The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-05
CREST OF RED
WAVE TOWERS
over WARSAW
Bolshevik Thousands Pouring
On 10 Lemberg and Capital
Poles Send Message Ask
ing a Conference.
SEEMS A SURRENDER
(By Associated Pressl

1ihoit 10 NY the OIL the Polish
republic to stem the tide of the Rus
sian Bolshevik invasion which threat
ems Warsaw seem to have been futile.
Brest-Litovsk, the last bastion i'm
the permanent defenses east of the
Polish capital, is in the hands of the
soviet armies; and Lomza, an import
ant railroad junction and strategic
base to the northeast, and KoveI
northeast of Brest-Litovsk, have been
given up by the Poles.
West of Brest-Litovsk the Poles still
mold the great forts that have made
tnat city one of the principal fort
resses or eastern Europe, but soviet
troops have been flung across the Bug
river further to the northwest, and il
would appear this move will compel
retirement Of the Poles from their
defenses
Russians Initiate Gen. Maekensen
The Russians are advancing in ecbe-
lon after the tactics adopted by Cen
eral Mackensen when he led the Ger
man armies in the great Dunajeo cam
palgn during the world war, and the
roles are repeatedly being outflanked
ana forced to leave positions they
nave held for days againts frontal at
tacks.
The Polish armistice commission
leaves Warsaw for Minsk today to
meet representatives of the Moscow
government for the purpose of arrane-
ing an armistice and beginning peace
negotiations.
There are many reports Of allied
action to stop the advance of the Boil
snevlk1 or to come to the aid of
foIand, but as yet nothing authorita-
1--WE has been reported relative to this
phase of the seemingly desperate sit
uaflon confronted by the infant re-
public
WARSAW, Aug. 5.-Russian soviet
armies driving against the Polish lines
are maintaining an average progress
OF six miles per day in the direction of
this city.
They are being held in the south.
however, and in some places are being
pushed back from the districts east of
Lemoerg, which is one of the objec-
tlyes of their present campaign.
Today's official statement issued at
general staff headquarters declares
the Poles have retaken the town of
Brody, near the Galician frontier. and
have forced the Bolsheyiki back into
Russia in the region of Radziyloy
northeast of Brody.
Americans Battle Gen. sudenny.
American aviators fighting with the
hosc1usko squadron are battling
against General Budenny's cavalry and
infantry along the Sereth river. where
the soviet forces have not made any
Roadway.
Parts of this squadron were engaged
all day yesterday near Miklicae,
where they met Cossacks and Boil
shebism infantry. The losses suffered
by the enemy in this district were
very heavy, today's official statement
saving 1000 Bolsheviki were killed
and large numbers were wounded.
Russian Bolshevik forces have
reached Ostrov, SO miles northeast of
Warsaw and 25 miles southwest of
Lomza
Poland Is Ready For Peace.
Poland's council of defense has sent
wireless despatch to Moscow inform
ing the soviet government that Poland
was ready to send a peace delegation
to Minsk.
Two conditions were laid down by
the council. They We're: That the
Polish delegates be permitted to COM
municate freely with the Warsaw gov.
eminent, and that the soviet govern
ment agrees to accept in principle the
terms Poland will propose.
The Polish commission arrived here
this morning from Baranovitchi. where
it was confronted with the soviet's de-
mand for the initiation of peace
conversations.
1t at once reported to the council of
defense and the cabinet and narrated
the story Of it's experiences at Bara-
novitchy. 1t was Immediately decided
to accede to the Bolsheviki demands
and send the commission to a peace
conference at Minsk.
Most Americans, excepting welfare
workers and others having business in
Warsaw, will have departed from this
city by tomorrow night, it was an
nounced by the authorities late today
More than 200 left for Danzig tonight
and the American legation has arrang-
ed for 800 seat reservations on trains
leaving tomorrow.
1t was semi-officially announced here
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