The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-02
Armistice Negotiations De-
layed-Russians Continue
Offensive on Warsaw.
SOVIET TERMS SEVERE
May Be Too Rigid for Accept
ance-Anti- Bolshevik Re-
volt in Ukrainia.

Paris. Aug. 2.-The Poles have halted
their retreat and have begun counter
offensive over a large part OF the Russo.
Polish front, said a Warsaw dispatch
to the Polish legation today.
Polish plenipotentiaries appointed e
negotiate an armistice agreement with
representatives of the Russian bolshe-
Wiki have arrived at Baranovitchi, where
the armistice conference will be held
according to advices received here from
Warsaw.
However active armistice negotiations
between the Poles and Russians may
not commence until the later part OF
this week, according TO a Warsaw dis
patch to the London Daily Express to-
day.
In the meantime the Russin troops
are continuing their great covering
drive on Warsaw, Advices today indi-
Gated that the Russians had passed
Lomza, seventy-fve miles northeast of
Warsaw, whose occupation by the reds
was reported in dispatches Saturday.
The Warsaw correspondent of the
Daily Express says that the impression
prevails in the Polish capital that the
Polish and Russian envoys will be au-
thorized to discuss peace as well as the
armistice.
The Poles are demanding complete
independence of action and freedom of
international and external interference
on the part OF the bolSheviki.
Counter Move In Galieia.
The Poles have begun a counter Of
fensive In northeastern GaGlicla and are
conducting successful engagements at
Boday and Toporovo, the war office an
nounced today. The communique, said
that heavy losses had been inflicted and
much booty had been captured
Hot fighting son the River Narew. In
the region northeast of Warsaw. is
reported in Sundays official soviet COM
nlnnique received by wireless from Mos
o1s pont BY tSe besheSs % hd er IS
nounced. and progress against the Poles
farther to the southeast, in the Beilsk
region. is claimed. The soviet cavalry
Is also reported pressing in northeast
of Lemberg.
7 M. Kamineff, Of the Moscow soviet
government. has arrived in London. He
was quoted in the Daily Sketch as say
ing that "he Is determined to carry out
the wish OF Moscow to bring about a
prompt return Of peace and normal re-
1ations between Russia and Great Brit
ain.
Anti. 1olshevIk Rebeliion.
A great antibolshevik rebellion hos
broken out In western Ukrania and The
soviet government has dispatched two
divisions to quell it. said Central
News dispatch from Warsaw today.
Terms May be Too Severe. !.
Warsaw, Aug, 1.--(A. P)--Doubt was
expressed today in diplomatic circles |
here as to whether an agreement for |
an armistioe would come out of the
negotiations between the Polish and
soviet ernissaries at Baranovitchi, 1t |
was thought the soviet authorities were |
likely TO insist upon terms too severe |
for the Poles TO accept. f.
+ The Polish delegates carried with |
them into the Russian lines a Portable
wireless outfit which they tnte nded'vto |
use for communication with Warsaw.
Offfcials said this afternoon. however, |
that It might be days before the nego- |
tiations were heard from,
II Runor nlscredlted. X |
Paris. Ang. a.--Reports OF serious dis
sensions between the soviet government
at Moscow and the Russian army hiSh |
command in the field are doubted by |
the French foreign office. 1t was stated
at the foreign office that no official word |
had been received of "A breach of TIE |
military authorities in Russia and that |
the reports were evidently intended for
propaganda.
,y' In Actual Contact.
ii London. Aug. 2:-l'p to, early this art;
ernoon nothing had arrived in official
British or Polish quarters in London to
indicate definitely whether the Russian
and Polish armistice emissaries MAD
actually come into contact.
The British foreign office is pressing
all its representatives in that part of
the world for any scrap of news as to
what is going on. but so far without
result.
Russians Cross Narew.
West of Beilostok the Russian troops
have crossed the Narew river, said a
soviet war office communique wire
lessed from Moscow today. West OF
Bielsk the Russians have crossed the
Nurec river and at several points,
The foregoing communique indicates
that the Russians are now between
sixty-five and seventy miles from War
saw and are still advancing.