The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-14
ROAR OF RUSS
CANNON HEARD
IN Poles CITY
Red Battalions Work to Rear
of Warsaw and Rumble Of
Guns Reaches Inhabitants
of Capital.
PEACE PARTY LEAVES
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
WARSAW, Aug. 1.-THE Russians,
attacking Warsaw have gone well
toward the rear Of the city, and are at.
tacking within a dozen miles north
west of the Polish capital, according
to Friday nights official Polish COM
munique available early today.
The communique announced that the
attacks upon several towns were re-
pulsed by the Poles.
The roar OF artillery on the battle
front could be plainly heard in Warsaw
Friday just south of the Bug. Observ-
ers say, however, that the enemy has
not yet in position guns heavy enough
to reach this city with their fire.
On the northeastern front, along the
Bialystok road. the Russians were 21
miles from Warsaw, this mornings s
newspapers reported.
Peace Delegation Leaves.
Poland's delegation, consisting Of 16
members, with military aides, clerks
and stenographers, one of whom is a
woman, was to leave for the battle
front to meet representatives Of the
Russian soviet government today. Up
until late hour last night there had
been no response from Moscow to a
wireless despatch naming the news
paper correspondents who were to &C
company the Polish delegation.
Announcement was made at eight
o'clock that correspondents would not
be permitted to go to the front unless
word allowing them to travel came
from the Bolsheviki.
Four Delegates Soldiers.
Four Of the delegates will be military
officers, six will be foreign office
representatives, counsellors and advis'
ors, and six will be diet leaders. NJ
Dombski, under minister of foreign af
fairs. will head the delegation, and
among the members will be M
Wroblewski, under secretary at the
foreign office, NJ. Olzovski, a counsel
lor; General Kulinski, Major Stamirow
ski. The names of the Diet members
of the delegation have not been an
nounced.
Two representatives of the Amer
lean relief organization, Herchell
Walker, Of Philadelphia, and Maurice
Pate, have received permission from
Moscow to accompany the Polish com
mission to Minsk.
To Confer on Relief Work.
They will confer with Bolsheviki au-
thorities regarding the treating OF
ouU,UUU lOI ilCliy Sol GU loi ~
the Americans but now within the Boil
shevik lines.
Members of the mission here tonight
were asked by the foreign office to as
semble at three o'clock Saturday
morning and it is probable they will
start soon afterward toward Siedlce.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. IA
Replies from Britain and France tc
the American note on the Russo-Pol
ish situation sent to Italy are expected
soon by state department officials.
summary of the French rejoindel
was received here today and the full
text will follow soon.
In the opinion of administrative Of
ficials, as expressed today. the an
swer of the allies will spring a de
sire to reach a common policy on {
question regarded as the gravest will
which the world has to deal
PARIS, Aug. 14-Russian Bolshevil
generals are carrying out an extra
ordinary daring maneuver on the
fronts north and east of Warsaw, ac
cording to Professor Nidou. an emin
ent military writer, who has tele
graphed from Warsaw to the Journa
relative to the campaign.
Northeast OF Warsaw the terrain Il
particularly difficult, being covered b,
fortress of Modlin being an especial,
formidable obstacle. he said. The SO
Wet forces are trying to move fur
ther westward probably toward
Plock. SO as TO take Warsaw in tn,
rear, but in so doing they are length
ening their whole front from the Wis
tula to the Prussian frontier.
Professor Nidou declares that thi
movement exposes the Bolshevik lin,
to a counter-offensive which Nigh
easily pierce it, even if not delivered
in great force.
BERLIN. Aug. 13-Russian patrol
have just forced their way into tn
town of Ellovo. situated in the Polisl
corridor, through East Prussia, &C
cording to reports received by the Lo
kal Anzeiger. Entry of the town wa
made by the Bolsheviki after a sligh
engagement, and small soviet detach
ments are SAID to be to the west o
the place.
East of Warsaw the Bolsheviki ar
reported to have crossed the line run
ming between Wyszkow and Kaluszyr
about so miles from the Polish car
ital
Congratulates Russ Stanl