Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-14
Poles. AND SOv|ETS
MAY MEET SATURDAY
TO DISCUSS PEACE
Another Conference Of Pre-
miers to Smooth Over
French and English Diff
ferenCeS Is Rumored

WARSAW, Aug. 13.-(By the AS
ISOLATED Press. RUSSIAN soviet
forces, which are attacking the Po-
fish lines north and northeast of this
city, have reached a point twenty
five miles from Warsaw. A state Of
siege has been declared here by the
military governor. Civilians are not
permitted on the streets after 10
o'clock at night, and cafes must
close at 9 o'clock. 8
The determination Of the Bolshs-
wiki to press onward to Warsaw
showed itself at various points along
the battle line today, there being
hand-to-hand fighting in many In
stances. The Poles savagely de-
Tended their positions, and contested
every foot of ground given up to
the invaders.
Fighting was reported today with
in thirty miles Of the capital. II
was said Pultusk changed hands sew
eral times. and last accounts were
that the fighting was going on in
the streets. The Poles were holding
the west bank of the Narew river at
this point, beating off the Bolshe-
Wiki from the north and hurting
back other enemy forces which were
trying to cross the river.
Preparing for Defense
Warsaw hummed tonight with mil
itary activity, but only soldiers and
officers were allowed in the streets.
Preparations for the defense of War
saw were being made and lights
burned until late in the war offices
and foreign office, where affairs Of
state were being discussed. Tho
terms and conditions to be carried
by the Polish delegates who will
meet the soviet representatives on
Saturday, to discuss the peace prelim-
inaries were also being drafted.
1t was decided late tonight that
two American and two British news
paper correspondents, as we'll as sew
eral Poles, French and Italian and
Spanish journalists, will. accompany
the peace delegation to the east
ward on Saturday. just how long
the delegation will remain at Minsk,
or wherever the conference will be
held. is unknown, but diplomats here
tonight said they expected the con-
ference would last four or five days.
May Meet Saturday
The commissioners with authority
to negotiate a preliminary treaty Of
peace expect to leave this city early
Saturday morning to meet Russian
soviet delegates somewhere on the
road between Warsaw and Brest.
Litovsk, the foreign Office announced
today. The meeting, 1t was said,
will take place between 5 and
o'clock Saturday evening.
Polish successes on the southern
front where the Russians have been
pushing for Lemberg, are reported
in tonight's official communique. The
Polish cavalry and infantry have
ousted the Bolsheviki from Radziech-
off, Lopatyn, Stanystavezyk and To-
poroff.
The Associated Press will be rep
resented with the delegation, and an
effort will be made to send daily dis
patches, either by the wireless tele-
graph or by the daily courier to Mos
COW, from the scene of the neeotia-
tons.
These towns are in tho district
northeast Of Lemberg and to the
west and northwest of Brody, on
the Galician border.
Fighting is continuing still far
Their south along the Stripa Tin the
Buzzacz area).
DeschaneI May Resign
The resignation Of President Des-
chanel is imminent as a result
Of Frances new and aggressive
anti-Bolshevik policy and the con-
sequent diplomatic misunderstand-
ing with Great Britain, 1T was
reported today in high political cir.
cles. In such an event. it was con-
sidered likely that Premier Miller.
and would be elected president, and
M. BRAND would be appointed pre-
mier.
The press today generally declared
recognition of WrangePs anti-Bolslie-
vik government by France was a
mere incident in the gradual diverg-
ence between the Russian policies Of
France and Great Britain. The d.
vergence has existed for months, the
newspapers said, and has reached
a point where immediate reorganiza-
ton Of the entente cordiale upon q
new and solid basis is necessary.
Trying to Smooth Matters
Britain and France today were Dip
lomatically negotiating in an effort
regard to Russia. The foreign office
let it be known that the points I'M
der discussion were the soviet peace
terms to Poland, which Britain adj
yised the Poles to accept and which
France advised them to reject; the
whether it was justified; and what is
to be done if the Minsl5 armistice
parleys fail to bring about cessat ton
Of hostilities.
Premier Millerand, il an address
at Noyon, made the first public ex.
he said: 1.-THE allies will remain
united. Differences of opinion are
inevitable, due to the difference in
their national characters, but their
Union will be continued"
Paris Greatly Excited
Paris was much excited today over
the Franco-British clash. The news
that Britain had sent note on the
subject INCREASED this agitation, as
the man on the street believed the
situation must be very serious to
warrant such a step.
The French appear firmly of the
opinion that Germany is backing the
Bolshevik drive on Poland. A report
from Swiss military sources said
that Tudandnrff former commander
of Germany's armies, was giving
the Russians tactical ADVICE right