Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-17
WARSAW DEFENSE
| HURLS BACK EACH
ASSAULT OF REDS.
Pilsudski's Forces in Sud-
den Attack Win Impor-
tant Positions.
TAKE INITIATIVE. ON BOTH
RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS
New Operations Establish Pro
lection to Capital From
Flank Attack.
MLAWA FIGHT TURNS TIDE
Soviet Cavalry Continues to Demon.
stratc Along Old Frontier Lines
Without Opposition.
MLAwA FIGHT TURNS TIDE
Soviet Cavalry Continues to Demon.
stratc Along Old Frontier Lines
Without Opposition.
tBy Associated press.1

WARSAW, August l6.-Uninter.
rupted lighting is going on in the
valley of the Bug from It's source to
Its confluence with the Narrow River.
The great battle which has just be-
gun along the river has been marked
by appreciable advantages for the
Poles. They have inflicted heavy
losses on the enemy and won back
important positions.
In Galicia the Poles without pres-s
sure from the Bolshevists, have With
drawn to the line OF the Bug.
The forces defending Warsaw arc
now grouped as follows: The left
wing. resting on the forts of NIodlin
tNovo Georgievsk) holds the line OF
the lower Narew and Bug; the confer.
protected behind tho outer forts ot
Warsaw, occupies positions situated
at distances varying from eighteenth
thirty miles Srem the, ,capitali2 shn,
right king ccmmnnits tfe ,varIeytsor,
the upper Bug. Both on the riRhty
and tho left wing. it is the Poles
who have taken the initiative in the
operations. q
The Bolshevist forces which had;
crossed the Bug between tho Hrub-
iesQuow and Wlodawa, have been.
thrown back on the right bank. On
the left wing. the Poles. starting
from Modiin, have made SUCCESS
ful attack in the direction OF Mlawa,
Thanks to this operation. the posi-
tions the Poles occupy In the fork OF
the Narew and Bug Rivers, which
constitute the key defenses OF War
saw. are now better protected from
fiank attack threatened by the
boishevist forces on the northwest. %
In the center, on the lower Bug.
all attacks delivered by the enemy TO
enable him to approach nearer the
warsaw forts. we're repeiled with
heavy losses
Red cavalry continues to demon q
strate along the old Polish -Prussian
frontier without opposition from the
roles. This operation Is NOT connect
ed with the battle along the Bug.
and cannot in any way influence the
issue there, even should the BoIshe-g
visits throw in stronger forces. II Is
considered that the Polish troops nc
cupyinG Thorn and Graudenz and dis
triouted along the Vistula are ample
to protect the Dapzig communications
from any danger.
Reports Success mt C1Solm. $50
The communiquc reports successes
Tor the Poles In the region of Cholm
and Hrubiesquow. to the east ana
southeast Of Lublin. where the Poles
TOOK moro than 100 prisoners, inciu1-
ing the Russian chief OF staff and
much war material In the south thu
Soviet forces took Sokal Further
southwest the Poles evacuated Brody.
which previously had changed hands
several times during the efforts OF
the Soviet troops to advance on Lem
berg.
In the region OF sochotsin, the COM
munique states. tho Poles took coo
prisoners and captured 100 truck.
loads OF munitions. The communioue
comments on the glorious conduct OF
our cavalry, composed almost es.
ciusively OF volunteers"
The capture OF Soldau, about
twelve miles northeast of Nlawa.
near the East Prussian frontier. also
Is announced. The statement reads.
we captured Soldau after fierce
fighting. Fierce lighting is proceed V
Ing all along tho River vkra and the
regions of Noyo Georgievsk and
Izgerzh.