Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-17
ANT|-SOV|ET CHIEF
HAD BEEN WARNED,
SAYS LLOYD GEORGE
Russians Within Five Miles
of WarsaW-U. S. Cruiser
Is Ordered 10 the Baltic
Sea

LONDON, Aug. 16-Announcement
that the Polish and Russian armistice
and peace delegates had met at
Minsk was made by Earl Curzon,
secretary for foreign affairs, in the
house of lords today Negotiations
were doubtless proceeding, he added.
LONDON. Aug. 16.-Premier
Lloyd George stated in the state OF
commons today that the govern
ment had made it clear to General
Wrangel, anti-bolsheviki leader in
South Russia, that if he further at
tackled the soviet forces he must do
so on his own responsibility.
General Wrangel since then had
opened further operations, the pre-
mier added, and the responsibility.
consequently, was his own.
Reds Have 10000 Men
The Russians are pressing their
fight for Warsaw within dozen
miles of the capital on the
northeast, it Is indicated from
Sundays official statement from
Moscow, received today. They re-
port the capture of Radzymin, in this
sector, and the continuation Of the
battle along this front, and also near
Novo Georgievsk, to the northeast
of warsaw.
One hundred thousand Bolshevik
troops are in the army which 10
assaulting Warsaw from three sides.
according to a Berlin wireless re-
ceived here today. The Russians
were said to be hammering the city
from the northwest, north and from
the east.
TO Resist Labor Policy
Replying to a question in the house
of commons today concerning labor's
ultimatum against war on Russia.
Lloyd George declared that any at
tempt to dictate the policy of the
government or parliament by indus
trial action struck at the root of the
democratic constitution of the coun.
try and would be resisted by ali the
forces at the governments disposal.
BOLSHEVISTS WITHIN
FIVE MILES OF WARSAW
MOSCOW, Aug. 16.-The bolshevih
have pushed their lines to a point
five. miles from Warsaw where tho
battle is continuing, it was officially
announced today.
The communique said there was
fighting on the Acknowledgement
line. which is five miles from War.
oF
capitol
The Russians have flung their
lines half way around Warsaw, it was
officially announced yesterday. On the
north they had captured Serock, fif-
teen miles from the capital, when the
communique was issued.
The strong fortress of Novogeor'
gievsk, Of Modlin, which Is situated
only ten miles from Warsaw, cone
fronted the Russians on the north.
eastern side of the city. The state
ment indicated they had not yet at.
tempted to assault it.
Fifteen miles north of Warsaw
we occupied Serock," the statement
said. Twenty miles east Of the city
we captured Novohxmitsk. Our
troops, twenty-five miles northeast
of Warsaw, have occupied line
facing the great fortress of Novo.
georgievsk."
AMERICAN BATTLESHIP
TO PROTECT CITIZENS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.--Rear
Admiral Huse, commanding the
United States cruiser Pittsburg, has
been ordered to the Baltic sea to
protect American citizens in that dis
trict.
The Pittsburg will be accompanied
by a destroyer.
The navy department took this
step in the belief that American
refugees will be fleeing to the Ball
tic ports from Poland and possibly
soviet Russia as the result Of the
bolshevik offensive against Poland.
1t was announced.
The vessels are now at Cherbourg,
France, and it was announced to-
day at the navy department that
they would proceed Immediately for
Russian waters. ...