Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
POLES DESpEFATE T.
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accept any terms that wound be an attack
on her sovereign rights or interfere with
her interna. affairs The note SAYS that
the Russians must take Al. responsibility
for the continuance of hoati,ltlea
Paris. Ang. 7-T)r coeppert. head o,
the German peace commission delivered
IA the French foreign office Yesterday
note re.atiye ~ the organization Of
special German military force IN Fast
Prussia. The Berlin government, accord
ing 10 newspapers announced that armed
groups will he formed in that province out
OF fear of the Bolsheviki ami that in the
interests of public order. the government
is.otligad to take hand in the orgHnlza-
ton of this militia Editorial opinion pro-
fesses to SEQ IA this note an attempt by
Germany to take advantage If the sltua-
ton to violate the Versailles treaty
Johannesburg. East pglssa, Aug G.
scanf aynpathy iH gwen Polish refugees
fleeing across The German frontier They
are greeted with more or less contempt by
the inhabitants Of East Prussia as they
plod along the roads 10 the interior. mp
pareutlv fearing the BoishevIki are close
behind them
Most of the refugees ARE poor women
and ragged children and while the cor
respondent was watching party OF them
today German SAID
YOU know they are Poles. We do not
want them. nobody wants them
On the other hand, Rtisslans reaching
here apparently need no sympathy, they
being usually well dressed and educated.
Alleged atrocities by the Bolsheviki are
charged by agltated crowds 10 the hotels
here.
Cyestochowa, Poland, Aug. 5.Relig-
ious fervor has been aroused by the Boil
shevik advance into Poland and streams
of refugees have reached this city and
purpose to climb the hill outside the city
limits to worship at the ancient shrine OF
Yasna Cora, Poland's patron saint, and
pray for the country 3 delverance.
Paris, Aug. 7-Opposition to inter-
vention in Poland against the Russian
Bolshevlki on the part of the French
Unified Socialist party has resulted IN that
organization appealing TO members to
take action intended TO prevent France
| from becoming involved in the struggle
before Warsaw
"An appeal for the Russian revolution
against capitalist imperialism, IS the
caption under which the committee makes
| its announcement.
Constantinople. Aug. THE Noham-
medans cannot cooperate with the Boil
shevik without abandoning their religion
/ SAYS proclamation issued by Damad
| Ferid Pasha, grand vizler. Although offer
/ ing amnesty to all nationalsts except the
leaders if they stop lighting Immediately.
/ the proclamation states that continued
resistance by the Nationalsts may force
/ further dismemberment of the country.
1t is reported that Damad Ferid will
| allow the Nationalist rebels TO escape if
/ fighting ceases The latter condition is
considered unlikely here since Mustapha
Kemal Pasha, Nationalist commander,
has announced he has just completed re-
organization of his forces into two primary
units called the Brisa and Ruyati armies.
London, Aug. THE Bolsheviki have
| begun an offensive against General Wran-
gel the anti-Boshevik leader in southern
Russia, who IN his recent campaign adj
| vanced some distance northward from his
! base in the CriInea. In Fridays official
statement from Moscow the capture by
the Russians of Alexandrov is claimed
with further advances by the Soviet
| troops.
Warsaw. Aug. 6.-The Polish foreign
office has sent to the League OF Nations q
note presenting the Polish side Of the
peace and armistiee controversy with the
Soviet government of Russia
Warsaw, Aug. THE Polish foreign
office has sent note TO the allies and 8
special note to the United States on the
actual political situation, it was learned
today.