The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-04
WARSAW MUST
BE ABANDONED
SOON, OPINION
Believe Russia Don't Want An
Armistice Until Poland is
Ground Under His Heel
Americans Are Fleeing.
.EMISSARlES RETURN
(By Associated Press)

tBy Associated Press)
PARIS, Aug. 4.-Warsaw will have
to be evacuated within two or three
days, in the opinion of the French
and British military experts there,
and the government is expected to be
moved within that period, probably
to Cracow.
The report of the members of the
military mission, telegraphed here
last night, declared that the Polish
army along the river Bug had re-
treated so precipitately that IT did not
even destroy the bridges behind il
The river was Warsaw's last line of
defense.
A special Russian cavalry corps,
the military men reported, was driy-
ing southwest along the border of the
Allenstein district, and had reached
a point 80 miles from Miawa, 81 miles
northwest of Warsaw, on the only
direct railroad to Danzig, from the
Polish capital.
these calVarymen were said to be
headed through Miawa. into the Polish
corridor to the Baltic, nearby, and
thence to Pomerania
Poles Are Badly DemoraIized
The experts reported that the Po-
lish forces were demoralized on the
whole northern and central fronts.
and were falling back. The military
men said they had virtually aban.
doned hope of the Poles making e
stand now.
The Polish armistice delegates re-
turned to Warsaw Tuesday night and
the Polish government has little hope
of the speedy arranging of an armis-
tice. The members of the allied mis-
son are convinced that the Soviet
government does not intend to ne
gotiate an armistice, they reported.
and declared their belief that the
Russians had set the next meeting of
the negotiations for today at NinsH.
knowing that it would be impossible
for the Poles to arrive at that time,
making a pretext for further delay
Don't Know Whether to Treat.
The Polish government, it is learn
ed, is undecided as to whether il will
send emissarieS to Minsk.
The experts said their gravest cor
Germ was the imminent cutting off of
Warsaw's direct communication with
DanZig, upon which Poland is de
pendent for military supplies.
Lord D'Abernon, the British am
bassador to Germany, a member Of
the British mission to Poland, has re
turned to Warsaw from Danzig.
Americans Pack Up.
Officials at the American consulate
have packed up their most important
records for prompt shipment from this
city in case the Russian Bolsheviki
continue to advance. The task Of
viseing the passports of the hundreds
who desire to leave Warsaw viii con-
tinue until the consular office is
forced to close.
Out going trains for Vienna. Posen
and DanZig are crowded, and seat
reservations are selling at a large
premium. People are fighting to gain
entrance to the station platforms and
rush for places to sit or stand as soon
as the trains back in.
Troops Are Found Everywhere.
close guard is maintained by
troops, who inspect all papers TO see
that no soldiers depart unless they
bear proper credentials. Provisional
headquarters for the American Red
Cross have been established at Cracow
for use in case it is necessary for that
organization to abnadon Warsaw.
About so Red Cross women workers
are still in this city, but they have
all their baggage packed and are pre-
pared to leave on short notice. The
Y. NJ. c. A. which has been engaged
in the distribution of American relief
supplies here, has also taken preCau-
tionary measures and officials stated
today that unless the Bolsheviki come
within a week nearly everything of i'm
portance Will be saved.
DR.. George D. Whiteside. Of Plover,
Wisconsin, has established relief cen
ters on all trains and has arranged for
trains equipped TO care for wounded
and feed refugees. These have been
stationed at Junction points west and
southwest of this city and will be run
from point to point for use where
needed. They will replace Red Cross
branch stations which will be handi-
capped because of the rapid changes in
the battle front.
LONDON, England, Aug. 4.-The
British government is irritated over
what it believes is Soviet Russia's equi-
vocation over the British suggestion
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