The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-19
FRENCH BACK
CEN. WRANGEL
Foreign Office Says Russ Chief
viii Be Given Military
Aid.
BEST CHANCE TO BEAT REDS
France Notifies Great Britain Of Ac-
ton Taken-Paris Says Bolshevik
Terms TO Poles Will Be
Too Harsh.

Too Harsh.
Paris, Aug. 13.--The French gov
prnment has decided to recognize Gen.
Baron Peter Wrangel as head OF the
de factO government of South Russia
In making this announcement the
ministry of foreign affairs said this
recognition implied rendering General
Wrangel all possible military assist
RnCe.
Two reasons were given by the for
eign office for recognizing General
Wrangel The first was his promise to
assume all the obligations of the TOR
mer Russian government. The second
was his promise to give Russia a dem
Ocratic government.
France notified Premier Lloyd
George Tuesday Of her actioL to this
effect Il was stated. The French gov
eminent likewise is notifying Its com
uercial attache in London to have no
dealings with Leonid Krassin and Leo
Kameneff the soviet emissaries In the
British capital.
The French foreign office regards
the soviet terms to Poland, which the
British premier read I'm the house Of
commons last night, as only prelimi-
nary, and II is convinced that the So
Wet government would later exact
much harsher peace terms.
In announcing the recognition of the
South Russian government, the minis
try of foreign affairs said the soviet
governments anxiety with regard to
General Wrangels successes was due
to IFS knowledge that he was the most
competent anti,bolshevili leader who
had,yet appeared.
The French believe General Wran-
gel shows more promise Of overturning
the bolsheviki regime than ala the
Poles, General DenIkine or AdmlraI
Kolcaak, in their operations against
the soviet
London, Aug. 13.-"T have read the
report Of Frances recognition of Gen
eral Wrangel as the de factO govern
ment in southern Russia with the
greatest surprise and anxiety" Premier
David Lloyd George informed the
house of commons. He declared that
Premier Millerand Of France had not
discussed any such intent at the Hythe
conference which has just closed. II
was well known. however, that the
viewpoints of England and France on
this point were widely divergent The
premier said that he had J no Off
cial knowledge of the action taken by
France.
From a source close to the premier
Il was learned that he is just as strong
for peace as ne has been during the
recent Negotiations and will do as
much as possible to obtain It.
Paris Aug. IA great battle is
raging along fine entire Polish Russia
front, on which hangs the fate Of
Warsaw, the foreign office was In
formed, According to a Berlin wire
less dispatch, Russian cavalry have
succeeded in reaching Praga. a suburb
Of Warsaw. In the region Of Pultusk
the Poles have launched a counter
offensive with bayonets, Warsaw re-
ports
Hundreds Of conveyances Of all de-
scrptions loaded with harbed wire
and driven by boys and old men are
streaming through the Polish capital
toward the battle front Mingled with
them along the roads are endless
trains Of supply wagons, which are
guarded by elderly civilians armed
with rifles. All able-hodied men are
being relieved from other duties in
the fight for the defense of Warsaw.
Woman soldiers are hurryins from
place to place, acting rs couriers and
French military mission officers are
around the city in automobiles.
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