The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-25
POLISH VICTORIES
SEEM NOT TO HAVE
AFFECTED WANT"
OF SOVIET PEACE
CLAIMS AND WISHES
Preparing to Strike Crushing
Blow Upon the Disrupted
and Fleeing Columns of
the Bolsheviki

Warsaw August 25.-Polish victories
over soviet armies which invaded Po.
land apparently haze not affected the
oolsheviki officials at the peace con.
ference being held in Minsk. A wire
less dislhtch received from Minsk TO.
day by Foreign Minister sapieha, as.
serted
The bolshevih at today.s imeetingf
continued to retain their sereneness
Of manner this was the fifth mes.
sage sent by the Polish delegation at
Minsk' but one of them has no. vet
arrived. The message which arrived
today declared that. according 10
the foreign office announcement. NJ.
Danishevsky, chief Of the soviet dele.
cation, in his provisional reply 10 the
Polish representatives declarations said
among other things: M
THE Polish front Is guarded bv
France as part of the general front
against soviet Russia"
Soviet Russia" he added, can.
not abandon its nrincple of view
on the question Of Polish disarmament.
If Poland proves she is acting as a
sovereign state
Regarding the position taken by
the bolsheviki, tine message stated the
foies had maintained their attitude
and that the next meeting. tile de-
tailed Russian reply would be re-
ceived.
The foreign ofhce announcement
said the soviet delegates are con.
tinuing to put difculties in the way
OF Polish communications with War.
saw. Tfe third wireless message sent
to this city from Minsk is missing and
1t is sal dthis will be necessary for
Polish officials here to understand and
form an opinion relative to the ne.
gouations.
Polish Army Irresistible.
Warsaw. August 24.-Kolno. an i'm.
portant town near the East Prussian
frontier, north of Lomza, has been
taken by Polish forces, which have
been sweeping rapidly northward, in
pursuit of the retiring bolsheyiki.
More than 10000 prisoners who were
cut Off from the main body of the
soviet army, have been captured in
this region.
Reports from the various fronts par.
ucularly the northern sectors Of the
line, indicate that the bolshevik are
demoralized and fleeing averyU here
in great disorder. General Solons,si,
minister of war. has issued state.
ment to Polish newspapers, declaring
that the oviet armies have been de.
cisiVely beaten everywhere, adding that
Of 100000 bolsheviki troops participa.
ton in the offensive for the capture
OF Warsaw, more than 10000 have
been accounted for and that nearly
every detachment has been shot
to pieces. Some estimate the prison.
ers at $4,000 and the number of other
bolsheviki casualties at 10000. Milf
tary observers assert that the Polish
victory and the successes in the cam.
paign now being carried out form one
OF the most interesting military STRAIT.
egical problems of recent years.
Two Cossack regiments, crossed MO
East Prussia, northeast of Mlawa 10
escape capture according to announces
ment by military authorities, and there
are indications that soviet infantry
units numbering many thousands Of
men also have taken flight across
the frontier at various points.
The remnant of the fourth bolshevikl
army is surrounded near Mlawa, and,
While disorganized, is endeavoring to
fight its way eastward. 1t attacked
Polish Serbian brigade near Chorzele
about two miles north of Pryasnysz,
but was repulsed, losing many pris.
oners.