Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
REDS BEGIN PARLEY
FOR SURRENDER TO
POLES,P PARIS HEARS
Advance Of Polish Armies Con-
tinues Rapidly; Prisoners Ap-
proximate $4,000.
RUSSIANS RETREAT
IN GREAT DISORDER
By Associated Press 70 Every Evening

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Paris. Aug Negotiations looking
20 surrender 10 the Poles have been begun
by the northern Russian BOlshevk army
according TO Vienna dispatch. Latest in
formation from Warsaw indicates the ad-
vance Of the Polish armies continues rap
idly and that the Boisheviki seem anxious
only 10 lose contact with the Poles. The
number Of prisoners is said 20 approximate
10000
Warsaw, Aug. 25.-KoIno near tbs
East Puissian frontier north % Lornza has
been taken by Polish forces. which have
been sweeping rapidly northward IN pur-
suit Of the retiring B0lsheviki More
than 10, 900 prisoners who we're cut Off from 4
the main body Of the Soviet army have
been captured in this region Reports =
from various fronts Indicate the Bolt
sheviki are dernorslized and fleeing every-
where in great disorder
General Soinokowski minister of war, 4
says that. Of 10000 Bolshevik troors
participating in the offensive for the cap z
ture Of Warsaw, more than 10000 have =
been accounted for and that nesriv an
other detachnents have been shot -
pieces. He estimates the prisoners at
10000, and the Bolshevik casualties ~
10000.
Two Cossack regiments have crossed I
into Fast Prussia, northwest ~ Aflnwa -
escape capture and there sre indicatinn-
that Soviet infantry units Numbering
many thousands q men have also taken
fight across the frontier AZ various points.
The remnant of the fourth Bolshevlx
army is surrounded near Miaua
Polish victories have not affe~ted fhs
Bolshevfk delegates ~ the peace cnn-
ference being held in Minsk A wireless
dispatch received from Min.k tOdav
asserted: The Bolsheviki az tOdsys
meeting continued 20 retain their sure
ness Of manner"
The message quoted ". Dani.hevskv.
chief Of the Soviet delegation, as saying
70 the Polish representatives.
Soviet Russia cannot sbandon rs
( point Of view upon the question ~ Polish
/ disarmament until Poland proves she -
acting as a sovereign state"
| Berlin, Aug. 24.--Reports that the
/ northern Bolshevik army Is retrra'fng
| from Poland IN disorder are denied n
/ dispatches 70 the Tageblat,. The cor-
respondent SAYS the Soviet retirement j.
beng conducted merhodicallv and that
! asl baggage ,s being moved IN wagons.
The correspondent says he saw one
hundred Polish prisoners. mostly rrh
land owners, being taken along BY the
Russians, presumably becauze the IN
habitants Of the districts beng traversed
by the retrearing forces IRE on SOVIET
/ troops"
! Rybinek, town in upper Silesia where
/ disorders have occurred recently, has
| fallen into the hands Of Polish forces. ac-
cording 70 reports published by the LOkal
/ Anzesger.
Thorn, West Prussia. Aug 23.-Oider
officers in the Polish army expressed the
opinion here TODAY. that IN the event az q
decisive victory over Russia u would 90
Inadvisable to pursue the BolsheylA be-
| yond the bounds OF ethnograp pho Poland.
| One declared, however, that war between
| Poland and Soviet Russia would be IN
| evitable until an arbitration board fNed
Poland's boundaries. He suggested that
there should be American, British ana
! French members OF such board.
This is a war of women. said a young
Polish officer today. Nhev are driving
the men to fight aud are doing all the farm
work while the men are away. They have
been engaged 20 20 TO the front 70 hxht-
We are uncertain as TO our policy as % the
invasion OF Russia. Our women may help
to settle this toe"
The Poles say the Russians are not
equipped for winter cam paign and draw
attention to. prisoners who have been
arriving barefoot and IN scant attire.
/ There are reports. however, that the Rus
| SLAMS are well supplied with gold, and % s
suggested that the prisoners were Invested
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