The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-05
RUSSIANS AND
GERMANS PLOTTING
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brief statement, the Evening News
announced it had Information That
the cabinet had considered calling
for volunteers for a British expedition
to go to Poland and fight
News of a new bolshevih victory
came by wireless from Moscow. The
Russian communique announced that
after fierce fighting, the soviet troops
had occupied the town of Tsiechanc-
vietz, sixty-hve miles northeast OF
Warsaw The Polish resistance has
been broken after exceedingly
fierce resistance, the statement said
Lloyd George announced this morn
ing he would make full statement
to the commons on the Russian siIu-
alton and asked for approval of the
nonrse the government had decided
upon. But he evidently changed his
mind and when he appeared before
the house this afternoon he said he
would make the statement Monday.
IT is believed the ministry has de-
cided on very drastic action, but that
announcement of the plan, and the
asking of parliamentary approval for
II would be held up until after the
bolsheviki replied to the British note
sent Tuesday This note demanded
whether the reds purposed TO impose
crushing peace on Poland In the
field.
what is left of the Polish armies
nm the northern front has been with 7,
drawn inside the ring Of forts around
WARSAW. where French and British
officers are recognizing the force to
make a last stand against the Rus
sians at the city's gates
Soviet cavalrymen have been re-
ported less than thirty miles rom /
the Warsaw forest They also were
reported pushing into the Polish cor
ridor- connecting Warsaw with the i
re-. FOR the purpose of seEering com /
munications with the allied nations I
The bolshevik advance assumed !!
nincers shape with Warsaw in the /
claw.
There have been no further mes
sases from the Polish a-mistiee dele
rates since they were reported de-
iayed by the Russian commander 81
Brest-Litovsk while trying to get
through to Minsk for another confer
ence with the bolshevf6-
American Prisoners.
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 - Thirty
Americans are being held prisoner By
the bolshevik government at Moscow,
according to four American refugees
who have come out from soviet Rus
sia recently. the state department was
advised today by its representative at
yiborg. Finland
The refugees include:
Arthur Prince, Detroit, corporal OF
the 339th United States infantry;
Frank King, Columbus, Ohio. news
paper correspondent; Harold W Fay.
New York, and Mrs. EnelF Sarman.
fname CARRIED and spelling not Ger
tain), New York
These refugees are now at TeHtoE,
Finland. They are being aided b.
the American Red Cross. IS
Prince was taken prisoner by the I
bolsheviki in the vicinity Of Archangsl |
on March 1. 1919, while member Of I
the American e1peditionary forces in
north Russia, the state department. |
announced Although wounded twice, I
the bolsheviki paid no attention TO his :
injury. it was said. He suffered great z
hardships during his Imprisonment IN i
Russia =
While officials were frankly worried. !
the state department today had no late
news on the developments on the
Polish front.
Neither would officials say what I
steps. if any, were contemplated By Y
the United States in the situation. q
The state department had no confrma-
ton of the reported sunmoning Of :
the council of ambassadors 10 take I'D @
the Polish crisis and il was announced 8
that no instructions have yet been sent I
to Hugh Wallace, American ambasss- Z
dor at Paris and a member Of the I
council. :
In advices from the American lesa- =
ton at Warsaw it was said there was lie
no definite news at WARSAW on Aug
ust second rearding an armistice. The r
state department has not had Official
confirmation of the reported fall OF
Brest-Ltovsk and Iona to the boishe
Wiki
Asks Aid Of O. S. A.
1By A l. Bradford, United Press STAT
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5-Threaten-
ed with overwhelming defeat, Poland
today renewed efforts TO obtain the Z r
support OF the United States in the
struggle with the armies OF soviet
Russia.
The question Of American add again =
was taken up with the state depart T
ment by Prince Lubormiski, Polish =
minister to the United States who =
conferred today with Under Secretary = =
of State Davis