Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-08-13
POLES To MASS
UNDER FOCH hid
Troops Gather for Drive to Save
Warsaw.
RED HoRDEs STILL ADVANCE
Polish War Council Offers Supreme
Command Of Army to the French
General, Weygand--Will Ae-
cept on Conditions.

cept on Conditions.
Warsaw, Aug. PA concentration
and regrouping Of the Polish forces
for an extensive counter stroke on the
entire Warsaw front is reported.
The plans are, it is said, to begin
this counter-move within few days.
Military men express the opinion that
this is a propitious time to strike back
in an effort to drive off the soviet
forces which are endeavoring to en-
circle the capital.
offers Demand to Weygand.
Supreme command Of Polish milf
tary operations was offered to Gen.
Maxine Weygand of the French army
by the council of national defense,
which met and took important deci-
sions relative to the defense of War
saw and reorganization of the army.
Although the other decisions taken
known, there is evidence that War
sew will remain the basis of resist
ance
Demands of Weygand.
General Weygand has made accept
ance conditional on evacuation Of
eastern Galicia and the Lublin region
for a concentration of all forces on
the middle Vistula for great often
sive. Up 10 the present the council
has been unable to resign itself to
agree to conditions involving the
abandonment of half of Poland.
General Weygand's acceptance is
also subject to the answer which the
soviet makes to the last note of Prince
Eugene Sapieho, minister of foreign
affairs.
Although Polish forces have aban-
doned the town of 0strolenka. they
continue to occupy positions between
the Narew and Bug rivers and are
sufficiently strong 10 defend Warsaw
In that direction. The evacuation Of
Ostro1enka, however, involves a re-
grouping of the Polish forces along
the middle reaches of the Bug river,
where they are retreating toward the
River Liwisc, east of Warsaw.
Thirty Miles From Warsaw.
Along this stream the Poles have
fortified positions which extend along
line more than 30 miles from War
saw.
Soviet cavalry involved In the oper-
alton north of the Narew river is au-
thoritatively reported not 10 be strong
enough TO attempt to force O passage
to Vistula or to even seriously threat
en- the Thorn region.
The swinging movement to the north
of this city, apparently planned to
outflank the defenses of Warsaw and
force the Poles to withdraw across
the Yistula. is the greatest maneuver
il Is supposed to be under the lead.
ership of General TouchacheslSi. Af-
ter crossing the Danzig railway the
soviet cavalry is reported 10 have
turned southwark, being closely fol
lowed by infantry. which has marched
close along the Prussian frontier.
To Ask U. S. Aid.
Washington, Aug. 12.-Poland viii
ask Immediate aid from the United
States in its fight against the Russian
soviet government. Count Casimir
Lubomirski, the Polish minister an.
nounced here.
The appeal TO the state department
the minister said will be based upon
the assurance contained in the Amer.
lean note to Italy that the United
States will insist upon maintenance
of the political independence and ter.
ritorial integrity Of Poland.
Seeks Credit Extension.
The aid requested, II was said
probably will be confined to a request
for an extension of credits by the
United States for the purchase by Pc
land of surplus war stocks. PERMITS.
sion 10 purchase 100000 army uni.
forms and 100000 pairs of shoes from
war department stocks already had
'heen asked of the department by the
Polish legation.
Poland in an official proclamation
issued at Warsaw has solemnly
warned the world that IL she is over.
thrown by the Russian bolsheviki her
fan will be due not only to "overbear-
ing might" but to the Indifference Of
a world which calls itself democratic 3"
Sees Moral Effect on Poles.
Full approval of the American GOV.
ernment's note TO Italy was expressed
by Count Luhomirsh in formal
statement and he declared that II
would "insplre Poland with new
spirit Of hope"
"ln the note of The American gov
eminent to the Italian ambassador :"
said the minister's statement "tbe
United States points out It's view as
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