The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29

anovitCh at a. m. tomorrow to sign
the armistice with the Bolsheviki. the
soviet commander. Touchachevsky,
notified the Poles. according to a War
saw dispatch to the Evening News to-
day.
London, July 29.-Pinsk has been
occupied by the BoIshevikl, IN defi-
ance of the armistice terms, according
to the Polish official communique re2
ceived here today. The statement said
the Reds took Pinsk, Skolka and VOL
wyska and that their occupation of
Pinsk meant they had crossed the al
lied armistice line"
Activities of the BoIsheVik were be-
ing closely watched here, as Premier
Lloyd George in a note to the soviet
government declared the sincerity
with which Russia carried out the
terms of the Polish armistice was
most important as indicating the faith
of the soviet. It was intimated that
If Russia failed to adhere to the armi-
stice aerms the proposed London peace
conference between the Reds and al
lies might fall thru.
Lloyd George suggested the con-
ference start early in September, it
was understood.
Reds Continue Advance.
the entire front against the Poles are
reported in an official communique
from Moscow by wireless today.
The statement read:
Southwest of Grodno we are driv-
ing back the enemy who is resisting
energetic thrust We reached the line
of the river Berezevoka, the villa ges
of Yanoff and Sokolka, and the river
Suprasel.
I'm the Polesia region our advance
continues.
Our advance is developing success
fully in the vicinity of BrOdy. In the
TarapOl region we have driven the
Poles TO the right bank of the Sereth.
Along the river Zbrucz we have
driven the enemy from the heights on
the river bank. On a wide front we
continue to drive back the enemy
westward.
In the Crimean sector fierce fight
ing continues in the Alexandrodvsk-
Oriakhoff region"
Warsaw, July 29.-According to
word received here TODAY. A soviet
revolution has started at Kovno. where
the Lithuanian government has been
overthrown. No details of the revolt
have reached here.
Bolsheviki pressure has compelled
the Poles to evacuate Brody
about fifty miles northeast OF
Lemberg. according to an official
communication. Sokolka. Just north
east of Bailystok and Swisloczo. are
reported to have been captured by
the Bolsheviki in their fighting aIone
the Grodno-Bialystok railroad.
The loss of Brody enda ngers Lem
berg. BrOdy having been strongly de-
Tended. with the Reds attacking its
possession for more than a week
Lemherg now is also threatened from
the east. the communiQue recordine
severe fighting in the region of Tarno-
pol. where detaChments of Reds
crossed the Zbrucz river and are fight
ing along the railroad which connect:
with the rood below Brody.
Reds Push Forward
There is fighting all along tht
Zbrucz river, some of the Bolshevik
of Kanenetz-P -POdolsk. which front i!
defended by the Ukrainians.
At last accounts the Boishevik
were within the outskirts Of RfaIystolS
the fall OF which is expected here 4
occur at any minute.
The BOlshevik drive from the north
east along the Bialystok railroad and
the thrust in Galicia in the direction
of Lemberg are developing rapidly de
spite Polish assistance on both wings
In the center the Poles hold Pinsk
but If the Red advance continues tn,
Poles Will be compelled to evacuati
the Pripet country.
The sk-Brest-Litovsk railroad al
ready is threatened. In GaucIa tn
fighting has reached a point sevent,
kIIometers east of Lemherg with tn
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