Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-07
REDS TRAP POLES,
CABINET FLEES, IS
REPORT IN PRUSSIA
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JOHANNESBURG, East Prussia. Au-
gust Ga report that the Polish gov
eminent has fled to Posen and that
the soviet forces are only forty kilo-
meters from Warsaw is printed in the
Johannisberger Zeitung today.
The report is said to have emanat-
ed from Warsaw.
The Warsaw correspondent of the
newspaper says that the fall of War
saw is imminent, that the bolsheviki
are still advancing and that it is be-
lieved they have cut off the escape of
the Polish troops into the Polish cor
ridor.
LONDON. August Russian boil
sheviki armies hammering the Polish
lines northeast and east of Warsaw
seem to have encountered stern re-
sistance. With the exception of the
area around Brest-Litovsk. east of the
Polish capital, no new advances by
soviet troops have been reported. and
even there they have been limited by
the desperated fighting of the Poles.
Polish forces have been forced to
retire from Terespol. about four miles
west of Brest-Litovsk. and have lost
Muramiec, about five miles to the
south. Thus the bolsheviki have gain
ed lOOthOlQ on lnc west Ddnk OF the
Bug river in this region, but it is
probable their further progress will
be very slow. as permanent forts,
erected years ago to defend the city.
must be stormed IL the soviet legions
are to gain ground there.
Hot Fighting in North.
Northwest of Brest-Litovsk, along
the Bug river, the Polish armies have
launched vigorous counter attacks
and have succeeded in driving back
across the river bolshevik detach-
ments which had reached the left
bank Of the stream. Further north
along the battle front, toward the
is being fought. but no details of the
outcome have been given in late dis
patches AT Myszyniec, about five
miles from the German boundary, the
Poles are well intrenched and appear
to be holding their own in spite of
savage assaults against their posi-
tons
In the southern sectors OF the front
fighting of a serious nature is going
on. and the Poles seem to be gaining
ground at some points.
Osfrov In Occupied.
Occupation by the Russians of
Ostroy, between the Narew and the
Bug. twenty-three miles southeast of
Ostrolenka, reported Friday from
other sources. is announced in Fri
days Official communique from Mos
COW received today Other forward
movements by the soviet troops men
toned in the statement likewise have
previously been reported. The state
ment reads.
West of Lomza we occupied My
shyniets and Sniadovo tten miles
southwest of Lomza). Fighting is pro-
ceeding near Ostrolenka- We occupied
Ostroy August 4. after fierce fighting.
In the direction of Siedlce stub
born fighting is continuing on the left
bank Of the Western Bug. In the re-
gion OF Brest-LAtovsk we occupied
TerespoL"
PISA Defense COliapses.
BERLIN, August 6.-The Polish de-
Tense behind the River PISA has col
lapEed and advance guards of the red
army have succeeded in advancing as
far as the Rosoga river southwest OF
CrteiSburg. says special dispatch
from Koenigsberg east Prussia) to
the Allegemeine Zeitung, quoting a
ported 70 be actively intrenching
themselves about Mlawa (about
seventy III lies northwest of Warsaw,
and the Ostrolenka-Ostrow sector
tnortheasc OF Warsaw is the scene of
heavy fghting-
There are suspicious. says the
Koenigsberg correspondent. that the
boisheviki have released numerous
former German war prisoners across
the frontier for propaganda purposes.
Exodus From Warsaw On.
WARSAW, August 5-Plans of for
eign bureaus To evacuate Warsaw are
proceeding with rush The French.
British and Austrians have re-
quested "A special train. Banks are
making preparations to look after the
cash in their care. while jewellers and
other dealers in valuables are perfect
ing their arrangements.
Evacuation of the prisons has al
ready begun. one hundred non-po-
ltical prisoners left for Posen today
and it is expected smaller groups will
follow them throughout the night
Civilians are proceeding as fast as
the railroads can accomm odate them.
Even freight cars are brought into
use for families with household goods
Posen, Prague, Vienna and Dansig
require more than an all-night trip.
While the population generally is
calm, there is marked activity among
housewives, who are purchasing non
perishable eatableS. for which there is
such demand that prices are already
advancing. For months Warsaw has
been one OF the most crowded cities
in Europe and it has been virtually
impossible TO secure first-class hotel
accommodations unless bonus was
paid. But today few travellers are
arriving and one can get room in
any hotel for the asking.