12 Oct 1920
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1920
Page
1
Soviet government dispatches a delegate bearing proposals to the commander of the anti-Bolshevik army as tensions rise over Peale and Wrangel. The envoy seeks a pathway to settlement while remaining firm on strategic aims.
A Warsaw dispatch from Berlin reports the Russian soviet government sent a delegate with peace proposals to General Wrangel in Southern Russia, seeking negotiations with the anti Bolshevik forces as of October.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue contemplates strong measures to halt liquor smuggling as officials study new actions to curb illicit whiskey traffic.
Plans for the fourth annual Red Cross roll call begin Armistice Day and run through Thanksgiving. Benjamin Owen named roll call chairman to seek 6,000 local members. Jeannette Ezekiels notes 4,670 cases aided by the Butte chapter since the war, with ongoing civilian relief and hospital support.
Cleveland pitcher Duster Mails and Sherry Smith duel as Indians win 1 to 0 in sixth game. Indians capitalize on errors and disciplined defense to plate the decisive run in the sixth inning while Brooklyn strands seven baserunners. The victory brings Cleveland within one win of the championship as the series heads toward a possible next game.
Paris reports General Budenny has cut ties with the soviet government and is recruiting anti Bolshevist troops to march on Kiev. General Semenoff in Siberia claims subordination to Wrangel. Nikolaiev navy station on the Black Sea reportedly captured by anti Bolshevist insurgents.
Reports reaching the state department say mutinous sailors aboard Bolshevik warships in the Baltic deposed Admiral Ras kilnikov. The revolt on land was suppressed. similar disorders were reported at Saratov Tambor Wiasina and Smolensk amid Soviet unrest.
Riga dispatch dated October 11 reports the Russo-Polish armistice negotiations continuing while noting ongoing diplomatic efforts and potential developments, with further details promised on Page 2.
Greek royalists in Athens sent a memorial to British and French diplomats asking Premier Venizelos and his party be deposed and proposing an interallied neutral protectorate to govern Greece until after the next elections. The signers belong to parties opposed to the government, seen as a last effort to restore the monarchy. Great Britain and France were not expected to act.
A Warsaw dispatch reports General Zeligowski's Vilna uprising and Polish occupation, stating the Polish government disassociates from the incident and will not tolerate willful military acts while taking measures to reassert authority.
Washington officials say the bureau of internal revenue may seize and sell foreign ships violating the Volstead act to stop liquor smuggling. Masters and seamen allegedly conspire to evade prohibition with reduced wages and stockpiled liquor in foreign ports for delivery in the United States.
Representative Julius Kahn announces that upon reconvening Congress will investigate alleged evasions of the army reorganization act by Secretary Baker. He says the law’s intent to require purchases through the assistant secretary of war is being bypassed with the army general staff still handling acquisitions.
Delegates at the Grain Dealers' National association in Minneapolis explain causes of grain price slumps. Heavy Canadian wheat imports, hedging on American exchanges, bumper non wheat production, weak foreign demand, and loan competition cited. Speakers include P. E. Goodrich B. E. Clement L. F. Benson Charles Quinn and L. L. Winters.
A banquet by 200 teachers in Butte urged endorsement of a school bond, support for a state teachers retirement fund, and better training for teachers. O'Gorman argued the state must fund higher institutions, noting Montana’s underfunded colleges and the risk of denying future admissions if the bond fails.
Greenville officials refuse to lease the ball park for an exhibition game featuring Joe Jackson and Claude Williams former Chicago White Sox players who are visiting the area at the home of a former local resident.
Cork Oct 11. Thomas Griffin a warden was abducted on his way home and remains missing. He allegedly faced a hunger strike controversy and mistreatment accusations. Londonderry reports a police raid on Bogside sparked clashes. two men arrested for seditious literature and nationalist crowds confronted officers, while Londonderry jail cells were wrecked.
The Lithuanian position, boosted by the Vilna occupation, attacks the Poles and the Entente including the United States for supplying Poland. Observers wonder if Poland backs General Zhelgowski’s forces and ships aid to Vilna.
News from Batum, Armenian republic, declares war against Turkish nationalists and secures neutrality guarantee from the Georgian government.
Chicago pastor Reverend R Keene Ryan advertised a sermon on theft as his son fled in the pastor’s car left in front of the church. A warrant for the boy’s arrest was sworn out, with authorities saying he aimed for Michigan in the vehicle.
Mrs. Allen H. Gattis president of the Woman's King County Republican club was named a speaker for the national campaign by the Republican national committee speakers bureau. Her first address is in Spokane followed by Helena Butte and a swing through South Dakota.
George Burns, a castoff from Detroit and Philadelphia, homered for Cleveland in a 1-0 victory over Brooklyn at League Park. Cleveland leads the series two games to one, with Sherrod Smith pitching superbly for Brooklyn. The game was tightly played, and the outcome could shape the title race.
Ed Hagen Walter F Patton and two other former policemen were convicted in federal court of removing 1770 quarts of bonded liquor from a U S customs warehouse on March 22 1919. The circuit court of appeals affirmed their sentences with Hagen fined 1000 and two years in prison Russell two years Carey 15 months and Patton 22 months. All have been out on bonds since sentencing.
In Danville Illinois on October 11 congressman Joseph G Cannon aged 84 suffered a fracture in a left wrist after stepping on a coal piece in his basement and falling. He did not seek medical help until today as X ray confirmed the injury at his home.
The White House released an official version of the president's remarks to Serbian and Romanian representatives at the peace conference. Senator Spencer challenged the transcript stating no difference from his quoted stenographic reports and insisted the president promised aid to Romania and Serbia. A State Department cable was sent to Paris requesting the official record of the address.
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