Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-05
POLAND |DE AL|SM
TO WIN HER FREEDOM
Way May Lead, However,
Through Fire, Blood
and Pain.
NATION PROTESTS TREATY
Chief Commander of Army
Expresses Views of
Nation.
by NABoTH HEDIN.

,,iish army: and no officer heading na-.A gg5s
mand: Although located in Paris.
Wno We, sTIs, in MS closest conjunction Wits
er is by ,Fain a an otil seefn in ina
Austrian army. and during the nrsts
! ,h ,p is :, years OF ths war he foaght 1
OF the allies. Later he fought with.
and then against the Bolsheviti: and
chosen commander in chief OF the Po-
fish army In France, which took part
ism.
Canada to Siberia. from the Mour3
resents the idea Of Polish 'Hs unity annss
dombardy are all animated byGns
the country that was split among
three empires. each one OF which noS
Germany. az
Only world y war could have me-
eTasd ss 2d maer TO
that had divided our land would haze
and Russia fought each other. they
were OF common mind when 1t came
s e War .e @sen RUSSIA ssa vas
weak, but we saw that Germany. like
ready to pounce upon whatever we
could wrench from Russia. Though
other in their Balkan intrigues. they
we're like two sisters when it came -.
keeping G,s po dnni1s un der she yoke
l9i2 and 1919 that we saw unmistalS-E
nsie signs ,O of the eoming w2rld
speaks French huently. THE young
men Of Poland. all inspired by the
n idea of liberasion Hnders.ood that
coming conhagration they must organ
a ize 1 mii!,ariy; Through enthusiasm,
were, able to form gymnastic societies
and hunting clubs. which were in r,eai-S.
ity military organizations. illegal and
motives" 5s
co rnsW were ;sc,, YOU able to ariu without
tics?' was asked. lfsst,
DRILLING sECHETLY
TO rRErAnE AnMYs
sometimes We did 1t secretly. as. M
the the forests. carrying our weapons l;n-
dsn In farm wagons. coming by ..ft-A
e lTnn routes !, J, !ss In winter we would dos
drills In private. AT times our ciiih,
w weud df erm but before Ions they
under e,ei different names"
bro Mha at. n happened when the wa.
AT first we decided to turn against
lNIhsiSi n as being the greater enemy.
c MnIIe me Car was on the thrc;lc we q
changed the regime we roios dcciare,i Is
We had done enough Since tho nn,,,
rus r1ssi Po1 TieG5ofniIed Polish right to In
,ront IN Vohlnia, and as they refused 3
TO 10 light they, were brought back -
tsrnsd" 10 De demobilized and in
:, How did you escape imprison- &
my my brigade had been recruited in
I,allcia. or the Austrian part OF Po-tS
land. and when the Austrian Emperor
Carl saw the Germans were about 10
from his provinces. Consequently Ws Z.
were sent to the fortress OF przemyl .
TO be reorganized, Later we we're sent
bo cWhen !. the peace Of Brsst Litovsls
ton protested against what was biit
another division OF Poland instead of 4
the the promised liberation. then gave
from the Austrians, who surrounded
VS. VS., They tried to stop us, but we
trenches, from which the Rn ,s .neH had I'd +
already deserted. Out of my brigade. -
only loo men got across. the rest
IN Ukraine there came Poles hooking
c 10 my co ON from the prison
TO serve In the Russian armies. so that
shortly / had again about 5000 men
under my command
the next best hated oppressor left 10 s
be l@o fought ought Germany During nearly
emt u .i".ans we neiu immobili2cd an
entire herman army corps. Sent IL 4
that insudes eSerythin say rh @aa S Wsrs
but $500 rifles. 600 sabers OF cavaIrv &
summaries The German un"a army c @rps
sompr'snd 1000 lighting men, or about
seven times as many we were *
FORCED TO SURRENDER
OTTER DEADLY BATTLE
ninaenburs needed this army corps
Ts reserves a In the great battle in tue
Eichhorn: who then commanded the
German tie n forces in Ukraine, 10 finish US
having entirely surrounded US. thanks
taek snper s ri fo in hunters they AZ
After two days lighting we had lost
10 ki,led and 500 wounded The pro- B
and we had to surrender. thourh tha y
GERMANS lost. soO.'' '"es
Ts esc hp% did The Yeu o get here them
up up, freight cars to carry us ali tow;ira
n nne Prison RI. m camps. but as there was
station. was able to escape a nc. vas
f,i Try, ! had disguised myself in &!
thgs inr coat and a civilian cap. and
Viii, while my orderly. who ro ihs Guard md
w @' nt ,r my ;. saber and military cap. was
,n \ number OF soldiers also escaped.
ana ana once free they soon rallied tnss
rners General H,nr n- again. REINFORCED BY
.or,n, pI isoners and Polish De-.
serIers from the d;ssolving Russiai,#7
armies Leaving his troops In is,mSyt!
various cities of Southern Russia. !. Cen sssP
eral Taller Went to Moscow xyhari,3
nc M, came In contact with Polish coIn = si
Gil, and it was decided that. 40 IN, sss
Russians would fight no Ionser. n 80
would be better to Ee-en{sSrce t},S ~
France. N'' q. - ;8.
The various Polish units In Russia
were directed to join tho allios. thor
aeoarking on the ainrman coast ana
by attaching himself to 81 FranSt,55 u
ambulance unit en- route home fro,,.S Il,
I'tiis. General Halter himself WAC j,Ii.sl y;
70 reach Mourmansk after a liz q tIn Va q
journey. There no made an , a grss.s .ss$ss
ment with General Poole cos1nIniiI.Sf
the. al1ied