Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-08-11
.WARSAW-DANzIC
Rail Line CUT
Russians Capture Town Of Gle
chanoW-Cut Off Supplies
From Poles.
REDS MAY WAR ON BRITAIN
Moscow Considering Possibility OF
HostiIities With England Over Sit
uation Which Has Arisen Since
the Drive on Warsaw.

the Drive on WARSAW.
Berlin, Aug. ia special dis
patch to the Lokal Anzeiger from
Marienwerder says Russian cavalry
patrols which are advancing from
Chorzele Go miles north of Warsaw
on the Prussian frontie) and Prz-
asnysz to the west and southwest have
crossed the Wursaw-Mlawa railroad.
cutting off retreat Of the Polish forces
still operating in the territory of Us.
trolenka and south of Ostrov. To the
north the Soviets are a days march
distant from Warsaw, according to
this dispatch.
Paris, Aug. 1.-THE Russians have
captured the town of Cienchanow, thus
cutting the Warsaw-Danzig railway,
according to reports from the French
military mission to Warsaw received
by the foreign Office.
(Reports were current in Paris that
soviet troops had reached ClechanoW,
thus severing the most direct line OF
communication between Warsaw and
Danzig, over which Poland has been
receiving munitions and supplies from
entente sources, and Polish COM
mnnication conceded that bolsheyist
detachments had occupied Ciechanow
for brief time. Other dispatches re-
port that the Poles have repaired
more roundabout line between War
saw and Danzig, running by way OF
Thorn. Bromberg and Dirschau.)
Considers War With Britain.
Moscow, Aug. l1.-Russla is consid-
ering with determination the possible
ity. of war with Great Britain over the
situation which has arisen since the
bolsheviki began their offensive
against Warsaw. News from the Pol
ish front Is being awaited with In
tense interest by the people Of this
city. r.s'7. "a III st --S... u
Lloyd George Report.
London, Aug. 11.-Prime Minister
Lloyd George presided over full cab
met council on his return to the city
from the Hythe conference. reported
to his colleagues the result of the con-
ference with Premier Millerand OF
France and discussed its bearings IN
connection with the statement which
is to be made to parliament by him.
The Independent liberals held
meeting in the house of commons and
passed resolution protesting against
tp, Z n froi
way Of blockade, men, money or m,l-
nitionS.
(The independent liberals in the
house of commons number about BOZ
Await Mirsk Results.
Hythe England, Aug. 1.-THE
Hythe conference, hurriedly called
Sunday to consider means for saving
Poland from Russian bolshevist men
ace, ended with an agreement between
Premier Lloyd George and Premier
Millerand on the aid to be giver the
new Polish state.
After the premiers decided to REIN
pose the blockade on Russia and to
furnish munitions and technical adj
vice to Poland but no troops, Mr..
LLOYD George succeeded in getting NJ.
MIllerand to consent to withhold APP
plication Of aid until after the prelim-
mary results of the conference at
Minsk between Russia and Polish rep
representatives are known.
It was made clear at the conference
that the allies. having established Po-
land by the treaty of Versailles, Elm
tended to stand by Poland in every
way short Of declaring war.
The influence of the Polish crisis
on Germany and the treaty Of Yer
sailles were discussed, and it is under
stood that should there be any indi-
cation Of German cooperation with
the Russian bolsheviki Berlin will be
warned that further occupation Of
German territory will follow.
/. It is admitted in unofficial quarters,
however, that If the present plans are
carried out the situation may be de-
scribed as "a sort of war;"
American participation in the as
sistance to be given to Poland was
not discussed by the premiers. All
the plans We're drawn up on the as
sumption that the United States
would not assist. Unofficially, hope
was expressed in British circles that
the United States would participate in
the allies efforts to exclude bolshe-
yism from western Europe, should
such efforts eventually become neces-
sary.
Troops Held Unnecessary.
Paris, Aug. 1.-THE military deci-
sions reached at the Hythe conference
between Premiers Lloyd George and
Nillerand and their advisers were as
follows. according to the French for
eign office:
First, that it was impracticable and
unnecessary to send troops of the al
lies to Poland;
Second, that the integrity of PO-
lands western boundary was guaran-
teed.
(This probably means that any eff
fort by Germany to use the present
crisis in an attempt to regain any Of
the territory coded to Poland under
the treaty Of Versailles would be de-
cisively negatived by the allies)
Third, that blockade measures
against Russia might be taken later.