The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
DEMAND
POLAND
GIVE UP
Bolsheviki Refuse to Discuss
Armistice Terms With
Delegates and End
Farley.
BREST-LITOVSK
FALLS TO REDS
Red Cavalry Thru Gap in Line
Near Lemberg.
Invaders Being Driven Back in
the-BrOdy Region.
RED RESERVES RUSHED IN
Invaders Plan SubjugatiOn Of
Poland Before Quitting.
Formation of SOvietS in Poland
Already Started.
RED RESERVES RUSHED IN
Invaders Plan SubjugatiOn Of
Poland Before Quitting.
Formation of SOviets in Poland
Already Started.

London Aug 3-The BoIsheviki oc-
cupied Brest-Litovsk on Sunday
taking prisoners and war booty, ac-
cording to an official Moscow wireless
message received here this afternoon.
The Poles have started counter at
tack against the Russians southeast Of
Lemberg. according. to the Warsaw
official statement received here today.
Polish operations at Brody are re-
sulting in the Reds being driven back,
the statement says. Brody is on the
Lemberg front.
The Bolsheyiki have turned down
the Polish suggestion that newspaper
men be admitted to the armistice ne
goHatfons. it was announced.
Reds Drive Thru Gap.
Driving thru a gap in the Polish
front in GaIicia. Bolshevik cavalry
has reached a point only thirty miles
from Lemberg. a Warsaw dispatch re-
ceived here today said. The Reds were
striking toward the rich Galician oil
fields. Great masses of Russian cav
airy were observed advancing in the
region of Brody. fifty-eight miles
northeast of Lemberg. The Poles
made a stand north of Busk but were
driven back a Moscow wireless said.
The Polish government announced it
had received information that Ienine
and Trotzky ordered hOstilities to be
vigorously pushed until August 4, in
spite of the proposed armistice. The
Bolshevik leaders had been advised
a few more days fighting would put
Poland completely at the mercy of the
Red army.
Red Cross Out of Poland.
A dispatch from Berlin dated at 7.
p. m. Monday, announced the Red
Cross ordered all of its women work
ers to flee from Poland. Nineteen of
the women already were well on their
way to Paris. the message said. Fifty
were remaining until the last minute,
but expected to start for Paris soon.
The supplies at the ware house at
Bialystok were said to have been res
cused but no details were given.
So far as known here. the allied mis-
sion remain in Warsaw. Six hundred
French officials also were staying
there, according to late advices, and
were taking over direction of the de-
tense of the capital against the Reds.
reported closing in from the north and
east.
No Word From Armistice.
Officials in Warsaw had made
every effort to communicate with their
aru1istice delegates, but in vain, ac-
cordfng to another dispatch. 1t was
believed the Bolsheviki were prevent
ing the Poles frOm sending any word
home. as a means of terrorizing War
. saw by adding an element of mystery
to a situation already full of peril
Reports that armistice negotiations
had started Saturday were without Of
ficiaI confirmation The British for
efgn office announced it had received
no advices with regard to the armi-
stfce parleys since Friday night.
For the first time since the Red Of
fensive reached its full strength, re-
ports favorable to the Poles were wired
from Berlin today. Heretofore. the
German versions have told of nothing
but BoIshevik successes. A messag ge
dated at p. nl..f Monday. said the first
Polish volunteers had reached the
north front and that they were exert
ing some influence in stopping the
Make Stand on Narew.
The Poles also were said to have
made a stand along the Narew river
right in the path of the Red smash for
Warsaw Radio messages from Mos
COW confirmed the report that the
Poles had made a stand on tnat line
German observers on the East Prus-
sian frontier. where the Bolsheviki are
operating, reported the soviet troops
We're nervous. that their food supply
was unsa tisfactory and that they were
living off the country. Some OF theil
leaders were talking about crossing
the border and requisitioning food II
East Prussia.
A provisional soviet has been formed
in the parts of Poland that have beer
occupfed by soviet troops. according
TO wireless received here from
Moscow today
Rus, Fresh Red Troops
Warsaw, Aug. 3.-Brest Litovsk, th'
last great fortress guarding WARSAW
from the east, has apparently IalleI
before the tremendous assault by thu
P,7esfar7 RoIsheviki North of tina
place. soviet forces have smashed theil
yay forward in their drive westward
to a point only sixty miles east of thi
city.
over a front of 40 miles Polish ar
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