Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-08-07
Soviet Russia Fights Its Way to
Poland--WiIl Make Peace at
the Capital, Warsaw.
The Allies WOrried~~ Want the United
States the Conflict

PARIS, August 4 The bolshevilk
forces apparently have scored great
| military victory over the Poles, who
are reported to have been forced to
abandon the Bug River line and pos
,sibly Will be compelled to relinquish
Warsaw According to the latest
reports reaching Paris the Polish
army, for the time being at least,
has gone to pieces and the bolshevil1
columns advancing in echelon in
accordance with approved German
technique, are enNelDping Warsaw
simultaneously from the north and
1.-THE ,east.
Tho Bug River line Polands
| Marine, has gone almost without a
| fight, compelling the Poles to make Il
| rapid retreat and shorten their front
which some OF the military experts
believe will be likely TO bring the
Poles to the Vistula and San rivers
and involve the abandonment Of half
| the country to the invaders.
BOAST OF OFFER TO GERMANY.
| The experts add that the bolshevfll
are boasting that they will offer the
| territory OF the Polish Sea corridor
| to Germany, as the bolshcviki do
| not recognize the treaty Of Versailles
| Warsaw will have to be evacuated
| within two or three days, in the
| opinion Of the French and British
| military experts there, and the gov
crnmcnt is expected Ito be moved
| within that period, probably to Cra-
; COW.
| The report Of the members Of the
| military mission, tclcgraphcd here
! asst night, declared that the Polish
army along the river Bug had re-
'ra2t"h so prccipitatcly that it did
| ~ oven destroy the bridges behind
4. his river was Warsaw's last
| Inc OF defense.
CALVARY ON THE ALLENSTElN
FRONTIER.
\ special Russian cavalry corps,
| the military men reported, was drlv7
| ing southwest along the border of the
Allcnstcin district and had yesterday
reached a point 80 miles from Miawa
81 miles northwest of Warsaw, on
the only direct railroad to DanZig
from the Polish capital. The OK
pcrts reported that the Polish forces
were demoraliZcd on the whole
northern and central fronts. Military
men said they they had virtually
abandoned hope or the roles making
| n stand now
The Polish armistice delegates re-
turned to Warsaw Tuesday night and
the Polish government has little hope
of the speedy arranging of an arm
istice. The members Of the allied
mission are convinced that the soviet
government does not intend to
negotiate an armistice they reported.
NO EXCHANGE OF VIEWS
Conversations relative to the Polish
situation we're begun last evening
between Paris and London, according
to the Journal. Most Of the news
papers Of this city express the opinion
that a new exchange OF views be-
tween the French and British foreign
Offices is necessary because Of the
decision of the soviet government to
conduct peace conversations coinci-
dent to the negotiation Of an arms
tice with Poland.
U. s. OFFICIALS PACK UP.
Officials at the American consulate
have packed up their most important
record for prompt shipment from
this city in case the Russian bolshe-
Wiki continue to advance. The task
Of viseing the passports of the hun
dreds who desire to leave Warsaw
will continue until the consulate is
forced to close.