New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-21
Pilsudski's Men Advance
ON Middle Bug River in
Effort to Join Army
Moving Up the Stream
Reds Lose Vast
Stores and Guns
Seven Soviet Divisions
Cut to Pieces and All
Their Guns Captured

BERLIN, Aug. 20. - The Poles
have taken Brest-Litovsk, according
to a Warsaw dispatch dated Thurs
day. The dispatch says three Bolshe-
vik divisions were annihilated in
the operations around Warsaw.
PARIS, Aug. 20 (By The As.o-
ciated Press) General Pilsudski's
army has reached the middle Bug
River according TO plan, and is
marching down the stream to join
the army advancing up the fork
between the Bug and Narew rivers
toward Ostrolenka, with the object
Of cutting the Warsaw Bialystok
road, their enemy's sole avenue of
retreat.
Down this road the Reds are bolt
ing, profting by the large number of
horses in their possession. The fact
that they have these horses is said
to account for the comparatively
small number of prisoners being
taken by the Poles. Pursuing
French airplanes, however, have pre-
vented the enemy from taking with
him many guns and much materiel.
Up to date, seven Bolshevik divisions
have been cut to pieces and all their
guns captured.
Poles at Brest-LitovsS
The Polish right wing, advancing
from the south, is now before the forts
of BrestLitovsk, and part of it has
crossed the Bug River in the direction
of Kovel, thus providing a safeguard
against flank counter attacks Polish
forces in this region are supported by
Ukrainian division and General
Balachowichz's Russian volunteer army,
which had remained in Polesia, east
of Brest-Ltovsk and to the rear of the
Bolsheviki. Thus, it is pointed out,
the Bolshevik garrison at Brest-Litovsk
is virtually cut off on all sides.
WARSAW, Aug. 20 (By The Asso-
Grated Press) .-Poland's army is rap
idly following up the retreating enemy
northeast and east Of Warsaw, and fur
Their successes for the Poles are re-
ported. The recapture of Sokolow.
Drohiczyn and Biela, with thousands Of
prisoners and great amounts of war
material, is reported in to-day's official
communique. At Siedlce the Poles cap
tured armed volunteer Jewish detach-
ments composed of local communists.
To the northwest of Warsaw the
Bolsheviki attacked Plock in drive
designed to carry them across the
Vistula, where there is pontoon
broke the attack. In this operation
the Poles were aided by civilians
who fought side by side with the in
fantrymen.
Io-day's communicate announces the
repulse by Polish infantry of a de-
tachment Of General Budenny's Soviet
cavalry, which had reached Winniki,
nine miles southeast of Lemberg.
so, PEASANTS IN the region Of Lipno.
fighting the Bolsheviki with axes and
scythes. Newspaper accounts of the
operations there say the peasants are
taking no prisoners.
The extreme right wing of the Polish
army is marching on Brest-Litovsk. on
the Bug River, 120 miles east of War
saw, according to an official statement
on the fighting issued shortly before
last midnight. The right wing cap
tured Sledlce and Bielsk, the statement
said.
The Polish left wing has taken Pull
tusk, about 80 miles north of Warsaw.
and Is continuing its progress in the
direction of Mlawa. In the center the
Polish forces are marching in the d.
rection of Ostrolenka, twenty two miles
southwest of Lomza
PARIS, Aug 20 (By The Associated
Press. -The military successes of the
foles continued Yesterday, according
TO report to the Foreign Office to-day
from the military mission in Warsaw.
under plans elaborated by the French
general Weygand and his staff of moro
than 500 French officers.
Danzig Causing Worry
All these officers now are either &C.
lively IN command of the forces tina.
are freeing Warsaw from the Russian
SOVIET menace or are aiding the Polish
commanders.
1T is considered that French and
foiish cooperation in the commands of
the various forces now has reached q
satisfactory stage. j. J. Jusserand and
Lord d'Abernon, respectively the heads
OF the French and British missions to
Poland, have returned to Warsaw from
Hosen Tor conference with General
Wevgand and the Polish staff.
The situation at Danzig is still caus-
ang worry, but it is expected to be
cleared up when two French battle
ships, now on the way there. arrive
and offer Sir Reginald T. Tower. the
Allied High Commissioner at Danzig.
sufficient forces to control the docks
and permit the unloading Of Polish
munitions.
General Budenny's Soviet cavalry is
progressing in the direction of Lem
berg. the sector from which the Poles
have been obliged to withdraw troops
to reinforce the northern 'front.', the
Temps says.
Hugh c. Wallaces United States Am
bsssador, on his return from vacation
yesterday, went to the French Foreign
oifice and expressed TO General Secre-
tary Maurice Paleologue the great
satisfaction Of the American soysrn-