The Washington times., 1920-07-24
TRUCE SIGNED
BY GENERALS
Fighting Stops Although Terms
Have Not Yet Been An
n0unCed by Leaders.
B0LSHEVIKI TRIUMPHANT
Russian Forces Forced Poland
To Yield or Chance Com
pIete AnnihiIation.

LONDON, July 24.-An armistice
agreement has been reached between
the two commanders of the Russian
and Polish armies in the field, and
it is understood that the fighting in
the Russo Polish theater of war
ceases Immediately, accordingly to
official kilograms received here to-
day.
1t was stated, however, that thel
full terms of the armistice may not
be reached by Moscow and Warsaw
for several days.
POLES SUED FOR PEACE
The following Russian wireless dis
patch from Moscow was picked up
here today and given out by the gov
ernment.
The Soviet has ordered the Su-
preme command of the Red army to
commence negotiations with the Pol
ish high command and to conclude
an armistice that will prepare the
way for future peace. The Russian
command will advise the Poles or the
place and date where the armistice IS
to be signed"
The message was addressed to the
Polish foreign minister and was
signed ''Tchitcherin.'
George Tchitcherin is foreign min
lister in the Bolshevik government at
Moscow.
A later radiogram from MOSCOW
stated that the chief of the head
quarters staff in the field had
acknowledged the armistice instruc-
tions sent to him by wireless.
Another Russian wireless dispatch.
timed midnight, said that representa-
tives would be furnished with full
powers and sent to meet the Polish
delegates. The meeting place and
date, it was said, would follow in a
latre radiogram.
ALLIES OUT OF 1T.
The allies will not be represented
in any way in the armistice negotia-
tions. it was stated in official cir
cles. British officials said that the
final and complete terms may not be
received here until an agreement Is
reached and signed by the Polish and
Russian government representatives.
Adispatch received via the Central
News early in the day said that the
Poles were shortening their battle
line for the better defense of Warsaw.
1t took the Russian soviet army
slightly more than three months to
bring Poland to her knees. Russia
was able to concentrate practically
all her war strength against Poland
and there was only one other Russian
front where a campaign was in prog
ress against the Bolsheviki-the Cri-
mean theater, where General Wrang-
els White Army is making war.
The whole campaign developed into
gigantic "pincers movement tho
Russians in the North moving toward
the southwest and those In the
south moving toward the north
west The Poles were compelled
to give up the fortress of Dew
insk. which they had quietly seized
in January 1919. wilma fell on July
16. The Russians forced the wilma
river in the direction of KoVno and
Grodno, two fortress cities that saw
violent fighting in the world war.
1t is estimated that about 1,245,00
men were employed in the Russo
Polish war. On account of tn iso-
lation of that zone Of lighting, few
details of the battles came through
to the western world. 1t is known,
however, that the engagements reach
ed tensltN lully as severe dS thdI
on the battle fields OF the old western
front in France. An idea of the vio-
lence OF the artillery duels was gain
ed in the fact that the thunder of the
big guns could be heard all the way
70 towns in Eastern Germany.
Every agency OF war was employed
cavalry. infantry. and air forces.
The Poles had taken over nearly
100 600 square miles OF old Russian
and Galician territory while the al
lied statesmen were celebrating N
Paris in 1919. This was to be an
nexed to Poland. as a barrier against
Bolshevik invasion. During the nght-
ing the Russians completely pene-
trated this zone and were threatening
Warsaw, the Polish capital.