The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-27
POLES MUST Give
up THEIR CAPITAL
Military Experts in Warsaw Say
City Must Be Evacuated
Within Three Days.
RETREAT IS BECOMING A ROUT
Polish Army Along the Bug Failed
to Destroy Bridges Behind Them
Failure Of Farley With
Reds Stuns People.

Paris. Aug. 6-Warsaw will have
to be evacuated within few days. i'm
the opinion of the French and Brit
ish military experts there. and the
government Is expected To be moved
within that period. probably TO era
COW.
The report of the members of the
military mission, telegraphed here de
clared that the Polish army along the
River Bug, had retreated so precipi-
lately that II did not even destroy the
bridges behind II. This river was
Warsaw's line Of defense.
Cracow. Poland, Aug 6.-Thousands
OF wounded soldiers are taxing hos
pital facilities here, and doctors and
nurses. exhausted by long vigils. are
often dropping beside the operating
tables. The American Red Cross has
opened an impr0vlsed school for nurses
and 300 women are being given hasty
elementary course.
Warsaw, Aug. 6.-The suspense un-
der which Warsaw has labored for
three days was heightened by the
news that the negotiations at Barano-
vitchi between the Polish and soviet
Russian armistice commissions had
been without result
The report that the Russian soviet
government insisted that peace con-
versations begin at once caused
sensation in political circles.
Announcement was made that Gen
Romer's party was authorized only to
confer with the bolshevilSi on the
question Of an armistice. This was In
line with the understanding that pre-
vailed when the Polish emissaries left
this city for the front.
The breaking Off Of the negotiations
was due to misunderstanding. ac-
cording TO the contention of the Rus
sian soviet authorities in wireless
dispatch received here.
The latest communication from the
soviet suggests the negotiations both
for an armfstice and for peace b. held
In Minsk today.
1t asks that the Poles send a dele
CATION to Minsk invested with all the
necessary credentials to negotiate for
peace.
The Poles contend that ii will be
physically impossible for them TO com
ply with this proposal.
Officials of 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 Wis
Ing the passports of the hundreds
who desire to leave Warsaw will CON
tinue until the consulate is forced To
close.
Outgoing trains for Vienna. Posen
md DanZig are crowded. and seat res
ervations are selling at large pre-
MUM. People are fighting TO gain
entrance TO the station platforms and
rush for places to SIT or stand as soon
as the trains back I'm. A close guard
is maintained by troops, who inspect
all paper TO see that no soldiers de-
part until they bear proper creden-
tials.
While the Polish delegates are re-
tracing their steps homeward from
Baran0vitchi, where the conference
with the bolsheviki ended so abruptly.
the bolsheviki troops are reported
everywhere to be pressing their at
tacks on the entire battle front from
the East Prussian line on the north to
the region adjacent TO Lemberg In Ca
licia on the south.
Inside the great battle arc the
Poles are hurriediy preparing de-
lenses, particularly trenches and
| barbed-wire entanglements i'm front OF
Warsaw.
| Many Americans and British sub
| jects, including a number OF former
| officers. are reported by the recruiting
officers TO be enlisting in the Polish
volunteers.
! London, Aug 6.-The British gov
eminent is irritated over what IL be-
lieves Is soviet Russla's equivocation
over the British suggestion that the
Russians halt at the armistlce line Of
| demarcatfon in Poland and begin
peace negotiations.
| 1t has dispatched sharp note 10
tie soviet government demanding
| yes or no answer as 10 whether that
government intends TO listen 10 the
suggestion.
The note. 1t is reported. contains no
threats and Is not In the nature of an
ultimatum, simply requesting a quick
answer as TO what soviet Russia in
tends 10 do.