The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-07
PEACE TERMS
OF POLES ARE
SENT To RUSS
Place Blame on Reds for Con-
tinued War Steady Ad-
vances Are Chronicled by
Bolsheviki.
WASHINGTON SILENT
fBy Associated Press)

fBy Associated Press)
WARSAW, Aug. THE Polish for
e1gn office has sent a note to the allies
and a special note to the United States
on the actual political situation. it
was learned today.
Essentials of the terms Of peace
Poland would agree to were set forth
in the note sent by wireless to Mos
cow Thursday night, accepting the
Soviet proposal to send delegates to
Minsk to negotiate simultaneously an
armistice and peace,
The note declared that Poland was
compelled, however, to demand formal
guarantees that the Polish delegates
would be permitted free and direct
communication with the Polish gov
ernment by wireless and couriers.
HostIities Should Cease.
The government also said that be-
cause of the fact that the soviet had
previously refused to negotiate an
armistiCe, hostilities should now cease
on both sides from the moment Of the
beginning of the negotiations at Minsk.
The note continued the Poles were
ready to conclude peace on the prin-
ciple of national rights, and would
try for such solution of all questions
as would guarantee future and friend,
ly relations between Russia and her
neighbors.
The note stated that Poland could
not accept any terms that would be
an attack on her sovereign rights or
internal affairs, and she asked an ans
wer that would be the basis for future
peace terms.
Expect Hostlllties to Continue
The note added that the fact that
the first armistice negotiations were
broken off, because the Polish dele
gates were empowered to negotiate
only an armistice and not peace COM
PEELED the government to conclude
that the soviet would make an effort to
continue military operations, and that
therefore the Russians must take all
responsibility for the continuance of
hostilities. The Polish government
was making every effort to win the
war, the note asserted.
WASHINGTON, Aug THE spe-
cial note on the actual political stu.
alton in Poland which the foreign OF,
flee at Warsaw has dispatched to the
American government, has not yet
been received it was stated today at
the state department.
The only dispatch from Poland to-
garbled one from the American lega-
ton telling of slight successes of the
Poles against the Soviet. and Of plans
to move the legation to GraudenZ.
1t was dated August 5 and said that
while most of the staff would leave the
present capital some representatives
would remain as long as possible.
Exchange News on War.
Exchanges between Washington and
London and Paris on the Polish crisis
still are continuing, officials stated.
but they declined to discuss their pur-
port or to say whether the views OF
the American and French and British
governments were in accord.
The allied nations are known to
have suggested a tentative program
for aiding the Poles, but its details
are being carefully guarded.
State department officers still re.
main silent concerning yesterdays
conference between President Wilson
Secretary Colby and UnderSecretary
Davis.
LONDON. Aug. 7.-Russan Bolshe-
Wiki armies hammering the Polish line
northeast and east of Warsaw seem to
have encountered stern resistance.
With the exception of the area
around Brest-Litovsk, east of the Pol
ish capital, no new advances by the
Soviet troops have been reported, and
even there they have been limited by
the desperate fighting of the Poles
Polish forces have been forced to
retire from Terespol. about four miles
west of Brest-Litovsk, and have lost
Muramiec. about five miles to the
south Thus the Bolsheviki have
gained a foothold on the west bank OF
the Bug river in this region, but their
further progress, II is probable, viii
be very slow. as permanent forts erect
ed years ago to defend the city, must
he stormed if the Soviet legions are
to gain ground there.
Northwest of Brest-Litovsk. along
the Bug River the Polish troops have
launched vigorous counter attacks and
have succeeded in driving back across
the river Bolshevik detachments
which had succeeded in reaching the
left hank of the stream Further
north along the battle front toward
the east Prussian frontier, a great
battle is being fought but no details
Of the outcome have been given in
late dispatches.
At Myszynec. about S miles from
the German boundary, the Poles are
we'll intrenched and appear to be hold
ing their own in spite of savage as
saults against their positions,
IN the southern sectors Of the front
fighting of a serious nature is going
on, and the Poles seem to be gaining
ground at some points.
Towns Are Taken
Occupation by the Russians OF Ost-
row. between the Narew and the Bug,
% miles southeast of Ostrolenka. re-
ported Friday from other sources. Is
announced in Fridays official com
munique from Moscow received today.
Other forward movements by the SOW
let troops mentioned in the statement
likewise have previously been report
ed The statement reads:
"West Of Lomza we occupied Mysh-
yniets and Sniadovo 30 miles south
west Of Lomza). Fighting is proceed
ing near Ostrolenka. We occupied Os-
trov Aug. 4. after fierce fighting.
"In the direction of Siedlce stubborn
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