The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-07
PEACE Plan
GIVEN RUSS
BY WARSAW
Terms Cited in Plea For
Truce-Entente Chiefs
\ to Decide Course.

Paris, Aug. Polish counter
attacks against the Russian boil
sheviki have been successful, ac-
cording to newspapers here. 4
Zurich, Aug. 1.-(vla London,
fe:40 q. m.)-(United Press. .)-Po-
land again has requested the boil
sheyiki to cease military opera
lions against Warsaw.
A wireless message addressed to
he soviets was sent out from War
Nv today. 1t asked for military
! respite, and suggested that "aggres-
rve military activity be mutually
SRspended.'
AThe message also requested that
tSe Polish peace delegates at Minsk
be permitted To communicate freely
with their government.
Poland Gives Terms.
Warsaw, Aug. 6.--(By the Asso-
ciated Press. presentation Of the
terms Of peace, Poland would agree
% we're set forth In the note sent
n wireless to Moscow Thursday
nisht accepting the soviet proposal
70 send delegates to Minsk to ne
eouate simultaneously an armistice
nd peace.
The note asked formal guarantees
hat the Polish delegates would be
psfmitted free and direct communi-
cation with their government by
wireless and couriers.
he government alao said that
Aod,lties should cease on both
sides from the moment Of the be-
Jnning Of the negotiations at
rnsk.
lAds Stopped Before Warsaw.
(By the United Press.)
|3y Slowing up of the bOlshevik
fiye against Warsaw relieved the
8tension in Europe today, and gave
" France and Britain breathing
spell' before finally deciding what
II any, action to take to help the
Poles,
Dispatches from European cap
tails indicated the bolsheviki hat
not made any recent big gain
toward Warsaw, although they wer'
pushing on toward Lemberg.
The British cabinets plans 10
aiding the Poles-reported to ap
pso1imate the waging Of war OF
Russia-were being held back unit
after tomorrow's conference be
tween Premiers Lloyd George an
Gillerand at Hythe, England. Mar
shal Foch. who favors military &C
ton against the reds, will atten
the conference.
Win Decide Course.
London. Aug. 7:-(By Unite
Press s)-Whether the great power
will engage in actual war to tur
back the Russian tide in Polan
Y depends on the result Of the Aloy
George -Millerand conference, to b
held at Hythe, near Folkestone, u
,morrow.
Although the British cabinet Il
sors action which approximate
var, the popular disapproval whic
Erected announcement Of this a
otade has caused Premier Lloy
George to delay putting the pr
gram before parliament until !
~ had a chance to 60 over Il
whole situation with the Frent
Prime minister.
Meanwhile. high British arm
md navy officers were preparir
plans for vigorous action again
Russia
News from ths front today ind
eated that the Poles still held u
eolsheyiki in check, but that Wa
~ remained in grave peril of ca
ALLIED Chiefs Meet Tomorrow.
fsris, Aug. Premier Mile
- will leave at 1880 o'clock
s3ht for Hythe. England, whe
Will confer with Premier Lilo
secrge relative to the Polish sit
alton.
hin.
Military aid for Poland. consi
a Is OF one or two divisions ea'
uem France. Great Britain. Hu
- Rumania, Letvia and possil
R nations. 10 one OF the eme1
~ measures to be discussed ,
Wo premiers.
taas plan, az we'll a. other me-
1se has been recommended BY
ssach and British missions
saw. It has been pointed
Hungary. particularly.
= good cavalry into the field.
sne Ffench military experts
Iaw reported the military 81
"a unchanged.
ne Polish delegates empowel
otiats peace were expected
= Minsk tonight, II was stat
BANKS SHOW INCREASE.
nsv York, Aug. THE act