The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-27
SOVIET TROOPS
COUNTERAT |
Battle for Brest-LitovSk and
lemberg Proceeds With
FluCtuating Results.
GEN. WEYGAND OPTIMISTIC

London, Aug. 27.-That the Russian
army has been reorganized and has
against the Poles was indicated by the
soviet war office communique wirelessed
from MOSCOW. II reported fghting OF
the utmost violence for Brest-Litovsk
and Lemberg.
The Poles and Russians are fightins
hercely for the forts OF Brest- Litovsk.
the strongly fortified town on the Bug
river, 10 miles east OF Warsaw, said
the statement. In the Lemberg sector
violent fighting is continuing with fluc-
tuating results, the statement adds
The communication reads:
we are conducting a fierce fight for
possession of the forts of Brest- Litovsk.
In the Lemberg region fierce fighting
continues with alternating successes.
On the Crimean sector In the
kherson region. We have again driven
back the enemy. In the Oriekov region
exceedingly fierce fighting is proceed
ing with considerable forces OF enemy
cavalry"
The Russians are counter attacking
IN the sectors OF Grodno and Brest-
Litovsk the Polish legation in Paris
was No advised rynss by W,arsaw ',ar today, -,
army, are betaGs. landed at Danzig, the
Polish legatV : hounoed. Sir Reginald
Tower. the commissioner for the
league OF Is at Danzig is said
IGSDOnSlDlIlyX
Tor the uF h ing OF munitions at
n & Not Expected.
Bolshew eaction against Polish
armies al he front east OF Warsaw
is not e| at least for the present.
by Gen. ands who Is credited with
having ed the defense Of the
Polish u and hurled the soviet
armies from that city. According
to thetE saw correspondent OF the
Petit EAs&@en Gen. Weygand is quoted
as saying The Poles should not advance
themselves, along a line that can be
easily held, so that they may be able
to resist any effort on the part of soviet
Russia to bring overwhelming forces
against them In the future.
1T is most difiicult to be prophet at
this moment" the correspondent
quotes the general as saying. but see
ing that Gen Wrangel In south Russia.
is going well. | hope the bolshevikl will
not be able to find any considerable
forces to bring against Poland. Russia
possesses vast resources. but we can.
for the moment. feel reassured for the
bolsheviki undoubtedly used everything
available to take Warsaw. Those re-
sources were mediocre especially irf ar
tillery large part OF which has been
ginning of their offensive, however.
they had everything in their favor and
were beaten,
Gen. Wrangel seems strong and
well ell;equinped, and In his progress
one gets the Impression that
he is administering skiifuly in
occupied territories so that he will not
like Gen. Denik,ne. leave revolt behind
him. We may. then he optimistic, and
] leave Warsaw with an excellent ini=@i
preston Of the situation and full OF
hope but am convinced that hard work
is needed to make the Polish army
worthy Of its task"
Russian Casualties.
Eighty thousand Russian soviet sol.
diers have been capttffcd IN Poland.
10000 killed and 80, 900, interned IN East
Prussia. according TO the atest report
received from the French mission in
Poland.
Battle Along Frontier.
Russian soviet troops who took refuge |
In Prussia are lighting the Poles along
The frontier. An official statement is.
sued just before last midnight says |
that two soviet batteries hauled into
Prussia by the retreating Russians fired |
upon the Poles and that the soviet
Forces are also using machine guns
against the Poles on this sector. Polish,
troops who have reached the frontier
have been cautioned by their com
nanders not to fire upon German ter
'itory
While there has been a lul I'm the
lighting on various sectors the Poles
at several places Thursday
md have reached the region of Kobrln,
approximately twenty eight miles north
'ast Of Brest -Litoysk whore the Poles
n a surprise attack took i,i00 pris-
'ners four guns and the entire star OF
he Flfty-seyenth soviet division
In continuation Of the long drawn -out
to capture LeAberg the soviet
orces have reached LRdworze. just
'ast Of LemberR. where the Poles have
epulsed repeated attacks
The region west OF the MlawA Cleo
lanow railway is gradually being
,leared OF Russian soldiers. Of whom
more than 5000 have been captured
Ali were remnants OF the various de-
achments which participated in the
lrive designed TO completely encircle
Warsaw.
"War Party" Gaining.
Warsaw. Aug. 26--(via London), Aug,
'7,--The war party In Poland appears
10 be gaining the upper hand, and there
we're indications today that the peace
negotiations between Poland and Russia
nay be broken Off entirely
Poles Capture Artillery.
London, Aug. 27.--rwo- thirds OF all
he artillery In the Russian army has
1eon captured by the Poles, according
o a news agency dispatch from War
Jaw this evening.
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