Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-11
POLAND AND RUSSIA
TO SIGN ARM|ST|CE
AT I THIS EVENING
Agreement to Run q Days,
Then Continue in Effect
Indefinite Period.


shevik delegates engaged in negoti-
ations here will sign an armistice
agreement at Blackhead House at
o'clock tonight. Hostilities will cease
six days after signature of the con-
vention.
The armistice will run for twenty
one days. and forty-eight hours
notice will be necessary before either
side can legally break it. If it is not
broken for the period of twenty-one
days. it will continue automatically
in effect for an indefinite period, with
a provision it may be broken on four
teen days notice.
the boundary line between Poland and
White Russia and Ukraine. 1t runs,
roughly. from Drissa, on the Dvinsk
river east of the city of Dvinsk.
southwark. passing near Baranovitchi
1t passes west of Rovno and reaches
the DnieSter river east of kamenetZ-
PodolSk
Settlement in liquidation of Polish
monetary claims was not included in
the armistice agreement, but Will be
taken up in the treaty of peace. &C
cording to Polish officials. The
armistice contains nineteen sections.
The armistice, in the course of de-
terminlng the boundary line, recog-
nizes the independence of the Ukraine
and White Russia.
Soviet Army Near Dissolution.
STOCKHOLM. October 10-A dis
patch to the Dagens Nyheter. from
Reval says:
There is no doubt that the soviet
army is facing dissolution. The new
peace terms were forced through as
a desperate means to prevent this
dissolution, but they were too late
to arrest the spread of the demorall-
cation.
1.-The news that the armys dele
cation Of twelve men sept to Moscow
were shot caused great Indignation
and assisted considerably in the
Polish victory at the Nieman river.
A second delegation was arrested.
but the army now has sent third
delegation, urgently demanding that
the army's will be obeyed, that peace
be concluded and that satisfaction
be given for the delegates who were
shot.
'Lenin and Trotsky (the bolshevik
leaders) have now completely yielded
and dispatched new peace emissar1es
: to Finland and Poland. The long
resistance against peace has consid-
erably decreased the Willingness Of
the army to fight it's enemies"
Insurrectionists Take Wilma.
WARSAW, October 10 (by the As
ISOLATED Press).-Lithuanian insur-
rectionists, consisting of a group OF
Gen. Zellgouski's army, have occu-
pied wilma, the LllnudHldH Capital, III
protest against the decision of the
Lithuanian and Polish peace dele
gates that the Wilma district shall be
included in Lithuanian territory.
The insurgents contend that the
Wilma and Grodno districts rightly be-
LONDON. October 10.-The London
Times correspondent at Kovno says
the Lithuanian government evacuated
wilma Friday almost at moments
notice. owing to the continued enemy
advance. The entente representa-
tiyes have assumed the local admin
istration Col. Rebuel, chief of the
French military mission. has been ap-
pointed governor.
1t is not likely, adds the correspond
ent. that the government will re-
turn until the question of the posses
sion of the city is finally decided.
Negotiations Concluded.
WARSAW. October 10 (Havas).-
Prince Sapieha, the foreign minister.
today announced that negotiations
with Lithuania concerning an armi-
stice and a line of dema rcation be-
tween the armies of the two coun-
tries had been concluded. The Polish
delegates, he added. had refused to
recognize the treaty between Lithu-
ania and soviet Russia.
RIGA, October 10 (by the Associated
Press).-The Polish delegation has
been advised by a Polish supply ship
that two submarines supposed to be
soviets. were observed maneuvering
in Danzig bay. The submarines did
not attack the ship. the name of which
is not given. nor is the date on which
the submarines were sighted men,
toned.
Earl Curxon's Threat.
LONDON, October 10 (by the AS
ISOLATED Press).-Any Russian sub
marines encountered on the high seas
will be attacked on sight by British
naval forces. according to a note sent
by Earl Curzon. British foreign secre-
tary, to NJ. Tchitcherin, the Russian
bolshevik foreign minister. on Octo-
Der 2. which is published along with
other correspondence recently ex-
changed between Great Britain and
soviet Russia.