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0 ohzgo:i daily -jou:;::au p outlaid, fiuday, july i:f Small, 'Allied Ay;:;Writ';:Bev;'- Could, Easily , Crasir B olshevisis of DELA 111 FORCES HY TO BATTLE : FOR SOVIET RULE Cut Food Is Short as Well as t Munitions , and Allies Could Quickly End Sway of the Reds. WHITE FORCES UNORGANIZED i. .: s :'' '.'-1 ' ..... . ' Opposition to --Bolshevism i Very " Bitter, but. Not Wetted Into t Force Able I to "Take Action. (Edward Bins win' Budapest -. whsa th mei rtTolution fcrok oat and u tha only eonaapmidaat who hu rer bea able to stake timet filina from that city cincxi Uwa. Ha hu i'it arrivvd In Tirana whei k to Ira from ttaa Itucfariaa censor.) -, .. ' - - . t .- : - X';':Byflttward Bine; - fCoprriHtl0lV6r the United Pros). Vienna July 15. (Delayed.) Bolshevik .Hungary, ' like a wounded lion at bay, stands ready to battle the Whole world in defense of the soviet government. ' ' Yet a small allied army especially If It Includes American and British' troops, could crush the lied army with ease., - After personally wltnesslns the whole course of the revolution In Budapest, X am able to state this with authority. . ' FOOD UVA.TlOH BAB , The food situation' throughout Hun gary is critical.' Budapest Is virtually ItarVing. - .The country 1 torn by in ternal 'dissensions. ; Bela Kun is con fronted wUh the ? problem ot raising an rmr from ' a people - whose morale U at ' its lowest .ebb,, and equlpplngvtt With arms and munitions that are practically non-existent, f ' v-Should the expected : allied offensive fail to materialise there Is one ' other factor that could hrlng about the Bol shevik! downfall, concerted attack ' by the diversified , anti-soviet elements. V RETURNING ARMY NURSES GIVEN GREAT FAR EWELL AT BREST rr n. Nurses 4f. the American expeditionary forces photographed on the deck of a ferry which was to carry ' them from the dock at Brest to a home'gbing liner lying in the harbor. The departing nurses were given i royal Bend-off.; Army bands" played a loud farewell and thousands ? of . doughboy cheered them on ' their way. - i . ? " ' ' , The Red , jurmy is prepared to fight the Houmanlans ' ana cseens ana probably could wage a successful war fare against v them but It has ne stomach for battling its brothers in the White army." WHITE FOBCES TJJfOBGAJHZED At' present the White forces are scab tered and without competent, leaders or a definite . objective. - Entire di visions of the i Red forces, however, have served formal notice that .they will, refuse to tight the White army. A number of workmen' battalions were disarmed and returned to the factories because of this . defiance. :;'-'-. a An allied offensive undoubtedly would result ; in an, immediate crisis In the 1 leva the order which has so far -been maintained by ; the Beds in Budapest would . continue.'; But - if "vthe White . army were to attack It Is certain the streets would run red with blood, since there are .-tens of thousands of bitter anti-Bolsheviks : In the capital 4 who would welcome 'such - n. signal , for a counter revolt- - These same persons pould be counted upon to resist an allied offensive because of racial pride. XBASE UKIOWS AWTX-80Y1ET . - There is a strong political movement against - the Soviets under 2 way al ready, ' fostered by the powerful trade itnlona. At the .same, time, -the Bed -ieaders are- growing more-and more vadicaL -" There" are - at least 400 politi cal prisoners -now In -Budapest Jails. : The railway trainmen, postal and i tele- graph , employes plan a -fusion .which would greatly strengthen' their opposi tion to the Soviets. t - - The bourgeolse, as a whole, have been cowed by the Bolshevlkl. Every man of that class between 18 and 46 has been ordered mobilised and pressed Into service with the Jted army. Many of them are now engaged in erecting powerful ' defenses around Budapest; in preparation for - a last ' stand - defense of the . capital, should this , be neces sary. ;K -yy.'r:, - ' BED COM3fA3TDEB "KESIOSrS : General . Boehm, commander in chief of . the Red army,, has . resigned. . fill health" - was the reason ' assigned. It is likely, however, that the real 'cause Was the dissensions in the ' country, as well .as -: the antagonism between Boehm and the so-called ; "terror troops," who i have run to extremes in punishing alleged Violations ff Bol shevik laws and have embarrassed ' the soviet government. - - - Boehm has been succeeded by Gen eral Tandler. former - commahder . of the fifth army corps. Boehm is ex pected to leave' soon for Switzerland. Boehm . also opposed the! offensive against -' the Roumanians, - which . is planned to -start In o f ew daya -. ; . The few comparative moderates left in the soviet , government -. are rapidly withdrawing.' Boehm was one of these. The policy of the Soviets is now rapid ly turning to the extreme left. There have been frequent cases of sabotage In the railway service, as well as in the public service, , because of resent ment of the employes against this at titude ox the Reds. -.,.; , OCCUPATION DEEMED BROUGHT : In the belief of the: member of the former. Hungarian government new exiled In 8 witserland. - "occupation of Budapest . by American '.-and British forces as a strategia base In conform ity with the Conditions of the armis tice would not ' meet . with, real oppo sition from the Bolshevlkl and would render an offensive unnecessary. But this is problematical." ..-:,: But there, appears, however,, .to be an actual need for allied occun&tion rof Vienna since the Bolshevlkl are reported to be planning another coup here foi July 21., v . - VT'-'V' ' ' - 1 1 11 ' - " x c tbnS Grwm- Stamps foreaah. Hoi man Fuel Co., Mam 853, A-336S-. Block wood shortr slabwood. Rock Springs and Utah coat : "SawdusL--Adv. . Bulgarians' Plan May Sound Great, But It Won't Work Paris, inly 13 L N. a) The Bul garian peace delegation, headed by pre mier Theodorof, ;whlch Is now en route to. Paris, is bringing the most amaslng propeeals for territorial agrandlaement yet submitted to 'the peace conference: . Premier Theodorof proposes--that Bui-, garla deprive her neighbors of territory as follOWS::' :--. ,,-:- : s From Rouraanla, part of , Dobrudja ceded by Bulgaria : under the treaty of 1913 after the second Balkan war. From 3 ugo-Slavia, - part - of , Serbian Macedonia. i"---- :-- From Greece, part of Greek Macedonia. Not content with trying to grab the land of her late enemies, Bulgaria also has designs on her former ally, Turkey, and . Premier Theodorof proposes that part of Turkish Thrace be annexed. Noiseles's Engines : For Planes, Eeport Amsterdam, July 18. ft. N. S.) A gas turbine for airplanes, which is silent when in operation, has been invented in Germany and Is being secretly manu factured -by the Krupps at aen, acpord tog to report received here today. The - new engine is said, to make air flights cneaper., ui ,. i - t ;' i i' :i-', ; ' Erstwhile Kaiser May Live in German' State - Ijondon, July 18. William Hohensol lern, former kaiser of Germany, will re turn to one of the German states and live there , under police surveillance, ac cording to an Exchange Telegraph dis patch from Milan Thursday,- Quoting an obscure newspaper. - An inventor - has . deslsmed an antiw mobile., spark plug wlth a ventilating chamber surrounding the shoulder - to permit clrculatlbn of - air ; and ; lessen breakage by overheating. - Vatch Our Wfa3ow Display 1 "X1 Bj I ) ( : i'. reme Clbthihg YaliiWs for Viacation and :Outihg. Wiear ' -They are here now in many distinctly new. and forceful variations of styles for men and young men 7 . Kuppenheimer Clothes ' are world famous for their absolute de pendability toth as to quality arid style. A wonderful array in rich colorings at ' - : $35 : : Clothes to Keep Men Cool Light, crisp -and cool made to brine real com fort 'when the heat weighs you down but tailored to hold up in appearance -and. wear $15 $20 $25 Specials from' Our Men's - . 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The Berlin police are said to be working 'hard to find the murderer.' : ; .- - . ,- -. ; Officials of the war office, in dis cussing the Incident, "regretted' the challenging - attitude taken " by French government in Its note. the Marshal Foch in London to Attend Peace Celebration London, July 18. !. N. S.) Marshal Foch, generalissimo of the allied armies, arrived from France today to take part In the peace celebration tomorrow. Great crowds cheered the famous - soldier - as he was driven to the Carlton hotel. Held Marshal Halgand scores of other notables greeted the marshal at the rail ay station and extended formal wel come. . , , A guard of honor composed of. Irish troops accompanied the marshal while bands played ' the national anthem, the Marseillaise and the march of the men of Harlech. - - - . - Report ; Gives Last Words of Czarina As She Falls Dead . Berlin. July 18. Proof nnnfthro rr Vi death of the Russian czarina is said to ne , contained in a. secret official report in the archives . at Moscow. - t The former empress was shot several times. After- the first shot she said: , "Miracles still happen : I am alive vet." At the next shot ehe dropped, mortally wounaea. . The czar was shot several times. His body was taken to the Kremlin In a wooden box and there burned in a stove. Hohenzollern's Fate Soon 'to Be Decided Paris, July 18. The peace conference commission on war responsibility met today. It Is expected that a final - de cision regarding the fate of the former kaiser will be t made known In a few days. It Is probaple that a formal re ply to the messages of - Dr. von , Beth-mann-Holweg, former German chancel- anil XPaA V,Mift1'viii T7f.k..M v . UlllMVllUIUSf. lormer uerman- cniei or stair, - will be delivered within a short time. Both had sought to exculpate theex-kalser. : IIAtiSEtl PROPOSAL TO FEED RUSSIANS IS AGAIN REVIVED Soviets Insist They Did Not Re : fuse Offers of Food and Medi- I cine, but Political Conditions. THEIR POSITION OUTLINED They Would Accept Humanitarian Feature "and Are Willing to Negotiate Political Questions. ; By Ieae Don Xevlae -Special Cable to The Joarnal sad Tbe Chicago ",. Caflx News, -. - - - tOoprnsht,iei. bjr Cbieaca BaOr News Co.) Stockholm, Sweden, July 18. The pro posal of Xr. Fridtjof Kansen for feeding Russia- has been revived and President Wilson is expected to act upon it in the near future. Magnus Swansoiu first assistant- to Herbert C Hoover, visited Christian! a, Korway, last week to con fer with Dr. Naneen. It appeared that the soviet govern ment did not reject the original ( off er Of food and medicine for soviet Russia. Tchicherln, commissioner of foreign af fairs, announced that the proposal of Dr. ffahsen, accompanied by a letter from Premier Lloyd George. President Wilson and Premier Glemenceau, dated April 17, reached Moscow only on May 4, BEDS MAXS STATEMENT His statement reads: - - - V . "From the latest American wireless sent from, Lyons-, we, learned . that - the allied governments refused to transmit the proposal to us by radio. Finally we . received i it -through the German government upon the request ot the Nor wegian legation at Berlin. On May 7, the soviet government declared - itself ready to accept the purely humanitar ian part of the original 'Hansen' offer, regretting that the allies appended a political condition the cessation of mili tary operations by the soviet army. .; . The soviet government is ready even now to enter the negotiations for - the purpose of ending hloodshed. - It replied affirmatively to the proposal of a con ference at Princes island, which was re jected by its enemies, the counter revo lutionary movements which are receiv ing: entente aid. The allies, although officially declaring their opposition to Intervention, actually carry on an unre strained interventionist policy. On . ac count of this the cessation of military operations presents a political problem or tae nrst magnitude which tbe soviet government is willing to discuss with the - parties actually waging warfare against us, that Is, the entente govern ments or their empowered representa tives. "Being-. therefore ever-- ready to nego tiate with the allies, the soviet govern ment : at the same time ardently wel comed the original proposal of Dr. Kan-1 lhJllElg,l' Soldier Meets His First Love Wedding Held In Luxemburg By Jaares B. Weed -Special Oabb to Tba Journal sad Tbe Cbleaco Daily Km -(Coorrisbt, 1810, by Chicago Daily N.wa Col) Paris. July 18. When Sergeant Leon ard Pf ef fer ot Lake Forest HL, or derly to Brigadier General Frank Par ker, commanding the First infantry bri gade, entered, the village of Luxemburg in November, he was coming home. He was born in the village of Luxgrund and visited relatives whom he had not seen since as a small boy ha left, home and came to - America. "Eventually he returned to France and served for a time In the foreign le gion, afterwards enlisting n the Araert j can army. - Among the reunions in his native village was that with Frauleln Marie Lutty, a playmate from his school days. Marie had been waiting' for sev eral years for that return and that -Is why Pf ef fer secured leave last Week and went to Luxemburg. -' Now there is another war bride com ing to Lake Forest when the First di vision is mustered out. - sen to supply food to Russia, which pre sented purely a humanitarian and not a political scheme, and Invited him to in dicate the place and time for m meeting of his representatives with those of so viet Russia to consider - the questions arising Out ot his proposal. The differ ence drawn in our answer between the proposal of Br. Nansen ' and the more general political questions which we, can discuss only with the interested govern ments, was immediately interpreted in allied ruling circles as a rejection n our part of Dr. Nansen's proposal. "The American wireless message from Lyons on May 14 announced that the answer of the soviet' government meant the end ef the Nansen plan and that the fate of Russia now rested with Admiral Kolchak. On May 15 the American wire less , declared that the refusal of the so viet government to suspend military op erations blocked the plan for supplying food to Russia. ; These declarations of the Amertcanwwireless roust be regard ed as made f learly In bad faith since the Russian government never refused to end the bloodshed, saying mors t$an once that It offered to enter negotiations con cerning the question and reiterating this again in the answer to Nansen. The dis honest declarations of the American wireless proved once roexe that the al lied governments have no friendly, hu manitarian intentions toward the toll ing masses of soviet Russia and seek only the destruction of the Russian rev olution, disguising their. purpose under hypocritical would-be humanitarian announcements.' Goal Famine Feared - Washington, July 18. A winter coal famine threatens sections of this coun try,' because consumers will not lay In stocks now, Representative MacGregor Thursday testified before the house rules committee. mm Fo will Buy a big package of STUM EEEAIL weighing oyer a; pound, net. What are you paying for coffee? fMOTal Aid' pnly to ' Be Lent by America . . , . r . - Paris, July18 The United States win give only "moral aid If the peace con ference decides to take military action against the Hungarian : Reds and in crease the military measures In Russia, according to American delegates today. 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