The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-09


in Warsaw are n few Red Cross nurses
and some Y. NJ. c. A. workers
War to BE Avoloed.
Hythe. England. Aug. ga: P)--
When Premiers Millerand OF france
and LLOYD George of Great Britain me.
again this morning In continuation OF
their conference here over the husso-
The detailed report Of Marshal Foch
and Field Marshal Wilson dealing WIN
the extent OF the military, naval an1
economjc assistance Which France ana
England can give Immediately to TO-
Having decided that actual war shall
not be waged on Russia, the premier,ss
were confronted with a most dii,cui,
problem. IT is known they are inciineu
to give Poland every sid WIND a. Nh, tns
and British circles here, however, the
word "defensive''s is emphasized IN
connection with all the proposed plans;
and 1t is pointed out that France ana
Great Britain wish It distinctly unner
offensive measures against Russia.
Marshal Foch and Field Marshal WIZ
son. with their experts, worked until
late hour last night framing tneir re-
port The conference considering tneir
report today was expected TO last untli
early afternoon. Premier Millerand
planned to return TO Paris at $3.50 pm;
while premier Lloyd George expected
to go TO London later in the day;
The optimism Of the British. whtch
was manifest before the conference be-
gan yesterday, had given way today 70
q feeling Of extreme uneasiness ana II
was reported that the British premier
himself was greatly disturbed over tne
new developments in the Russo-Poiisn
situation.
Polish Government.
London, Aug. 9--The Polish govern.
ment is leaving Warsaw, its capital. u
is asserted in a wireless dispatch from
Moscow received here this afternoon
America Sends Note.
Paris, Aug. 9.AThe American state
department is sending a note to France
referring to the Russo Polish situation.
part OF the note was received ny the
foreign Office during the morning ana
the balance was expected to arrive 10.
night. Foreign Office officials woulo
say nothing about the communication
except that II referred to the bolsheVik
advance.
Near Warsaw.
Paris, Aug. 9.-"The Russians are
nearing the Warsaw -Dantzig railway
(the corridor of Communication between
the Polish capital and the Baltic sea-
and have captured Shorzele.' SAID q
soviet war Office communicate wirelessed
from MOSCOW ana Vlckeu up heIe tou"s'
'"Russian cavalry has reached Przas.
nanyz. We have captured Sokolot t5E
miles northeast OF Warsaw and Nladl.
mir Volynski G70 miles southeast of
Warsaw) We defeated the enemy IN
the sector of Tarnopol tGalicia).
I'VE have achieved further success IN
our counter offensive against Cen
Wrangel in south Russia"
America Denies.
Washington. Aug. 99.-Reports from
Paris that the American government
Polish situation were officially denieu
today.
While a fiat denial was made that this
government has dispatched such note
TO Frapce, Secretary OF state Colby re-
fused 10 discuss the probable course
of the United states
In the light OF the denial OF the state
department II was believed nere that the
Paris report might have arisen from
the informal exchange OF information
and views which this government Is
understood to have conducted with the
allies.
Poland Not Beaten.
London. Aug 3G-Poland Is stun iar
from being beaten in the opinion ol
Marshal Foch as expressed in an IN
terview with the Exchange Telegraph
company correspondent at Hythe.
Providing Poland's forces and hef
military material are quickly organized
the marshal is quoted as saying, she
may yet be able successfully TO defend
her frontiers