The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
ALLIED CHIEFS
DISCUSS POLE
AND RUSS CASE
British and French Ohc-
ials Meet to Act on
Red Peace.

Press. )-The conference Of British
and French officials to consider the
Russian Polish situation opened
here at 2 p. m. today. 4
Premier Millerand arrived at II
O'Clock. Premier Lloyd George, ac-
companied by Earl Curzon, arrived
at noon. :.
Paris, July 27.-(By United
Press. )-The conference between
French officials and Premier Lloyd
George at Boulogne today is the
most important since the original
armistice conference with the Ger
mans, in the opinion of diplomatic
officials and newspapers here to-
day. It was declared the question
of universal peace depends upon
the outcome Of today's meeting
In French circles it was admitted
the Moscow government had dis
played extreme moderation in deal
ing with the Poles, and it was
stated moderation was for the pur-
pose of getting the allies to agree
to a conference at which it was
hoped the allies could be persuaded
to abandon General Baron Wrangel,
anti-bOlshevik commander on the
Russian southern front.
1t was stated if the soviets will
agree to recognize Russia's debt to
France, Wrangel could be surren-
dered.
Want American Help.
The Matin declared the Russian
problem could not be definitely
solved without the cooperation Of
the United States. 1t was expect
ed Lloyd George and Millerand
would discuss President Wilson S
protest against settlement of the
Teschen dispute, which he held TO
be a violation of the Versailles
treaty.
Open Truce Meet Friday.
London, July 27.-(By United
Press: l-Russo-Polish armistice ne
gotiations will begin Friday at Bar
anovitchi, in the province of Grod-
! no, between Minsk and Pinsk, a
Moscow wireless dispatch today an
nounced. Hostilities will cease i'm
mediately upon opening of the ne
gotiations, the dispatch said.
Warsaw dispatches said the Po-
lish armistice commission had left
to meet bolshevik field commanders
without knowing where or at what
date the negotiations were to be
conducted.
/ The armistice line will run along
the general line fixed by the allies
at Spa.
1t was understood the British
premier would endeavor to per-
suade the Frenchmen to attend the
|, proposed Russian Entente Polish
peace pourparlers soon to begin in
London.
Not Sent to Z. 5.
The proposal for London con-
ference was transmitted by the
British government to all allies. II
was not sent to the American gov
ernment, however. 1t was under
stood that if Premier Millerand re.
fuses to attend this conference
Italy, England and Belgium will
hold an Independent conference
with the Russian soviet representa-.
tives and delegates from the Rus.
sian border states.
1t was declared the entente will
not cease their plans to assist Pc.
land until an armistice between
that country and the soviets has
been actually concluded.
Fighting Continues.
While these negotiations were
proceeding fighting between the
bolsheviki and Poles continued
along almost the entire front. Tn,
reds continue their advance in tht
southern sectors, at many point,
penetrating the line fixed by the al
lies as the Polish boundry.
! Warsaw dispatches said the redI
have renewed their attacks soutl
OF Grodno and had crossed the Riv
er Nieman at many additiona
! points. The Poles abandoned tn,
Niemen line and the soyiets occu
pied Nowydwor.
| The allied mission was greete,
with cheers upon its arrival a
Warsaw, where it will consider Pc
lands military and financial situa
uon and plan allied aid.