POLES' OFFENSIVE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 198, 17 May 1920, Page 5

POLES' OFFENSIVE

—!~4—— IMPERIALISTIC AIMS NOT ENTERTAINED BRUSILOFF IN COMMAND OF RED FORCES By Telegraph-Press Asßociation-Oopyriifht (Rec. May 16, 5.5 p.m.) London, May 11. Tho Australian Press Association ;eai'ns that eight Zeppelins were reported over Warsaw on Sunday, proceeding eastward. The Poles believe tliey arn lurrying German staff officers to assist to reorganise the Rods, who are in full retreat before the Poles. It is pointed jut that if, the report is true it will bo i direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles. ' ' M. Patek, Polish Foreign Minister, addressing t.h? rV'-eiun Affairs Committee, stated lint it was untrue that Poland entertained Imperialistic aims. Busy would renew the offer of pence to the Bolsheyi'rs immediately their objects were- attained. A belated and unimportant wireless messagj ' has reached _ London from Moscow, dated .May 10, via Reval. Otherwise tho silcnce is unbroken. It is noT assumed that the silence is due to n military censorship, possibly to General Brusiloff, who is publicly urging Russia to unite against the Poles. Ho has taken command—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. (Reo. May 10, 5.5 p.m.J Paris, May 15. French Socialist circles nttributo the silence at Moscow to General Brusiloff, who was summoned tliere in conDeqtion with the Polish . offensive.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. - MOSCOW'S SILENCE BROKEN. (Roc. May -17, 0.25 a.m.) London, May 15. Direct, wireless messages from Moscow have been resumed. There is no explanation of the silence—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BOLSHEVIKS ATTACK UNSUCCESSFULLY (Rec. May IG, 5.5 p.m!) Warsaw, May 14. A communique states: In the Kicff sector the enemy continues ' desperate but. unsuccessful attacks witli the object of retaking at any cost, the places wo hav-j occupied east of tho • Dnieper. The enemy was completely defeated in fighting near. RzEszyca. Regiments (number omitted) wore annihilated. A brigade commander and a commissary were killed. Four hundred Bolsheviks were drowned in the Dnieper, and four enemy armoured boats -and two thousand prisoners were taken. Polish detachments at Podlia defeated the First Ukrainian Soviet Brigade.—Reuter. • REDS ASKli' ARMISTICE WHILE PREPARING TO INVADE ' POLAND. (Rec. May IG, 5.5 u.m.) Paris, May 11. M. _ Patek, the Polish Foreign Minister, interviewed, declared that the Bolsheviks were preparing to invade Poland at the very time when they were asking fo'- nn armistice. He adduced proof that 100 locomotives and 2000 guns were accumulated on the front. The Polish army captured these during the first' advance.—Reuter. PEACE OFFER - TO FINLAND (Kcc. May 10, 5.5 p.m.) Helsinqfors, May 11. M. Tchitcherin (Commissioner of Foreign Affairs) has renewed the peace offer to Finland.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable .Assn. japaneselTsiberia " NEUTRAL ZONE PROCLAIMED; (Rec. May 17, 0.25 a.m.) Washinflton, May 15. According to Japanese advices the General of tJfS Japanese and the commander at Vladivostok have issued a proclaims fion that Jqpan will not tolerate in any country close to Japan any political organisation designed to interfere with world peace, and designates tho establishment of a neutral zono around Chita, where Japan will not interfere. The proclamation further states that Japan lias 110 territorial ambitions in Siberia, and would welcome 1 the establishment of a''popular Government there—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.