Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-29
POL|SH-BOLSHEV|K
ARM|ST|CE FARLEY
IS DUE TOMORROW
Lloyd George Tells Commons
Advance Against Poles
Has "SIoWed Down"

WARSAW, July 29-The Polish COM
mittee of national defense sent a wire
less message to the soviet supreme COM
would send delegates on July 80 with
full power to negotiate an armistice.
The message informed the soviet
command that the delegates would
appear at pm. on the road between
time and place requested, where they
would meet an advance post of the
soviet army.
LONDON, July 29.-Questioned in the
house of commons today as to wheth-
er the bolshevik advance against Po-
land had ceased, Premier Lloyd
George stated he had just received a
mission saying the bolshevik advance
in the north had slowed down, and
it did not appear it was being push
ed with great vigor.
Mr. Lloyd George said he was not
sure about the situation iii Galicla
Revolution In NOvnO.
WARSAW, July 29-According to
word received here today. soviet
revolution has started at kovno,
where the Lithuanian government
has been overthrow. No details OF
the revolt have reached here.
PARIS. July 29,-The Franco Brit
ish mission to Poland has made a re-
port on the military situation in, that
country. which, it declares. is not so
desperate but that it can be re-
trieved without great difficulty. II the
missions three main recomme nda-
lions are followed.
The mission reports that the Polish
manpower is satisfactory, both as
to quality and quantity. although
most of the army services are fully
organized. 1t recommends, first, the
immediate sending of munitions to
Poland; second, the immediate en-
200 British officers; and, third, re-
grouping of the Polish army, notably
the moving of troops from the
Galician front to the northern front
French to Advise Poles.
WARSAW. July 81. - Additional
French officers attached to the mill
tary mission have arrived. All of
them will be assigned to various
Polish units as technical advisers. A
large school for officers. under the
supervision of French officers. was
opened today at Rembertoff, a suburb
of Warsaw.
The newspapers continue to express
their contention that the soviets do
not want peace. but desire to invade
Poland. They say it is clear from
what is transpiring in the northeast
that the bolsheviki are aiming di-
rectly at Warsaw and that in the
south they are marching upon Lem
berg.
The Gazeta Warszawska declares:
"Poland is fully aware that negoti-
atoms may be broken off any minute
and that while they last soviet Rus
STA will make all efforts to cause an
outbreak of bolshevism and revoIu-
ton in Poland. Therefore Poland
must, in order to safeguard an hon.
orable peace, gather all her patriotic
spirit and energy"
a wireless acknowledgment of the
last note received from the Russian
soviet government concerning the
proposed armistice.
In diplomatic circles it was said
that Poland would agree to the town
of Baronovitchi for the armi stice
meeting on July 3.
BOlsheviki Drive Advances.
WARSAW, July 27.-The bolshevik
drive from the northeast along the
Rielystok railroad and the thrust in
Gaiicia in the direction of Lemberg
are developing rapidly despite Polish
resistance on both wings. In the CEN
ter the Poles hold Pinsk, but if the
red advance continues the Poles will
country. The Pinsk -Brest -LitoVsk
railroad already is threatened.
In Galicia the fighting has reached
a point seventy kilometers east of Lem
berg. with the bolsheviki bearing
down upon the city from three direc-
lions.
Russian cavalry commander, has re-
inforced his army with runabout
armored cars carrying machine guns,
which fight their way through roads
and open country while the horse
men keep to the wooded region and
rnueh country Gen. Budenny also
has machine guns on carts drawn by
four horses. These are brought up
in the cavalry's rear and are used
when the Cossacks make a stand.
Along the Zbrucz and Styr rivers,
northeast of Lemberg, the operations
consist chiefly of infantry fighting.
The cavalry is operating in the Rovne
ard Iutzk regions, endeaVoring to cut
the railroads leading to kovel and
other railroad functions vital to the
poles in their movement Of troops.
Fighting by Infantry.
Fighting in the north-when there
is fighting-is chiefly by the infantry
though the bolshevik have a cavalry
division at the tip of their right wing.
The cavalry is already operating across
the Niemen river in the direction of
East Prussia. and to the south in
Poland proper. Much territory has
been gained by the reds on this front
but the advances are made on ground
evacuated by the Poles. who were out
flanked or withdrew because, the Poles
say, they were outnumbered by the red
forces.