BOLSHEVIK WAR

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 245, 10 July 1920, Page 7

BOLSHEVIK WAR

. POLES'POSITION CRITICAL CAPITULATION RUMOUR ■' UNTRUE . : 1 PEACE .TERMS PREPARED; By Telesraph-Presa Aeaociatibn-Oopyrieht i . (Rec. July 9, 5.5 p.m.) . , . London, July; 8;. The Polish Minister in London, in an . interview, stated: "The Polish' position , is certainly critical/.'but the obviously- , inspired rumour thai Poland had capitar. '} lated is entirely untrue. The -Bolsheviks ! outnumber the Poles by ■' four to one. \ It is not surprising tbat we were com- < pelled to Tetreatj but it is not a rout. | The enemy's lines of communuication are defective, therefore the Bolshevik i pursuit is not likely to be rapid. Pol- i and has peace terms prepared, and will '. negotiate at the first appropriate opportunity." 'V The "Morning Post* s" correspondent at Warsaw reports: "The.- Beds are threatening Minsk, using semi-savage Siberians and Chineeo mercenaries, also . a considerable number of tanks and. ar- ... moured cars. The northern front must ■ be -watched for decisive developments. The Reds are trying to drive tho Poles into- the. Pinsk marshes. Polish recruits are flocking to the. army."—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. ... REDS' LONG-PREPARED OFFENSIVE POLISH PEOPLE SUMMONED TO •'. RALLY TO THE FLAG. (Rec. July 9, 8 p.m.) ' Copenhagen, July 7. '. Warsaw advices state that the long- ' prepared Bolshevist offensive was opened on Tuesday, the enemy attacking, by the Dvina. Their-cavalry had already' cut off the railway line from Kieff to Kovel. '■ The Polish Defence Council has summoned the people to rally to the flag. " Thousands of volunteers are now . flocking to the colours.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.' FURTHER RETIREMENT BY POLES ; COUNTER-ATTACK DEVELOPING.' - (Rec. July. 10, 1.30 a.m.). London, July 8. A Warsaw official report states": Between the Dvinai and the Upper) Beresiua the Pules have retired in the ..face of superior numbers of the enemy, who have, also crossed the Bereaina iu force south-east of Borisov. A Polish counterattack is developing favourably.—Reuier.BRITISH NAVAT MISSION BEING WITHDRAWN FROM CRIMEA AREA. . . (Rec. July 9, 9.10 p.m. l ) London, July 8.. I.i the House of Commons, replying to a question, Mr. W. H. Long (First Lord of the Admiralty) said the British naval. mission with General Wrangel was being withdrawn. He added: "America ( and France still have naval representatives accredited."—Reuter. -.'-,; APPEAL FORIiIEDIATE PEACE ; ISSUED BY BRITISH LABOUR , DELEGATION. .. ■ .':' (Rec. July 9, 5.5 p.m.) ■.-.•' London, July 7. The British Labour delegation has returned from Russia and has issued an appeal for immediate peace with Russia, where 'marks of the are everywhere visible. Russian national patriotism is now a burning sentiment and therein is 'tho secret of the Bolsheviks' power because even their opponents share tho motto: "No hand.must;bo raised against our country in her extremity." —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.