THE POLISH WAR

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 296, 8 September 1920, Page 7

THE POLISH WAR

NEGOTIATIONS WITH LITHUANIA

BROKEN OFF OWING TO HOSTILITIES

By Telesraph—Pre?B Association—Copyright London, September 0. It is reported that negotiations for the rearrangement of the frontier and for the future relations between Poland and Lithuania were broken off owing to the outbreak of hostilities. Each sido accuses the other of crossing the frontier. Polish circles in London assert that tho Poles only occupied territories recognised as Polish by tho Supremo Council, and complain that Lithuania is being used as a rallying ground by tho Red armies.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMICABLE RELATIONS WITH CIVIL GOVERNME*/. CFtec. September 7, 7.30 p.m.) London, September G, The "Morning Post's" Warsaw correspondent says the Polish Foreign Offico admits the receipt of a truculent Noto from the military party in Lithuania, hut declares that no war has been de. clared. The most amicable relations are maintained with tlio Lithuanian civil Government.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. cessation"of¥ostilities ' PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BEINU ARRANGED. . <Rec. September 7, 7.30 p.m.) Paris, September 6. It is reported that hostilities between Poland and Lithuania have virtually censed, and peaco negotiations are being arranged.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. RISING IN POSTN EXPECTED PLOT AGAINST WARSAW GOVERNMENT. Copenhagen, September G. Tho "Vossische Zeitung's" Posen correspondent states that reserve troops occupied the railway station and other buildings in Graudenz, with the object of driving out the Poles, but the Polish cavalrv took prisoner four hundred men, who will be charged with treason. An early rising is expected among eiirht thousand troops in Posen, whore the Polish leader. Dmowsky, is stated to have been plotting, a coup d'etat against tho Warsaw Government.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.

PROTEST AGAINST POLES IN GALICIA FORCE INTTTRVRT) IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA. Moscow, September S. A Vienna teleßram states .that as a protest against the occupation of Eastern Galicia bv the Poles, a fully-cquip-fted cavalry division composed of Galicintis and Ukrainians, under General Pavlenko. who has been actively engaged in fiehting the -Bolsheviks, has crossed into Czeeho-Slnvnkia. and has been in-terned.—Aus.-N.Z.. Cable Assn.

THE DEFEAT OF BUDENY BOLSHEVIKS COTJNTER-ATTA CKING. London, September fi. Followinsr on the d-efeat of Budenv, the Bolsheviks ore eminter-nttanking .between Vladimir and Zamosc, and further south. The Poles repulsed attwdes, but their line has been slightly withdrawn.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.