The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-18

COUNTER DRIVES
BRING RESULTS.
Poles Clear DanzIg Corridor Of
Russian Troops and Ad-
vance Eastward.
LOSE TOUCH WITH BASE


Paris, Aug, iS,--The Polish counter
onensivs, with Thorn as its base, has
1 successfully cleared the DanxiK corridor
OF Russi0p troops, according 60 u re-
port received from the French mission
In Poland today.
The Polish forces are still driving
eastward, the report says
French Protest.
The Srench government, intends to
protest energetically against the deci-
sion Of Reginald 4. Tower, allied high
commissioner at Danzig. who yesterday
forbade further debarkation at Danzig
OF French munitions for Poland, II was
learned today. M
Several French munition ships now
are anchored outside Danzis. MIR.
Tower. according TO report from the
French ambassador TO Poland, takes
the attitude that he has not sufficient
allied troops 70 preserve order II fur
ther munitions are unloaded At Danzig.
MT Tower has. asked the supreme eoun-
arr,ys, ~ u,h,ri, ~ ,.,ii,' ,l,airsaa,, h,s
decision hut tha rouncl, ~ anna asa :
anrs wh,ch ~ :. c,,ns ~ ~ ",,,rnr,a
co,,nc,i dnas ,sot ,.,na, .s.,., ,,rs,, ~ ~,
in september. - "ss' "e"'" s' "
y r n III
A.
iann narun hnehu w,thout any CON
cern sor tner lnes 81 communloation.
auvvAnns ~ stauenlen,s oI IhuSr"s
asn asne,su ,s N she wmsnw h MN Iec ,se hs 10y
naVe mus iuSt ~, toucn Win ,ne pmses
pot ,na % S,,c,,,~ ah eaS nsy
ng their villages, FOR there was moth
ing behind the relatively thin bolshevik
front line. They declared II was pos
slble 10 travel many miles without see.
ing a single bolshevik soldier.
"A vigorous effort on the part of the
Poles would be sufficient TO innlct a
decisive defeat upon the soviet arm
les" the newspaper declares, THAT In
why tile bolshevik high command II 80
anxious to finish the struggle against
Poland as quickly as possible, Soviet
officers who have been taken prisoners
vnnhrm ~. .nis napr,a',""' h ,',' "'',E va, mna,
Wv ..,.s neea nsi, W ,,.,,,. onaa,S
nrahIn m nnr1.tr y, ,hs r.ris ~ tho boi.
e.Hpis hnNlety the rhHhs oi 'ho ""''
sheVK army
Poles Capture Brld1ehead.
Warsaw Aus n fyIa T,ondon). Aug
ts-pojIsb troons have captured the
bridreheed ~ serock fourteen miles
nartS ~ vvnrsaw ,ha po,ish yvar nff,ce
49, an,,,,,nt ~ an ~ ~ ,oiio,.,rs COM
,,,,,,,,.,,,ss wv
"mnlIue. =. -. .xs,t.. ,N,,,a
,,..ssikk ,espouon'nk .r"'n ny Hnaa Y,a,n NSonn
SeorsleNsNl Iorts' VIC uos M MnaN.
cleared the north bank of the. Nnrew
river ana oautnred the nfioRehead
Serocle The HushAnk neu, leaving pooty
behind. Elsewhere the 'front.' Is sta
tionary,"
RnssiAkE RepuIssd peles.tV "
uo.,lS Anv ,s rha Ashf,,hr AhAnds
tta,t rn;,ns,aa .,aa, ,ha, ibe y,nssiana
nm.t n r~epoI.ea ~ 'ohS ,,, mn 'nv n,a,S mass's.s
, nave ,epu,sea inc p,' o,asn doun.n''n nn ~
, sneNs , hou,nMes' y, m'"P a, ~" ,
front northwest OF warsaw great
artliery duel If raging N INC sector
northwest Of Warsaw. According to the
Achtuhr Abendblatt the ADVANCE OF
Russian cavalry into West Prussia 10"
wards the for'ess of Graudenx con-
tinues.
Strategic Points.
,r,.nio.. oe,o.,. hy The poi.s % n,,sb
lire,ess eIor,s ny s ,ms LII an,1s so p.sn
.,,,a, ~. ,n ~ 'a,,,,,rn ~ t.e,,nrtant s,ra
,ngtc nns,,tn,. ,rbrea Inv. ago the
polisb forcas facad nm .xtremeiv crif.
icoi sitnatlon with The red center yir.
tuaIly reaching Tho outer forts of the
canitnl. on the right wing the soviet
trns,ns had eu,,tt,rad The pujtuel. Sorock
brldeebead. driving the Poles from the
fnrk where the Narew ioinn tha bug.
on sunday, however. the Poles
launched n counter offensive from No.
vogeorglepsk, clearing the north bank
of the NnreW. ana MONDAY they recap
tltred the Serock hrldgehend before the
bolsheviM had time TO establish them
selves
Operations ara now proceeding
against the Iuitusk forts
The boisheviki In their retreat aban-
doned considerable booty which has not
vet been Inventoried, Operations by
the Polish right against the Vicnrs ana
the Middle Bug continue according 10
plans.
Break In Russian Lines
London, Aug. lS Admission thht the
Polish counter ofenelNe had proken
the lines on the right hhnk OF INC reh
army northwest OF warsaw was con-
tainod In soviet war Office comnmni-
que wirelessed from MoBeow To-Day INC
Russians claimed TO have rnhied, drlya
ing back the Poles and capturing l,SoV
prisoners.
The text OF the communicate followH'
THE Poles broke through on the
Narew river Later we drove back the
Polish troops. reoccupyinE Clechanof
on the Warsaw -DanzlR railway. We
captured 200 prisoners and seven guns.
1--WE advanced westward OF Vladimir
Valynsh {snuthenHt Of Warenwl and
accounted Urttbieaof and n number OF
villages 10 the southward Tarnopoi In
alicia md number of points were
we penetrated as far ms