The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-08
BOlsheviki Have Smashed Thru
on Whole Front.
New Line Being Established on
the River Styr.
EVEN WOMEN MODIuIzING
Every Resource of New Repub.
lie Thrown Against Soviet.
Rumanian Forces Are Hurrying
to Help Shattered Army.

London. July s.-The British war
office took a pessimistic view of the
Polish situation today upon receipt
of reports that Red troops were con-
tinuing thei- advance. after having
captured the important city and for
tress of Rovno. in Vollyhnis.
Advices from Sofia today said 9
general mobilization was under way
and the Rumanian general staff had
announced its intention of erecting
a strong defense against the Bolshe-
wiki along the entire Bessara bian
front. Anti-B BoIshevik forces in the
Ukraine were reported in precarious
position.
Whole Polish Front Smashed.
Smashing of Polish resistance along
the entire sfront from the German to
the Austrian borders was indicated in
dispatches reaching here from many
sources today.
Bolshevik forces carried out a well
planned military maneuver by moving
in pincers formations from Minsk TO
Rovno. and have now concentrated
their forces for a straight drive tow
ard Wasaw
Latest advices here showed that af-
ter having captured Mohilev. the Red
troops at Baranovitch and at Lutsk
had closed in, allowing the rear guard
to come up with advance forces.
War office officials expressed the
belief that the Bolshevik, having en-
compassed complete defeat of the
Poles. would now move on to Warsaw.
Loss of Rovno Admitted
Loss of Rovno was admitted in q
Warsaw message. which declared Pol
ish volunteers were pouring into army
Headquarters for service against the
Bolsheviki.
The Polish diet issued an appeal for
postponement Of all plebescites I'm
view of the peril threatening not only
world"
Premier Grabsk of Poland has left
Warsaw for Spa to ask allied aid for
] Polish armies.
/ The Polish southern flank COL
| lapsed under strong Bolshevik attacks,
resulting in the capture by the Reds
| of Staro-konstantinov, Lititchev and
Podolsk, on the Dneister-
| Rumanian forces were reported be-
f, ing hurried to the assistance OF the
Poles. Rumania has massed troops
along the Bessarabian frontier but
these are purely for defensive pur-
poses.
Make Stand at Styr River.
Warsaw, July s.-The Bolsheyiki in
their advance have reached the Kle-
wan railroad junction northwest OF
Rovno. The Poles are Withdrawing
before the northWesterly drive of Gem
eral Budenny's cavalry. in some places
reaching the old Russo-German fight
| ing line.
The banks of the Styr and other riv-
| ers along this line are webbed with
barbed wire and the hillsides are zig
Jagged with trenches, while the vari-
Gus elevations are dotted with German
/ built steel and concrete pill-boxes and
it is expected that the Poles will elect
to make stand along this defensive
| line.
Even Women Enlisting.
| Owing to the critical condition OF
! the country. volunteers for active
service in the army are offering them
selves from every side. They include
school and university teachers stu
/ dents. boy scouts civil servants and
ministerial employees whose occupa-
tions excuse them from military serv-
ice. The students are enlisting in such
numbers that the Warsaw universities
| have been closed
Stirred by the appeal of the national
council of defense for volunteers,
hundreds OF girls and women have
taken initial steps to join the arnnys
/ Yesterday uniformed women soldiers,
with women officers. paraded the
streets singing. and for the first time
Warsaw detachments Of. female re-
cruits, under the guidance of women
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