Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-12

The wild country between Lomza and
Kolno is infested with bandits who are
preying on the population. according 70
Bolshcvik reports.
Russian forces have occupied Soldau
town in Fast Prussia northwest of Mlawa,
by consent Of the German inhabitants,
according 10 rumors here
Washington Aug. 12.-Polish forces
defending Warsaw are otItnumbered about
| 213 TO /. Comprehensive details receiv-
| cd today in official circles here place the
ration strength of the Soviet army on
the Polish front at 10000 men. The
strength of the Poles has been estimated
| at 10000
Twenty-six Soviet infantry divisions
| have been identified "a facing the Polish
army in the front line, with thirteen
| divisions in reserve. In addition ton
| cavalry divisions have been noted ~
/ active operation at the front with two
/ such divisions in reserve.
Besides the 30 infantry divisions re-
| ported on the Polish front the BOlshevlkl
are estimated to have scattered IN other
parts Of Russia, Is others az well as two
/ cavalry divisions.
! Contrary to previous reports general
] Sergius kameneff and not General
! Brusiloff commands the entire Soviet
/ forces on the Polish front and i is SAID
/ there is not German officer in tho army
/ General Knrneneff formerly commanded
/ the troops fighting Kolchak on the eastern
/ front and as a result ~ his sictories IN
/ that area was promoted 70 his present
| command,
The Bolshevist army on the Polish
/ front II reported n be divided into two
/ armies, tho northern in command n
+ General Toucachoski who is only ~
years old, and the southern commanded
+ by General Yecor0f Both commander
+ were officers in the Czar army.
General Brusilof is known ~ be Chief
Of military council az Moscow whirh
has bern preparing military plans against
/ Poland With him arc associated many n
the general staff officers ~ tho old regime.
one of the most successful Bolshcvik
/ officers IS General Bndenny commander
~ cavalry. whose tactics On tho Polish
front according 10 military authorize
largely have made possible the Bolshcvist
/ Successes ~ the south
Washington, Aug IL Poland viii ask
immediate aid from the United States y
lts fight against the Boshevikl The Polish
minister, Count Lubomirskl, announced
YESTERDAY.
The apDeal ~ the state Department
will be based on the assurance contained
in the American note N italy that the
United States viii insist on the mann
tenance 81 political independence and
territorial integrity of Poland the minister
announced
The AID requested il was said, probably
will he confined 70 q request for an *
tension of credits bv the United States for
the purchase by Poland of surplus wal
stocks.
Moscow. Aug. 1.-THE Soviet foreign
Office today published dispatches ex
changed between the soviet government
and Great Britain IN the Polish Crisis
NJ TchitrherIns last note maintains m
government s previous attitude Of refusing
mediation by any third party
The Russian delegation VIII leave 70
morrow for Minsk
VI TchItcherin today dispatched not'
Of protest TO the French government
against the shipment Of contraband Of war
including - alrplanes destined Tor Gen
eral Wrangel, 10 Odessa on prisoner trans
ports. The note SAYS the matter has peer
referred to the mediation Of Grea
Britain.
Copenhagen, Aug ia representa-
tive Of the Russian Soviet command
waited in vain at the front for the poiisi
arnistice delegation on the evening o
August 9 but neither the delegation no
any message from Warsaw arrived ac
cordinC to Maxim I4itcinoff, the SovIe
representative here.
Paris Aug. 12.-Bolshvik plenIpdten
tiaries have arrived at Berlin to RESUME
diplomatic relations between RUSSIA ant
Germany. it IS reported in a dispatch re
cajypd here TODAY from Berlin The mes
sage adds that another mission has reach
ed Vienna from Russia with view 10 re
newing relations with Austria