NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE rapid Bolshevik advance upon Warsaw is the most 1 striking event of the week. The Allies apparently assumed that, as soon as the Poles agreed to an armistice, the Bolsheviks would suspend their attacks. But the armistice negotiations on Saturday and Sunday came to nothing, and the Bolshevik cavalry have steadily pressed on. The invaders are probably in no great strength, but the Polish troops appear to be quite disorganized. The Allies are understood to have warned the Bolsheviks again that if they continue to advance into Polish territory, the Allies will help Poland and will abandon the pro- posals for resuming trade with Russia and for making peace. As we write on Thursday it is uncertain whether these diplo- matic threats will check the ardour of the Bolshevik militarists, who may wish to upset the whole peace settlement in Eastern Eurcq: e.
