New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Poles Beaten
By Ukrainiians
Near Le1nber:s!.
Vienna Dispatch Says All
Points Between Przemysl
and Crodek Are Captured
RoIsheviki Are Defeated
Warsaw Troops Occupy Vol
kovysk; Oil Region Is
Problem for Commission

LONDON, Feb. 2O,-U krainian forces
resumed the attack against the Poles
defending Lemberg on Sunday and have
captured all points between Przcmysl
and Grodek, west Of Lcmborg, accord
ing to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Vienna. Railway communication
in that region has been interrupted.
BASEL, Feb. 20-An official state
ment from Berlin says: "Conforming
with the convention prolonging the ar
misticc, hostilities with Poland were
suspended on the morning or Feb
ruary H."
WARSAW, FEB. 10 (By The Associ-
ated Press).- NORTH east of Warsaw Pol
lsh troops have occupied Volkovysk
and have taken up line along the
River Niepka. The Russian Bolsheviki
hold the town of Olida and the line of
the River Nicmen
In Lithuania the Poles have passed
beyond Pialystok, but the German
troops have not yet permitted them to
enter that town.
The Inter Allied Commission APP
pointed by the peace conference to
investigate the situation in Poland is
rapidly getting settled and is prepar-
ing to face many problems. the most
important of which are Che food supply
and the differences between the Poles
and the Ukrainians regarding the oil
region, near Lemberg
Ukraine Refuses to Negotiate
In regard to the oil dispute the
Ukrainian government announces that
it will not negotiate with the Poles as
long as the Poles occupy any of the
lerrluory in dispute.
The Ukrainians threatened to burn
the oil wells III their possession if they
are forced to retreat. The Ukrainians
are obtaining arms by the sale of oil
in Budapest and otter places
The American members of the mis-
sion believe that after first aid in the
form OF clothes and food is given to
Poland, credit should be extended to
Poland so that the relief work can
pr oCCcu diOllS regular llneS.
The lnter-Allied Mission must fix the
boundaries of Poland and the neigh
boring states SO that there will be no
more disputes between neigh bors. 1t
must also organize finances in Poland
and consider plans for the improve
ment of roads, railways and waterways.
Other problems concern industrial de
and agricultural reconstruct
ton.
Three vessels loaded with flour from
America have arrived at Danzg and
the first trainload of the -four is ex-
pected to arrive here tomorrow.
A Polish relief ship from New York
IS expected at Danzig on February "a,
while relief train of nineteen cars
arrived here to-day from Switzerland.
Willing to Pay for Relief
Poland is willing to pay for food re-
lief, but she has yet no extensive cred
it's and these must be arranged.
The Intcr-Allicd Mission also is CON
sidering plans to adjust satisfactorily
the territorial disputes between the
Poles and the Germans, the Poles and
the CzechoSlovaks and the Poles and
the Ukrainians, so that Poland will
have no enemies at her back and will
be able to present a united front to the
Bolsheviki
The Polish campaign against the
Bolsheyiki and peasant bands becomes
mos-e active each day. The Poles have
found a large quantity of munitions
at Brcst Litovsk.