Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-11
Muuders Aim to
Close Danzig
Corridor:
RSAWN PANIC
AS CROWDS FLEE
Refugees Try in Vain
To Find Places
On Trains.

PARIS. August II (by the Associated
Press) 1.-The Russians now are occupy
ing a stretch of twenty-four miles of the
direct railway line between Warsaw and
Danzig, and a large force is pushing
across the Danzig corridor to cut the re-
naming railroad according to the
French foreign office today
The section of the main line held by
the Russians is between Ciechano and
Mlawa.
+ WARSAW, August 10.-A concentra-
ton and regrouping of the Polish forces
for an extensive counter stroke on the
entire Warsaw front is reported by to-
days newspapers.
The plans are, it is said, to begin this
counter move within few days. Mill
tary men express the opinion that this
is a propitious time to strike back in
an effort to drive off the soviet forces
which are endeavoring to encircle the
capital.
Poles Are Fortified.
Although Polish forces have abandon
ed the town of Ostrolenka, they continue
and Bug rivers, and are sufficiently
strong to defend Warsaw in that di-
rection. The evacuation of Ostrolenka,
however. involves regrouping of the
Polish forces along the middle reaches
Of the Bug river where they are re-
treating. toward the River Liwisc, east
of Warsaw. Along this stream the
Poles have fortified positions which ex-
tend along line more than thirty miles
from Warsaw.
Soviet cavalry involved in the opera
ton north of the Narew river is au-
thoritatively reported not to be strong
enough to attempt to force passage
to the Vistula, or to even seriously
threaten the Thorn region.
The swinging movement to the north
of this city, apparently planned to out
flank the defenses of Warsaw and force
the Poles to withdraw across the Wis
tula, is the greatest maneuver under
taken as yet by the bolsheviki. 1t is
supposed to be under the leadership
of Gen. Toucacheski After crossing the
Danzig railway, the soviet cavalry is re-
ported to have turned southwark, being
closely followed by infantry, which has
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A feeling of intense apprehension
has spread through the city as reports
circulate that the enemy is gradually
drawing nearer and is attempting
huge encircling movement Crowds
are striving to leave the city by all
available means-carts, automobiles
and the few remaining trains. The
railway station. is besieged by an ex-
cited throng, of people eager to get
away.
The. difficulties are increased by the
absence. of any statement from the
as to what is to be done.
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to look after individuals seeking to
escape from the threatened envelop-
ment. The foreign legations are
gone. so that foreigners must shift
for themselves.
Travel by trains is almost suspended
owing to the glut of military opera
tions and the arrangement caused by
the enemy cutting branch lines.
Great crowds of people surge about
the station night and day. 1t has been
a physical struggle for days to gain
entrance to the railway platforms.
The ticket office is besieged by dense
masses of people.
Steady Push Westward.
LONDON, August 11-A steady push
westward by the Russians along the
Bug is reported in Tuesdays official
statement from Moscow. received to-
day. indicating a continuing closer
approach to Warsaw by the soviet
troops. The statement reads:
I'm the direction of Novogeorgievsk
during fierce fighting. We reached
points seven miles east of Miakoy
(this probably means Makov), about
thirty-five miles northeast of Novo-
georgievsk, which is only a compare
lively short distance northeast of
warsaw. at the junction of the Wis
tula and the Bug. On both banks of
the Bug we are continuing to advance
in westerly direction.
We have occupied a number of
points twelve to fourteen miles west
OF the River Bug (this presumably in