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Show I c . ' THE VWrrMEft- - " Tribune Wants are radiant with chances that are well worth while in ? buying and selling.. Thmwday rate; cooler: Friday probably fair;, warmer northwest portton. Sliver-Domest- Local. Settlement Price. tV4; foreign. ic, Load ., Copper I f7e ' J.18. 225 (cathode) SALT, LAKE CITY, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20, 1920. VOL. 101, NO. 131. FIVE ' CENTS 20 PAGES POLAND WARNED BY UNITED STATES AGAINST r AGGRESSION AIMED AT RUSS TERRITORY RIGHTS V G. 0. P. to Pick minister, Fall Election . v, gather this WHEN tha Republican at th Salt Lake th. SELECT TICKET - for their state oonventlon they will face tha problem of oaloctlng candidate for moat of th elective state general offices and will. In addltlon,-.dop- t platform and select s new stats eommlttee. Nominations will ba mad for th following offlooa: Four presidential elector from th state at large. United States senator for Candidates! for Other Of- slx-ya- term. Governor for four-yoterm. Juatioo ef tho supreme court for term. Secretary of state for four-yoterm. term. Attorney general for four-yoState treasurer for four.yoar term. State auditor for four.yoar term. State superintendent of publlo In. term. structlon for four-yoa- r ar ar al Choices Arouse Spirit Republican delegates to the state nominating convention will this morning begin what political observers say will be a atemwtnder for action when they get down to the business of nominating men for the many offices to b filled at the November elections The preconventlon activities of the candidates for places on the ticket have been strenuous and thort ough organisations have been throughout the state by many of the men who are willing to accept leadership from their party. Interest in the convention has been largely centered up to date In the contest for the gubernatorial nomination. It is the fight which Is looked for among the aspirants for this honor which is to develop into the feature of the convention and to bring out the wannest sort of competition for the prise. or fifteen No one of tho fourteen svowed and passive candidates for the nomination for governor goes Into the convention with an assured majority. - Sven the adherents of ths leading candl-datput-qu- es admit this situation in their con-"but hair a doien are claiming ferenoe . , j strength enough from their particular ,"V- supporters to Insure the capture of the - . ' - 'majority, vote when the amoks of the i'' vbettl le down. V Many Delegates Uninstructed. ' Tho vast majority of delegates will enter the convention uninstructed, and, although many of these uninstruoted ones have given pledge of their support to one candidate or another, there had not last sight appeared any indications of a torn of such proportions as would make a nomination on the first ballot a certainty or even aaa possibility. the delegates v milled Last night, about the various headquarters. In the oh the streets. It beand hotel lobbies came Increasingly apparent, according to seasoned campaigners, that tho delegates are going to take a number of ballot before they reach a deoislon. The race Is so close now, it was admitted In some night,e that the appearance quarter last dark-horscandidate after of a strong the first few ballots might precipitate a mean the nomination would swing that of someone other than the candidates now principally In the public aye. Most of ths 67 delegate were on the ground last night and the remainder will come In early this morning, to be on band for the beginning of the convention. to win tho nominaIt willfortake 2 votes governor and fob the other oftion bo aa many to Inasmuch filled. fices of th counties are sanding In delegation with split votes, and also because of the considerable number of proxy votes which will b cast, It has been Impossible to get a complete roster of th delegates and the personnel of the oonventlon will not be known definitely until after the roll call this morning. 8moot Conceded Nomination. While there la much doubt as to the outcome of the nomination for governor, there seeme to be no doubt In the minds ef th delegates who were here last night that United States Senator Reed Smoot will be nominated without opposition to succeed himself. The congressional contests, which will follow th state convention In separate meetings of the deleaates to each of the two district conventions, have stimulated os Pag (Continued 4, Column X.) Housewives, Attention! It Is Now Time to Gin Would you like to know how to ran fruit without sugar, how to keep beets front fading, how to put up appla pio filling, how to preserve fruit juices, to make apple syrup from cider,, to put up vegetable soup, okra ooup, chicken soup all tho products of garden and orchard! If o, get our , FEES CANNING BULLETIN is prepared by your Government for your good. It is distributed through the Washington Information Bureau of The Tribune aa a It should bo service to readers. used by you now in tho interest of It economy. (Use .ths coupon. Write plainly.) Frederic J.'Haakin, Director, ' i The Balt Lake Tribune I Information Bureau, j , Washington, D. C. I inclose herewith two eenta in stamps for return postage on a free ropy, of the bu lie tin oh 'canning. N ft fft.fi ' Stffiftt r, v rtulV Slata . I 4 M . t , pa mi M " a 1 f I a M I i aiiatt a a a a aa (! M as a a i I 'to l i i 1,-- , . Must Not Permit Troops to r Go Beyond Ethnographic v , 4 Boundaries Pays Tribute to Blinded Senator New,' Chairman of Promises to Produce EviWar Veterans and' Pledges Speakers' Committee, An- dence Tonight of G. O. P. Perpetuation of Old Glory nounces Plan for Workers Conspiracy to Buy Office. Ireland Would Binding Offer Self-governme- to It I a of-s- n is f m Individual and Governmen- Thousand of Orators, Men Democratic Leader Talks to tal Retrenchment Advo- and Women, to Take Large. and Demonstrative cated by Republican. Stump for National Ticket Audiences in Indiana. MARION, O, Aug. 25. At the close of a speech ' today Senator Harding turned from his audience to two visiting soldiers, both blinded in th Argonne, and solemnly mads a publlo pledge that "there never shall be a substitute for th Star and Stripes they last beheld, The personal touch which brought a momentary hush over the gathering and then Waa echoed in a roaring avalanche of cheers, followed a broader promise to the world that' in Its efforts for International concord America never would surrender Its nationality and a suggestion that it would be better to cultiof vate waiting opportunities in friendly soil of the hew world than chase a on phantom amid tha envlea and rivalries of th old. nt Full The Republican nominee asked for governmental and Individual economy aa the primary step to reduce the cost of DUBLIN, Aug. 24. Resolutions suggest- living, declared for policy of federal ing a truce between opposing Irish fac- maintenance of public highways, and aptions and declaring It was possible for pealed to the new women voters not to the British government to secure peace In segregate themselves In a new party Ireland by an Immediate and binding of- baaed on sex prejudice. Th Democratic to b administration be accused of premedifer of full national aocaptod or rejected by specially elected tated"' neglect In preparing for the great of th people of Ireland," war and of tardiness ln maklng provision representative were adopted late today at the conference for a return (a a peace statu of Irish. modem tee whlcheoavecd bare Roosevtlt. THImtv S, thle morning. The ''meeting was marked H also paid a tribute to Theodor on of th oratory part by fiery special Roosevelt and declared bia conviction that speakers, but there was no disorder. were he living, I would be speaking for The only epeech from the Ulstenuea him at this moment as your candidate waa made by th Earl of Shaftsbury, who ' for president. did much toward quieting the conference The of th speech, depart greater before the noon recess, when feeling waa livered from the front porch to a deleshown by many present The afternoon gation from 'Wyandot county, Ohio, was session was opened by Sir Horace Plunkdevoted to government economy. Th ett, chalman of the Dublin convention, Republican congress. Senator Harding who plainly stated he had no definite plan for dominion home rule, but sought to said, had saved nearly a billion dollar organise a movement to bring together by paring down Democratic appropriaextremists on both sides.1 Hs paid trib- tions proposals and thus had applied the ute- to the Sinn Fein for having done e reducmuch for government In Ireland, but said one available remedy" toward that, while circumstances compelled the tion in the cost of living. Ho suggested Sinn Felners to exercise authority, they it would be difficult to suggest "any parfor living costs, but must eventually accept a compromise. ticular remedy At a meeting previous to the formal declared the government at least should aeeslon this mornnlg, which paased a reso- stop Its extravagance as an example to lution asking the government to release Individual thrift" Lord Mayor MacSweenqy of Cork and othAsserting that the administration never eould explain why It did not prepare er persons now In British Jails. sooner for the war, the candidate charged that administration officials knew w Rioting Renewed. could not escape lnvolvment. BELFAST. Aug. 2S. Rioting was renewed hers today. I A crowd tried to rush Calls Premeditated. 8t.' Mathew's Catholic church in New. "That neglect waa premeditated," he townards r and was fired upon by the continued, and the American people who military. are now forced to meet tha overwhelming costa of that neglect have a Just reason Makes Reply. King to hold th administration to acoount. I)NDON, Aug '25. King George has In - espousing oomlty, replied to jUie appeal of Redmond Howard, much dreamed about, but so littl renephew of the late John Redmond, urging alised," tha nominee asserted that noclemency for th Irish hunger striker body has a thought of American aloofmake full consaying .that the appeal will receive Im- ness or of any fallura-t- o mediate and careful attention. tribution to world progress By pointing The king's reply, signed by Baron Its efforts toward harmony among th 8temfordham, secretary to the king, says: nation of this hemisphere, he said, th "I am commanded to express his United States could accomplish good In trade Interests and political majesty's appreciationIn of yourof assurance a field where v of hopefulness that. , the very aspirations are mutual. spite blind Elmer soldiers wer In The two of condition affairs the Ireland, grave work of reconciliation between the two Stevens and Joseph Hulln, who had come races will yet be accomplished. Th with the Wyandot delegation and had king fully realises the services rendered been seated behind the senator aa be and the sacrifices made by your family talked. In this cause and regards With all th "They were blinded under the flag, our more consideration your appeal, which flag. In the Argonne," said the nominee, after he had turned attention to them. will receive Immediate and careful conI Want to publicly pledge to them and sideration.' to their comrades who suffered Impairment the republic a unfailing and gratePleads for Prisoner. And I want to pledge ful consideration. ' By Universal Service. them something more. NEW YORK. Aug. 25. Charles Hop Pledge. Caldwell, member of the bouse of repre- Makes sentatives for th Second district of New I know what inspired their herolam. York, tonight sent a cable to Lloyd Thev were fighting for America and George, plaadlng for the release of Ter- American rights, If it had been for derence MacSweeney. mocracy alone, they would have gone The cable reads: when Belgium was Invaded. If it had sake of "For ths humanity end in been for humanity alone, they would Idee of have answered th Lusitania's sinking. recognition of the Anglo-Saxo- n fair plav, would It not be possible to Their hearts were stirred, their supreme either give Terrence Mae8wenoy, lord offering was made when America was mayor of Cork, a trial by e Jury of his Imperiled. peers or release him In time to sevo his They can never see again Old Glory, llfol" sublime at home and signalling our concept of freedom end Justice throughout De Valeras Cablegram. th world. But I pledge to them an assurance In thftr hearts which their blind By Universal Bervlce. eye can not convey there never shall NEW YORK, Aug. 25. President de la cal Democratic bosses who represent th Valera of the Irish republlo today cabled most baneful influences In our political the following expression of sympathy to life. There la one aure way to defeat Lady MacSweeney, wife of the lord mayor their effort to capture the government at of Cork, who Is dying as th result of Washington and that la to beat their a hunger strike against his Jail aentence candidate. I believe also that Senator. Harding's at the hands English court martial: Lady Mayoress MacSweeney, Cork, election will afford the surest way of ae . r Ireland; curing our proper relation to InternaThis country must We all sympathise with you and pray tional cooperation. do Ita part, but It must reserve the right for you in jour suffering. It Is by tnea In to future act heroic sacrifices of tha individual that, contingency accordany alaat our country has to win her way to ing to ita duty aa that contingency refreedom. - Your example and that of your veals 1L Tha essentials tn any really efhusband will j remain an Inspiration for fective plan for International cooperation arc to establish a tribunal of Internationevery generation. May Ireland have such women and auch men. always al Justice, where Justiciable question are concerned, are to provide the machinery (Signed) DE VALERA AND COLLEAGUES." of conciliation and to secure the advan-All tages of International conference. this can be secured and I believe will be Lodge Expresses Views, secured under the presidency of Mr. HarBOSTON, Aug. 25 Senator Henry ding without guaranties whloh attempt Cabot Lodge, la Utter cent today to to commit ue in unknown contingencies State Senator J I J. Walah, said that the and whtrh will serve as trouble-breederesolution passed by the senate last year and not aa peacemaker expressing "sympathy with ths aspira"I. am fully convinced, aa a result. of tions of th Irish people for a governconversation with Senator Harding, ment of Its own choice" expressed his iny that under his leadership we shall haV attitude with regard to Ireland and that our foreign relation conducted In ache had nothing to add to It. cordance with our beet traditions and The letter sm In reply to on from Americas duty toeth world will be dls- Paf 2. Column 1) (Continued on Fag 2, Column L) . (Coufijnned People Vote of 4 Uv .H ...The S' e in ok Pursuit; ar ar fices Active; Congression- t ' SEPTEIEH17 star ten-ye- 1 F'f of . Interest In State Convention t Centers in the Gubernatorial Nomination Today. lift says Polos demands are Impossible acceptance. Nominees for'' i U & GREGORY TCHITCHERIN, who I By D. F. SULLIVAN. Tribune Belt Lek Tribune Leased Wire. CHICAGO, Aug. 25. Friday, September Chicago 17, was today selected as the date for lowering the dams which are holding back th flood of Republican campaign oratory and for the real opening of the RepubOn that date lican national campaign. some 25,00d orator men and women, will start preaching Republican doctrines and they will continue to do so until' the end of the campaign. Selection of the date was made by Senator Harry S. New, chairman of the committee of the Republican speaker national committee. He explained today that hp had chosen It because It waa the anniversary of th adoption of th United State constitution by the constitutional convention. New explained that there Senator would, of course, be some preliminary speaking, but that his committee would make no general effort before the day named. well-kno- To Labor in Ohio. Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of the late Theodor Roosevelt, wtUbe one of th Republican leaden who will direct the fight for th capture of th state of the pcesldan-.U- al eandljUtes. ' '"She today , wired t Georg Clark,' chairman vf the Ohio Reher acceptance publican state commttte of his Invitation to become a 'member Of th committee. obkn-tb- p Fred E. Doremus, In Congressman charge of Democratic national headquarters in Chicago, today suggested that Congressman Fred A. Britten of the Ninth Illinois district be summoned aa a witness before th committee senatorial which is investigating campaign expenditure Britten had charged that the British ambassador had paid ever 587,500, appropriated to him by his government as an entertainment fund, to the Democratic national committee. He added that the charge was too aiily to discuss fur- ther. Harding Attacked. Aaron 3 Watkln prohibition nominee for president, today Issued a statement Senator Harding's record on attacking the wet and dry Issue. He declared that the senator had voted against prohibition In th District of Columbia, against prohibition tn Porto Rico, against wartime prohibition, and that he had supported the Reed amendment, which provided that congress should have no power to enforce the eighteenth amendment until It had for made provision for compensation He charged liquor dealers and brewer that the Republican nomine voted witn the wets on thirty occasions and was absent .or dodged lift rollcall and quorum calls. Republican national party headquarter today Issued the first edition of their campaign book, which la an arraignment of the Thompson-Lundl- n machine and la entitled, What You Should Know About Taxe High Renta and th H. C. The pamphlet contains table showing the steady growth of the deficit during the Thompson administration. In spit of th fact that the revenue baa Increased.! v 1 HAV EXPRESSES REGRET. HOME, Aug 26 Regret that Mexico and Italy did not directly exchange products before the war, but acted through American, German and Austrian Intermediaries, was expressed by General Hay, Mexican minister here, la an Interview relative to the resumption of commercial relation between tha two countries today. General Hay especially urged the Importation of Mexican oil to take the place of coal and fuel, and suggested that Italian merchantmen be remodeled (mo oil burners. I" SUES FOR HEAVY DAMAGES. TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 25. Dr. Allen Ka, formerly of Minnesota, today Instituted suit against Dr. W, N. Keller, superintendent of the Western Washington State hospital for the Insane, for 0 damages. Dr. Kay, who was released from th asylum last week, after a hearing on habeas corpus proceeding charges that h was unjustly held In .the asylum for 125,-00- twenty-si- x months. All Males in 7 Spanish Town So Coming toU. ' Jf I MADRID, Aug.of Huerta man tn Fslaye, In th province of Guadalajara, ha elded to emigrate to th United States, according 'to Pedro Martin Embll, th town clerk, who appeared at th American consulate today with companion t atcur visa (or d. twan-ty-fl- passport. Th v f number of amlgrant from village and township of th province of Salamanca la Increasing dally bacaua of atrlkaa In th mining district Has Strenuous Day. Governor Coxs declaration was made late today at Princeton, Ind., and reiterated again tonight.. It waa cheered by audience of thousands of persons In a t . tumultuous day cf campaigning, expose Prefacing hi ,JrW 'prond' the governor stated Republican finance that h was not tha "apostle of disaster, to leave in your am her I But adding. minds th moat firm and deep rooted I can that the moat danImpression that gerous symptom that has been manifested in America In the last fifty years la th attempt ol the senatorial oilgarlchy to reach out and taka possession of our .. government." Republican campaign financing, h said, waa quite aa dangerous. was flayed The senatorial oligarchy unsparingly also for ita opposition to th league of nations and he reiterated charges that it had selected the Repuba meaningless lican nomine dictated platform and "waa trying to annex the presidency." The governors audience St Princeton Included large delegations from several near-b- y counties. Another large audience applauded him tonight at the soldier and sailors memorial hall here. ( League Made Prominent. y ' I LONDON, Aug. (Sc An Immediate rupture ef tha Ruaae- - Fellah peat at Minsk will result If th Pels adhsrs t their demand . far withdrawal ef tha main Russian term says matsaga rtcalved her' today from Georg Tchtteharln, th , Russian eevlat foreign minister, dated Monday at Moscow. PARIS, Aug. 85. Negotiations look,, te surrender t th , Pots have baan begun by tha nertharn Russian Belshtvlkl A army, according t Vienna dispatch received hare.- - Lat- -t Information from Warsaw IndM cat th advanc ef th Polish armla continue rapidly and, that th Bol- ahavlkl atom anxious only ta lea contact with th Pot Th number ef prisoners captured by thp Poles te, said to approximate 60,000. " Ing District Court Refuses to Issue Show Cause" Or der Against Secretary. Aug. 15. Antlauffrag WASHINGTON, forces received another setback today, whan Justlco Siddona of th District of Columbia supremo court refused to issue show aauaea ardor against Secretary Of $tat Colby, preliminary to thetaai). a ire a mt ha " injunction lorutraln him from proclaiming the nineteenth amendment a law. Tha order would have rt qulred Mr, Colby to show cause why the Injunction should not be luued. The action waa brought by Charles S, Fairchild an official ef the American Constitutional leagu on behalf of himself and tha or' , ganisation. No further effort would be mad to provent the issuance of the proclamation, Alfred B. Smith, attorney for Mr. Fairchilds said. Tha official certification of Tennessee ratification waa expected from ' Nashville tonight, and Secretary Colby Indicated that he would Issue (he proclamation a soon aa ha received Governor Robertss , certification, To Supreme Court. , -- . , 1 u at - 1 Prac-tlcal- ly Oov-srn- or - A Troops T The campaign of the antisuffrage force The league again- wis prominent In the would Joe directed at an effort to obtain action In th United States supreme governor's address. He denounced the al- early court on the question of th validity of leged proposal of Senator Harding, his tha Tennessee for ratification, Mr. Smith anRepublican opponent, separate peace with Germany, as monstrous and un- nounced. H said that ha would ask a formal order dismissal from Justice of to and urged the league thinkable. Siddona in order that he might appeal to keep faith with our American soldier the District of Columbia court of appeals and the allte Governor Cox also amplified hla views with a request that tha css ba certified The Democratic directly to th federal supreme court and on league reservations. , early trial. platform, h said, does not assume an setThfor action of Justice Siddona paralleled untoendable attitude." i "We will accept any (reservations) that In a measure that of Justice Bailey of will work to th cause of world peace," tho same court last month, except that he said, but we will reject any that will Justice Bailey granted a show cause work harm or Injury to the cause of order against Secretary Colby In a similar bill filed by th asm plaintiff but, after world-wid- e r peace Governor Cox declared for conditional heating, declined to Issue the injunction entrance Into th league of Germany, Rus- asked, on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction and Insufficient showing, - In dis, sia and Turkey. "When It Is properly perfected," he missing the bill, Justice Blddons said hs aid. "I favor th admission of Germany. did not wish to review Justice Baileys I favor the admission of Russia when action, and that to issue the- - show both countries have established an order- cause" order would be nn unwarranted with a purely ministerial acly government; I favor th admission of Interference even Turkey after she lias had a thor- tion of the secretary of elate. In other oughly unitary overgoing. words, ae want to make not onlj the Early Action Hoped For. civilisation of the world a better civilisaMr. Smith said that he still hoped Co tion than It yesterday, but a want obtain a before the November to tie together every government lately elections. decision If, however, the appeal should Onemles, binding tha civilisation of the be carried to the supreme court, it could world Info an agreement to make war not be argued until after the regular practically impossible In the future." meetflig of th court, in October, with little likelihood that a dectsjgn would be Takes Rap Lodge. reached before election day. la that The league, th governor declared, al- event, it waa pointed out, (he women of the be would country legally entitled to ready la at aork and functioning '"We and Germany,- Russia, Turkey, vot with the result that, should the suMexico and Henry C. Lodge only are preme court later decide against the legality of the Tennessee ratification, the standing outside, he said. he con- validity of the entire national election The Rspubllcan platform. tinued. Is a piece of deliberate bad faith, would be In question. The antlsuffraglsts are also challenging and hypocrisy, trickery and Insincerity, so framed, he charged, to keep Senators th legality of ratification In Missouri. , Johnson or California and Borah of Idaho West Virginia and Ohio. from forming a third party. He uld that th Lodge reservations had been dropped Not Responsible. since the Chicago convention and that th LUCERNE, Swltserland, Aug. 86. PreRepublicans also had stopped declaring mier Lloyd Georg In a statement that h would not be allowed to evade earning case of Lord Mayor today Maca clear statement of hi position on th Sweeney the of Cork, whose condition grave , league. because his of In strike Brlxton hunger Governor Cox denied that America's enLondon, said In substance that, whattrance Into the league would cause war, Jail. ever the consequences, the government he that understood and. stating that could not take the reaponslblllty of reabout 10,000 Americana now were over- leasing MacSweeney. sea the governor promised that "not one ofvour boys Will leave our shores without vouf consent," expressed through con- An 'Accomplished Fact. ' By Universal Service. gress. Disarmament under th league means - 85. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. stopping the cerrytng of Internationally all tnambete of tha Tennessee legconcealed weapon"- - Governor Cox de- islature with the exception of th bolters i clared. who fled to Alabama to break the quorum In the house were agreed today that . ' 'j so far as Tennessee la concerned the ratiLeague Worth While. an suffrage amendment-If the league dbea nothing else, it will fication of thefact f j ba worth while," he uld. after dis- accomplished Ratification are foife t th and prepared objection criticisms cussing made by th senatorial oligarchy to the leave NashVUIe jukt as soon as Secretary amendment aa the Colby a proclaims law 1 ask you, how did they com leagu I , Into possession of a copy of th treaty of the land were making plana of peace v Thv procured it: that la what today to call mass meetings In all part they aaaert, and they never have at- ef th state Just what good It will do tempted to deny that thev procured It them no one her aeema to know. , from German shade In Faria " Bolting legislators who are still In That the Hepuoucan leaders Bought to Decatur, Ala . Insist amendment th was discredit President Wilson for political not legally ratified, bu( do not say what also waa reiterated bv th canpurpose take to contlmip th To the Republican slogan for tepa they will didate. ar not They fight. making any prepAmericanisation of the treaty. Governor arations to return to Tennessee. Cox asked:Th letter registered containing Suppose Italy had uld that It should Roberts certified copy of the ratl- on Column 4, S.) (Continued Columa 7.) ( Continued ff rag f . Continue to Press Advan- a 7 tage Gained in Victories. , , r EVANSVILLE, Ind , Aug. 25. Evidence of a deliberate conspiracy to buy the presidency" was promised today by Governor Cox in addresses rallying southern Indiana Democracy. his Amplifying charges that an enormous Republican campaign fund waa being raised, h declared that In his address tomorrow night at Pittsburg he would produce evidence regarding th Republican leaders that convicts ever? mothers son of them. When th else of the campaign fund la understood, the sensibilihe said, ties Of the people will be staggered. You know whgt my charges have been. You know what reply Chairman Hays and his associate have given. I ask you only to wait until tomorrow night and I will produce evidence that convicts every eon of them evldenoe of a demother liberate plot that has been carried Into every county of Amerlc, a plot and conspiracy to buy the presidency of the United 8tatea. But it cant b done. Foes of Bolshevist -- WASHINGTON. Aug. 25. Poland ha been formally requested by, the United State government to Issue to th world a declaration of bar Intention to abstain from any territorial aggression against aRussia. Formal announcament that" a communication ' embodying auch a ijqp-- h been 'forwarded ta thd" Waraa rf" government was mad today by th Ut department In th following statement! It was admitted at tha stats department today that a communication' had been sent to Ut Polish government on August XI expressing th hop that th Polish government would find it agreedeclaration of its lpten-tio- n able to iasu - t f . a to abstain from any territorial aggression against Russia and. stating it purpose to remain within th boundaries Indicated by tha peace conference, pend. eastern Iron- Ing an agreement aa to Its 4 woiIlftT M - Sent Early In Week. That representations k' w of sortie sort had been made to Poland regarding th continuation of her counter-strok- e against th soviet forepa beyond her nature, frontier, waa mad known by officials early in th wgek. State department officials added to the format announcement th statement that informal assurances bad bean received that . th from the Polish government wishes of tha American r,overnnent a to th expressed both In the recent notecommuItalian ambassador and In the nication of last Saturday would be respected. Tbe American government, U was stated, had been assured that tha e Polish armies In their victorious would not attempt to convert tbe operations into an aggressive warfare counter-offensiv- against Russia. i - , ' 7 Troops Already Over. Polish troops on some parts of the front already have crossed tbe line laid down a Polands frontier by tne supreme council, but official intimated dial it was not. tbe purpose ef, the United States to check the operations ot the FoiUh army ao long aa they were of a defensive character. Rather, it was aid, the communication was dictated by th desire to prevent Poland from putin a ting herself by aggressive warfare where she might be criticised position for obvious encroachment upon Russian territory. H Is expected by official that once the Russian army la put ta rout goo decisively Poland wlU prove her faith by a withdrawal to th fine tentatively fixed by tha supreme eounclb kl DESTRUCTION OF RED ARMIES COMPLETE (By the Associated Bolshevik compl and here, vf according to advices received on Warsmw down t which swell tha host Tbe HV.OOO fugitive nothing is left but 80.000 prisoner thus Poles have taken I more they important, far: but, what TMt quantities ol gunft hftvft cfepturfed and material It Is considered probable that the. Soviets employed all their available reand in their present condition source Ruselau Industries will take a long tint to replace them. Consequently, If ths sowith viets are able to find effect!' es of their whloh to restore the fortune arm lack of equipment wrill make them without military valu During th past three day thera has been heavy fighting in the marshy valley Ostroleuka and of tha Narew between to break Lomaa, Where th red sought t brought in th direction of Blalystok. loaae bar been heavy on both Th Idea.; On August t! tho Poles carried all the passages of tbe river. At this Juncture two other Polish armies pursuing th reds from th west cam up and consummated their defeat. Mv. Th Prussian frontier, a far syiilec. Is now decupled by the Foie. ' Alt of the hue west of soviet troops the hat captured The peasants continue daily ta dlover and hand over to,lb military fugitive red- - detachment fan'-- v of cavalry and Detachment on horse bn ok which eacaped proves 1 -d northward- along th line of tha lake PARIS,' Aug. 2S. y1 Tbs destruction of th tea now may bo considered Press 111 (Oas'koad oa Fag 8, CUm M - |