Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-21
WRANGE[ IS VICTOR
IN CR|MEk DRIVE
South Russian Forces Cap
ture Railway Junction and
1000 Prisoners.

CoNSTANTINoPLE. September 20
Coy the Associated Press).-Gen.
Wrangle's latest cavalry drive
against the bolsheviki in south Rus
STA has won him valuable strategic
positions on the railway and result
ed in the capture Of more than 1000
prisoners and quantities Of supplies,
Crimea.
The south Russian cavalry, by a
sudden dash, surprised the bolsheviki
ana captured the railway junction of
petropaviovsk, with sections of the
ilne In either direction, as well as the
town of Oriakhoff The Wrangel
androvsk. on the Dnieper. about
twenty miles inland from the Sea of
Azov.
The japanese government has an
observer at Sebastopol, Gen. wran-
gels headquarters.
League Wins First Poiat.
PARIS, September 2o.-The ninth
session of the council of the league
Of nations adjourned today after
tween four nations in controversies
which at one time threatened to re-
suit in war. Through its action in
the Polish Lithuanian crisis the coun-
ell succeeded in getting the two
suspension of hostiiities pending a
settleSAent of their dispute, which
both sides agreed to accept.
The Aland Islands question like
wise is considered in fair way for
settlement. A Finnish reservation,
which at first appeared seriously to
cloud the issue. was explained as not
onerfng an insurmountable difficulty
and as having been made largely for
technical reasons.
League officials explained that. al.
though neither Finland nor Sweden
was legally bound to accept the
bound to accept it 1t was further
pointed out that a settlement. "if
backed by public opinion. would viz.
tuafiy compel acceptance"
Count Quinones de Leon. Spanish
ambassador to France. and Baron
Keishiro Matsui. Japanese vice foreign
minister. have been appointed to repre-
sent the league OF nations in the set
Element Of the Polish lithuanian dues-
ton, and 1t is expected that at least q
tentative decision will be reached.
Poles Explain Boundary.
RIGA. SEPTEMBER 20 (by the Asso-
ciated Press}.-Poland's attitude con-
corning the etnogFaphic boundary was
given ofhcially to the Associated Press
exclusively today.
A definite description Of this line
by the Poles is at present impossible
because the question. 1t is commended
must be determined by an agreement
between the Poles and the boRheviki
tor several reasons:
First, Russian statistics are consid-
cred unreliable by the Poles.
Second, the population of the terri
tory involved In the question Of eth
nographfc Poland were changed ma
terially during the war by ifnmfera.
ton. some sections formerly Russian
in character being now Polish, while
some formerly Polish may possibly
now be mostly Russian; therefore, the
photographic line is uncertain and
must be discussed and determined BY
the peace conference upon facts tc
be established.
This is the first definite statement
that has yet been obtained from the
Poles. The Polish representation
also said they considered that the
size OF their army must be propor-
tionate to the armies of adjacent
states. principally Russia and Ger
many.
The size of the Russian army viii,
be determined at the Riga peace con.
ference; that of the German army al
ready has been determined by the treaty.
of Versailles
The Poles are not yet prepared 10
announce all their counter proposals.
How long it will take to demobilize
their army after peace depends upon
the size of the army determined by
the treaty.