New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-15
Roar of Bolshevik Guns
Heard in City; Red Cav
alrymen Make Rapid
Advance Toward Vistula
Counter Move Hope
OF dish Soldiers
Armistice Delegates De.
part at Daybreak for
Conference at Minsk

WARSAW, Aug. IA (By The AS
ISOLATED Press).-The front is being
gradually brought nearer Warsaw.
Before Saturdays dawn, artillery
flashes were visible against the
clouds to the north and northeast,
and at times the bark of cannon
could be heard. People on the roofs
of the highest buildings watched the
gun flashes until the early hours.
The cannon which have been brought
up are not heavy enough to reach
the city with their fire.
Peace ENJOYS OFF
The Polish peace delegates who are
to meet Bolshevik representative
to discuss an armistice and peace
left at dawn this morning for Minsk,
where the conference is to take place.
To-day's communicate comedies
that the poles withdrew further in
the center OF the Warsaw front, as
sorting it was for the purpose of re-
grouping soldiers who have fallen
back upon the defense line less than
nineteen kilometers {about eleven
miles) out from the capital.
But even more serious than the APP
proach in that direction, according to
observers, is the situation northwest
of Warsaw, where some 1000 Red cav
alrymen are making rapid progress
toward the Vistula. The cavalry's right
flank, which follows the wing of tho
Prussian frontier, has been REIN
forced by Red infantry soldiers, who
have requisitioned the peasants horses
and are following closely upon the
heels of the cavalry division.
Plan Defense at Visfula
The Poles say that there is no chance
OF the Bolsheviki crossing the Vistula,
either be. ow or above Warsaw. as the
Russians have been doing habitually
for 200 years in taking Warsaw from
the west, and that all precautions in
these sections have been taken.
The string of automobiles carrying
the armistice delegates streamed out
of the capital just as day was break
ing. They are scheduled to pass the
frun5iar east of Sicdlce before o'clock,
where they will meet Bolshevik of
ficers who will conduct them to Minsk.
Some of the delegates have not been
to bed for two nights. A nights prep
aration. with conferences held up to
the last moment at various bureaus,
preceded the start.
considerable baggage was taken by
the delegates, in addition to the records
DDo Of
enough for an extended stay if neces-
sary, were also carried.
General Listcwski heads the military
experts, while among the Diet members
of the party is St&nislas Grabski. the
national democratic leader. and Nor
bert Barlicki, Socialist leader.
NJ. Dombsk., who heads the delega-
ton. is one OF the peasant leaders.
The party left Warsaw led by three
Polish officers in an army automobile
which saw service in France. Three
white flags could be seen beside the
chauffeur Of this car.
On the hood Of the automobile was
pevched Teddy bear.
A correspondent OF The Associated
Press and another spondent ac-
panied the party.
Accompanied by Thirty Experts
Prince Eugene Sapieha, Polish For
eign Minister, last night sent wire
less II -ssage to NJ. Tchitcherin, the
Bolshevik Foreign Minister, annoync-
ing the delegations intention TO cross
the front Saturday at the time and
place which had been arranged He
said the party would be composed of
some thirty technical experts and sug-
gested that special party CT journal
lists, representing both the Old and
New worlds, should accompany it,
NJ. Tchitcherin sent wireless re-
ply early this morning. as follows:
Your delegation VIII be met at the
time and place indicated Every facil-
ity for communicating by wireless and
courier will! be granted"
1t IS estimated it Will require several
days before the Reds from the north
west reach the river. Meantime the
newspapers continue confident that
counter stroke viii bring the results
desired to free Warsaw from imme-
date danger. The Reds, however, are
various points, particularly directly in
front Of the city and through the
cavalry thrust on the northwest
The Russians have worked we'll
toward the rear of Warsaw's defenses
/ and are attacking Plonsk, within a
dozen miles of The Vistula. northwest
Of the Polish capital, according to Fri
day nights official Polish commu.
nique, available early today.
Reds Preliminary Attack Repulsed
The statement says the enemy is adj
yancing toward the Move Georievsk-
Zegrje sector, north of Warsaw. and
that masses Of Bolsheviki are attacking
Nasielsk. twenty-five mi es northwest
Of Warsaw, and Plonsk, sixteen miles
west of Nasielsk and about thirty
two miles northwest Of Warsaw. TIE
communicate announces that the pre-
lininary attacks upon these places were
renulsed by the Poles.
The Russians are now facing at va
rious places the Warsaw defensive line
along which the Polish newspapers for
days past have been insisting the enemy
would be checked in his drive upon
the capital. which has been carrying
him from six to ten miles daily in MS
sweep from the northeast and east.
| On this line the Poles are expected In