RUSSIAN MIX-UP.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 August 1920, Page 2

RUSSIAN MIX-UP.

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POLAND’S REPLY. OTTAWA, August 26. Poland’s reply to United States Note expressing the hope Poland will not advance beyond Poland’s ethnographic boundaries has been received, a|nd it is understood the reply does not contain anything that might be construed as disappointing to United States.

DANZIG OPENED. LONDON, August 26. The Port of Danzig has re-opened for the transport of munitions to Poland.

THE POLISH FIGHTING. WARSAW, August 26. After hard fighting, Poles captured the fortress of Ostrolenk and forced the passage of Nareo river. Bolsheviks were surrounded near Mlava, and after a desperate struggle to break through, a portion succeeded in escaping eastward. Bolshevists in Eastern Galicia; are retreating on the whole front to avoid a threatening flank attack from the north. The French General, Lanezan, commands the southern Polish front. COPENHAGEN, August 24. Lithuanians advanced guards have entered Vilna, which the Bolsheviks have almost entirely evacuated, after plundering the city. It is reported the Polish advance troops have entered Grodno. . PARIS, August 26. Marshal Foch questioned as to operations in Poland, said everything was going very well. The Bolsheviks were breaking up, arid sensational developments may be expected . Venizelos has recovered and left for Greece. *

COUNCIL OF ACTION. , LONDON, August 26. The Council of Action after consultation with Kameneff and Krassin, announce the Russian Government’s withdrarval regarding civic militia, x-einoves all difficulties in the way of a RussoPolish peace. The Council urges the British:. Government to publish the full terms whereon they will make peace with Russia. The “Daily Chronicle” protests against intrigues between the Council of Actipn arid Russian delegates as the Russians'gave an undertaking to confint\ themselves to dealing with the British Government.

A GERMAN DEMONSTRATION,

Keuter’s telegrams

ffteceived This Day at 8 ».m.) BERLIN, Aug. 27, Following a demonstration of Bourgeois parties at Breslau against a Polish rising in Silesia, German nationalists stoned the French and Polish consulates, demolished the furniture, and burned a French flag in the street. The mob then stormed hotels where Entente officers were staying, and threw out all their documents. Social Democrats refused to participate in the demonstration on the ground that they would not join in any action with Jingoists or Nationalists. An Official representative of the German Foreign Office subsequently called on the French Ambassador and Polish Charge d’Affairs and ex- , pressed the regkret of the German Government over the affair.

WRANGEL’S SUCCESS. (Received this day at 8 a.ra.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 27. General Wrangel reports having captured Noverositk and Ecatrinodar.

POLISH DESIRES. (Received This Day at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, August 27. Polish advices state the victory jf the Poles has not altered Government’s determination to' secure a just and durable peace, and her delegates ,at Minsk continue in this spirit. There is complaint of the inability to commigjgga&e . with Minsk. This must be removed forthwith if negotiations are to be successful. • BERLIN, August 27. Russian prisoners state the Russian cavalry leader,General Budennz is seriously wounded. GERMAN DUPLICITY.' (Received This Day at 8.40 l a.m.) WARSAW, August 27. • The Inter-Allied Commission in Upper Silesia secured documents proving the German Government’s activity and participation in the recent disorders. Captured' Bolshevik officers' (iedare they will repay the recent military disasters in Poland with, a great German defeat. They say that Soviet Russia was notinterested in the invasion of Poland or Danzig, corridor, but in response to •desires by Germans they advanced along the East Prussian frontier and are now ' facing the penalty of blind confidence in German counsel. BOLSHEVIK LOSSES. 'Received this dav at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. '29.. The Polish Legation states the total Bolshevik losses since the Warsaw battle are 107,000 prisoners, 50,000 killed, or wounded, 30,000 escaped to East Prussia. ■