Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-24
FRENCH BACK
Gen. WRANGEL
Foreign Office Says Russ Chief
Will Be Given Military
Aid.
BEST CHANCE TO BEAT REDS
France Notifies Great Britain OF Ac-
ton Taken--Paris Says Boishevik
Terms to Poles VIII Be
Too Harsh.

Paris, Aug. 13.-The French gov
eminent has decided to recognize ten.
Baron Peter Wrangel as head or the
de facto government of South Russia.
In making this announcement the
ministry of foreign affairs said thls
recognition Implied rendering General
Wrangel all possible military assist
ance.
Two reasons were given by the Tor
eign office for recognizing General
Wrangel. The first was his promise to
assume all the obligations of the for
mer Russian government. The second
was his promise to give Russia DEM
ocratic government.
France notified Premier Lloyd
George Tuesday of her actioL to this
effect, It was stated. The French gov
eminent likewise is notifying its COM
mercial attache In London to have no
dealings with Leonid Krassin and Leo
Kameneff, the soviet emissaries in the
British capital.
The French foreign Office regards
the soviet terms to Poland, which the
British premier read in the house OF
commons last night. as only preilml-
nary, and it is convinced that the So
Wet government would later exact
much harsher peace terms.
In announcing the recognition of the
South Russian government, the minis
try of foreign affairs said the soviet
governments anxiety with regard to
General Wrangel's successes was due
to its knowledge that he was the most
competent anti-bolsheviki leader VINO
had yet appeared.
The French believe General Wran-
gel shows more promise of overturning
the bolsheviki regime than did the
Poles, General Denikine or Admiral
Kolchak, in their operations against
the soviet.
London, Aug. 13.-"I have read the
report of Frances recognition Of Gen
eral Wrangel as the de factO govern
ment in southern Russia with the
greatest surprise and anxiety" Premier
David Lloyd George informed the
house Of commons. He declared that
Premier Millerand Of France had not
discussed any such intent at the Hythe
conference which has just closed. 1t
was well known, however, that the
viewpoints of England and France on
this point were widely divergent. The
premier said that he had J d no Off
cial knowledge of the action taken by
France.
From a source close to the premier
1t was learned that he is just as strong
for peace as he has been during the
recent negotiations and will do as
much as possible to obtain it.
Paris, Aug. 14.-A great battle is
raging along the entire Polish-Russia
front, on which hangs the fate of
Warsaw, the foreign Office was in
| formed. According to Berlin wire
less dispatch, Russian cavalry have
succeeded in reaching Praga, a suburb
| of Warsaw. In the region of Pultusk
| the Poles have launched counter
offensive with bayOnets, Warsaw re-
ports.
| Hundreds of conveyances of all de-
SCIlpliOIS lOducu WIN Ool DSu WI
and driven by boys and old men are
| streaming through the Polish capital
toward the battle front. Mingled with
| them along the roads are endless
trains of supply wagons, which are
guarded by elderly civilians armed
with rifles. All able-bodied men are
being relieved from other duties In
the fight for the defense of Warsaw.
Woman soldiers are hurrying from
place to place, acting as couriers and
French military mission officers are
| showing extreme activity, racing
around the city In automobiles.
Paris, Aug. 16.-The French govern.
ment is sending a note to the United
States expressing pleasure that the
French and American views on the
Russo-Polish situation are sin com
plete accord" it was learned here.
| The French note says it was with
these principles in mind that France
recognized Gen. Baron Wrangel (anti
| bolshevik commander in South Rus
| sia). and decided not to approve the
soviet's terms to Poland unless they
conformed with these principles. II
concludes that France is happy tC
noe once again the most thorough
harmony between the sentiments AMI
mating the American and French PEG
pies when there is at stake the future
of civilization"
Premier Millerand says in the note
that France is entirely in accord will
the principles formulated" In the
American note.