The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-06
REDS ARE HALTED
New Polish Army Between Bug
and Narew Rivers Has
Driven Russians Back.
HAVE RETAKEN BRODY
American Aviators With Polish
Troops Rake SOviets With
Machine Guns.

Warsaw, Aug. 5.-The BoIshevik Of
fensive against the Poles along the
Bug river and the confluence of MUIR
zee has been stopped and the Polish
counter offensive norht and south is
developing.
In Volhynia, the Polish position on
the upper Styr, on the Sychod ana in
the Pripet Marshes the Poles are
holding well. The Bolshevik continue
advancing along the Prussian frontier
but there is only a small force of
them there.
A new Polish army has been con-
centrated between the Narew and the
Bug rivers and has driven the enemy
back to the edge of the province Of
Grodno. Notwithstanding the pressure
Of Bolshevik forces which crossed the
Narew opposite Lomza.
Soviet armies driving against the
Polish lines defending Warsaw were
maintaining an average progress OF
six miles per day in the direction of
this city up to today.
They are now being held in the
south. and in some places are being
pushed back from the districts east
of Lemberg which is one OF the OBJ
jectives of their present campaign.
Today's official statement issued at
general staff headquarters declares
the Poles have retaken the town of
Brody, near the Galician frontier, and
have forced the Bolsheviki back into
Russia in the region of Radzivlov,
northeast of rody.
American aviators lighting with the
Kosciusko squadron are battling
against General Budenny's cavalry
and infantry along the Sereth river.
where the soviet forces have not made
any headway. Parts of this squadron
were engaged all day yesterday near
Miklicze, where they met Cossacks
and Bolshevik infantry. The losses suf-
fered by the enemy in this district
were very heavy. today's official state
ment saying 1000 Bolsheviki were
killed and large numbers wounded.
Poland strained every ounce of her
reserve power yesterday to checkmate
the Bolshevik in the game on the re-
suit of which depends the, fate of the
new republic Men in whose hands
rest the destiny of Poland assembled
at various conferences throughout the
day, and taking a leading role in all
decisions were the British. French
and Italian missions.
Munitions recently unloaded at
Danzig by the British were arriving
during the day, and tanks. rifles and
artillery from France were rushed to
the front. French officers are arriv-
ing daily to act as technical advisers
at Polish general headquarters in the
preparation for Warsaw's final stand
lagainst the invaders.
The communique announces that the
Reds have forced the river Narew be-
low Lomza and that Bolshevik cavalry
patrols have reached Ostrow, SS miles
northeast Of Warsaw. Near the Prus-
sian border. Bolshevik forces have
occupied kolno, Is miles northwest of
Lomza and have attacked the fortress
of Ostrolenska, 22 miles southwest OF
Lomza. The Poles were reported to
be making a stand at the latter place.
The communque reports fierce
fighting along the Bug, the Reds hav-
ing forced the stream in the region
Of orchiczyn and the Polish troops
endeavoring TO throw the bolshevil
back across the river.
London, Aug. 5.-Rumania Is con-
centrating troops on the Russo Ru-
manian border. says wireless from
Moscow.
LOnuOns aug. o. he baVarlan tra1~
fic council has decided to issue a PROC
lamation to postal and telegraphic
employees calling on them to prevent
conveyance of entente troops or arms
and ammunition by all means, para
klyzing, if necessary, the whole of the
lBavarian transport system, says a
wireless from Berlain.
SENATOR GORE
COMEDIES DEFEAT
tRy Associated Press.l