The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-24
RUSSIA
SN0lHERS
PAND
Bolshevik Outnumbers
Poles rec to Two
and ices Rapid
y.
ARMIsTICE REQUESTED
Reds are on Rampage, Trotsssy Favor.
ing consuering Whole World
by Means OF the
Sword.
ARM1sr1cE REQUESTED
EBy A. L. Bradford. United Press

| EBy A. L. Bradford, United Press
Staff Correspondent
/, WASHINGTON, July 24.-Witt
Poland reported to be virtually desti
| tute Of arms and ammunition. tht
Russian soviet armies, reinforced
now outnumber the Polish forces
three to two in their victorious ad
vance westward, according to off1cia
advices today. from Warsaw.
This fact was regarded as highly
significant by military men here, as
previous estimates placed the mum
ber of Polish troops on the Russian
frontier in excess of the bolshevil
forces and one OF the principa
sources of strength of Poland here
lto-fore was held to be her large mum
Der for fighting.
On the northern and southern
Russo Polish front, the soviet armies
now have total .of about 100000
troops, according to official advices
Ion the northern front, north of the
Pripet river, the bolshevfk forces
were reported to number 100000 men
On this front the reds are pushing
back the Poles in great fan like
movement north and southwest
|wardly.
On the southern front, or the fight
ing front south of the Pripet river
the red armies have a total of 100000
troops. General Budenny, a sergeant
'of the old czarist army, and who is
said to have been directly respon-
sible for the defeat OF anti-bolshevik
leader Deniken in south Russia, was
credited in military circles here with
the present elimination of Poland's
sector on the southern front.
The Polish forces on the northern
and southern fronts total 100000
troops, according to military infor-
nation. On the northern front there
were said to be 24O,00O Polish troops
and on the southern front 10000.
The total number of men under arms
in Poland was said to be $4,000 en-
listed men and 10000 officers, while
soviet Russia was reported to have
from 1,125 900 to 100000.
The state department today was
considering advisability of the United
States extending credit to Poland TO
purchase surplus war supplies of the
war department.
To Arrange Truce.
LONDON, July pa government
wireless dispatch from Moscow today
stated that the soviet government has
ordered the bolshevik commanders in
the field to arrange negotiations for
an armistice.
Reds in Polish Territory.
LONDON, July 24.--Although the
bolshevik armies have crossed Polish
territory, defying the allied ultima
tum, the allies have not decided what
action they will take pending Mos
cows reply to Poland for an armi-
stice, according to officials here to-
day.
The British foreign office made the
following statement
''The bolsheviki were never more
aggressive than now. 1t is quite like
ly they will reply to Poland in the
same tones they replied to Great
Britain, making new conditions and
terms"
Poland suggested Grodno as the
place to hold the peace conference.
It was not believed here that Moscow
would agree to this.
The foreign office statement con-
tinued:
"The reds are on the rampage now
and there is no telling when they will
halt. Reports from Moscow indicate
that there is wide difference Of
opinion between Lenine and Trotsky
the latter favoring conquering every
where with the sword, while Lenine
prefers peaceable methods The boil
chevik premier wants to halt the ad-
vance into Poland and try propa-
ganda. Apparently Trotsky's ideas
are prevailing at present"
Armistce Is Assured.
LONDON. July 24.--The Russian
soviet government has accepted Pol
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