New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Belgrade Serves Notice
That Mobilization Will
Begin in Three Days
Unless Troops Retire
London Hears of
Armistice Session

OtIu tO lAdNC
Demanded Surrender of
Brest-Litovsk byW arsaw
VIENNA, Aug. 2 (By The Asso-
ciated Press .-Rumania has served
an ultimatum upon Soviet Russia,
giving the Soviets three days to
withdraw their troops from Ruma-
nian territory, according to a Bel
grade dispatch received here to-day.
In the event Of Russia's failure to
comply, it is added, Rumania will de-
clare general mobilization.
BUDAPEST, Aug. 2.-General
Hamelin, of the French military mis-
sion, after long conference today
with Count Paul Teleky. Minister of
Foreign Affairs, went to Pressburg
to confer with General NJ. C. j.
Pelle. of the French army. who last
year was appointed to supreme COM
mand of the Czecho- Slovak forces
and who is organizing Czech resist
ance against the Bolsheviki.
A bill has been introduced in the
National Assembly which would au-
thorlze the regent to employ the
army outside the frontiers in case of
urgent need.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-The Polish
and Bolshevik armistica delegates
met Friday evening at Kobryn, on
the railroad east of Brcst- Litovsk,
and the negotiations began Saturday
morning, Karl Padek representing
the Bolsheviki, says a dispatch to
The Daily Mail' from Berlin.
1t is stated that the Bolsheviki be-
gan by demanding the surrender of
Brest-Litovsk, which already was in
their hands.
Bolshevik cavalry which was in
Lomza Sunday, says The "Neue Ber-
liner Zetung" has been driven back.
but here are large Bolshevia forces at
Graievo. according to a dispatch to
The Times
Hot Fighting Near Warsaw
Hot lighting il the region northeast
OF Warsaw is reported in Sundays So
Wet communique received by wireless
from Moscow to-day A crossing of
the Narew River at one point by the
Bolsheviki is announced and progress
against the Poles further to the south r
east, in the Bielsk region, is claimed.
pressing in northeast Of Lemberg. The
statement reads:
'In the Lomza region lighting is con-
tinuing FOR the fords Of the River Ma
rev, west of Bialystok; the Soviet
troops have crossed the Narew and are
continuing the pursuit OF the enemy.
West Of Bielsk our troops debouched
at the lae of the River Nuretz (Nur-
zac), forcing it at several points.
"ln :he region Of Brody our cavalry
has advanced as q result of sighting
north OF Bush 3usk is forty-hve
miles northeast of Lemberg).
"ia tie Chertkoff region our ad-
vance is ccntinuing'
WARSAW ALg. , BY The Assoc-
ated Press - Doubt was expressed to-
day in diplomatic circles here as 10
whether an agreement Tor an armis-
tice would come out Of the negotia-
lions between the Polish and Soviet
cmissaries at Baranovitch. 1t was
thought the Soviet authorities 'werS
likely 70 INSIST upon terms too seveta
for the Poles TO accept
The Polish delegates carried with
them into the Russian lines a portable
wireless outfit, which they intended
to use for communication with War
saw. Officials said this afternoon, how
ever that It might De days before the
negoriators were heard from.
BERLIN, Aug. 2 (By The Associated
Press).-.The stffening of the Polish
resistance IS ascribed by the "Tagc-
blatt's" correspondent to the arrival
at the front of the first contingent OF
the new volunteer forces. The Polish
retreat has slowed down on the River
Pisza, which rises in the Mazurian
Lakes and flows into the Narew near
Novgorod
Russians Move on Warsaw
a mass of Boishevik infantry in the
vicinity Of Lomza is reported to be
moving on Warsaw, supported in the
c"Nlef DV General Budennys cavalry,
The Poles have obtained some suc-
c,sses -outA of Brody after hard fights
ing.
Tho Polish lines of retreat from
Lomza, Pultusk, Ostroff and skobei
have become completely blocked. adds
the Dispatch causing large quantities
Of material and many prisoners to fall
into the hands OF the Boisheviki
It is reported that the Russians are
trying to POSTPONE armistice negotia,
tons until Wednesday in order to OBJ
tam further strategic advantages.
General Rozwadowski, recently ap-
oo.ated Polish chief Of staff, is quoted
b. the message as admitting in the
course OF a newspaper interview the
gravity of the situation. He said Po-
land must be prepared for more serious
nghtlng, but that tAs Polish command
had taken measures to withstand the
onrush of the Boisheviki, which was
aiming at the capture of the River Bug
before the opening of armistice nego.
tiations.
PARIS, Aug. 2.-Dr Gocppert, head
of the German Peace Commission, ha,
sent note to Paul Dutasta, Secretarv
OF the Peace Conference, announcing
that the German government had in,
sfrr"'"d ia commissioner in tho Allen