The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-28

mand indeed. but if it had been allow ed
to come into action II would have been
the simplest means for establishing in
intended rest ccntrrS bodies Of Bolshe-
vlk armed men who would for q time
have been able To rise at Riga behind
the back Of the small Polish army 50
many whom arc already engaged In a
hard struggle in far off eastern Gnlicia,
beyond lemberG. These Red Cross en-
isSarics have all been intcrncd and will
be dcported at the earliest convenience.
Thirty BolShcvki emissarics have
been arrested in this city. Evidence
that they were preparing numbers Of
secret meetings in all parts Of the city
has been decided.
Tho appearance of agents Of Bolshe-
vikS in Warsaw cores ponds to the mil
itary proportions which they arc max
ing TO advance on Euvno and Wilma In
towns of Lithuania which they have
captured, their journals are speaking OF
the absorption OF Lithuania and Poland.
In a Soviet republic. To effect this
they have had conccntratcd-thts infor-
nation is supplied me BY the chief Of
Polish general staff.
Divisions IN Ground.
Three divisions between Vitovsk and
tween the rivers Dvina and DneiPcr at
the end of November.
Tho commander of these was a Ger
tain Nanuorilski. q resident Of Duna-
burg. though his attributionS seem to be
principally tryantship voer various cen
tres as they may fall into the hands Of
his nobs. Tho first division is called
tho Smolensk division and is 5000 strong
with sufficient machine guns. bat no
artillery. The second. the EittebSk d.
vision has about the same electives.
The third division or Division west Is
chiefly recruited from among disaffect-
ed Poles and comprises 5000 men; many
machine guns and good artillery. which
is to be used in operations against Po-
land. Among these divisions they have
four or five aImorcd cars. The aim Of
the Bolshcviks is to gather $4,000 men
for capture Of Kofrnovilna where there
is moral population Of about $50, 600
half of this number arc Poles. The rest
Of the countryside they would occupy
with the remnant OF their forces which
are likely to be vastly included as Rus
sian prisoners joins them.
Organized Foroes Small.
OF course these divisions cannot be
looked upon as like the disciplined d.
visions III any Of the allied armies. but
they go forward to pursuit and plum
der till brought face TO face with an
organized force. This Polish command
is trying TO form. but its difficulties
are stupcndouS. though there Is no
lack OF volunteers. Every man coming
to his countN's help today is volun-
tecr and there already are over 5000
Of them. but at this capital point the
Polish government has not equipment
for them It has no boots for half. nor
overcoats. nor Rifles OF the men that
have been equipped. 1900 are now on
tho front beyond Lembcrg. arrayed
against the Ru*hanian EolshcvikL all
of whom arc youths between Is and
80 years. Practically nothing is left
for the rest OF tho army. though some
land owners In Polish Lithunl arc
mortgaGing property to obtain equip
mont for tho mon at cost of nearly
s2oo per man Such is the difficulty
Of getting military stores.
Hapharard Equipment.
Some details Of the equipment are
Ditiful. Tho Poles have fourteen aero
! planes. mostly old training machine.
on which machine guns and other mill
tary gear have bern haphazardly mount
Cd. Efforts arr being made 10 buy
moro ut Vienna, Whatsoever the price.
With regard to tho artillery. there mr..
about seventy guns ut the Polish staff's
disposition Some Of these guns arr
German. some Austrian. some Russian.
with 4 corresponding model of amnu-
milton. and nearly all had TO be sent
to thc Lembcrg front.
As for sanitary organization. II looks
as If providence" will &nve Ia provide 1t.