The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-05
WO 0EAIlSn G,ARAS1OAAS G~@AN
French Army Mobilize
for Drive on Reds.
BOLSHEVIKI
CLOSE IN ON
WARSAW NOW.
Russian Cavalry Have Entered
East Prussian "COrridOr."
Red Forces Push Poles Back
Six Miles Per Day.
BRITISH MAY CALL VOLUNTEERS
Lloyd George Says Whole Situa-
y ton Before Parliament.
Russ Delegates in London Given
'PIain Talk" Session.
BRODY RETAKEN BY PATRIOTS
LOmza, SeEenty-FiVe Miles
From Warsaw, Falls.
Ennrnr Gcnuts Seen ON the Ont.
Lloyd George Says Whole Situa-
y ton Before Parliament.
Russ Delegates in London GiveI
''PIain Talk" Session.
BRODY RETAKEN BY PATRIOTS
LOmza, Seventy-Five Miles
From Warsaw, Falls.
Enemy Scouts Seen on the Out
skirts of Capital.

London, Aug. 5.-While the Boil
shevik armies were closing their
pincers around Warsaw today Pre-
nfer Lloyd George informed the house
of commons he had warned Russia
that she should grant an immediate
arnistice with fair terms to the Poles.
Lloyd George said he delivered this
warning yesterday to NJ. krassin ana
NJ Kemenoff, the Russian represen-
tatives in London, who were to com
rnunicate it to MOSCOW. He advised
them that the confined BolsheVlk ad-
vance in Poland male the allies sus-
pect the sincerity of the soviet govern
ment in its profess2d desire for peace
and resumption of trade relations.
Lloyd George stated he had Just re-
cefved An important message which he
had not read. If circumstances war
ranted, he said, he would communi-
cate It to the house Immediately.
Otherwise, he said, he would read it to
the commons Monday.
May Call Volunteers.
While Lloyd George was making his
brief statement the Evening News an
nounced that it had information that
the cabinet had considered calling for
volunteers for a British expedition to
go to Poland and fight.
News of a new Bolsheyik victory
came by wireless from Moscow. The
Russian communique announced that
after fierce fighting the soviet troops
had occupied the town of Tsiechano-
vietz, siXty-five miles northeast of
Warsaw. The Polish resistance has
been broken after exceedingly fierce
resistance. the statement said.
Lloyd George announced this morn
ing lie would make a full statement
to commons on the Russian situation,
a Glz n
the government had decided on But
he evidently changed his mind and
when he appeared before the house
this afternoon he said he would make
the statement Monday. 1t is believed
the minister had decided on very dras-
tic action, but that announcement Of
the plan and the asking of parlia-
mentary approva8 for it will be held
M until after the Bolsheviki replied to
the British note sent Tuesday. This
note demanded whether the Reds pur-
posed to impose a crushing peace on
Poland in the field.
Reds in Prusslan Corridor
Russian cavalry was unofficially re-
Dorted today to have actually invaded
the corridor thru East Prussia, con-
meeting Poland with Danzig and the
sea. one dispatch said the Red scouts
were only twenty-seven miles from the
forts of Warsaw. their operations ap-
pauently being unopposed.
the remnants of the beaten Polish
armies were being .reorganized and
nassed for a big battle in defense of
Warsaw.
Advance Six Miles Per Day.
Warsaw, Aus. 5.-Russian soviet
armies driving against the Polish
lines defending Warsaw are main
raining an average progress of six
miles per day in the direction of this
city.
however. and in some places are be-
inp nushed back from the districts
cast Of Iernberg. which is one of the
obfectives of their present campaign
poles Retake BrOdy.
Todav's official statement issued a
General staff headquarters declares
f}74 Poles have retakeh the town o.
Rrodv. near the Galician frontier, anC
have forced the Bolsheviki back into
Russia in the region of RadzlTioV
northeast of Brody-
American aviators fighting with th'
KoSciuscko squadron are battlins
svsainst General Budennv's cavalry anC
infantry along the SeTeth river. where
the soviet forces had not made an!
headway. Parts of this squa dron were
engaged all day yesterday neal
RTikIicze. where they met CoSsa cks ane
Bolsheviki infantry The losses suf
fered hv the enemy in this distrfc
were very heavy. today's official state
ment saying 1000 BolShevil1i wer'
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