The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-11
OUTLAW TROOPS
CAPTURE WILMA
Polish Commander Resigns to
Let Mixed Forces Enter
the City.
WANT POLAND TO HAVE 1T
Entente ENJOYS Take Charge
With Head Of French Mis-
sion as Governor.
BIZ the Associated Press.

RIGA, Oct. 10.--The Polish General,
Zellgouski. with two divisions Of
Lithuanian and white Russian troops
entered wilma, the Lithuanian capital,
Friday evening. according to the Polish
communique issued to-day.
Gen. Sikorski commanding the
Polish army on the northern front,
reports that Gen. Zellgouski was COM
PEELED to res: gn his Polish command
on that front in order to execute the
demand of his troops that they be al
lowed to capture Wilma, ito give the
population the right OF self-determina-
ton
Attaches of the Polish General Staff
with the peace delegation say they do
not know IL any steps have been taken
by the Polish military authorities to
force the outlaw army out of Wilma. nor
do they know II any will be taken. The
General Staff and the members of the
declaration have been insisting for some
=, 81 e y the Poles did not intend TO
take wilma. and the army on tnat front
was supposed to be moving In the other
direction toward Minsk.
brief and does not give any details of
how great the pressure was the troops
brought on Gen. Zeligouski which
caused him to resign rather than dis
obey their demand to enter the Lithua-
nian capital.
Coincident with the announcement re-
garding wilma. the communique says the
Poles have notified Lithuania that they
are ready to negotiate at Orany settle
ment of the entire Polish-Lithuanian
controversy.
BIZ the Associated Press.
WARSAW, Oct. 10.-The Lithuanian
insurrectionists who occupied wilma did
so I'm protest against the decision OF the
Lithuanian and Polish peace delegates
that the wilma district shall be Included
n Lithuanian territory. The insurgents
contend that the wilma and Grodno dis
tricts rightly belong to Poland.
Prince Sapieha. the Foreign Minister,
to-day announced that negotiations with
Lithuania concerning an armistsce and
a line of demarcation between the armies
of the two countries had been concluded.
The Polish delegates, he added, had re-
fused to recognize the treaty between
Lithuania and Soviet Russia.
LONDON, oct. 10.-The London Times
correspondent at Kovno says the Lithu-
anian Government evacuated Wilma Fri
day. The Entente representatives have
assumed the local administration. Col
Rebuel, chief of the French Military
Mission, has been appointed Governor
1t is not likely, adds the correspondent
that the Government will return until
the question OF tho possession OF the city
, Is finally decided.
A despatch to the Times from wilma
dated Friday says the Polish officers at
STAFF headquarters at Veronoff (south OF
Vilna) on Thursday declared that they
were resolved to occupy wilma with or
without the consent of the Polish Gov
ernment They refused 10 be overawed
by the ''barkings" OF the Entente and
the Control Commission. according 70
the British Military Attache. Major
Partiger.
The popular view is, says the corre-
spondent. that the Poles are following In
the footsteps OF Col. Avalon- -Bermondt
in Prussia. that a portion OF the army
intends ostensibly to sever connection
with Poland across the Niemen River
and operate Independently In Lithuanian
territory. II is expect d. the correspond
ent adds. that the troops concentrated al
OshmIany shortly will proclaim new
Lithuanian Government and then open
negotiations with the de facto govern
ment with the purpose OF uniting Wilma
to Poland