The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-31
War Minister TrotsLy's Orders are Ignored by
General Touchacevsly and His
Ambitious Officers <f
COUP D'ETAT IS BEING D|sCUSSED
Armistice Negotiations Begin Between Poles
and Russians, While Soviet Army Con-
tinues Victorious Advance.

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PARIS, July 31.-Contidential ad-
vices to the foreign Office today indicat-
ed there was ground for belief that an
attempt to overthrow the bolshevik
government was being plotted by lead
ers Of the soviet armies now at the
high tide of their victory over the
Poles
| Relations between the Moscow gov
ernment and the armies in the field
were said to be strained and becoming
more so. A serious disagreement was
reported to have developed between
| General Touchacevsky's army and
Moscow. 1t was stated that general
headquarters fatty refused to obey
| War Minister Trotsky's orders to falt
4 the advance. The twenty-seven year
old general is surrounded by staff of
very Loyal and ambitious officers. the
report said and the possibility of their
seizing the first favorable opportunity
for military coup detat is being ser
iously discussed in Paris.
/ A similar spirit was said to exist at
HEADQUARTERS of the eleventh army
which is occupying Azerdidejan. Staff
officers already are inclined to disre-
gard orders from Moscow Wen in
formed officials here would not be sur
prised to hear at any time that this
army has cut lose from the Lenlne
government and joined General Wran-
gel, the anti-bolshevik leader
In the Caucasus an ant-holshevik
spirit was reported spreading rapidly
among the people as a result OF their
treatment by this same eleventh army.
Natives complained it demanded the
country. sending live stock, crops, Oil,
etc. to Moscow and even plllag1ng
homes
Talk of general military uprising
against Lenine and Trotsky and the
establishment of a military govern
ment gained plausihility from the fact
that the red army is almost entirely
commanded by former regular officers
who served with the czar and their
seeming loyalty to Moscow has long
puzzled the allies. Now officials pro
TESS to believe these leaders are only
waiting for a chance to turn upon the
bolsheyiki government and destroy it
and that their feigned loyalty is but
a means to this end to give them con
trol of overwhelming military strength.
ThG MOSCOW VIII SoiAihi
received here early this morning an
nounced the reds had captured oso-
yietz and were pursuing the Poles.
CAPTURE Of positions north of Bielstok
also was announced.
Another Town Captured
LONDON, July 31-Bolshevik troops
have captured Bielystok and have
reached Brest Litovsk. according to
a Moscow wireless dispatch received
here today.
ArmIstice Negotiations.
WARSAW, July 31.-Arm1st1ce
negotiations between the Poles and
the bolsheviki began today. The
Polish delegates crossed the armis-
tice lines at eight o'clock last night
They were assured by the bolsheviki
that the international armistlce rules
would be strictly observed.
Meanwhile the reds were reported
to have invaded Galicia north OF
Brody which has been evacuated.
Iemberg must be given UP If the
fighting continues and it Is not rein
forced.
A government composed of an Aus
trian soldiers and workmens council