Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-07

bIiltlNi bbHfINfIN fnihlufItN w f
opening ~ new th.nter ~ warfare by
the llulsh-viki had complicated an M.
ready grave situation IN Europe nnd
the near east They were also of the
opinion that this latest development
would serve to hasten decision by nj.
lied governments ns Ia general meas.
urcs to bc taken to check the soviet
menace.
Colby aud Davis Confer
The Polish situation engaged the at.
tentiun uf Officials of the American
government more closely today than u
probably had NJ any previous time. and
during the day Secretary Colby and Tn.
der Secretary Davis had an hours con.
ference with President Wilson. nj IN.
White House Mr Colby refused 10
discuss IN" conference. and no state.
m"nt was Forthcoming from the Whit.
House.
~ the state department. however. II
was stated that communications had
lcen received from the allied govern.
incnts outlining u tentative course ~
actinn luuking to the aid IT Poland. and
u assumed that these were among the
subjccts discussed by the department
offirinlr with the president Besides
, the communications from the allies. the
requests uf Poland for a declaration ~
moral support" uf the United States
government. aud Tor permission to pur
chase American army supplies, still are
h.iuf" The state department
See slight improvement
Official dispatches both 10 the Polish
l-Rutiun aud thr state department to-
dny indicated SLIGHT Improvement N
~" situation in Poland.
TNlH UffiftaI fffuFufIutgu taaa A.,
criN.d 10y the legation from Warsaw:
our counter artipn IN the region ~
hIuly b. developing satisfactorily.
We occupied SraniEluwuzykbk AMI
llrudy The line IT the river hug is ln
our hands. IN the fighting In the region
uf Wigna. We advanced aud defcatel
EolsheNiki regiments.
The attacks on Nnldrz ARE repuisrd
Countless refugees from the territories
occupied hy Bolsheyikl are filling the
country and especially Warsaw. Fool
help n necessary. The feeling uf clvil
ian population ana volunteers good"
An announcement hy the state de-.
rtiucui said that the determination
uf the Polish government not o. lrI
stnmpel,d into an unnecessarily hur.
ri.d exit from Warsaw. aud to resist
o. the utmost thr Bolshoyiki offensive
that continued tn be- directed against
the capital despite Polish readiness for
an armistice. was Indicated Ia dis
patch received today hy the state DE-.
parimrnt from the American l,gatiul
In Warsaw"
Avoid Commitments
m statement added that the depart
Wents information tended tu indicate
that the liolsheyik were purposoiy
avoiding definite commitments WITH
rHfp'G tu The opening ui thr aruistic
% rutiatiuur IN order o. prolonR the
hustliti,s aud carry the fighting
through to Warsaw.
While not looked Tor ~ this time. the
Eulsh"yiki thrust into the near east
had been forecast hy military authuri
ties here. They had not expected.
however. that u would b" undertaken
until the fight against Poland had been
concluded. Military experts az. II The
opinion that in their advance into
southwestern Asia the Bolshcvlki will
Lnd"ri1k" a. uniic with the Turkish
u1tioTulisis and other discuntento.i
MOslem elements iu supreme effo.t
Co take advantage uf the existing un
rest in that part of The world 90 undre.
mine tho security - the British an II
French IN the near east and Asia.