FOCH AGREES II IE 011 Ml IF I M ■
BRITISH LABOR UNIONS 10 PARALYZE INDUSTRIES IF WAR WITH RUSSIA IS DECLARED
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FAMOUS FRENCH GENERAL TO
DIRECT POLES FIGHTING
AGAINST SOVIET RUSSIA
Paris. Aug 9—The Temps cor
reopoud'-ut at Warsaw td-'gra-Pfc3
iftiat G«n»ral ilax'EW WeyKand a"
to Marshal Pooh «ays
tfcat th« French, Marshall "aid
L« would con^eiiit lo a3amno 8U
GERUN-RUSS1A
SECRET THBTT
London, Fild-ay—A report from
B«r!ia «tat-a that the Soviet troops
have reached a poii,t thirty nill^s
from the outi'r fortification. of,
Warsaw. A correspondent of th<
London Tl rn'S' is authority for
th» statement, which. h° claims is
2u«d^ on "Axclle&t authority tha
th.» Germans mad*5 a s> ctvt treaty
th« Russians' just before
th* recent gi*at Polish offensive.
That treaty contained tht. fol
lowing pro visions; Russia, with
out lut*rf*»reaca frou Germany
fcould t>« silowed to appropriate al
Poland's arms, munitions, roiling1
stock and foodstuff Russia would |
th«*s undertake to completely eva|
cuate Pol&rd la faror of G-rmany
Germany would hold th» country as!
a guarantee againat future credits
to Russia In return for German
goods and Gorman labor.
Ru'sia Inlands to seek a way out I
prem« co rax and of ihe Fol|sh,
force3 a ad take the 1 espon?lb>lityy
for the'r Ja'l"arjr operation,8.
Weygaad expressed tli» opln'on'to
tie Pol'sh gcveram.cnt that tho mM't
ary situation 's far from hop<-le^.
of the terms of the treaty by crea
thig a Polish Bolshevik arm}'.
London, Monday—In military hea
quarters the vlew is taker* that th»'
principal weapon of the Allies a
gainst the bolshevikl would be a'
t)loc3cad» vf Russia, and that the
PoKs will, if possible, ba s>iv*n,
supplies. r
IIS ULIIiTUM
London, Au* 9—Following a con
f«-rcn<'8 brtwn Premier Lloyd Oo !
rge and Ki'SJ|n arul Kem'noff *p|
r^Njnta^ves of Sov^'t Russia whtoh
la»t3 five hour" it was sta'ed 'hat
the situation ha® reduc d t»
narrow l'm't8.
Th<> Soviet i^pres>-ntaUvea have,
con-nian'caXe-1 w'tk Mc*cow ask!i>n
for a reply by Sun da.
Lloyd G^org* is yxpe-e'ed to
m^et Marshall Foc'a and Prem'
er Jfilkraru at Folkston<' or
Boulogne on Sunday.
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WINDOW AND OlESJROBd INJURES
Portland- Aug 9—.Mrs. Charry
was killed and eight persons in
Jur*d la a 'Iro last night which de
DENVER IS IS fflt
mmmv
Denver. Aug 9—Seven men were
shott, two of theni so serious
ly wounded that may d'e 'n
the r'ot'ug at east- tide car"barn
laftt. night.
Bystandcra doclar® tha, all c\
'lie shooting \va» don® by the pol
'com^ti. A r'ot cill from 'Uio
ea"t sid« twbarns was iwiv«-xl I
and answered by two truckload3 of j
policemen arced w'th "awed off<
"liotguns*.
Denver, Aug 7—Fiva hundred fed 1
era! troop3 have bcen ordered!
to laayo Camp Fun*ston fer
Denver today '3 'he news'nvcejv 1
ed In a dispatch by Governor Shoup
from the Central Department IT. S. j
army at Chicago.
Th<; federal trooi>s at Fort Logan |
lift\-e been ordered to hold themslv»
'it reacl'ness for immediate caJl.
The American. Legion of Denver'
this afternoon prom,!,«d to a^'^t
'he city official' in, ma'ntaiang'orde
West F-aasfort. 111. Aug 7—With,
two hundred military men on dut j
and mor® aiT'v'ng We*1 • Frankfort, i
was quiet latt niglxt after '-he day'31
rioting. Th*<e wer6 only small
crowd3 on th° street3 and no f'r
arm^ were dlsplayed. The officii3
ar" unable to identify Mio* five
mpa were killed 'n 'ho r'otlngq
■whieh ha3 prevailed for sorue time.
Denver. Aug 9—Thre0 of the men
wound'Xl ia the carbftrit fight his
night died today.
Eleven of the wounded Including,,
four children are In hospitals and
some are In serious condition
10 SURREIiDER
Xogaleg, Ar'z. Aug 9— Governor
Cfcntu has offered to surrender P°s
sepslou of th® ex®cut'w» office with'nl
two w^eJc8 on condition. that Pr's
dent Do 1* Huerta ®tops scnd'n
troops Inito Lower California.
TWs announcement was made last,
night by Juan Piatt the personal
rePrC3entativa of I>e la Hjuerfc>.
"Washington, Aug 9—Because of
|dth° rap'dj advance o? the Boi
shev'ltl arm'es the Persians are
greparing to evacuate Teheran their
Capital. ' t1-*:
John L. Caldwell, American m'n
ister to Ptrsla advised tho ptat®
'lepartmeu. of this today,
troyed ttio Elton. Court, a family
hotel.
Mrs. Cliarry died after leaping
from a fourth story window.
IDE HOUSE [IF
London, .Aug a—The Ir'sli cot-r8
ion bUl passed on. "s third read I
lug by t « House 0f Common thi
af'ernoon.
PfitiiLRS ME
CONFERENCE
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Ifyatho, Ens. Aug 9—The con
furring premiers received two notes
today from Moscow and tonight'th
s'-nt Another to Soviet Russia and
advls'd Poland to seek a truee di
rect from rhe Bolah>'«'lkl who hav I
indicated that if UvJ request came!
from th° Poles it might have i; bet I
tor chance.
One of the Bolshevist notes said |
that a meeting of the Pol^s and j
Russians hud Den called for Minsk, j
of Wednesday and that th° Bolsh,.vl !
ivi preferred to make their own ar'
rangm» nts with the Poles.
It lis rliabl° reported that the
blockade of Russia will l)e r° impos;
«'d immediately.
Premier I.loyd George has d' ferr
ed his statement to the House of1
(Commons 'until tomorrow.
MED ISiBlEfi
stsfii
Seattle, Aug 9—IT. B. Kennedy,one j
of the owners of the navy yard |
rotito steam do.-! ts arul a vast real]
ty holder of Seattle (lied here
day of paralysis.
Kennedy bc-c^ir.g nationally known]
as a gambler in th0 early >days|
but retire! twenty years agro.
Kennedy was about seventy ears. ]
of age.
CM POLICE
Beliovuc. Alberta, Aug 9—Corpor
al Usher o' tho C. R. M®. Police, j
provincial policemen, Bailey and A.
Bassoff a ban,dit, .. were shot dead,'
In tlie streets today In a runtlirj
gun battle.
Two other bandits made their,
escape one of whom was badly j
wounded.
The men. were being sought by th
police for their connection, in hold
ing; up a Canadian, Pacific train.
ENGLISH WOn THREATEN
GOVERNMENT IF PRESENT
m PLUS PHIL
London. Aug 10—Wo arc still
hopeful of peace declared Lloyd
George in the IIou.se of Common8
this afternoon In laying the Rusts
lan. situation, before parliaw-nt.
The atmosphere was tens" and
every listened to every wor.i
London, Aug 10—British 'Labor
today threaten«d vitually a revolu
tion if neeessary to prevent war
with Russia.
"We desire to tell Lloyd Georg<
that we will paralyze the'natinn*
industry within a t»w hours if he
institutes i warlike action, aSa'n. '
liolMicvilii s^id Fred B. Romany
B'^n tary of the Trades Union con
Kress.
"The entire labor oody of the
nation is united in the resolve.
We have a report this mornins
that millions are ready to stop'wo rl
in a moment. We will halt th«
railways, tramways mir.es and'dock
and every form of industrial activi
ty if the government goes ahead
with its war program.
Denver, Aug 9 —This city was
plied under military control at
on* o'clock tliis morning.
flavor Rally issued tlio Pro
[vl;ui;auon following a eonf ri"iice
with'Coloii'l Hallou of Fort Logan.
Tin* mobs dispersed upon th0
arrival of tli« troops ajid work
airs are noiv removing the wreck' d
street cars f.om th-j streets.
Captain L1 wis who is station°d
it Fort Gibbon will Di> a passenger
3Ut on the 1'rinc ss Alice Thursday
Captain Lewis is making a quick
trip to the outsid0 am will r-turn
In a few weeks to his post wh'ie
he expects to spend tli< wint r.
iiau Sebaoi'an. Ails 9—Til* lea
gtt>- of XaJcii" 's consi<ier!ng lh«
oin>loynn ut of drast'c method3 of
warfar>. tfh» Bol«h<-*vik1.
C ' l. v;', Aug !'—The Socal'3'
which 'a 'n ses'ott h°rt>
ar adopting a pclitfeal "program
\viii, W r. pti:i*at' S Bolshevism.
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