The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-08-13
POLES MUST SOON
EvACUATE WARSAW
LAST DEFENSE cRUM6lES AND
cAp,1AL WILL PROBABLY BE
MOVED TO cRAcoW
SITUATION GROWS CRITICAL
Soviet Army Continues Drive West'
ward Toward Danzig- warsaw
Railroad, Cutting Of Which VIII
Mean Retreat From Capital


Paris, Aug. 5.-Polish, French ana
British military experts at warsaw tel
eqraphed here last night stating that
Warsaw must be evacuated WITHIN TWO
or three days. The government prop
ab,v will be moved to CracOw. Polish
experts report that the Polish army
along the Bug river, which was war
saws last line of defense, retreated
so precipitately that they did not de-
stroy the bridges behind them.
Warsaw. Aug. 5.-The Polish gov
eminent yesterday replied to the Rus-
sian soviet government, agreeing 10
meet representatives of the BoishvlKi
at Minsk as soon as Is feasible. This
decision was reached after an all-day
sitting OF the council of defense ana
the allied mission.
It is probable the Polish delegation
will depart for Minsk today.
Warsaw, Aug. 5.-According to the
Polish emissaries who went to Bara-
novich to discuss armistice terms with
the Bolsheviki, representatives OF the
soviet denied them the privilege OF
communicating with Warsaw.
In a note addressed to Prince Eu-
gene Sapieha, Polish minister OF for
eign affairs. dated August 2, M. Tchtt-
cherin. Bolsheviki foreign secretary,
declared this withholding of permits
sion was due to a misunderstanding.
London, Aug. 5.-According to the
Herald, Premier Lloyd George. dur
| Ing his conversation with M. Krassin
and NJ. Kameneff yesterday. present.
ed an ultimatum to the Bolsheviki rep.
resentatives demanding an immediate
and unconditional cessation of the
Russian advance into Poland, even be
fore signing an armistice, or otherwise
England would declare war.
The newspaper says also that the
British note sent to Russia is Of 9
threatening character.
London, Aug. ga wireless dis
patch from Berlin says the Russians
have now advanced to within 60 miles
of Warsaw on the east and to within
4 miles east of Lemberg. The dis
patch adds there is panic In WARSAW
and that all the wealthy people ART
fleeing.
Paris, Aug. 5-The Bolsheviki forces
apparently have scored great mill
tary victory over the Poles who hav,
been forced to abandon the Bug rive
line and possibly will be compelled t.
relinqush Warsaw.
According to the latest report
reaching Paris. the Polish army, TO
the time being, at least, has gone t
pieces and the Bolsheviki columns, ad
vancing in escelon. in accordance witt
approved German technique, are en-
veloping Warsaw simultaneously froE
the north and east. The Bug rive
line, Poland's Marine. has gone almOs
without a fight compelling the Pole
to make rapid retreat and shorte
their front, which some Of the militar
experts believe will be likely to brin
the Poles to the Vistula and Sa
rivers and involve the abandonment Q
half the country to the invaders.
Paris, Aug. 5.-Polish official con
munications received here last evenin
! announced that southeast of LONE
I Polish troops defeated the Eighteent
] division of the BolshevlKi forces whic
had crossed the Narew river, mad
! 500 prisoners and took important boot
I Between the Narew and the Bug
desperate struggle continues.
q The communication says that on tn
s Sereth river a violent struggle Is RAJ
e ing with the Bolsheviki attempting
d all costs to make progress toward
r the west. The fighting here continu,
n favorable to the Poles, who have take
: a great number of prisoners, accor
e Ing to the information.