POLAND

Timaru Herald, Issue 170307, 30 August 1920, Page 7

POLAND

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. SOVIET TERMS UNACCEPTABLE. By Electric Telegraph—Copyright; Australian and N.Z. Cable Asan. LONDON, August. 26. A "Moscow wireless states that . M. Dor liskv, chairman of the Polish Delegation, at the third session of tho Peace negotiations, announced that the basis of the Soviet proposals was generally unacceptable. ]n compliance with tho ultimatum, the Bolsheviks ha.vo agreed to withdraw the demand for a Polish workt men's militia.

GREAT POWERS' ADVICE. VANCOUVER, August 27. Britain, France, Italy and America sent a, message to Poland advising restraint regarding Russia. America urges Poland to stop unnecessary bloodshed, adhere to the boundaries as fixed by the Treaty of Versailles, and accept reasonable terms.

OTTAWA, August 27. Poland's reply to the United States expression of hope that Poland will not advance beyond Poland's ethnographic boundaries, has been received,• and it is understood the reply does not contain anything that might be construed as disappointing to the United States.

THE COUNCIL OF ACTION. LONDON, August 28. The Council of Action, aft'cr consultation with Mil'. Kaineneff and Krassin, announce that tho Russian Government's withdrawal regarding the civic militia, removes all difficulties in the way of the Russo-Polish peace. The Council urges the Bri.'sh Government to pub|ish the lull terms 011 which they will make, peace with Russia.. The "Daily Chronicle" protest's against intrigues between the Council .of Action and the Russian delegates, as the Russians gave an undertaking to confine themselves to deal with tho British Government.

THE MIL! TAB V ASPECT. PARIS, Aug. 25. Marshal Foch, questioned as to the operations in Poland, said everything was going very well The Bolsheviks were breaking up, and sensational developments may be expected. A wireless message from Moscow states that the Bolsheviks launched a counter-attack towards Brcst-Litovsk.

The "Daily Chronicle's'' Warsaw correspondent say.s that General Weygancl js leaving Warsaw and returning to Paris. It is rumoured that' this is a. protest against the non-cxecution of his plans, particularly iu the north, where four Polish armies', facing west, are hemming in 6000 Russians' against the German frontier instead of continuing the attack upon the retreating Russians.

WARSAW, Auaust 26. After hard fighting the Poles capturedthe fortress of Ostrolenka, and forced a passage of the Narew river. The Bolshevists were surrounded near Mlawa, and after a desperate struggle to break through a. portion succeeded in escaping eastward. The Bolshevists in .Eastern Galicia .arc retreating on the whole front to avoid a, threatening Hank attack from tho north.

The French general,. Lanozan, commands the southern Polish front COPENHAGEN, August, 24. The Lithuanian advance guards have entered Vilna, which tho * Bolsheviks almost entirely evacuated, after plundernifc the city. It is reported that the Polish advance troops have entered Grodno. AMERICA'S INTEREST. Received 11.30 p.m., August 29th. NEW YORK, August 27. Ifc is- understood that the Departmenfc of SState will continue to correspond with Poland concerning the Russo-Polish situation. The recent Polish Note (cabled on the 26th) is not considered to have settled the issue. FIGHTING FOR BREST-LITOV BK. LONDON, August 27. A Bolshevik communique, states:— Our troops are fighting fiercely for the possession of the lorts of Brest-Litovsk. POLES SHOULD NOT INVADE RUSSIA.

. PARIS, August -7. The "Petit Parisieu" says General Weygand emphasised the unwisdom of the Poles advancing tco far, but in view of General Wrangel's success he hopes the Bolsheviks will he unable to resume their attack ou the Poles.

SOVIET STILL HOPES TO WIN.

COPENHAGEN, August 23. The "National Tidende's" Vienna correspondent learns authentically that the Soviet resolved not to conclude peace, but to endeavour by all means to continue the war until 'Pola-d surrenders. A general mobilisation order will shortly be issued. RED ARMIES FLEEING.

J "WARSAW, August -C. 1 Tlv-i Bolshev'k northern army is hastilv retreating, afcn.nrlon.ing nnronnil tion dun-ins and ouipmenr. The southern Bed. n-mv is in full flight. Several thousand prisoner, were taken and tv-n-thirds of the BoMievik gun 4 captured.