Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-16
LSHEv|KI DRAW
NEAR WARSAW; ONLY
TWELVEM|LESAWAY
Poles Make Preparations for De-
pcrstc Defence of the
Capital City.
AMERICANS LEAVE.
GOING TO POSFN
ny Associstsd Pres. 70 E-erv Evsnius

ny Associsted Press ~ E~erv Evening
Warsaw, Aug l5.-FightinR ~ vari
Gus points on the Warsaw front was o.
ported IN todays official o0rnmunigtio
Radzymin 70 the northeast 0f the capital
is again IN Polish hands after on all-day
fight The Russians attacked On bnih
sides of Rsdzymin, at Z'~reyi and ~
Okuniew, loss than % miles due eaei n
Warsaw
Washington. Aug lG.--Thr arrn0red
cruiser Pittsbug and n destroyer have
been ordered to the Baltic sea to pfoter'
American interests there
The vessels n1w ere AZ therhuufR,
France, and u was announced AZ the
Navy Department thsf they would pro
ceed Immediately i0r Russian wafers
London, Aug ls Premier Lloyd George
told the House of Commons today thef
the government had made b. clear ~
General Baron Wrangel. anti Bolshevlk
leader in southern Russia fnaf n ho
further attacked the Soviet forces he r1ur'
do 81 on his own responsibility
General Wrshgel since then had opsurd
further operations, the premier sddr1
and the responsibility consequently wa7
his own
London. Aug ls The Bolshsviki srr
pressing their fight fov Warraw Rrd arr
within a dozen miles ~ the capital m th-
northeast u is indicated ir an official
statement from Mosrow. received t0dav
The statement reports he car,ure "a
Rsdrymin
The capture Of soldsu. about ~ miles
northeast n Miaws rear fhe ss' Prifssia
frontier. also is announced
Sundays Polish official statement ~or-
ceded the capture BY tho Russiane ~
Radrynin. but added that 'he towr was
recaptured ~ an sttack hv The White
Ruthenian division and fhat = desperate
struggle was continuing u this seefor
Warsaw. Aug 15-An arrnored fo'illa
is pa'rolling the Vistuls river between
Warrsw end Thorn ~ prevent fhe Bot
shev,k from crossing IN movement N
encircle this city MANY ~ these boats
were captured from the Bolsheviki and
moved 70 the Nistula ~ railrcVd
Soviet cavalry Is working westward
along the Prissian frontier and Vas re-
ported at yarioas points norsh~~s' ~
Warsaw today These horsernen aFe y
source of constant annoyance. many de-
tachBents following thetarfics sdoF.tsfi by
General Budenny On tbs southern fpish
front n reiding districts. eudepvorirE a.
drive in behiud the Polish lines and spread
consternation among the peasants ts-
Inmates of the number Of raiders vary uut
u is reported there are several thousard
some IF whom are Fufsntrymen Who hav-
taken horses from peasants and moved
forward
Armored motor hosts and other fight
ing craft are prepared y, battle IN the
event Of Bolshevik cavalry try7nR ~ force
Vistula. sever the Wsrsaw-DanziZ railway
and possibly totally isolate this city from
the outside world
American residrntsof thlE CITY have been
gradually leaving during the last iorimsht
! and the American colony may 10 said n
/ have shifted - Posen There ls scaroeiy
/ an American here now except lev reiiei
/ workers officers of the American Ypnne
! Expedition and newspaper corresro ndenfs
Jay Pierrepout Mofatt. third secretary
/ of the American legation - stall nerf
| Polish soldiers who have been slightly
wounded during the recent fighting aisD
have gone 10 Posen.
Business Is going on as usual Women
are about the streets. their summer dresses
and bright parBsols contrasting with tne
black war material being hauled through
| the city. There we're several we'idings
today and the happy couples drove about
the streets in decorated hacks.
Berlin. Aux. i5.-Soviet bands played
Russian melodies and German military
marches Friday night m the market place
Of Soldau. East Prussia. says the oor-
respondent Of the Yossische LeltunE.
After IS hours cf desultory skirmIsh-
Eing with the Poles before the city,
/ the correspondent adds. oon',ngents oi
the Twelfth Russian DIVISION marched
I into the city and were vOcIferously cheer-
ed by the frightened populace which had
been concealing themselves IN Tie cellars
/ while a mild bombardment oi the town
/ was proceeding the previous dav
The old German colors we're promptly
| displayed from house tops and windows,
while the German mayor welcomed tha
Russian commander The invaders we're
generally made TO fee. thoroughly &c
home"
Reorganization of the Polish northern
front, SAYS a dispatch from Meseritt,
Prussia, has been undertaken by French
officers.
| Concentration of large numbers e
troops in the occupied zone of Germany B.
reported in a dispatch from Essen
The Freiheit expresses belief that
French troon movements along 'hc Rhine
presaae 4 military expedition With Poland
as its destination
Workmen Of Ratbor, ~nesla. have
stopped and sidetracked a French rrgon
tram. according 70 a dispatch Three
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