The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-17

AAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAANI
front On 1918
LONDON. Aug. 17-warsaw's fate
was being decided to-day in a fierce
battle on a mont nearly 200 miles A
strong Polish counter-attack was de-
veloping successfully. aoCording t.
unofIclal adNtces reCeived herr to.
day from points IN Poland within
sound Of the cannonading.
An official communique Issued late
yesterday said the Poles had driven
the Russians back across the River
Bug. between Vlodawa and lIrubies-
BOW, and that a successful Polish
thrust had been caruded out in the
direction OF Anawa.
Az effort by the Russians 70 en-
circle Warsaw by breaking through
tne Polish line at Plotsk and then
swinging around the city, first march-
inB soutn and then southeast to Join
the Hed lines on the east side OF the
ouaaa. was defeated after a bitter
hattla
The BoiBhevilti made such progress
aE mt that they issued q oommunl-
qIfs announcing the city was sur
rounded. Later the tide turned and
tine Russian attack was smashed.
They lost all the ground they had
gainud and left hundreds Of dsadi and
woundod behind.
POLISH CAPITAL NOT SUR
RouNDED As REPORTED.
Although the Reds announced they
had surrounded the capital, it was
evident to-day that this claim was
premature and that the Polish Army
Btill has an avenue OF retreat TO the
southzyestward should 1t become neo-
eaBary to withdraw and give up the
cltys The RussaAna were trying des-
peratuay to nlng 81 big force over the
River, Bug northwest OF Warsaw. TO
strike southward and close this gap
IN the circle aroun,i the town.
Cavalry. Frencl1l tanks and fleet
of almored mDtOrbOHts carrying
QuinI~ ~nftng guns iaro all involved In
ths great .stTvlgglO.,for Warsaw. The
cavalry has repeatedly come into con-
tact with the OosBaA,lSs, bloody hand
%. hand fighting wabh sabres result
ing. Tanks, mostly light models. are
aonuying over tha fields by the
scoruE In tlhs d5ramsh OF the fighting
ths Poles hGve, ala tho better OF It.
rrII...I ..-Ss.S.s.I ,.4,,,St.r.e. ho.-. aa,o
good SsrvtoO wiherever tho Reds tried
TO cross ele, River Bug. Their cross-
fira, coming from both up and down
the stream. rendereddRttempts at pon-
teen baiidinE almDBu suicidal.
The American 1LiSsidn at Rosen,
where many Polish omcials have
gone, wired thaal tho Poles were' still
holding their Erotind "stubbornly and
and that the lines were
swnying' baclz ard Aorth at an aver
are distance OF twelve miles from
the city. At sonic lIaces the Rus
slams havosthrust a wedge almost into
the subuTa3B. and at Aother places the
Poles have driven Salients deep into
the Red lines by their repeated coun-
ter attacks. The 1iie has been so
shortened by the Pplish withdrawal
that the flehting frOHn flank 30 flank
il intensified. the American Mission
heard, until II Is almost as severe as
some OF the battling; in the World
War. Eye witness Heported TO the
American Mission that the present
nghtine made 'the previous moves
look like opera bO,lfre warfare"
Thousands of Poles, mostly Jews,
were swaruning around the United
states Consulate at Wa rsaw demand
ing passports TO New York. accord
ing TO the American, lNlissiOns in
1orrnatIon.
Although great nuntbors Of refu-
Eses already had fled from the city.
many people remained. and there W'as
an effort TO transact >''business an
usual"
PoLEs ACCUSED OF louTRAGES
ON JEWS.
A despatch from MinslC. behind the
BOlshevik lines, declared the retreat-
inx. Inoles had pillaged and burned
noaray every Jewish village through
which, they passed. There are "plen-
tkfuli indications OF extensive po-
rsoans,.' the message SAID. Three hun
dred thousand homeless people were
reported by this despatch to be seek
lnE shelter In the wake of the fight
ing srmies. which left devastation be-
hind them.
The Polish classes OF 1855 70 1880
hawe been called 70 the colors
throughout the nation, according TO a
despatch from Posen, where many
Polish officials have gone. The same
message reported that tent Polish sol
dieas, court martialed for lcowaFdics,
had been executed.