The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-10-29
Russian Reds, Whipped in the
Field, Agree to Armistice
With the Poles,
SUBMIT TO ALL DEMANDS
Soviet Foreee May Concentrate Against
Wrangel-Peace In ireland Nearer
Some Late Developments In
Our Presidential Campajan.
BY EDWARD W. PickARp.

Thoroughly whipped by the Poles,
the Russian Bolsheviki have signed an
armistice with their opponents, and on
October IA hostilities are supposed to
cease. The full terms agreed upon at
Kiga have not yet been given to the
public, hut enough has been told to
show that Poland has won virtually
all her contentious. NJ. Joffe, head of
the Russian delegation. was in no po-
sltion to refuse anything within req.
son. and indeed he had been instruct
ed to accept almost any terms the
Poles might offer.
The western boundary line Of soviet
Russia was the main matter under
discussion, and this was settled entire
" in favor Of the Poles. according to
reports from Riga. The line Is placed
so far east that Lithuania is cut off en-
tirely from Russia, and Poland is
given corridor between those two
countries. The boundary agreed upon
begins east Of Dvinsk. runs south
through Baranovitchi. Iuniniets and
Sarny. and virtually along the German
line of 1915 to the Roumanian frontier.
The Poles have asserted repeatedly
that the Lithuanians have been fight
Ing alongside the Russians, and this
boundary settlement should, therefore.
60 far in bringing about a peaceful
agreement between Poland and Lithu.
ania: when that is accomplished the
Poles will be free to turn their atten-
tion to the establishment Of their own
government and the development of
their country. They have agreed to be
neutral in the Ukraine. where the So
Wet and Petlura forces are fighting.
and Russia gives up all claims to east.
ern Galicia.
1t is asserted by some correspond
ents that Dombski, head Of the Polish
mission mt Rign, was moved to hurry
up the agreement with the Russians
by the admonitions of the British am.
bassador In Warsaw and also by the
movements OF his political opponent.
Prince Sapleha. In addition. say these
correspondents. the liberal Dombski
element In Poland. Is somewhat
alarmed by the successes Of Baron
Wrangel in southern Russia consider
Ing that the restoration Of the old
Russian empire would constitute a
great danger to Poland. Many experts
believe that sso-Polish peace will
result in the crushing Of Wrangel and
his armies. It is taken for granted
that the soviet government will at
once concentrate Its efforts on the
Cr!mean front.
However. Wrnneel has been making
such progress in his campaign that his
chances st'll seem good. In his ad-
vance northward he has taken MANY
thousands Of prisoners and vast auan-
titles OF material, and his forces also
pushed along the coast Of the Sen If
Azov northeastward toward important
cities on the lower Don. Early In the !
week 1t was said that 3iakno, the
Ukraine insurcent leader, had formed
a junction with Wrangels troops and
In a flying raid had seized Kharkoy.
Later wireless dispatch from Mos
cow asserted that Maxine had Joined
the BOlsheviki and had been given a
command against Wrangel. It was
said his shift was due to the refusal
OF his troons to fight against the Boil
sheviki. Makno's past history inclines
one to doubt the truth Of this report. |
According to Copenhagen newspa- |
per. General Weygand. who assisted |
the Poles. has gone to South Russia
to take supreme command Of the anti. |
soviet armies there.
The apparent collapse Of the Bolshe- !
v(ki Is probably due In large measura |