The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-20
Polish Counter Stroke
Breaks Soviet Advance
Russians Are Retiring In Dis
order, Communique Says,
Losing Many Guns.
PILSUDSKI TOOK CHANCE
Massed Troops and Made At
tack on B0lshevik Flank to
Settle Fate of Warsaw.
(ey Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Aug. 19.-Polish forces are
advancing with undiminished speed
along the line running from north of
Warsaw TO Wloda about ITO miles
southeast of Warsaw. The principle
interest however, attaches to General
I, Pilsudski's reserves who have adj
vanced so miles in three days and ef-
fected a junction with another army
near Cholm. These armies were with
in 18 miles of Brest-Litovsk. 120
miles east Of Warsaw, at noon We'd
nesday, and probably have reoccupied
that important center by now.
Warsaw, Aug. 19.-Polish successes
IN all fronts, with the exception of
the souther nbattle sector, where the
Russian soviet forces are advancing in
the direction of Lemberg, are report
ed in the official statement on fight
ing operations.
The 57th, 5Sth and eighth Bolshevik
divisions on the Warsaw front have
been annihilated and thousands of
soviet soldiers made prisoners, the
statement says. II
Russian soviet forces are fleeing in
disorderly panic along the front be-
there the Poles are advancing with
extraordinary success. says another
official statement.
Russian soviet forces are evacuat-
ing Brest-Litovsk, the strongly forti-
fed town on the Bug river, 120 miles
ast of, Warsaw, according to advices
received here tonight.
Benin. Aug. 19.-The Poles are ad-
vancing on Graudenz, West Prussia, in
full force. according to a special dis
patch to the Vossische Zeitung today.
On the left wing strong Polish covolry
forces are moving against Thorn from
the south, where the Russians are ex-
pected to cross the Vistula. Heavy
lighting between the Poles and Rus
slams is reported before Goslershau-
sen.
Paris, Aug 19-Lukow, city about
miles southeast of Warsaw and IL
miles south of Siedlce, has been cap
tured by the Polish forces in their
counter attack against the left wing
the Bolshevik army before the Pol
ish capital says the Warsaw cores
pondent of the newspaper Excelsior.
His dispatch, which was sent on Tues
day night, declares the Bolshevik right
wing also Is in bad condition.
London, Aug. 19.-Fierce fighting is
continuing in the region of Warsaw
and Novo Georgievsk, the strong for
,ess about 10 miles northwest OF
Warsow at the confluence of the Wis
tula and Bug rivers, according to
Wednesdays official statement issued
by the soviet government at Moscow.
r4.ks -.
are going on with indecisive results,
the statemAnt says.
The maneuyer executed by the
'oles in their counter attack was an
exceedingly daring one, the cores
pondent declares. 1t consisted in con-
centrating heavy columns Of troops
and delivering a surprise attack
against the flank of the main Bolshe-
vik army. 1t was completely success
4 / because OF the ability of the Pol
ish infantry III marching, and he as
serts that "very important conse-
quences" of the plan are expected
washington. Aug. I9.-Unless the
Bolshevild succeed quickly in orgsl-
nizing a more successful resistance,
defeat of the soviet forces before
Warsaw win become very serious. ac-
cordlnS 10 caDlegram TO the state !
department today, received from the
American legation at Warsaw. da.ed
yesterday.
u
Warsaw. Aug. 19.-The Polish of
fensive is in fun swing and more than
10000 prisoners, 80 cannon, 800 ma
chine guns and thousands of supply
carts were captured from the Boil
sheviki.
London. Aug 19-Polish delegates
at the Minsk conference refused u
accept the peace conditions advanced
by the soviets for disarmament Of the
Polish army unless the Russians them |
selves disarm, ay wireless from Ber-
lin, quoting a report from Mink
u
London, Aug. Is.--Leon Trotzky,
Bolshevik minister of war. arrived at
Prosken on the East Prussian- from
strategic questions with German staff
officers, according 10 a Danzig dis
patch TO the Times.