The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-03
LITHuANIANS
PLAN FOR new
WAR ON POLES
Warns Latter That Present
Intrusion Means a Fight if
Polish Troops Are Not
Taken Away.
ENVOY QUITS MEETING
(By Associated Press)

BERLIN, Sept. 3.-Lithuapia will de-
fend herself with all means at her dis
posal against invasion by Polish troops
and will prevent any further violations
of her territory, says a Kovno dis
patch.
A statement has been issued by the
Lithuanian foreign minister, who de-
clares: THE Polish government has
issued instructions for military occupa-
ton of Lithuanian territory, after
having deceived Lithuanian officials by
expressing friendly and peaceful inten-
tions."
"Bloodshed can be avoided only II
the Poles withdraw" the foreign min
lister is quoted as declaring. They
must await the fixing Of temporary
line of demarcation which must be
decided upon in agreement with the
Lithuanian government"
The note says the Poles attacked
Lithuanian troops while boundary
negotiations were pending.
LONDON, Sept 3.-Reports that
fighting has occurred between Polish
and Lithuanian troops near Augustowo
are denied in a telegram received in
this city from Warsaw, says the
London Times. 1t is also stated that
Lithuanian troops in that vicinity are
Withdrawing without fighting against
the Poles.
WARSAW, Sept. 3.-Polish troops
have entered the city of Suwalki, 10
miles north of Augustowo and have
been given an enthusiastic welcome.
according to an official statement is
sued here today.
General Gudenny, the Russian Boil
shevik commander, who has been at
tempting to break the Polish lines in
Galicia, and who has suffered what
appears to be a decisive defeat. is
rapidly retreating, it is said. Along
the line from Sokolka to Brest Litovsk.
on the northeastern Polish front, the
situation is quiet.
Brilliant service by aviators. among
whom are many Americans, is espec-
tally mentioned in the statement.
NJ Danishevsky has resigned as
head of the Russian Bolsheviki delega-
ton to negotiate an armistice agree
ment and a peace treaty with Poland,
and has ben replaced by Adolph Abra-
mowicz Joffe, former soviet ambassa-
dor to Germany, and chairman Of the
Russian peace delegation at Brest
Litovsk, according to Moscow advices
received here.
Resigns Before Agreement.
M. Danishevsk resigned before the
soviet government agreed to carry on
further negotiations with Poland at
Riga. The personnel Of the new soviet
delegation is not at present known,
but will be communicated to Polish
government officials later.
Prince Sapieha, Polish foreign min
lister, received a wireless message
from George Tchitcherin, Bolshevik
minister of foreign affairs, stating that
the essential condition as to the Riga
conference was guarantee OF the i'm
munity of the Russian and Ukrainian
delegates, the right to free and unin-
terrupted communication in code by
telegraph and wireless and by courier
carrying diplomatic sealed pouches.
Upon receiving such guarantee, M.
Tchitcherin said the soviet delegation
will leave for Riga with full power to
agree to an armistice preliminary to
peace and to negotiate a final peace
treaty.
Prince Sapieha has wired the Polish
minister in Riga to obtain the demand
ed guarantee from the Letvian gov
ernment and to remmunicate the re-
suit direct to the Bolshevik minister
in that city.
LONDON, Sept 3. - Russian Boil
shevik forces have occupied number
Of villages from IA to q miles north
Of Brest-Litovsk, according to an Off
cial statement issued in Moscow yes
terday and received here by wireless,
Further south soviet forces have ad-
vanced up to the town of Brest-Lit-
ovsk, the statement says.
Further south the Bolsheviki occu-
pied Zamosc, as miles southeast of
Lublin on Aug. 80, and in the Lem
berg region are said to be holding at
tacks by the Poles, who, it is admitted,
have started to advance" In the
neighborhood of Buczacz, eastern Ga
licia, the Bolsheviki have flung Polish
troops back to the right bank of the
Dniester river, the statement says.
Fighting is proceeding with alter
mating success and with some severity
in the Crimean sector.