Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-08-14
POLISH CAPITAL IS
MOVED To KALISZ
Government Transferred From
Warsaw in Rain of Shells.
NO TROOPS TO AID POLAND
Mulerand and Lloyd George Decide
There 10 Little Hope of Saving
Warsaw-Ptan to Blockade
Russia by Sea.

London, Aug. 10.-TAe Polish gov
eminent is leaving Warsaw, it's cant
tai, it is asserted in wireless dispatch
from Moscow received here. The place
to which the government is being re-
moved, the message says, is kalisz.
kalisz is the capital of the province
of kalisz and is about $50 miles south
west of Warsaw, close to the old Ger
man border. 1t is on the direct rail-
way line from Warsaw to Posen.
Russian bolshevist forces have
broken into Sokolov, 40 miles east
northeast of Warsaw, and have cap
tured several points south of Brest-
Litoysk, according to an official com
munique Issued at Moscow.
The outer forts of Warsaw have
been under bombardment since Friday.
At Maxim, a railroad junction ON
the Bug river, about four miles south
east of Ostrov, the bOsheviki have
beaten off fierce counter-attacks by the
Poles, the statement says. 1t adds that
soviet troops are successfully advanc-
ing toward the Narew river
Cavalry Eears Miawa.
Przasnysz, Il city about II miles di-
rectiy north of Warsaw, has been cap
Jured by the bOlshevist cavalry, which
is sweeping in broad lines westward
along the Prussian frontier, occupying
ChOr. Smaller detachments are APP
preaching Mlawa, about nine miles
farther west and some have been re-
ported near Cieohanow, still nearer
this city. This is one of the most rap
id strides the soviet forces have made
since they crossed the Orzyo river in
their push designed to cut out the Ware
sawDanzig railway.
Bolsheyist aviators flying over the
Polish lines have scattered broadcast
propaganda pamphlets signed by Felix
Dzlersnski, president Of The revolution
airy committee in Poland, saying:
Make your officers prisoners and let
Us Jointly march on Warsaw
The Poles are appealed TO in the
pamphlets to wipe out the aristocracy
and make Poland Il great communist
country. The pamphlets declare that
the bolsheviki are marching on War
saw with the best OF motiveS-to save
the country from the landowners rule,
Blockade Not Troops to Aid Poles.
Hythe. Aug. 10.-The allies confer
ence here reached a complete agree
ment on plans Tor dealing with the
Russo-Polish crisis. They include the
reimposition Of the blockade, and Civ
ing support 20 Poland by technical
advice, supplying munitions, etc, but
no entente troops will be employed.
The plans are subject to the approval
of the British parliament, which
Prime Minister Lloyd George Will adj
dress.
How 10 save western Europe from
bolsheyism was the burden of the dis
cussion at the mornings conference
here between Prime Minister Lloyd
George and Premier Millerand.
Ii is said tnat the allies, though
loath to admitting it. feel that there
Is little hope o. saving Warsaw and
that the question of saving Poland is
not the main issue. The main prob
lens facing the entente premiers is
the defense of western Europe.
Seek to Push Bolshevism.
In British and French circles it is
declared that the intention of the boil
sheyiki regarding Poland is becoming
clearer with every hour. The prevail