Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-10
POLE ARMIES TAKE
$500 PRISONERS
Also Capture Guns and Armorcd
Trains in Attack on
Russians.
By Associated Press TO Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Warsaw. Sept. g.-The Polish armies ON
the northeastern front delivered series Of
successful attacks upon the Russians today
and took 1890 prisoners, four guns and
two armored trains.
Sebastopol, Sept 1O.--The re-cstabiish-
ment Of Gen WranRel's lines along the
Dniepcr and to the northeast has been eff
fected by n series of counter attacks, in
which both sides suffered heavy casual
tics
Many thousands of Soviet troops, IL is
declared here, are surrounded by the
Wrangel forces. Some of them have
been drowned in the swampe and others
are starving in the morasses along the
Dnicper, especially at the Kakova bridge
head, where after severe fighting, Gen.
Wrangel's troops hurriedly entrenchcd.
Allied observers say that the landings
on the Kuban Peninsula and at other
points on the Sea of AzoH, while SO far un-
successful, could not be classed as fruit
less, as Gen. Ulagia, commander Of the
second army had destroyed two Bolshevik
divisions, captured 1000 prisoners and
retired with twice the number OF troops
with which he began, due to..Cossack en-
IStInsntS WIN MS arms.
General Wrangel is within IL miles of
Alexandrovpk, the headquarters of the
field staff of the Thirteenth Soviet army,
dispatches received today report. Many
of the Soviet soldiers captured by Gen.
Wrangel's troops had been sent to the
southern front from Siberia and thc3oIt-
lying provinces They are clothed in rags,
with shoes made of untanned horsehide.
The men have long. shaggy boards and
great shocks of hair and when fed ate
ravenously.
When asked why they were fighting the
prisoner answered: we could not help
it. We were made to fight
London. Sept 10.-The Russian Lhcra-
ton Committee here--an anti-Bolshevik
organization Yesterday issued an official
statement received from Constantinopie
saying, among other things.
ffrhe representative of America, Rear
Admiral Newton A. McCully. stated to
Berandski minister of Finance in Gen.
Wrangels government) that the United
States are ready TO give him economic AID
and asked him to present list Of goods
wanted in the Crimea."
Washington, Sept 1o.-Secrciary of
State Colby last night expressed doubt
that Admiral Newton A. MeCully, Ameri-
can commissioner in South Russia, had in
formed an official of Gen. Wrangel's
government that the United States was
ready TO extend economic aid to the South
Russian anti-Bolshevlk regime. When
shown the report that Admiral McCnlly
Finance Kersndsixi, Secretary Colby said.
There is nothing to that report and
no foundation for it, In reply to q,ics-
ton Mr.. Colby added that there is no ban
whatever upon trade between the United
States and the Crimea and Gen. Wrangel
is free TO make any purchases he may de-
sire. American business men are quite free
to deal with Gen. Wrangels government If
they care 70 do so.
Paris, Sept. 10.-A Moscow wireless
communication picked up yesterday says:
s"The Polish government is mistaken If it
has illusions that the military situation
has undergone unfavorable changes, as
owing 10 the reserves sent to the front the
military situation of Soviet Russia once
more is brilliant.
+ Eve adhere, as ever, TO the conditions
of our ultimatum. We hope for lasting
peace. but owing TO the incessant struggle
of the Polish workmen for peace with
Russia we have the right to complete the
Polish army with an armed workmen's s
militia without inju.ing the cause of
peace"
(The Bolshevik authorities, in reply TO
the recent British ultimatum, agreed to
give up the demand for a workmen's
militia which is now asserted AGAIN..
London, Sept. l0.-Stubborn fighting is
proceeding between Russian Soviet forces
and troops of General Wrangel in the.
Oriehkov region of the Crimean sector
SAYS the official statement issued in Mos
cow Thursday and received here today by
wireless. On other sections of the front
the statement claims successes for the
Soviet arms.