The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-26
WOULD MOVE
PEACE PARLEY
FROM MINSK
Poles Can't Communicate,
They Say; Bolsheviki Sue
ceed in Breaking Out Of
Trap Set For Them.
RESERVES BROUGHT UP
(By Associated Press)

LltoVSk TO CONFER WIN the POlSn gov
ernment representatives.
This step was taken because of con-
tinued Interruptions between Warsaw
and Minsk.
The question Of insisting that the
Russo-Polish peace negotiations be
shifted from Minsk to some other city,
owing to difficulties of communica-
ton has occupied various officials for
several days, and the cabinet consid-
cred it throughout Wednesday,
The cabinets recommendations have
been forwarded to the national coun-
Gil OF defense for final determination
and an announcement Is expected
within a few days.
Soviet Rushes Reinforcements
Russian soviet reserves are reported
being brought up on the southern
front in great numbers. According to
Information in the hands OF the Polish
General Haller reserves some distance
behind the Bolshevist north front also
are being brought up.
Remnants OF the fourth Bolshevik
army. which were cut OF by the Polish
advance in the region of kolno, have
succeeded in cutting their way through
10 the eastward after a battle lasting
ten hours, according 10 an olllcldi
statement issued here.
grouping maneuvre and succeed In
making their way out OF the trap
which had closed upon them, but at
last accounts were surrounded by
more numerous forces of the fourth
Polish army.
The fifth Polish army continues its
work of rounding up detachments or
Dolsheviki in the region west OF the
railroad running from Modlin to
Mlawa.
On the central front the Poles have
carried out a thanking movement to
the north and have occupied knyszyn,
Is miles northwest of Bialystok, and
Stawiski, IL miles northeast of Lomza.
Occupation of these towns, with the
capture of Kolno, completes the work
of forging ring around the flfteentn
Bolshevik army.
Try to Break Through
Other soviet forces have reassem-
bled at various places and are making
repeated attacks in their attempts to
break the Polish Gordon. Nine at
tacks were made in the region of kol-
no yesterday, but are all said to have
been repulsed with enormous losses.
Among the captives is the command
of a Bolsheviki division.
In the maneuver which resulted in
the occupation of LomZa the Poles
took more than 1000 prisoners and
nine cannon. There was street fight
ing in Biaaystok for more than "a
hours before the Bolsheviki were fl
nally ousted from the place.
Reports received at the war de-
partment state the 55th Bolshevik di-
vision has been called from Grodno
to attempt to drive the Poles out of
Bialystok. In the neighborhood OF
that city more than 1000 prisoners
and Is guns were taken by the Poles.
Polish successes in the neighbor-
hood of Lemberg are also reported.
Concentrate Russ Troops
Soviet troops are reported to be
concentrating in great numbers along
the Beresina river, where the recent
offensive against Warsaw was begun,
and military observers here are specu-
lating as TO the possibility they may
launch an attack against the central
Polish front.
1t is believed possible the Bolshe-
Wiki may make a stand in the event
the Poles continue their pursuit of the
retreating soviet armies eastward
from the Bug river, on the south, and
Grodno, on the north
Reports received here late today
closely pursuing the retiring Bolshe.
Wiki on various fronts.
LONDON, Aug. 26-Polsh troops
yesterday after hard fighting captured
the fortress of Ostrolenka. % miles
southwest of Lomza and forced pas
sage Of the Narew river. the Central
News Warsaw correspondent today
says it is officially stated in the Pol
ish capital.
Russian soviet troops surrounded
near MIawa made a desperate attack
in order to break through, the cor
respondent reports. portion OF the
soviet army escaping to the eastward
Further east the Poles after captur
ing Bialystok, are advancing on Grod
no. In eastern GaIicia the soviet forces
are retreating on the whole front il
order to avoid a flank attack which
is threatening.
Fighting Is Fierce
Fierce fighting in the Oriekhov dis
trict of the Crimea, continually In
creasing in violence is reported in the
Russian soviet official statement o.
Wednesday. received here today by
wireless. On the Lemberg front the
soviet cavalry has penetrated the Pol
ish rear and reached the town OF Stryl
the statement says. On the nortneri
front the soviet retreat continues. Ihs
statement reads:
I'm the Lomza and Bialystok region:
(northeast of Warsaw, we continue tt
conduct rear guard actions. We have
occupied a number of villages nortf
and east of Brest-Litovsk In th'
Cholm region local fighting is pro
ceeding.
"In the Lemberg region our cavalry
has broken through into the enem!
, rear and reached Stryi town, where
they destroyed ten enemy trains.
"In the Crimean sector In the kner
son region as the result of successfu
fighting in the past few days, we are
driving back the enemy to the souti
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