The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

Paris, Aug. 21-Six bolshe.
VI divisions, consisting Of
tsn 5000 to 10000 mon, are
nrounded BY Polish forces
bstween Seidlce and Brest-
Iltovsk. according to press
dispatches received here today.
Warsaw, Aug. 21-(By As.
sociated Prcss.) - The Poles !
have captured 1900 soviet
Diseners up to Thursday, It
\ M announced here today.
NThe Polish armies continuing
| tAaf offensive have taken nearly
1900 square miles Of territory
from the bolsheviki, it was oficial-
II announced today.
Reds Enclrcled.
Washington, Aug. 21.-(United
prsss.) )-Bplshevik fortifications in
euuth Rus jia at the entrance to the
Dndper river have been destroy
n BY forces Of General Wrangel.
/ lati-bolshevist leader, was the ad-
vices today.
The Polish encircling movement
lxxeen Demblin and Brest-Litovsk
~ taken the Russians in the rear.
ampletely shutting OF the retreat
Z the army north Of Warsaw and
| Hosisoning them in a bottle
mt" according to q news agency
MDstch fromp Warsaw today.
y% london, Aug. 21.--(By the Ass0-
dlted Press. AT the second sit
| NJ of the Russo Polish peace con-
tFfnce Thursday at Minsk. the
Md Of the Polish delegation an
nunced Poland's peace conditions
10 be the complete and inviolable
dependence Of the Polish repub-
" With no interference inn its in
ksrnal affairs, according to . wire
less dispatch received here from
4 Moscow today.
Liberation Of Poland Assured.
Paris, Aug. elaboration Of Po-
had is assured by the great VIC
tory won during the last week over
he Russian forces, according to
tAs opinion in French military cir
ess, but there is doubt that it will
Yield more important results. The
bolsheviki army probably will es-
ape total destruction. although its
fstfeat Is entailing very heavy
losses
' Reds Terms.
London, Aug. 21.-(By United
Press.) demands have
been made upon Poland by Russia.
according to the terms submitted
Thursday at Minsk and made pub
lie here by NJ. Kamaneff. bolsheviki
trade commissioner. These de-
mands which hitherto had not been
made public. included:
\ Creation Of Polish "civic NIL
Vita composed Of workers, to be
armed with the surplus munitions
demanded from Poland by Russia.
IA hint Of this specific demand was
contained in the opening speech
Z N. Danishevsky. chief OF the
ecviet armistice commission. who
pointed out that such . military
eody could be depended upon not
g take up arms against the bolshe-
Nki.)
Poland shall not allow troops Of
any foreign state to enter or re-
main on Polish territory.
Poland shall return all rolling
sock. cattle and other materials
removed from Russian territory.
Aside from these demands, the
mtms were precisely the same g
nose transmitted to Premier Lloyd
George several days ago. which he
savised the Poles to accept.
Important Features.
The more important of these
we're.
Recognition Of Poland's full in
eependence by Russia and Ukra-
MA
neuunciatiOn OF any form OF In
esmnity from Poland.
Establishment Of the Russo Pol.
"a frontier practically rs outlined
Foreign Secretary Curzon. will
additional territorial concessioni
70 the Poles east of Cholm ant
Bielostok.
| Reduction of the Polish army Il
W'oo0 men Ito be supplemented BY
ne civic military.
cessation OF hostilities u hour
0er the terms are accepted. th'
roles to retire 50 miles west OF th'
ven battle line and the immediate
one to be neutralized.
distribution Of land grants u
antilles Of Polish citizens killed o.
saoled during the war.
free transit for Russians AMI
ttory.
Granting By Poland Of genera
oNical and military amnesty.
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And injured On the island Q
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