Image 2 of El Paso herald (El Paso, Tex.), July 24, 1919, (HOME EDITION)
author: Anonymous
source date: 1919
availability: public_domain

EL PASO HERALD HUNGARIAN RED FORCES AGTIVE Continue Skirmishes With Eumanians Sela Kun Punishing Allies Vienna Austria July 24 By the Associated Press Skirmishing con tinues between the Rumanians and Hungarians The latter have crossed the river Theias at points between Tokay 110 miles northeast of Buda pest and Csonsrad 75 miles south east of Budapest The Hungarians used rafts as the bridges were blown up two months ago by the Rumanians at Czaba Szolnok and Csongrad The Hungarians entered TorokSz Miklos and Szentes and claim to have captured a number of prisoners food and munitions Bela Kun Grieved Over Situation Bela Kun the communist leader declared he was grieved thus to pun isb the allies but said he cad noti fied premier Clemenceau that action as necessary if the Rumanians did not retreat from the territory given the soviet bv the neaca conference The Hungarian soviet feels the necessity of keeping Its army busy For a loner time it hesitated in mak ing an attack anticipating that this action wouia lead to a general coun ter offensive against the soviet A Vienna dispatch under date of July 21 said that the Vienna news papers reported tbe downfall of Bela