Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-12

soviet forces have reach
ed Praga, a suburb of
the Polish capital, the
dispatches add, and is making pre-
parations for continuing its drive on
the seat Of the Pole government.
Reports that Nlwa, an important
city on the Warsaw Danzig railway,
was taken by the Russian Bolsheviki
on Tuesday and that soviet cavalry
was within rifle shot Of Warsaw, the
fall OF which was expected Thursday
or Friday We're brought to Johannes
burg, East Prussia today by corre-
spOndents Of the koenigsberg Allie
gemine Zeitune.
There havs been no official dis
patches to his effect
Armistice Chiefs Depart.
Paris, Aug 12.-The Polish armls-
'ice and peace delegates left Warsaw
Wednesday evening to meet the Rus
sian delegates. according to dis.
patch to the Temps from Warsaw to-
day
Confers With Colby.
Colby and the Polish minister held a
long conference last night at the state
department.. it was learned today
The conference was held "A few hours
after the Polish minister had an
nounced that he not only would ask
immediate and material aid from the
United States, for his country, but
that he also would seek to learn def
nitely just what the American gov
ernment meant by the statement in
its note Of Aug. 10. to the Italian gov
ernment. it would use "all available
means" to maintain free Poland,
the extent of the Polish lest for
far material and munitions, Polish
officials said. may be made contin-
gent upon a favorable response to
the Polish request for permission to
accept recruits from this country for
the Polish forces.
1t was declared that the legation
was receiving many offers of enlist.
ment not only from natives of Poland
but also from Americans, veterans OF
the world war
Launch Counter Attack
launched counter offensive with
bayonets in the region of Pultusky.
thirty-one miles north of Warsaw,
where the Russians have been striv-
ing to break the Polish defensive line.
Great Battle Raees.
Paris, Oct. IA great battle Is in
progress on the Russo-Polish front
on which hangs the fate of Warsaw,
says word reaching the foreign office
here today.
Warsaw Scene Of Activities.
Warsaw, Aug. Hundreds of con.
veyances loaded With 'barbed wire
are streaming through the Polish cap
ilal toward the battle front Mingled
with them along the roads are end
less trains of supply wagons which
are guarded by elderly civilians arm.
ed with rifles.
Women soldiers are hurrying from
place to place, acting as couriers and
French military mission officers are
showing extreme activity. racing
around the city in automobiles.
As the fighting front draws nearer
Warsaw squads Of citizens wearing
civilian clothing and straw hats but
armed with rifles, are drilling in many
parts Of the city. Boys in knicker-
huckers elderly men and well to do
merchants march side by side with
the tyne Of fighters. The government
while 1t will not concede that u date
has been set for the evacuation OF
the city, is gradually moving many
of the important state documents.
Situation Less Alarming
Paris, Aug II Dispatches to the
Echo de Paris from Warsaw today
represent the military situation as
greatly improved following the rein
fOrc"meut of the northern Polish army
in conformity with the advice Of Gen.
Wcygand Of the French mission The
Polish army is said to equal numeri-
CalIy the soviet army.
Red ENJOYS Arrive.
London. Aug. 12.--Premer Lloyd
George las evening notified Leo IA
menon soviet emissary here. that UP
to = p m Tuesday Poland had not
received reply from the Moscow gov.
eminent TO Polands expressed will
ingnesS TO send delegates TO the arm
istico ana peace conference at MinsK.
Poland informed the prime minister
that the Polish officer commanding
the sector beyond Siedllee had just an
nOuuCod that the Russian peace dele
cation had arrived IN that sector and,
not finding the Polish delegates, had
stated that It would wait until 10
O'Clock Wednesday morning, The pre-.
mier further informed NJ Kamenetf
that Poland replied that the Polish
delegation was proceeding to the
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