolshevlkl soldiers
killed lii the fighting at Mlawa were
found, It Is claimed, a German ofllcer
and several German soldiers.
Train Hits Bus, Killing Eight.
Cnuiden, N. .1. A Pennsylvania rail
road electric train struck an auto bus
containing 1P persons here, killing
eight of the occupants and Injuring
four others.
The bus was carrying passengers to
Falrview, n suburb.
Will Sell Yards.
Chlcngo, III. Tho five big packers
have given an option for the sale of nil
their stock ynrd Interests, olllclals of
Armour & Co. announced. They de
clined to nay who had taken the op
tion, or whether It was on behalf of u
uliiglo group or Individual Interests.
Tho yurds affected Include practi
cally every principal stock marketing
center In the country. rrinclpal
among them, besides the big Chicago
yard, are tho plants at Omaha, Kan-
nas City, Denver, Fort Worth, Sloux
rClty 'id St. Paul.
Washington, I). O. Tim American
nnl French governments lire In agree
nient In principle iih to the future of
Iolunil and Russia, Secretary Colby
declared In a .statement Interpreting
Franco's rejoinder to the American
note to Italy. Ills statement accom
panied publication of the truncation
of the French note, which was deliv
ered tti the state department Au
gust II.
France'H declaration "of IIh opposh
tlon to the dlHiiiemherment of Russia
Ih "most gratifying," Mr. Colhy said,
and added:
"I'ie rcsnnnsc In a notahle determU
niitlnn fr all tmluts and brines to
the poHltlon taken hy the United States,
striking emnhnsm and oowerful suit-
port. It declares France can have no
official relations with a government
which Is resolved to conspire against
Its Institutions, whose diplomats wilt
be Instigators of Soviets, and whoso
spokesman proclaims that they wilt
sign contracts with the Intention not
to observe them."
The secretary referred to French
recognition of General Wrangel In
South Russia as a divergence betWeen
the two governments on one point;
but said the United States was "dis
posed to regard the declared agree
ment of France with the principle of
the United Stntes as of more slgnlll-,
cance than any divergence of policy In
volved In the specific action of France
In this respect."
Asserting France Is In "complete
accord" with the United States as to
the "necessity for an Independent Pol
ish state," the note adds:
"This Is why there Is agreement
between the French government and
the American government to encourage
all efforts made with a view to bring
ing about un armistice between Poland
nnd Hussla. while iivnlilhiL' lMvIiii? to
the negotiations a character, which
might result in the recognition of tbo
bolshevlkl regime nnd the dismember
ment of Russia."
POLE8 BATTLE REDS.
Continue to Follow Up Successful
Defense of Capital.
Warsaw. Poland's army Is rapidly
following up the retreating enemy
northeast nnd east of Warsaw, and
further successes for the Poles are re
ported. Rrcst-Lltovsk has been taken
by the Poles and Sokolaw Drnhlczvn
nnd Rials with thousands of prisoners
and great amounts of war materials
have been captured.
To the northwest of Warsnw the
bolshevlkl attacked Polck In a drive
designed to carry them across the
Vistula, whore there Is a pontoon
bridge, but a Polish counter stroku
broke the attack. In this operation
the Poles were aided by civilians who
fought side by side with the Infantry
men. Peasants In the region of Llpno,
southeast of Thorn, are reported to
be lighting the bolshevlkl with axes
und scythes. Newspaper accounts of
Ptlie operations there say the peasants
are taking no prisoners.
Up to date seven bolshevik divisions
havo been cut to pieces nnd all their
guns captured.
RIOTS IN IRELAND.
Sinn Felners Victims of Anger of Mob
At Llsburn.
Relfnst, Ireland. Serious rioting
followed the assassination of Inspec
tor Svvnnzy at Llsburn, reports receiv
ed here state.
An attempt was made to wreck the
shop of a Sinn Fein lender within -10
yards of the scene and only Interven
tion hy Ulster volunteers prevented It
The crowds were out to burn the
house of every nationalist In Llsburn
Hoards wero wrested from "windows
and tire raiders entered buildings to
complete their destruction. The lire
brigade declined to Interfere and the
ltelfast brigade showed reluctance to
respond. A renewal of trouble Is
fen red.
Inspector Svvnnzy, against whom a
verdict of wilful murder vyns given by
a coroner's Jury In connection with the
nssasslnutlon of Mayor McOurtaln In
March, was shot while proceeding to
his home from church at Llsburn, to
which town he had been transferred
ufter the finding of the coroner's Jury,
Army for Fort Crook.
Washington, I). C. Headquarters of
the new Seventh nrniy corps, crented
by net of thu last congress, will be es
tnbllslied at Fort Crook, Neb., nenr
Omaha, according to announcement by
tho Wnr depnrtment. The new nrniy
corps area vvllf Include the states of
Missouri, Kansas, Iowu, Nebraska
Minnesota, North Dakota and South
Dakota. The locating of the head-
quart crs at Fort Crook means the re
occupancy of that post for the first
time since 1010, when the last troops
quartered there went to tho Mexican
border.
8owlng Seeds of Bolshevism.
Warsaw. Polish Soviets are being
formed behind tho bolshevik lines as
fast as the Russians take territory
Hven If they are driven hack, they will
leave the 'seeds of communism planted
In their wake.
Ludendortf Directs Bolsheviks.
Paris. Swiss military men sny Von
Ludendorff Is the directing genius be
hind the Russian strategy In the ml
va nee against tho Poles, r.nd that thu
Itusslans have been receiving great
quantities of German ammunition.
1 Collapse of two buildings on Main street, Dallas, Tex., In which five persons perished. 2 Itecent photo
graph of sultan of Turkey on his way to the mosque of the Ylltllz palace. 3 Laura Uroniwell, who set new
world's record by tnuklng 87 loops with her airplane above Mlneola field, Long Island.
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Soviet Russians Put to Rout by
Poles Following Strategy of
Foch and Weygand.
WARSAW APPARENTLY SAVED
Baron Wrangel Scores More Victories
Over the Reds Tennessee Legls-'
lature Gives Final Touch to
Suffrage Ratification Min
ers and Operators Can't
Agree,
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
Once more French military genius
hns triumphed over that of the Ger
mans. Following the strategy of Mar
slutl Foch and General Weygand. the
'oles last week put to rout the Invad
ing Itusslans who. If reports are to
be credited, are directed In their move
ments by former olllcers of the Ger
man army.
At this writing the final outcome of
the struggle cannot safely he predict
ed, for the battle Is still In progress,
but all dispatches Indlcnte that War
saw has been saved and that the Dan
zig corridor has been cleared of the
reds. Rejecting the first suggestion
of Foch and Weygand. that they give
up their capital and meet the Rus
sians behind the Vistula, the Poles
ndopted the alternative plan of their
French ndvlsers. This was that all
ndvanced units should be called hack
nnd heavy forces concentrated on a
short defensive line before Warsaw ;
that the enemy should be permitted
to advance In open order and to "In
filtrate," nnd Hint the Poles should
then launch counter-attacks with all
their forces and with the aid of
tanks. At this time the most nd
vnnced of the reds were within a few
miles of Wnrsnw. Within four days
the Russians were repotted as llee-
lug In disorder along the front be
tween the Vistula and Rug rivers, as
retiring hastily from the Danzig cor
rldor nnd as being pushed hack rap-
Idly In the southern sector.
The Polish left wing, led by French
Generals Henry nnd Rlllotte In per
son, drove the Russlniw out of the fork
between the Rug and Narew rivers.
which Is considered the key to I be
defenses of Warsaw, and a part of
thlH Polish force moved swiftly north
ward toward Mlawa, threatening to
cut off the reds vviio had tulvanced
far on the roads to Thorn nnd Plnck,
und regaining control of the direct
rail route between Warsaw and Dan
zig. Airplanes, tanks, armored trains
and nrtlllery were used by the Poles
most effectively and tiiotisnnds' of pris
oners und great quantities of supplies
were raptured. '
General Pllsudskl. chief of the Pol
ish state, led the troops operating east
nnd south of Wnrsnw. und this move
ment wns considered of the greatest
Importance because Its complete suc
cess would result In the cutting of the
lines of communication of the bol
shevlkl. This force was strengthened
by the shortening of the front In Oul
Icla. where the Poles continued re
treating for the purpose of releasing
tunny units for the battle to the north.
Ily Friday Pllsudskl was In possession
of Lukow, 41 miles southenst of War
saw, nnd was going strong.
The two movements of the Poles
concentrated a pincers operation
which promised to force the Russians
altogether out of Poland. The latter,
flushed with their successes, seem to
have forgotten the basic principles of
modem wnrfnre nnd rushed itheiid
without regard to their eonmninlen
tlons and supports, ns though against
a foe that was already utterly beat
en. Large bodies got entirely out of
touch with the main forces and were
easily cut off and cuptured after they
had been allowed to filter through the
Polish lines.
One thing thnt greatly annoyed both
Poland nnd France was the action of
Sir Reginald Tower, ullled high com
missioner nt DntiElg, In forbidding fur
ther debarkation nt that port of
French munitions for Poland. Several
French ships were anchored outside
Hie port with war supplies for the
Poles, hut Tower snld he bud not suf
ficient allied troops to preserve order
If more munitions were unloaded
there. The French government for
mally protested against his ruling.
In south Russia General Wrangel
continued his gains against the soviet
army, and In Moscow Leon Trotzky
Issued a call for volunteers for serv
ice on the Southern front. He de
nounced Fiance for recognizing and
aiding Wmng(ct and accused England
of also giving help, directly Mind Indi
rectly. The anti-bolshevik leader Is
said to have the support of the entire
population In the south, for be Is giv
ing the land to the peasants, and he.
has been joined by many Cossneks.
Though Lloyd George asserts that
Great Rrltaln has not hcl'icd and will
not help Wrangel, the recognition of
the general by France has not yet
brought about the breach between the
two countries that was predicted by
alarmist correspondents and hopeful
(tcrinnns.
Armistice negotiations between the
Poles and the Russians opened in
Minsk, and the latter set forth the
terms they were willing to grant. It
may well be that these will he modi
fied by the military operations of the
week. According to Wlgflor Kopp,
who Is In Rerlln for the soviet govern
ment, the latter In Its dealings with'
Poland and the allies will Insist on di
rect communication with tile Rultic,
probably by way of llialystok. and
will demand that Poland give Russia
Hie light to transport goods direct to
and from Germany, lie says the bol
shevlkl are determined to restore eco
nomic relations with Germany. In
Ibis be has the support of Felix
Deutschi head (if the great electrical
manufactiuing company of Germany,
who usserts that Russia's Immense
supplies of raw material must be
brought to the world's markets, that
Ititssia must be developed Immediate
ly, and that Germany Is best equipped
for that work. Deutsch ridicules the
danger of the spread of holshevlsin
outside of Russia, which does not ac
cord with the olllclal Gcruinn view,
often expressed when Rerlln urges
that the allies permit the organization
of a stronger German army.
So far, the only "available means"
that the United States government has
found of aiding Poland is the dispatch
of n cruiser and two destroyers from
Cherbourg to Danzig. Olllclally, they
were sent to protect American citizens
and their Interests. A large delega
tion of Americans of Polish origin
called on Secretary of State Colby, af
ter carrying an appeal to President
Wilson. Mr. Colby did not overlook
the opportunity to tell them that the
government's linnd were tied, innlnly
by the refusal of the senate to ratify
the peace treaty.
This threat of Rrltlsh labor to call
a geliernl strike as n demonstration
against a war on Russia stirred up
such protests that the labor council
has announced It never had any such
Intention. Lloyd George told the la
borltes that "any attempt to dictate
the poley of parliament strikes at tV
root of democratic Constitution In the
country and will be resisted with all
the power of the government."
The Chicago Federation of Labor,
long under the control of radicals who
are tinged with pink, Itnltnted the
supposed action of Rrltlsh labor by
adopting resolutions demanding a gen
eral strike If the United States gives
military aid to the Pole.-.
Hinting In Ireland was resumed on
niargo scale and a number of persons
were killed In lights with the troops
and constabulary close to Dublin cas
tle, McSweeney. lord mayor of Cork,
was convicted of sedition and deport
ed to F.nglnnd. Hope of settling the
Irish question of the basis of domin
ion rule Is Increasing, hut a large part
of Ulster has yet to be convinced.
The big news of the week at home
was the final enfranchisement of the
women of America through the action
of the Tennessee legislature, the nec
essary thirty-sixth state to ratify the
sufTrage amendment to the Constitu
tion. The senate had ratified previ
ously, but It was a narrow squeak In
the lower house. The vote was BO to
40, the speaker, leader of the autl-
suffrage forces, changing his vote to
the alllrinatlve In, order to move a re
consideration. Rut the women must still win in
projected 'litigation by the enemies
of suffrage, designed to attack the le
gality of the Tennessee ratification.'
In the state constitution there Is u'
clause which says:
"No convention or general assembly
of this state shall act upon any
amendment of the constitution of the,
United States proposed by congress,
to the several states unless such con
ventlon or general assembly shall have
been elected nfter such amendment Is
submitted."
The present legislature was elected
In November, 1918, and the suffrage,
amendment was not submitted to the
state until months afterwards. The
Supreme court's decision la the at
tempt last spring to overturn the Ohio
legislature's action on the dry amend
ment is taken us an indication that
the action of the Tennessee leglsla
ture will stand.
Lenders of both the Republlcnn nnd
Democratic parties clnlmed to see In
the sufTrage victory an advantage for
for their respective tickets In the pres
Identlal campaign. The women who
have been conducting the tight thanked
both Senator Harding nnd Governor
Cox for their help. Secretary of State
Colby was prepared to promulgate thu
amendment as soon as the action of tho
Tennessee assembly was confirmed.
The North Carolina house of repre
sentatives defeated the ratification of ,
the suffrage amendment by a vote of
"i to 41.
The wages of soft coal miners '.n the
central competitive field again were
put up to President Wilson. The Joint
scale conference of operators and min
ers at Cleveland spent five days In
fruitless discussion and the workers
sent word to the president that the
conference, which was called by him,
was unable to adjust Inequalities in
pay. The operators wanted to ask
Mr. Wilson to appoint a board of In
quiry and adjustment, hut the miners
refused to Join In the request. Tho
men ask that the wages of day work
ers he advanced $1.50 a day. Though
Kills Seaiies, editor of the United
.Mine Workers' Journal, said tliers)
was little or no danger that the dis
agreement would result In another
strike, the operators were not so op
timistic. It was believed the opera
tors of Illinois might grant the de
mands of the miners.
The post olllce department has nt
least discovered that foreign exchange
has depreciated In value In late years,
and the postmasters have been in
structed to sell International money
orders under a new scale closely ap
proximating present exchange values.
Under rates now in efTeejt an Ameri
can dollar equals 10.30 francs In
France. Relglum nnd Italy; 5.15 francs
in Switzerland ; Si krotm In Denmark
and Isorwny ; 4.17 kronn in Sweden ;
2.03 florins In the Netherlands, and 5
shillings In England. Switzerland is
the only country where the exchange
rates remain unchanged.
Despite Injuries nnd complnlnts of
favoritism and poor training, the
American competitors In the Olympic
games at Antwerp are doing quite
well. Up to the time of writing they
had scored 118 points and their near
est rival, Finland, had only 40 points.
Correspondents nver that every other
nation has gone to the games better
prepared than Is America, nnd the
American managers are accuse.l of
making had selection of entries nnd of
letting In Pacific coast athletes who
were failures In their preliminary
work.
The Association of Railway Execu
tives, reporting on the applications of
the various carriers for loans from the
$300,000,000 revolving fund created by
the transportation net, recommendJ
that the Interstate commerce commit
slon distribute nearly $200,000,000 to
the railroads. Under the recommendu
tlons. lonns for additions nnd better
inents would be Incrensed from $7,002,
053 to $8,217,045; those for additional
cars and equipment would be Increased
from $3r,O."0,2S0 to $78,340,380, and
those for freight nnd switching loco
motives from $28,808,020 to $20,054,
023. A totnl of $52,8.'U,043 wns ncom
mended for loans for building 15,300
new box cars and loans to meet matur
ing obligations would total $28,800,875,
as
IMPORTERS FLOODING MARKET
Demand for Sweets Expected Because
of Prohibition Failed to Material
Ize Beet Sugar Industry Ih
West Important Factor.
Washington, D. C Rig sugnr deal
ers are howling for help. Many of
them who loaded up and held sugar
when prices were high with a view to
unloading when they went still higher,
find themselves facing serious losses
as sugar Is falling downward with big
strides with no Immediate prospect of1
n check to the decline.
WUhln a week whan sugar price
have dropped from 23, 24 and 25 cents,
a pound to 10, 17 and 18 cents, many
dealers have lost thousands of dollars
of their former fat sugur profits and
the end Is not yet.
Government officials who are watch
ing the situation say that It would not
be surprising If prices dropped to evea
lower levels before they stabilize. A
miscalculation, as the effects of prohi
bition, Is declared to have been the real
Instigation of the break in sugar.
A contiibutury cause Is attributed
to the haste of sugar dealers all over
the world to rush supplies to this coun
try to get the benefit of the high prices.
Mnny of these foreign supplies have?
already reached here or are en route,
coming from Bra7.ll, Peru, Argentina,
China and even from Africa.
None of these countries has figured
In American sugur markets before.
Another circumstance that makes It
difficult to halt the downward competi
tive slide now Is the approach of the
beet sugur yield, which will suppiy
large quantities avnllnble for western
states. This Is expected to cut down
the eastern refineries market and bring
an even sharper competitive stage.
CONFERENCE DISRUPTED.
Meeting Called By President Ends in.
Disagreement.
Cleveland, Ohio. The joint scale
committee of operators and miners of
the central competitive bituminous
coal fields comprising Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and western Pennsylvania ad
journed without reaching any agree
ment nfter having been In session five
days. '
Inasmuch as the conference was
called by President Wilson, operators
and miners sent separate telegrams to-
the president advising him of the fail
ure to reach an agreement.
The telegram sent by the operators
was a statement of the fnct that the
jolnt conference had failed to adjust
the controversy after five days of al
most continuous conference.
The miners' telegram was optimlstie-
ln tone, saying the miners would en
deavor to make separate and Indi
vidual agreements with the operntors
In the various states. This practically
disrupts the central field as a basing
point. -
There will he no general suspension
of work, .John L. Lewis, president or
the mine workers, Is quoted as saying.
"I anticipate the whole inntter can be
adjusted without Inconvenience to the
public," he satd.
Seek Union With Germany.
London. The need of n Russo-Ger-
lnan agreement "to save Europe frotn
an economic catastrophe qnd clinos" Is
emphasized In a wireless message from
Moscow, published In the London'
Times. Following the announcement
thnt Leon Trotzky, bolshevik minister
of war, has visited East Prussia and
conferred with German staff ofilcers.
the Times says the wireless dispatch
Is significant. The message says thero
Is hope Germany will soon conclude a
political and economic convention with
Russia.
Many Immigrant Coming.
Washington, D. C More than 5,000
Immigrants are arriving daily at Ellis
Island, the Depnrtment of Labor an
nounced. Despite unfavorable condi
tions, approximately 800,000 Immi
grants arrived during the 12 month
ended June 30, as compared with 141.
132 during the corresponding period
the year before, and the record of
1,285,340 In 1007. Foreign steamship
have reported all available accommo
dations for a year In udvnnce hav.t
been booked.
Vote to Remain On Strike.
Denver. Colo. Striking trainmen of
the Deliver tramway company meeting
here voted to destroy 800 signed appli
cations for re-employment and remain
on strike.
"Big Three" Policies Differ, i
London. It appears likely Rrltaln.
France and Italy each' will havo It,
own Independent Russian policy. Ad
vices from Italy state that country
would tlatly recoghlze the soviet gov
ernment and open an embassy at Mos
cow. Riitaln's policy, already being
carried Into effect, Is resumption or
commercial relations with Rusala as
soon as peace Is restored, and recogni
tion of the sovier government under
certain condition's. France Is backing
up the Wrnngel untl-bolsbovik' regime
in the Crimea.
Speculators in a Franzy
Result of Prices Skid
ding Downward