The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-06
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WAR Fl - YEARS:
POLES LINE CUT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. (8y the AS
ISOLATED Press) Soviet Russia Is In
possession Of sufficient munitions to
carry on for five years warfare on the
seale Of that now being conducted
against Poland, according to estimates
Practically all Of the stocks on hand are
from supplies furnished by the allied
governments to the old Russian regime
during the world war.
WARSAW, Aug. 6. Icy The Assocl-
ated Press.)-The defensive line east
OF Warsaw has been pierced In several
places, according to reports from the
front. Preparations have been begun
move Is made necessary by the Rus
sian advance. The officials, however,
still hope the soviet forces viii be
checked somewhere east Of the Wis.,
tula.
No announcement has been made as
to where the government would 90,
but II Is reported II will be Posen Czes-
tochowa, t43 miles southwest Of War
saw near the SliesIan frontier.
OF the Developments along the east
ern defense line the word from the
front shows that after halt Of several
up and supplies forwarded along the
river, the 6oishevikl forced crossings
OF the Bug at a number of places. At
one point, southeast Of Ostrov, the SOW.
let troops are reported to have crossed
the river In large numbers.
Last nights communique from head
quarters announced that the Russians
had forced the Bug in the region of
Drohiezyn (about TO miles east of the
capitaD, this being part of the soviet
movement to outflank the defenders of
Warsaw and push on toward the Vis-
fIlla The Poles nOunfaT T-at ttaCkp1 and
fierce fighting is continuing.
Between Drphiezyn and Brest-Lito-
vsk the communique continues, the
Poles launched counter-attack against
the Russians who had crossed the Bug
below Brest- -Litovsk. In the region
OF Brest Litovsk. which is IN the hands
Of the Russians, they recolled for an at
tack which compelled the Poles to evac-
uate Terespol, just to the west OF the
river There was fighting at various
points to the south, but without gains
for the Russians.
The soviet troops have been checked
in their westward push along the Prus-
sian border, the statement announces.
They have reached MysZnec in an ad-
vance apparently wesgned to bring
them to the Warsaw-Danzig railway.
Military observes assert that this is
part of the Russian outflanking move
ment planned to encircle the capital,
thus saving the heavy losses which
would result II Warsaw were attacked
directly.
Russian gains are conceded north and
east of Warsaw, where the soviet
forces are regrouping for what may
be the final drive on Poland's capital.
In the center of the front bearing
down upon Warsaw from the north-
east, the Russians, according to the
Communique, are being held along
the Ostrov- -Czerwony line to the Bug.
Owing to the desperate situation on
the front nearest Warsaw, the Kosci-
usko squadron. the air force composed
for the most part OF Americans attached
to the Polish army Is being transferred
from the southern front. The squadron
will aid in the defense of the Polish
capital. Ee
The American consulate In Warsaw
was to be closed today and Consul
Rankin is making preparations to de-
part tonight. Most of the records al
ready have been shipped away.
The American legation here also is
prepared to close soon. The legation
employees have shipped their baggage
to Camp Grape, the emergency head
quarters of the American typhus expe-
dition.