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ket is in o deplorabie condition’’. _ London, Aug. 21st. >The nzed of a Russo-German agreement to save Ku- rope from an economic catastrophe and from chaos, is emphasized in a wireless message from Moscow. published in the London Times vesterday. Following the apnouncement that Leon Trotsky, the Rolsheviki Minister of War, has vis- ited East Prussia and conferred with German Siaff Officers, rhe Times says, tha wireless despateh is significant The wireless says there is hope that Germany wili shortly conclude a pol- itical . and economic convention with Ruszsia. *[he Soviet hopes thus ex- pressed’’, say the Times, '‘Strengthens the belicf that Moscow and Berlin have aiready reach:d an understand- ine. Kopp, the Soviet Ambassador to Germany, recently visited Mos- cow to submit he terms of an agree- inent whien had been nerotiated. Cogs .antinople Aug. 2ist:—Advices (v the Franen Mission here, reportsthe cap- ture ol Travus, Asia Minor; on August 12th by Erench troops and hope now is neld -ut for the relief workers, who h:ve been besiegedin Adana since June 20th. Tarvus is situated half way be- tween Mersina ana Adanu. Paris. Aug. 2lst. —Six*Blisheviks Divi- stons, consisting of from -Tirw to forty housand men, are surrounided by Polish forces beiween Suloe and %r\est-Litovsk, according to Press despatches received nere to-day. London, Aug. 23rd. —The ‘Times’’ this morning says it understands that Great 3ritain has decided to recosenize the in- dependence of Hgypt. Tne‘decision, ac- cording to the "Times’’, resuited from yecent eonversations here between the Viscount Milner’s mission which recently visited Egvpt, and an Egyptian Legation headed by Said Zaploul Pasha, former Minister of Justice. Among the funda- mental points of the agreement are: “BKgypt will recognize Great Britain’s privileged position in- tne valiey of the Nile and agrees in case of war, to afford evory facility for accession to Egyptian territory. Great Britain will maintain a garrvison in Egypt in the Canal Zone. Egypt regains control ot foreign rela- tions subject to her not making treaties contrary to British policy and will have the right to maintain diplomatic repre- sent%ves abroad.”’ Paris, Aug. 23rd. -The Russian Soviet armies which inundated Poland and threatened to capture Warsaw appeat to be on the eve of complete disaster, says the Warsaw correspondent of Le Matin. He quotes eneral Weygand as saying Poland will be the grave of the Bolshesiki army. Two Polish cavalry divisions are advancing toward Bialystok for the evident purpose of cutting off the retreat of the Soviet troops operating north of Warsaw. The correspondent declares that the Bolsheviki will soon be ¢oreed to a hurried general ratreat and ST. CRUO LX A VIS discipline nas broken down in their | ranks. ! o Warsaw, Aug. 23rd - Polish forces g have taken the town of Grodisk about 12 miles north of Ciechanow, and have cut | off the retreat of theißolsheviki forces, | northwest and north of this city by the ! way of Mlawa ‘and Przasny. The | eighteenth Polish Division, which has been attacking Ciechancrw has been met by ! desperate resistance on the part of enemy | detachments covering the retreat of the Fourth Soviet Army, which last week advanced along the Prussian {rontier uantil it threatened the Polish defences along the Vistula river. After capturing Ciechanow the Poles advanced rapidly | northward and succeeded in cutting the 1 only direct line o’ railway running east- | ward from the Soviet positions. Volun- | teers Polish division: are now attacking ‘ Przasnysz. | London, Aug. 23rd.—1lhe retirement | of the Russian Soviet troops from the city of Brest-Litovsk was officiaily admic- ' ted in‘a statement issued ys2sterday in | Mosco v and received here today by wire- | less. { Paris, Aug. 23rd.-The number of | Russian Soviet prisoners captured in the | Polish counte -offensive will amount to | 75,000, according tc Warsaw advices to ' the Foreign Office today. | Beifast, Ang. 23rd. Official tele- grams received at Dublin Casile indicate that there have been organized on- slaughts against the Irish Constabuiary and that thus far during the week end seven have been killed. : Paris, Aug. 23rd.—Sir Reginald Tow- er, High Commissioner for the League of Nations, at Danzig, has request ed the Allied Nations o supply him with 20,000 troops before he will feel justified in permiti ng the unloading of munitions intended for Toland now being held up at Danzig, according to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Foreign Office yesterday announced the arrival of the gunboal “"Accra’’ at Dan- zig where she will arrange for the un- loading of munitions being taken there by the French cruiser ‘‘Gueydon’. Warsaw, August 23rd.—The Foreign Office last evening issued a communi- ~ cation with regard to rthe negotiations between the Poles and the Bolsheviki ~at Minsk in which it is said that on ~ several points the terms presented by the Soviet representatives are more I drastic thar the conditions given the ~ Brirish Govt. by M. Kameneff, of the Bolshevik representatives in Londin ; and adds, ‘Of course they will not be accepted by the Polish Govt.”” Contin- uing the statement says, “'Current events ~ on the froit seem to have considerable influence on the attitude and conduct ' of the Soviet Commissaries and are ' making them more inclined tu discuss ' matters. This is characteristic in the - faet that the Polish delegation does not copfirm the receipt of wireless des- vatches which are being daily sent to Minsk and aiso byway of Moscow. It would seem that notwithstanding sever- at clear agreements, telegraphic com- munication with our delegates is difhi- cult’’ A UNIQUE AND UNHEARD Ol ROB- BERY.—AUTOMOBILE STOLEN BY SAILORS.—- POLICE TO THE RESCUE. Last evening at about 10.30 o'clock, while young Lanclos, chaffeur of No. 4 Bile, the property of Mr. J. Lindquist, was on the lookout for business, down at the water-front, four sailors from the ship ‘'Sinasta,”’ of the Americay Mer- cantile Marine, ~ame out from the Ameri- can Soda Fountain, and seeing the empty car standing opposite, coolly, speeded off with it. At the time of the "‘get away.' there.was oniy one policeman on patrol, who, seeiug the car runbing with- out lig’hts;, and: travelling oa .direetion contrary to those recéntly lai?' down In the regulations governing road-traffic, and suspecting something wrong, blew his whistle for assistance. lmmediately, Sergeant Broome mounted on bicyele came to the rescue, and chase was imwnediate ly given. Straight up along Norre Gade, around De BReltien Road, under the lixht of a watery moon, over the rain-soaked and muildy ‘oads raced Bile and Bike; right up aro: ad the turning by Russia’s Lodge. dowr the inciine, speeding for who knows where? Suddenly a pistol ~ shot ringe ovt! The automobile slackens her speed’ aad the four occupants leap ‘rom the car, and racing along the road bolt throvgh the barbed-wire fencing and seek safety among the bushes. Bui . not with entire success. Une of thair " number in trying to escape was nabbed, and taken into custody to awailr trial, [his morning Chief-of-Police Morring- star, brarded the "‘Sinasta’’ in search of the other three men. Further delaills of this inost interesting amnd audacious theft will be given later. | This is the first time thai such a thef: . has ever oceurred in jour midst; and ths . first occurrence should be a warning to ~ ‘‘shofers’’ in general,. who have a way of leaving their cars unguarded, and of - going off for a chat with their confreres ~ —St. Thomas Mail Notes. Aug 23rd | A raid on ‘“'The Sparks' Nest.' the ~ rendezvous ofa gang of ycung ‘bone. . rattlers’’ and which resulted in the ar- . rest of apout thirteen of the ‘''brother- . hood;,”” was made on Friday night by | Chief of Police Gereaux and Private - Deteetive Felix Ibid, |- The newly appointed District Chiet o i Police Laniz arvived from St. Uroix last | evening by the Virginia, and takes over " office here today.—-Ihid.