TO WARSAW.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 July 1920, Page 5

TO WARSAW.

ADVANCE OF BOLSHEVIKS. MARCH THROUGH POLAND. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright, Received July 30, 7.40 p.m. London, July 29. A Polish communique states that the Bolsheviks entered Sokolow, on the high road from Grodno, and are marching upon Warsaw. They are now twentytwo miles inside the Polish frontier,— Reuter Service. FIGHTING STILL PROCEEDS. London, July 29. The Bolsheviks continue to rush Poland. The Times, in a leader, says that the advance indicates that the Boisheviks pretended willingness to negotiate for peace merely' as a device to gain time until Warsaw was occupied and an attempt made to Bolshevise Poland. The situation is the gravest confronting the Allies since the German armistice. Berlin, July 28. The Bolsheviks have penetrated ten miles into Polish and Galician territory. They have concentrated 10,000 cavalry bedween Vilna and Grodno, and are unceasingly bringing up reinforcet ments, despite their peace professions. —United Service. London, July 29. The Polish Legation learns that the Bolsheviks have occupied Pinsk and other towns and crossed the armistice line. Paris, July 29. The New York Herald correspondent states that the renewal of the offensive on a larger scale since the armistice proposal has surprised the Poles, who probably will be forced to abandon the Pinsk marshes (this has now occurred), forming Poland's principal defence.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Warsaw, July 29. A communique states that the Poles are making a stiff resistance and have repulsed numerous attacks in the Baritza region, but admit the evacuation of Brody and Lubianca.—Reuter. THE BOLSHEVIKS' POLICY. Copenhagen, July 29. M. Litvinoff, in an interview, stated that Poland allowed herself to become the tool of French capitalists, who tried to steal a vast slice of Russian territory. Nevertheless, Russia decided not to dictate hard terms of peace and stands for the principle of self-deter-mination. Further, when Russia obtained proof that the idea of overthrowing the Soviet Government had been abandoned, the Soviet would be glad to' achieve peace with -the whole world, but not an >.ch of Russian territory would be allowed to remain in Wrangel's possession, or that of other reactionaries. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Paris, July 29. The first report of the French Polish Mission does not conceal the fact that it is very difficult to negotiate with Pilsudski. The Matin says he is averse to Allied and foreign officers playing an effective role in the Polish army.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.