The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02
l|OLES MAY
TURN DOWN
RED I RUCE
! gIarsaw Fe els soviets'
Terms Will Be Too Sc
vere to Be Accepted.
BULLETIN.

= eoGlote0 fressD mAS
served an ultiniatum upon SO.
yiet Russia, giving the soviets
lhree days to withdraw their
issops from Rumanian Terri.
u >ssy, according to . Belgrade
u lispatch received here today.
In the event Of Russia's fail
ne to comply, It Is added, Ru.
I. mania will declare . general
y nsbillzation.
london. Aug. 2.--Up to early this
afternoon nothing had arrived in
olncial British or Polish quarters in
London to indicate definitely wheth-
er the Russian and Polish armi-
stice emissaries had actually cone
Into contact.
VI Paris. Aug. 2.--Polish plenipo-
tentisries, appointed to negotiate
y armistice agreement with rep
noentatives Of the Russian bolshe-
! ~ government, have arrived at
4 }l1novitchi, where the .armistice
tference will be held, according
t1dvfces received here from
NAV.
Nay Reject Red Terms.
sSsSxwarsaw, Aug. 1.-(By the AssG-
Il ~ RrssA] ~ Doubt Nas express+
u ~ diplomatic circles here today
VITO whether an agreement for an
Nmistice would come out Of the
p1sotiations between the Polish and
egsiet emissaries at Baranovitchi.
Fl was thought that the soviet au-
Dftties were likely to insist upon
rms too severe for the Poles to
Accept.
! The Polish delegates carried with
them into Russian lines a portable
wireless outfit which they intended
10 use for communication with
Warsaw.
Soviet Demands Reported.
Paris, Aug. 2.-CUnited Press) -
poiands armistice delegation has
been confronted by the following
demands from the bolsheviki. ac-
eording to Basle dispatch today
quoting soviet sources.
The Poles must renounce claims
70 wilma, Minsk. Grodno and Cholm
All war materials and seven pei
cent Of the nations total rolling
stock must be surrendered.
Poland must submit to military
occupation for five years. The
Russians shall be permitted to take
over POland's coal and salt mines
- security for the soviet admins
tation in that country until 1921
After which the Poles will be allow
= q to decide on their future form
aof government.
Means Surrender Of Poland.
London, Aug. 2.--(United Press)
with the bolsheviki demandin,
Virtual surrender Of Poland as tn,
pnce Of peace, fighting is contin
uns near Warsaw and Lemberg
aeeording to the Official commu
hique Of bo d sides, received her,
today.
4 Basle dispatch from bolshevis
eerces said the soviet armistic,
sslesates had informed the Polisl
nefesentatives the offensive woult
p malt until they had agreed 4
Mn their country over TO bolshe
w military occupation for fiv,
Mrs, surrender all war material
~ up several big cities and sevel
nsnt
Inc bolshevik official statemen,
eaved here today. BY wireless
moved the red troops advancing
= Lomfha. 30 miles northeast O
~srsaw, and st Bielsk. 100 mile
- It failed. however, to confirn
~ reported captured Of Brest
.scvk. The reds were 20 mile
'aeest Of that fortress, at Ko
~, me statement said. An un
uAi dispatch from Warsaw sal
- soviet cavalry raiders were or
snns 90 miles north Of that cit,
y apparently were scoutin
i aaerably in advance Of tn
~ n forces. ard this indicated Pc
- resistance had virtually cease
mat particular area. The Wal
communique placed the bo
u 1t Brody, IS miles east {