The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-16
Soviet Lines Now Half Way
About Polish Capital.
Invaders Lines Now Within
Twelve Miles of City.
FORTRESS GRADUDEAz FALLS
SerOck, Fifteen Miles From
Warsaw, Is Taken.
Armies Numbered at
One Hundred Thousand.

Berlin, Aug. 16-The Russians have
surrounded Warsaw. their lines being
on all sides of the city. at a radius OF
about twelve miles, according to dis
patch to the Berlin Morgen Post to-
day. The fortress of Graudenz was re-
ported to have fallen.
Warsaw. Aug. 16-The third and
sixteenth Bolshevikf armies have re-
ceived definite orders to capture War
saw at any cost, according to docu-
ments taken from Russian prisoners,
the war office announced late today.
Even the signing of an -armistice will
not halt the attack now. it was said
Moscow, Aug. 16.-The Russians
have flung their lines half way around
Warsaw, it was officially announced
today. On the north they had cap
tured Serock. fifteen miles from the
capital, when the oommunique was is
sued.
Warsaw, Aug ia great battle
for Warsaw has started along the en-
statement declared today. Both Poles
and Russians launched attacks at
many places and hand to hand fight
ing ragged.
launched against US from the north
ward" the communique also said.
Near PIOnSk we attacked and dis
persed three regiments one Bolshe-
visit detachment was completely mas
sacred There was an unusual battle
in the Cholojoff sector, with cavalry
attacking cavalry. East of Choim the
Poles broke thru the Russian front
and occupied Dorohusk and Sw1eze-
An armored flotilla is patroil-
Warsaw and Thorn to prevent the
Russian Bolsheviki from crossing
that stream in the movement to encir-
Gle this city. Many of these boats saw
service along the Preplta ana DnelpeI
rivers some having been captured
from the Bolsheviki and moved to the
Vistula by railroad.
Soviet cavalry is working westward
and was reported at several points
west of Warsaw. These horsemen are
a source of constant annoyance, many
attachments following the tactics
adopted by General Budenny on the
southern Polish front in raiding dis
tricts endeavoring to drive IN behlnd
the Polish lines and spreading conster-
nation among the peasants Estimates
of the number of these raiders vary,
but it is reported there are several
thousand of them. some of whom were
infantrymen. who have taken horses
from peasants and moved forward
Attack From Three Sides.
London. Aus. 16.-One hundred
thousand BoIshevik troops are in the
army which is asssulting Warsaw from
three sides. according to a Berlin wire
less received here today. The Rus
slams we're said to be hammering the
CITY from the northwest, north and
from the east.
The Russianes are pushing their
fight for Warsaw within dozen miles
of the capital on the northeast, it is
indicated from Sundays Official state
ment from Moscow, received today.
They report the capture of Radzy-
min. in this sector. and the continua-
ton of the battle along this front
and also near Novo GeorSievsk, to the
northeast of Warsaw.
The capture of Soldau, about twelve
miles northeast of Mlawa near thC
East Prussian frontier. also is an
nounced. The statement reads:
I'VE captured Soldau after fierce
fighting. Fierce fighting is proceed
ing along the line of the River Nkrs
and the regions of Novo Georkieysl
and Izcerzh on August IS we cap
tured Radzymin. Fighting is con
ming on the front of Radzymin Oku
niea and Dyuba station.
sundays Polish official statemen
conceded the capture by the Russian
of Radzymin. but added that the tow
xvsS recaptured by an attack by tn
white Ruthenan division and that
desperate struggle was continuing il