Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-06
ARM|ST|CE BY REDS
AND POLES WILL Be
SIGNED BY OCT. 8
Relations With Lithuania Seem
to Have Become Much
More Acute.
SOVIETS' POSITION
SAID TO BE CRITICAL
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

by Associated Press to Every Evening
London, Oct. 6.--General Makno, the
Ukrainian commander who has been
operating under General Wrangel, the
anti-Bolsbevik leader in South Russia,
has joined the Bolsheviki and has been
given command under the Soviet adj
ministration against Wrangel, it is as
serted, in a wireless dispatch from Mos
COW today.
General Makno il is declared appealed
10 the Soviet authorities for a command
owing to demands from the lower ranks
of his army who did not wish to fight for
general Wrangel against the Bolsheviki
Riga, Oct. 6.--An agreement for the
signing of an armistice, preliminary to
peace. not later than Oct. s, was reached
yesterday evening by NJ. Joffe and Nj.
Dombski heads of the Russian and
Polish delegations. respectively.
Riga. Oct. 6.-The Russo-Polsh ar
mistice negotiations are being rushed 70
speedy conclusion, but the Lithuania-
Polish situation seems meanwhile to have
become more acute,
The Polish official statement received
this morning reports severe fighting with
attacking Lithuania divisions about mid
way between Grodno and Wilma and adds:
cit is stated that Lithuanian troops
are fighting along'ide Bolshevik troops.
II WAS said this morning at the head
quarters Of the Polish delegation that NJ.
Joffe, head Of the Russian mission had
accepted virtually as whole the Polish
peace draft based on The eleven points
framed BY the Riga delegation and made
public at the beginning Of the Riga CON
a - 4.
proved at Warsaw but have not yet been
formally presented to the Soviet delega-
tion.
London Oct 6-Further 6 reports Of
disorganlzation and revolt in Soviet
Russia have been obtained by Reuters.
Limited, from "a reliable person who
has just crossed the frontier INTO Fun
land !"
Reuters informant says the Red
army il in state Of disorganigatlon
and that the harvest is exceptionally
bad and that revolts have broken out
in Siberia, Tombov and near Ssmara.
There is great unrest among the work
men.
The Bolshevikj are very anxiou. about
General Mranrels Successes in the
south, and the latest call Of Leon Trot-
sky. the Bolshevist minister Of war. is
for ''thc liquidation Of the southern front
before winter
The Bolsheviki say the aivices, real
ize that this winter viii be the hardest
they have experienced and that il Is
doubtful whether IL will pass calmly.
Their leaders arc very anxious about
the whole situation.
Paris, Oct. 6.-In comment yester-
day upon the SUCCESSES of the Poles and
General Wrangel against the Russian
Soviet troops the opinion was expressed
| by the French Foreign Office that the
situation Of the Soviet government had
never been so precarious as It was At
present.
The Soviet authorities, IL WAS declared,
have never been as ready as now ia
/ make concessions, as was shown by
their present eagerness to fulfill the
| agreement entered INTO at Copenhagen
/ between the French government and
the Moscow government for the re-
patriation of French citizens from Russia.
/ Vienna, Oct 6.-Groups of officers
| OF the forces of General Wrangel are
! arriving in Vienna for the purpose, 1t is
understood, of arranging for the delivery
/ cf Italian winter outfits to General Wran-
! gel and endcavoriDg to secure arms and
munitions. A weekly newspaper, devoted
| 70. General Wrangel's interests now, is
being published here.
| Warsaw, Oct. 6.-The Poles now
occupy the entire railroad line through
Ida, Baranovitchi, Luniniets, Sarny
and Royno as a result Of advances at
several places, according to an official
communication. The northern advance
guards, pursuing the enemy, has crossed
the Ninemen.
The reorganized Polesian forces, after
two days hard fighting. havie reached
Malkovichy, Dastyn, Luniniets, Lachva
David and Grudek.