The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, August 15, 1920, Section One, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND. AUGUST 15, 1920 ANS WITHIN 22 MIIES OF WARSAW Flashes of Artillery Can Be Seen Against Clouds. POLES CLAIM VICTORY Reds Declared to Have Been Re pulsed but Cavalry Still Is ' Advancing on Vistula. WARSAW, Auk. 14. (Bv the Asso ciated Press.) The Russians attack ing Warsaw have worked well toward the rear ot that city's defenses and are attacking: Plonsk, within .a dozen miles of the Vistula, northwest of the Polish line, according to Friday night's official Polish communique. The statement says the- enemy Is advancing toward the Novo Georivsk zegrje sector, north of Warsaw, and that masses of bolshevikt are attack ing Nasielsk (22 miles northwest of Warsaw) and Plonsk (32 miles north west af Warsaw). The communique announces that the attacks on these places were repulsed. Flashes of Goni Vlnlble. The front is gradually being brought nearer Warsaw. Before Saturday's dawn, artillery flashes were visible against the clouds to the north and northeast and at times cannon could be heard. People watch the flashes from high buildings. Today's communique concedes that the Poles withdrew further in the center, asserting it was to regroup soldiers who have fallen back on the defense lines less than 19 kilometers out. But even more serious, according to observers, is the situation to the northwest, where 2000 red cavalrymen are making rapid progress toward the Vistula. The cavalry's right flank, whicn follows the right wing of the Russian frontier, has been reinforced by infantry, who have requisitioned peasants' horseB. Poles Are Confident Poles say there is no chance of the nolshevlki crossing the Vistula, as the Russians have been doing for 200 years in taking Warsaw from the west, and that all precautions have been taken. It is estimated it will require sev eral days before the rde from the northwest reach the river. Mean time, newspapers continue confident that a counter-stroke wHl come. The Russians have brought up ar tillery In the region ot Radzyrain, Just south of the Bug. Observers say, however, that the enemy has not yet in position guns heavy enough to reach this city with their fire. POLES OFF TO CONFERENCE Party, With Associated Press Cor respondent, Leaves Warsaw. WARSAW, . Aug. 14.-By .the Asso ciated Press.) Polish peace delegates who are to meet bolshevik represent tatives to discuss an armistice and peace left at dawn today for Minsk. Automobiles carrying the delegates streamed out of the capital. They are scheduled to pass the frontier east of Sledice before 7 o'clock to meet bolshevik officers who will con duct them to Minsk. Some delegates have not been to bed for two nights. A night's pre paration, with conferences, preceded i the start. Considerable baggage was taken in addition to the records and reference books. General Listowsky hea&s the mili tary experts while among the diet members is Stanislas Orabskl. na tional democratic leader, and Nobert liarlickl, socialist leader. M. Doinbstki, who heads the dele gates, is a peasant leader. The party left Warsaw, led by i three Polish officers In an army automobile, which saw service in France. Three new staffs around which were wrapped white flags, could be seen beside the chauffeur. On the hood was a teddy bear. A correspondent of the Associated Press accompanied the party. In the rear, but In so doing they are lengthening their whole front from the Vistula to the Prussian frontier. Professor Vldou declares that this movement exposes the bolshevik line to a counter offensive that might easily pierce it. STRANGE ISLES VISITED Physician Is First White Woman In Some South Sea Islands. HONOLtTLU. T. H.. Aug. 14 .' (Spe cial.) Probably the only American woman who baa visited every chart ed Island in the South Seas is Dr. Grace Peckham Murray who for SO years practiced medicine in New York and for the past three years has been in the islands of the Pacific. During her three years' stay in the South Sets Dr. Murray visited islands upon which a white woman had never set foot before. In the Trowbian islands the native women who had never seen a .white woman made much of her, fingering her clothing and skin. She is on her way home and passed through here today. 700 FARMERS ON PICNIC Addresses and Other Features En tertain Large Gathering. ABERDEEN, Wuh., Aug. 14. (Spe cial.) Aberdeen, Hoqutam. Monte sano, Elma, Oakvllle and other county towns turned out big dele gations to the' annual farmers' pic nic of the county, . which was held at Schafers grove, near Satsop. The total attendance at the picnic was in the neighborhood of 708. O. L. Waller, vice-president of the State college at Pullman, Miss Maude Wilson,, s-tate home demonstration leader, Frank Groundwater of the Elma Community association, F. M. Hall of the Montesano chamber of commerce and John J. Carney of the Aberdeen chamber, were the chief speakers. Grand Army Has Picnic. ABERDEEN. Wash., Aug. 14. (Spe cial.) The annual picnic of the Grand Army . of the Republic, Woman's Relief Corps and Ladies of the Grand Army was held at Electric park Thursday. More than 100 veterans and members of their families at tended. Addresses were delivered by C. P. L. Roberts, commander of the Aberdeen post. Grand Army of the Republic and by Comrade Cragtn of Hoqulam. The fifth annual reunion of veterans of the county will be held in Montesano September L Logging Equipment Moved. KELSO, Wash.. Aug. 14. (Special.) Lampher Bras, are moving their logging equipment from the Mul holland, where they have completed logging a tract, to a new location south of the Coweeman. They have aDout 5.000.000 feet of timber to log. It lies within easy hauling distance of the Coweeman river. Lumber Mill Destroyed.. CHEHALIS. Wash., "Aug. 14. (Spe cial.) Entailing a loss of $20,000. the sawmill at Lacamas, 20 miles south east of this city, was burned Friday. Lumber burned will total 300,000 feet. A fire that spread into the woods as a result of the-burning of the mill has been kept rn check thus far. ' S. 4s H. green 'stamps for casn'. Holman Fuel Co. Main 353. 580-21. Adv. WIISTE PUT UP TO COX! WILSOX ADMINISTRATION IS DECLARED PROBLEM. Chairman of House Appropriations Committee Avers Party Policy Mnst Be Explained. CHICAGO.. Aug. 14. (Special-) James W. Good, chairman ot the boos appropriations committee In charge oft speakers' bureau at republican head quarters here, today is-' declaring I that Mr. Cox Is seeking to dodge the "wanton waste" and "criminal ex travagance" of the Wilson admlnis-1 tratlon, said the democratic candidate j would not be allowed to- dodge it. Not only Wilson's league but the "maladministration - of finances" oy the democratic party will be issues, asserted Mr. Good. - "Neither parties nor men make political issues," said Mr. Good. "They but formulate the issues. Unquestion ably the league of nations as pre sented by the president will continue to be one of the big issues in the cam paign, but there are other issues on the minds of a great many of our people. The Issues of waste and ex travagance of the Wilson administra tion are paramount issues. Mr. Cox is attempting to - evade "these issues and the responsibilities 'of his party for the mismanagement of - govern ment's affairs. The people are feeling the burden of heavy taxes. They know that during the last three years they have paid into the treasury in taxes and the purchase of govern ment bonds more than $40,009,000,000. . "Mr. Cox will- be called upon eitht.r to repudiate the wanton waste and all-around criminal extravagance or to explain or justify it." WORLD FLIGHT ARRANGED TENTATIVE ROUTE OF AERIAL DERBY DECIDED OX Start to Be Made From w York I Westward Distance to Be Trav- - . ersed 22,201 Miles: WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Plans are in active - preparation for -the first "round the world" aerial " derby, it became known today. . A special com mission, appointed by the Aero club of America and the Aerial league of America, after covering most- of the tentative route, has completed an or ganization. - - A test flight of the entire route is in preparation, the start to be made j from London in an improved Handley Page airplane carrying ten pas sengers. The tentative 'route for the derby Itself follows: . . New York to Seattle. 2929 miles; to Yokohama, via Aleutian islands,' 541S miles; Shanghai, 1266. miles; Bang kok, Siam, 2095 miles; Karachi, India, via Rangoon and Delhi, 2563 miles; Bagdad, 1536 miles; Rome, via Greece, 1876 miles; Ireland (coast), via Lon don and Paris. 1628 ml lew; Newfound land, 1875- miles, to New York. 1125 miles. Tptai distance traversed," 22, 201 mile's. REDS CAPTURE ' SOLDAr Poles Declared to Be in Retreat to I Northwest; C.ity Little Hurt. BERLIN. Aug. 14. (By the Asso-I elated Press.) Russian bolshevik forces captured Soldau, on the War saw-Danzig railroad, about 15 miles northwest of Mlawa. Friday night. It was learned today. The city was only slightly damaged. Poles are reported to be retreating to the northwest. RED LINE HELD TOO THIN Expert Believes Bolshevik! Are Ex- I posed ot Counter Attack. PARIS, Aug. 14. Russian bolshevik generals are carrying out an extraor dinarily daring maneuver on the I fronts to the north and east of War saw, according to Professor Vidou, a military writer who has telegraphed from Warsaw. The soviet forces are trying to move further westward; probably towards Plock, so as to take Warsaw Wisdom Looks at it This Way Tt is foolish to buy a cheap thing because it is cheap. Cheap things usually give cheap (poor or indiffer ent) service. This is just as true of plumbing and heating materials and work. We furnish work and material the sort that give lastina- service and satisfac tion at prices that stand for real economy in me long run. Alaska Plumbing & Heating Co. 413 Em( MerrlKnm Street. Bant 2954. The hydroplane is just one of the amusement rides. COLTOIBIA BEACH Multiplied Enjoyment With NEW NO. 110 The model Illustrated below with eight double-faced 10-inch Records (sixteen selections) of your own choice. 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