Evening star., 1920-09-16

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TO Swin the support of the Doa and
kuban Cossacks has suffered full
original territory. having withdrawn
to mis- base after evacuating large
eastern districts for the purpose of
concentrating in western Ukrainia.
Gen. Petlura's hold on Ukrainia
was almost shattered by his Polish
Vinnichenko. the foremost living
Ukgainian writer. Joined the soviets
recently. Rumania is unfavorable to
Gen. Wrangel.
to MOSCOW, Offering to enter into
peace negotiations with Russia. in
spite of the obtaining conditions. the
soviet government considers possible
under French pressure the formation
of a Polish -Ukrainian Rumanian-
WrAngle alliance and is preparing
blow against Poland. timed for the
Riga conference, as demonstration
to the world of soviet power, in order
to gain peace.
Reds Defeated ON Bug.
WARSAW, September Is (by the
Associated Press).-Polish operations
against soviet forces along the upper
reaches of the Bug river have been
completely successful, and soviet
troops. which had been concentrated
forsan attack in the direction of Lem
berg, have been defeated, according
to reports reaching this city. The
Poles have captured 5000 prisoners,
26 cannon, airplanes, armored
trains and so machine guns. it is Off
ciaily announced
A. military decree has been issued
calling up five new classes, which IS
estimated to bring into service more
than 200. 900 men.
IN the north quiet prevailed along
the battle line. where recently there
were encounters between the Llthu-
anians and the Poles over the dis-
puted boundary line. the problem haV-
ing resolved itself into a conference
at -Kalwarya, where the Poles ana
Iithuanians are to meet to discuss
the question. Kalwarya, twenty-seven
miles northeast of Suwaiki. on the
highway to Grodno, was selected py
the Poles for the conference. although
they will urge a transfer OF hesotia,
tiofs to Riga, where the Lithuanian
question will be placed before the
pesce conference, together with the
Ukrainian problem and other matters
referring to peace with the soElets.
The Kalwarya conference, Which wa
to last only a few days. Each sloe Is
reuresented by small delegation.
Soviet Backs Lithusnia.
RyCA. September 15.-The Lithua-
Man government received the suS-
gestion today from the supreme coun-
Gil that the fighting between Li.nua
MIA and Poland be discontinued ana
the dispute referred to the executive
council of the league of nations: NO
reply has yet been made. but IL ap-
pears unlikely that the Lithuanians
will consent, apparently having slight
faith in the league of nations.
Andre Lewicki Ukranian foreign
holf nf
the Ukrainian government. has
sought to establish peace negotia-
tiaIs between soviet Russia ana Pet.
lura. but the bolsheviki replied that
such application must be made 10 tns
Ukrainian soviet government and
that it would doubtless be willing. to
consider Lewickfs proposal during
the Riga peace conference arranged
between the Poles and the bolsheyiki
The bolsheviki clearly are support
ineeLithuanian and Ukrainian conten-
tions in an effort to embarrass 70.
land and will also probably support
the claims of white Russia for lnde-
pehdence, in an effort to compllcate
the situation further. But the main
bolfndary question at issue in the
conference is whether wilma shall
be aPolish or Lithuanian. While the
bolaheyiki will urge the Lithuanian
claims to the city. there are lnd1ca-
ficns that 1t will be given to Poland
rather than that the conference
&hdnid be broken up.
The bolsheyik claims for the es-
enlistment of the workmen's civil
militia in free Poland and gifts OF
land to soldiers are regarded by ex-
perts in Baltic politics as more Tor
propaganda and publicity purposes
than any other.
Revolt Reports Described.
me bolshevik delegation discredits
the report of a revolution in Petro-
grad.
Weary Of war and endless peace
parleys, Riga is paying little atten-
ton to the coming negotiations be-
tween Poland and the Russian Dol
sheviki. The only indication OF the
presence here of the bolshevik dele
gatzon is red flag on a single soviet
Petersburg Hotel. where the RUS
SLAMS are quartered-
The rain-soaked streets are vir-
tually deserted This fourishing in
dustrial shipping center OF formerly
neariy 100000 Inhabitants has. un-
der the occupation of the Germans
tfies bolsheviki and various warring
local factions, been reduced to 160,O0o
ThXsIetts are much discouraged over
the ruin wrought by the war, but
ares loud in their expressions OF sat,
isfaction that the Russian bolsheyiki
haIe been expelled from Letvia and
other Baltic states,
Hyen the presence of the small
bolsbevik peace delegation apparent.
" sfs displeasing to Let's OF al
classes, who question the motlSes
~ fofYe's party and express hope thai
fhs negotiations will be speedy. So
that the bolsheviki cannot emplo!
fhee time in extensive propaganda
The Polish delegation is expected
TO arrive from Libau by train Thurs