The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16
CIRCLE CAPITAL IN
0NRuSH As POLE FORCES
Defend CITY WITH LIVES
Gigantic Battle on About
!Town-Reportsd d On
der Soviet Fire.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
Kolno, Poland, Aug. 10y
the Associated Prcss) -OA.
cials Of tho bolshevik rssins !,
told IN Associated Press csr.
respondent that soviet Rassia's |
plans include a alliance with !
Germany for tho overthrow q
France and ultimate conquest \
Of England and America
Warsaw, Aug. 15.-(By the Assc- I
ciated Press. s).-Nghting At various
points on the Warsaw front u re-
ported in tonight's official counmu-
nique. Radxymin is to the north-
east Of the capital and is again n
Polish hands after sanguinary
fighting. The Russian attacked on
both sides Of Radzymin 1t Zegresi
and at Okuniew, less than Is miles
due east of Warsaw.
Moscow, Aug. 16.-(United Press)
The bOlsheviki have pushed their
lines to q point five miles from
Warsaw, where the battle is con-
tinuing it was ofiicially announced
today. j
The communiQue said there was
fighting on the Radzymin-O Okunie8
line, which is five miles from War
saw on the eastern side Of the
capital.
Warsaw Surrounded.
Berlin, Aug. 16.-(United Press).
The Russians have surrounded
Warsaw, their lines being on all
sides Of the city at . radius oe
about twelve miles, according 70 . )
dispatch to the Berlin Moryen Pot
today. The fortress of Grauden1
was reported to have fallen before
the reds assault
Radsymln Captured
London, Aug. 16.-The Russian9 (
are pushing their fight for Warsaw
within dozen miles OF the capital
on the northeast, it is indicated
from Sundays official statement
from Moscow. received today.
| They report the capture Of Rad
zymin, in this sector. and the con-
tinuation Of the battle along this
front and also near Novo Geory-
ievsk, to the northeast Of Warsaw.
(Sunday's Polish ofhcial state {
ment conceded the capture by the
Russians Of Radzymin. but addedi
that the town was recaptured BY an
attack by the White RutheniAn d.
vision and that desperate strug-!
gle was continuing in this sector).
City Under Fire
| London. Aug. 16.-(United Press)
"A Berlin dispatch to the Daily
News today said Warsaw had been
under bombardment by heavy guns
since Friday. However, the bonn
bardment was not mentioned In dis
patch from the Polish capital.
One hundred thousand bolsheyik
troops are in the army which 10
assaulting Warsaw from three
! sides. according to a Berlin wire
less received here today. The Rus
SLAMS were said to be hammer1nG
the city from the northwest. north
and from the east
Fight Desperately.
Warsaw, Aug. 16. - UNITED
Press. "A great battle for War
saw has started along the entirs
front, the war Offices Official state
ment declared today.
Both Poles and Russians launch.
ed attacks at many places and hand
: to hand fighting ragged.
i The third and sixteenth bolshevih
! armies have received definite or
ders to capture Warsaw At my
cost, according to documeuts takse
from Russian prisoners. the VA
, office announced late today. Even
, the signing of an armist3ce win M
halt the attack now. It was said
The sound of battle has been diD.
, tinctly audible in Warsaw 6ol
{ hours, and 1T night the sky north.
west, north and east Is lighted vttl
, a horseshoe Of IRE. .
3 Many shops are boarded md
: houses are deserted. The sreetl
3 are virtually empty.
PROFESSIONS OF thousands q
wounded are coming back from
] the front. They are being gfysG
the best care possible. but surgical