Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-09-01
ROTH POLES AND BoLsHEvIKI
Suffer Heavy LOsses-Warsnw De-
tenders Get Much War Booty.

Of the Bolsheviki armies now may
be considered complete, according to
adviccs received here. OF the host
which swept down on Warsaw
nothing is left but 10000 fugitives.
The Poles have taken $4,000 prison
crs thus far; but what Is more i'm
portHnt they have captured great
quantities of guns and materials
1t is considered probable that the
S0victs employed all their available
resources. and in their present con-
Gition Russian industries will take
, Il long time to replace thcm. Con-
Scqucntly the Sovicts are unable to
find emcctives with which to seek
to restore the fortunes OF their
arms, and lack Of equipment will
make them without military value.
Losses Arc Heavy.
Daring the last three days there
ha been heavy fighting in the
marshy valley of the Narcw. between
OstrOlenka and LOmza, where the
Reds sought to break through in the
direction Of Bialystok. The losses
have been heavy on both sides. On
August 23 the Poles carried all the
passages Of the river. At this june
ture two other Polish armies pursu-
ing the Reds from the west came up
and consummated their defeat.
The Prussian frontier as far as
Myszyniec is now occupied by the
Poles. All the Red troops west Of
the line of Ostrolenka Myzynicc have
been captured. The peasants con-
tinue daily to discover and hand
70 tho fnx ,crtf ft1t1 Il 10
tachments. The exact number of
cannon abandoned is not yet known.
Detachments Of cavalry and infan-
try on horseback which escaped pro-
ceeded northward along the line Of
the lakes and marshes between the
fortresses Of Ossoweic and Grodno.
The same route was followed by
those retreating from the environs
OF Bialystok.
Trying to Make Stand.
1t appears evident that the Boil
sheviki are trying to make a stand
In the region Of OSsoweic, where the
nature Of the ground facilitates a
defensive, SO as to maintain com
munication with East Prussia and
prevent access Of the Poles of Lithu-
ania.
Profiting by the regrouping of the
Polish army, the Reds again invaded
Galicia. Gen. Budenny made dash
for Lemberg. but has been defeated
and is in flight. Another detach-
ment crossed the Dniper and occu-
pied Stryi. This detachment sought
to destroy the Bo1ystav oil wells,
but was driven off by local workmen.
Says Four Armies Destroyed.
-. .ul,
| war minister, Gen. Solnokowski, de-
clares that four Bolsheviki armies
| have been completely DESTROYED on
| the northern Polish front. They
consisted Of 100000 troops, infan ~
| cavalry and light artillery.
The minister estimates that the
number Of Bolsheviki killed ox.
ceeded 10000. Already $4,000 pr.
! oners have been taken, and $4,000
more. he declared, will be gathered
in before the end Of the week.
Pace Terms Rejected.
London, Aug 25.-Poland's reply
to the peace terms presented by the
Russian Soviet delegation at Minsk
amounts to a fiat rejection. says the
Manchester Guardians Minsk cor
respondent in q wireless dispatch
He'd iii that city on Mondey.
"Out Of the fifteen Russian de-
mands." he continues, "only one
that relative to emobilization--is
accepted, and that only on condition
that Russia will take similar
course-that is to say, Russia must
demobilize at the same time Poland
disbands her forces
"The terms relative to disarma-
ment, the closing Of munitions plants
and the delivery Of munitions to
Russia by Poland are Indignantly re-
jected
Beyond Discussion.
"Bolsheviki terms relative to a
Polish workers militia and control
by the Russians Of the railway line
from Bialystok southwark are de-
clared beyond discussion. The boun-
dary line between Poland and Russia
as laid down by Earl Curzon, Brit
ish secretary Of state for foreign
affairs, is declared unacceptable, as
1t involves third partition Of Po-
land.
Demands for distribution of land
to Pol sh victims Of war and the re-
turn Of cattle and horses driven
away by Polish land owners from
White Ruthenia and Lithonia are
rejected as interfering with the in
ternal affairs Of Poland. and a viola
ton of Polish sovereignty.
"Other terms are rejected without
qualification and Poland demands a
line Of demarcation between Polish
and Russian territory based on
stratgctic considerations and the
idea Of buffer statcs.'
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