The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-23

Webb Miller, United Press STAFF
Correspondent
bNDON, Aug. 23.-The Poles are
inuing their advance on a wide
in the center while the Rus,
are still gaining at the extreme
and left of the 500 mile battle
according to the latest advices
lived here today.
resident Pilsudski's smash north
of Warsaw was said to have
her imperilled the forty thousand
north of the capital and rem
d their withdrawal practically
cssible. The Poles reported mat
t.onal captures over the week end
brought the total of bolshevik
oners to about thirty six, thou
ivance detachments of the Polish
les have reached Ostrof, (fifty-
(e miles northeast of Warsaw
Eef eighteen miles east Of Os-
and Briansk (twenty miles west
Bielsk).
b the south front, red cavalry has
I'm an encircling movement Of
lberg, reaching the junction of
Dniester and Stryj rivers (thirty-
miles directly south Of that city).
betty east of Lemberg the bolshe-
were reported to be approaching
environs and fall of the city was
ected hourly-if Polish evacuation
not already taken place.
4 the sDanzig corridor region the
shevikf were said to have driven
yard again. approaching to within
Five miles of Graudenz and causing
fign diplomatic officials. including
American consul to withdraw to
hzig.
(eneral Wrangel's offensive in
|nea was reported to be progress
in delayed dispatches from that
htre. Although the reds crossed
Dnieper and held Wrangeps right
H. advancing from Perekop, the
f,bolshevik forces were said to
|e taken Rleshki, (only ten miles
|theast Of the important city Of
erson), on Wrangel's left. The
sheviki also were reported TO be
|cuating Kakhovka.
Lloyd George Urges Peace.
PARIS, Aug. 90 GAO p. m0 Pre-.
er Lloyd-George of Great Britain
Premier Giolitti of Italy have
sed both Russia and Poland to
lclIldp nanpa ;,,,,,, ri ;,tnJ1- ~, fb n
sis of mutual concessions. dis
lches from Lucerne reported this
ernoon.
me two entente leaders were said
have informed Moscow and War
that the bolshevik proposals to
e are mot acceptable"
ehen M. Kameneff, bolshevik trade
in London, gave to
the reds original terms
premier was reported to have
'ec Poland to accept them. Since
q additional proposals have been
de by the bolsheviki, some being
re and some less acceptable to the
les.
Three Armies Cut Oft.
'ARlS, Aug. 23 1:55 D. m.).-The
&c bolshevik armies operating in
and are now completely cut off
N each other, according to War.
adyices to the French foreign Of
today.
ne red forces in the Soldau re-
4 !fifty miles east of Graudenz)
g peen isolated, while the armies
ng the river Bug and near Brest
ovsk are all but encircled. Pris.
rs taken by the Poles up to Sat
dy totaled $4,000, and it is be
,ed they are now double that num-
Two hundred pieces of red ar
cry have been seized.
ne entente missions report the
isn victory increasing hourly"
srest Litovsk Evacuated.
ioSCoW, Aug. 22 (via wireless to
!, luqn Russian troops have evacu-
=, orest LitovslS. the bolshevil1i Of
al communicate announced today.
! the Lomza region, Saturday, the
- 81 were developing an advance
"a OF Ostrof (fifty-two miles north
: /. VI warsaw, the statement said,
w OF Vlodava (forty miles south
:, st Litovsk, on The Bug) and
''n tthlrty miles south Of Vlo.