The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-13

BY the Associated Press )-Rus.
sian soviet forces, which are at.
tacking the Polish lines north.
east and east Of this city have
reached . point ss miles from
Warsaw.
A, state Of siege has been de-
clared here by the military gov.
ernOr. Civilians are not permit
ted on the streets after 10
O'Clock at night and cafes must +
close It . O'Clock
The determination Of the bolshe~
Wiki to press onward towards War
saw showed itself at various points
along the battle line today. Theirs
was hand to hand fighting In many
instances. The Poles savagely de-
Tended their positions and contested
every foot Of ground.
Fighting was reported today
within 30 miles of the capital. II
was said Pultusk changed hands
several times. and last accounts
were that fighting was going on in
a., the streets. The Poles were hold
ing the west bank Of the Narew rtv-
er at this point, beating Oft the bol-
sheviki from the north and hurting
back other enemy forces which
were trying to cross the river.
Great Battle On.
London, Aug. 13.-(United PressN
Polish and Bolshevik armies
have met in battle at point about
30 miles north of Warsaw and the
result was still In doubt when the
last DISPATCHES were filed from the
Polish capital.
The Poles were offering bitter ~
sistance, repeatedly throwing tha
Russians cut Of -defensesNvhere .
foothold had been gained, accord
ing to advices from the 'front.'
Much Of the fighting was hand To
hand.
A considerable force Of Poles
was being held back of the lines a.
/ a mobile reserve, the stats fearing
the Russian attack on the north
might be a feint, and that the MAIN
drive for Warsaw would mater lalize
elsewhere.
City HUNS With Activity. 4
Warsaw, Aug. 13.-Warsaw hum-
med tonight with military activity
but only soldiers and officers were
; allowed in the streets.
Preparations for the defense OF
Warsaw were being made. and
lights burned until late in the war
Office and the foreign Office, where
affairs of state we're being dis-
> cussed. The terms to be carried
> by the Polish delegates who will
meet the soviet representatives on
Saturday to discuss peace prelim-
J inaries were also being drafted.
More Confident
There is a more confident feeling
in Warsaw than has been preva'
s llent during the past fortnight
e,High officials said they considered
|. the fall of the city now out OF the
n question.
i The Polish mark. which has beer
It quoted during the last few days a
+ 27O for 81, took a decided turn To-
better today, rising to IT'S.
II Every possible effort is bein'
3 made by the Polish government =
II support the army facing the Dol
d sheviki at the gates Of the capital
y Peace ENJOYS to Leave.
l. Polish commissioners with an
thority to negotiate preliminar
treaty Of peace expect to leave thi
city early Saturday morning I
meet Russian soviet delegate
/. somewhere on the road betwee
e Warsaw and Brest-Litovsk, th
y foreign Office announced today. !.
The meeting, it was said. vi
- take place between and Z o'cloc
"a Saturday evening.
-. American and British newspape
40 , correspondents will be permitte
70 to accompany the Polish delegate
= the bolshevik authorities havtn
- expressed a desire that they !
To present.
~ After meeting the soviet deli
- gates on the road. the Polish CON
n missioners probably will be take
~ ~ to Minsk, where the formal peas
"a "a conference is expected to tsa
at place.
A. p. Man to Attend Meet
L. It was decided late tonight thi
i'd two American and two Britta
r newspaper correspondents - We
as several Polish. French. Italia
of and Spanish journalists. Will y
* company the peace delegation
es the eastward on Saturday. Jui
in how long the delegation will rsmal
is at Minsk, or wherever the COME
ed ence will be held. is not known, bi
It. diplomats here said tonight th<
ce expected the conference would u
q four or five days or longer. n
Associated Press will be represen
It. ed with the delegations and an .
be fort will be made to send d1i
dispatches either by the wfrels
ed telegraph or by the daily courier
ed Moscow from the scene Of the .
he gotiations. -
It CHILE HAS SNOW.
Ia San<aa~N Chile Auw I4-s9