THE REDS' ADVANCE.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160725, 11 August 1920, Page 9

THE REDS' ADVANCE.

DRAWING NEAR WARSAW FIGHTING IN PROGRESS. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. Received August 11, 10 a,m. LONDON, Aug. 10. A Bolshevik communique states: We have occupied points fourteen miles south-west of Ostrolenka, and have also occupied the Malkin railway station, three hours’ journey from Warsaw. The Reds are now ten miles west of the river Bug. In the Seidlitz region fighting is in progress for the possession !of Vlodava.

HUNGARIANS TO HELP POLES. AMSTERDAM, Au£. 10. Polish advices declare that the Government has been in direct negotiation with Hungary regarding military help. The Polish President accepted the Hungarian Government’s offer to send a few regiments. Hungary is disposed to send ten thousand men, also munitions. ‘TRADE UNIONISTS’ APPEAL. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 10. The League of Trade Unions in Czecho-Slovakia has issued a manifesto urging organised labour to refuse the transport of war material to Poland, Hungary, or Russia. PERVERTED VIEWS. LONDON, Aug. 10. A Moscow wireless states that Sylvia Pankhurst passed through Petrograd to ■ attend the Communists’ Congress. She said that England’s efforts to strangle the Soviet was doomed to failure owing to the intelligent attitude of the British workers. LEGATIONS LEATE WARSAW Received August 11. 10.30 a.m. - LONDON, August 9. The staffs of the Legations, with their archives, left Warsaw for Posen by special train. The Government's attitude. is ambiguous. It is officially stated that they arc proceeding to Posen unofficially. The members of the Ministry that nothing has been settled, and they are remaining at Warsaw for the present. There is the greatest reluctance to go, as their departure will probably be the signal for the establishment of a rival Government.

DEFENCES OF WARSAW, ENTIRELY INADEQUATE. Received August 11, 10.45 a.m. LONDON, August 10. A German correspondent at the Polish front states that the Reds, advancing on Warsaw from the south-east, circumvented tho defences, and are jeopardising cither flank. They are now directing their main attack on Raszyrain. The outer forts and defences of the city are entirely inadequate. Many of the works were blown up by the Germans. Tho eastern fortresses arc entirely useless. Tlierc-is ii strong line of field fortifications fifteen kilometres from the city of Gorman eontsruction, well suited for defence. THE ALLIES’ ATTITUDE POLAND'S INDEPENDENCE TO BE MAINTAINED. Received August, 11, 10 a.m. PARIS, Aug. 10. M. Millerand refused information until Mr Lloyd ,George made a statement in the House of Commons, beyond saying that Poland’s independence within the frontiers assigned by the. Versailles Treaty would be maintained.