Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
POLES, DESPERATE,
FIGHTING TO CHECK
ADVANCE OF REDS
Bolshevik Armies Meeting With
Sterner Resistance in Their
March on Warsaw.
VIGOROUS COUNTER
ATTACKS LAUNCHED
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nv Associated Press - Every Evering
London, Aug. Russian Bolssevik
armies harnrnerinu the Polish line north
east and east of Warsaw have encountered
stern resistance. With the exception Of the
arcs around Brest-Idtovsk. east 81 ths
Polish canital. no new advances by Soviet
troops have been reported and even there
they have been limited by the desperate
fighting If the Poles.
Polish forces have been forced TO retire
from Terespol. four miles west of Brest-
T.ltovsk and have lost Muramiec. five
miles 70 the south Thus the Bolsheviki
have gained foothoId on the west bank
of the Bug river in this region, but ID is
probable thear further progress will be
very slow as permanent forts erected
wears ago % defend the city must be,
storrned If the Soviet legIons are 70 gam
ground there.
Northwest of Brest-Ilitovsk along the
Bug river, the Polish have launched vigor-
Gus counter attacks and have succeeded IN
driving baek across the river Bolshevlk
detachments which had succeeded in
reaching the left bank Of the stream.
Further north along the battle front
toward the east Prtlssian frontier great
battle is being fought but no details of the
outcome have been gwen in late dispatch
60.
In the southern sectors Of the front,
fighting a serious nature is going on
and the Poles seem TO be gaining ground at
some points.
Paris, Aug. Premier Millerand win
leave tonight for Hythe, England, 20
confer with Premier LLOYD George rela-
tive to the Polish situation. Newspapers
here declare Marshal Foch viii accompany
the premier.
Military aid for Poland, consisting Of
one or two divisions each from France,
Great Britain, Hungary, Rumania, Letvia
and possibly other nations, IS one of the
emergency measures TO be discussed by
the two preIuiers. This plan has been
recommended BY the French and British
missions at Warsaw. Hungary particular
| " can send good cavalry into the field. All
| these divisions it Is understood, would be
| fully equipped and 1t has been proposed
/ that these reinforcements take the field
| before Warsaw for its defense.
French official circles consider the front
| line now shiftedNfrom Poland TO Berlin
/ in view of the speech Of Dr. Simons, Ger
| man foreign minister in the Reichstag
F.! Thursday. 1t is believed in French
/ quarters that Germany is undertaking
/ the reconstruction Of German industries
| such as the railroads, tndey an agreement
/ with the Soviet government but it was not
/ thought that any treaty existed going be-
/ yond such cooperation. Polish delegates
/ empowered 10 negotiate peace were ex.
/ pected to reach Minsk tonight.
Paris, Aug. Polish counter attacks
against the Russian Bolsheyiki have been
/ successful, according TO newspapers here
| France and England, says the Matin, can
without furnishing troops give powerful
/ assistance to Poland in her battle against
1 the Soviet armies The Czechoslovak
4 minister to France declared today in an
interview that his country would consider
intervention in Poland only if its terri
toral integrity and sovereignty should
be threatened.
Warsaw Aug 6.-Essefitials Of the
/ peace terms Poland would agree to were
! contained in the note wireleSsed 10 Mos
cow Thursday, accepting the Soviet pro.
posal to send delegates to MinSk TO ne
gotlate Simultaneously an armistiee ano
| peace.
/ In the note Poland demanded. however
j guarantees that Possh delegates would bt
/ permitted free communication with the
/ Polish government by wireless and courier:
/ and that because the Soviet had previous
/ ly refused TO negotiate an armistice, hos.
| tihties should now cease on both side,
from the moment of the beginning OF the
negotiations at MinSk. The Poles wer,
ready to conclude peace on the principle d
/ national rights and wound try for such
| solution of all questions as would guaran
| tee future peace and friendly relation:
| between Russia and her neighbors, "thi
note said, adding that Poaand could not
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