POLAND'S STRUGGLE
REDS OCCUPY MOLDAU CORRIDOR
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF WARSAW.
(Received August 12, 3 p.m.) BERLIN, 11th August. The Zeitung's correspondent at the front telegraphs that the Red army is , advancing and has been strongly reinforced. It occupied the Moldau corridor, and the Poles are falling back. A pitched battle is developing on the Polish-Chorzele line, which will decisively affect the northern flank. The Reds' mounted and storm troops are fighting ■well, but the Polish troops are demoralised owing to propaganda. The Warsaw Council of Defence has appealed to the populace to defend the capital to the last drop of blood. The last struggle for the honour and maintenance of the Polish nation has begun. Mass meetings resolved to defend the city to the uttermost. There were great patriotic processions. (Received August 12, 3 p.m.) LONDON, 11th August. Reports from Riga, state that the Bolsheviks do not wish to prolong the war another hour for. the sake of creating revolution in Poland, but are -ready to assist a spontaneous' revolution if it occurs.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19200812.2.66.3
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 37, 12 August 1920, Page 8
Word Count
176POLAND'S STRUGGLE Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 37, 12 August 1920, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.