The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-08-04

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. - 80. - \, - = :
The report of the members of the
military mission, photographed here
last night, declared that. the Polish
army along the river Bug had retreat
ed SO. precipitately that 10 did not
even destroy the bridges behind it.
rms river was Warsaw's last line Of
A special Russian cavalry crops,
the military men reported, was driv-
ing southwest along. the border of the.
Allenstein district. and had yesterday
reached d point 80 mikes from, Mlawa,
81 miles northwest of, Warsaw, ION
the only direct RAILROAD to ,.Danzig
from the Polish capitak These cali
varymen We're said to be E'headed
through Mlawa into the Polish corri-
dor to the Baltic; near by, and thence
to Pomerania. .,Sys -
The experts reported that the Pos
llsh forces were demoralized on the
whole northern and central fronts.
and were falling back. The military
men said they had abandoned every
hope of the Poles making a stand
now. s. 1. !;
The Polish armistice delegates re-,
turned to- Warsaw Tuesday night, and
tne Polish government has little hope
OF the speedy arranging of an, armis-
tice. The members of the allied mis-
sion are convinced that the Soviet
government does not intend. to neeor
tlate an armistice, they reported and
declared their belief that the Russians
had set the next meeting Of the me-
gotiators for today at Minsk knowing
that 1t would be impossible for tie,
Poles to arrive at that time, making
a pretext for further delay. :
The Polish government, it is learn
led, is undecided as TO whether, il win
send emissaries to Minsk. s5Gs
/ The experts said their grayest con-
feern was the imminent cutting off of
direct connnunicstions with
Danzig upon which Poland as depend
i Lord ;D'Abernon;! The British sam
bassador to. Germany, a member .of
1.-THE British mission to Poland: has
areturned 10 Warsaw from Danzfg. ~
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prompt shipment from this city in
case the Russian Bolsheviki continue
!, to advance. The task of viseing the
passports of the hundreds who de-
sire to leave Warsaw will continue
until the consulate is forced to close.
OUTGOING trains for Vienna, Posen
ana DanZig are crowded, and seat
reservations are selling at 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.
London, Aug. 4.-Postponement of
armistice negotiations between Po-
land and Soviet Russia is viewed here
as creating difficult and anxious sit
uation which is likely to involve the
abandonment of the proposed confer
ence here between representatives of
the allies, Poland and the Russian
Bolsheviki and the Russian border
states for the settlement of the Pol
ish question.
:. london newspapers take widely
divergent views regarding the Bolshe-
wiki attitude in demanding negotia-
tions for peace coincident with the
arrangement of an armistice Some
declare the action of the Soviet gov
ernment is perfectly justifiable and
reasonable, while others Indignantly
dcnounce it as evidence of determin-
alton of allowing the Bolsheviki. ar