The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-16
,erce Clash Along Entire Front With One
Hundred Thousand Reds Hamnering
City From Three Sides.
POLES REPORTED PANIC STRICKEN
,olshevik Army Within Five Miles at One
/ Point and Polish Capital is Being Trans
ferred to Posen.

TTnited Press Leased Wire Service
WARSAW, Aug. 16.-A great battle
br Warsaw has started along the en-
re front, the war Offices official state
hent declared today.
Both Poles and Russians launched
ttacks at many places and hand tc
and fighting ragged.
'rThere was very serious attack
aunched against US from the north
vard,n the communique also said
Near Plonsk we attacked and dispers.
d three regiments. One bolshevist
etachment was completely massa.
red. There was an unusual battle
the cholojoff sector, with cavalry
ttscking cavalry.
AEast Of choim the Poles broke
hrouah the Russian front and occu'
lied perohusk and Swiexe."
The third and sixteenth bolshevik
Irn,ies have received definite orders
3 capture Warsaw at any cost, accor-
ling to documents taken from Russian
prisoners, the war office announced
asst night. Even the signing Of an
mistice will not halt the attack now,
4 was stated.
Move Capital to Posen.
POSEN. Poland, Aug. 16.-Bolshevik
troops have forced their way to a
point within twelve miles of Warsaw.
Ehere the Poles are furiously defend
ing their trench lines, according to
message received from Warsaw by
The American mission today.
number of diplomats have arrived
IN Posen, f12O miles west of Warsaw),
Indicating the Polish government in-
lends to move to this city if it is nee
Fssary to leave the capital. The ar
fhiyes and attaches of the American
legation are here, but the heads of the
legation have not arrived.
Lord d. Abernon and J. J. Jusse-
rand, British and French members of
The allied mission. are here. They
reported General Weygand of the
French military delegation, which is
giving the Poles strategic advice, was
optimistic.
Half Way Around.
MOSCOW, Aug. 15.--(via wireless
o London, Aug. 16.)--The Russians
lave flung their lines half way around
Warsaw, it was officially announced
oday. On the north they had cap
ured Serock, fifteen miles from the
apital, when the communique was is
ued
The strong fortress of Novgeor-
aevsk, or Nodlin, ten miles from War
aw, confronted the Russians on the
lortheastern side of the city. The
tatement indicated they had not at
empted to assault it.
Fifteen miles north of Warsaw we
occupied Serock," the statement said.
twenty miles east of the city we cap
ured Nove-Minsk. Our troops. twen-
miles northwest of Warsaw, have
ccupled a line facing the great for
ress Novgeorgievsk."
From Three Sides.
LONDON, Aug. 16.--One hundred
bolshevik troops are in the
fmy which is assaulting Warsaw
rom three sides, according to a Ber-
4 wireless received here today. The
"Clc SdIu 10 De DdIllHeT1nS
le city from the northwest, north
40 from the east.
Warsaw in Panic.
bEhLiN, Aug. 16.-Warsaw Is in a
ate of panic, according to informa.
on from bolshevik sources today.
eports from Soldau, which is In the
,nds OF the Russians, said two Pol
4 ayfators landed at Soldau from
.arsaw, not knowing they were de-
ending e, behind the enemy lines.
iney were reported to have said
= ial of Warsaw was expected
,uriy and that panic reigned. The
.ench military officers have fled
om the city. they said. Boys aged
oin nfteen to eighteen have been
as citizens guard.
49, Within Five Miles.
,aooCoW, Aug. 16.-The bolsheyiki
,oe pushed their lines to point
~, = miles from Warsaw where the
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