The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-09-10
POLES ENDANGERED
BY SOVIET ATTACK
RUSSIAN RED ARMY Is ATTEMPT.
ING A NEW ENclRcLiNo
MOVEMENT
C0NFeREEs IN DEADLOCK
Poles Threaten to Withdraw From
Negotiations Unless Russians Stop
Interference With Their Wire.
less Equipment

Warsaw. Aug. 3O.-The Russian
soviet forces are endeavoring to drive
wedge designed to sever the Polish
front. according to an official state
ment on the fighting operations issued
Just before last midnight. Violent
fighting is reported north of Belize.
to the north of Lemberg, where the
soviet cavalry of General Budenny is
trying a new encircling movement
against Lemberg. An advanced soviet
detachment has reached Tyszowiec.
In the region of Bobrika, 20 miles
southeast of Lemberg, the Poles hate
repulsed repeated Russian attacks in
tended as drive against Lemberg.
The Poles are counter attacking and
have smashed several soviet squad
rons.
Further south. General Pawlenko's
Ukranian army has forced the Dneis-
ter river in an outflanking movement
against the soviet forces and is NOV
ing northward.
Warsaw. Aug. 3O.-The Poles ap-
parently are planning no advance be-
yond the photographic frontier. as
mentioned in the American note to
which the Poles have replied. The
front rests at present. roughly, along
the line laid down by the allies. There
are indications that the Polish east
ern line is being stabilized Temperate
ly. and the general staff has directed
that there be no advance into districts
where the Poles might not be welcom-
ed by the population.
The military authorities announced
yesterday that the Poles along the
front We're resting and regrouping.
after pushing the Russian soviet forces
beyond the Bug river, where they are
prepared to make a stand If attacked.
There are no indications. however.
that the Poles are planning to con-
time their drive eastward. The mod
crate elements are urging the govern
ment not to try to shove the line toe
far to the east,
Discussing the frontier. the Courier
Polski says western Europe would be
delighted to see Poland conclude with
Russia peace acceptable to both sides
before the Polish army again proceeds
too far eastward.
Paris. Aug. 3O.-Forty thousand Boil
sheviki already have crossed the east
Prussian frontier and more are making
their way across the border. according
to the foreign ministry. 1t adds thai
all the Rolsheviki are being internet
under the direction of allied Officers
Warsaw, Aug. 3O-The Russian SOW
let government has accepted the Polish
proposal for transfer of the Russo
Polish peace negotiations from Minsli
to Riga. Lethvin. it was announced III
Moscow dispatch to the Polish gov
eminent received early today.
Definite indications reached War
saw Saturday night that little progress
had been made at the NlinSk confer
ence and that the Poles ana the soviet
cOnferees had agreed to shift the ne
gotiations in the hope Of lettering con
ditionS generally. a wireless message
from MinSk by way of Moscow to the
foreign office complains further abon
the treatment suffered by the Polisl
delegates. The message asserts the
commander of the western SOvie
army placarded Minsk with poster:
labelling the Poles as spies and warn
ing the population against associatin:
with them.
The message adds that the com
mander destroyed the Poles wireless
atennae. hindering communication will
Warsaw.