New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-11
arts Reports
oles Retiring
On Long Line
Brest-Litovsk, Pinsk and
Wilma Are Said To Be il,
Process Of Evacuation:
Move May BE Strategic
Warsaw Hegira Denied
Premiers Confer and Rule
That Only Diplomatic
Aid May Be Extended

| PARIS, July 10.-Polish FORCES are
withdrawing from Brest-Litovsk, wilma
and Pinsk as q result Of the great
Russian Bolshevik offensive, accord
ing to telegram received by the
| newspaper "LInformation" this morn
| ing.
| Pinsk is not far back of the last re-
ported Polish Bolshevik fighting line.
put the other places named are far re-
moved from it. Brest-Litovsk, for in
stance, is more than one hundred miles
| directly west of Pinsk.
| lhe Follsh army has been giving
ground, before the heavy Bolshevik at
| Jack along greatly extended front.
1t was said i'll Polish, quarters that If
there had been a Polish withdrawal
from Pinsk it was doubtless stra-
tcglc. move to get the troops out of the
narshy region in that district,
WARSAW, July 9 (By The Associ.
ated Press. Withdrawal of the Pol
ish lines on the entire battle front is
continuing, according to announce
ment here to-day, and there is little
fighting except rear guard actions here
and there.
The withdrawal is orderly and in ac
cordance with prearranged plans.
The battle front is now approaching
the former Russo German lines through
Baranovichy, 1.-THE Oginski Canal and
the Styr and Sereth rivers, where a
stand has been made.
| 1t is announced that the military are
evacuating Minsk, which is threatened
from the north and east. The Ukrain-
lans are prepared to hold Kamenetz-
fodolsk so as to protect Lemberg and
the Polish right flank, which is being
pressed by General Budenny.
WASHINGTON, July 1o-The Polish
government is not leaving Warsaw, de-
ciared Prince Casimir Lubomirski, the
| Polish Minister, in statement to-day
| denying report cabled from Germany
yesterday that it was the intention Of
Poland to move her seat of government
from Warsaw. The statement said the
Polish Legation desired to emphasize
the fact that news such as this was
originated in Germany with the aim of
| spreading confusion and panic outside
of Poland and of doing her as much
harm as possible.
Entire Nation Standing Firm
The statement declared that news Of
quite another character was received
by the legation to-day from Poland, to
the effect that the Polish army was
holding back the Bolshevik forces, that
the entire nation as we'll as the army
was full Of patriotic enthusiasm, and
that all the parties were united in an
unbroken front
SPA, Belgium, July 10.-The Polish
question was the subject of converse
ton yesterday between Premier Lloyd
George of Great Britain and Premier
Millerand of France, the two Prime
Ministers considering what, if any
thing, could be done to help che Poles
in their present military difficulty.
Premier Lloyd George is understood
to. have said that in view of the agree
ment just concluded between Great
Britain and the Russian Soviet govern
ment he did not feel disposed to do
anything more than give displomatic
support to the Poles. Premier Miller
and is reported as having replied that,
this being the case, France could go no
further.
Marshal Foch conferred this morn
ing with the head Of the Polish dele
under which the Allies might help Po-
land in her fight against the Bolsheviki.
Refuse to Turn Over Arms
Inc Spa correspondent OF the Petit
sParisien'' learns that requests by M.
Grabski, the Polish Premier, that the
Allies turn over to Poland German
munitions to be destroyed have been
refused by Premiers Millerand and
Lloyd George.
Better news from the Polish Bolshe-
vik front was received by Polish circles
here to-day the messages seeming to
indicate that the Poles were succeeding
in stabilizing their lines.
The note of the Polish government
respecting peace with the Moscow. gov
eminent was received by the Polish
delegation here to be communicated to
the Allied Premiers. 1t was stated by
those connected with the delegation,
however. that the note, which was in
code, had been so mutilated in trans
mission by telegraph that the delega-
ton could not determine what 1t really
contained.
A Warsaw dispatch on July said
the Polish Foreign Office had announced
that the Polish government had for
warded note to the conference at
Spa declaring that Poland was now,
Gust as before and always" ready
and willing to make peace based upon
the principle of self determination Of
nations.
NF:..o U~.c.,r En%cI.