New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
Reds Drive in the North
Spent, French Believe;
Allied Officers Bolster
Polish Soldiers Morale
ReinfOrcennents
Reaching g Front
Bolshevik Propaganda Is
Blamed for Disorganiza-
tion of Warsaw Army
By Ralph Courtney
Spectnl Gable to The Tribune

blow in the north has now spent itself,
is the belief to-day in competent French
sources, where it is said that it is now
doubtful whether the Bolsheviki can
gather strength for another grand scale
offensive before next spring.
Meanwhile many French and English
officers and techncians are arriving at
the front. This has had stimulating
effect on the Polish soldiery. More
than thousand English officers and
tcchnicians have just arrived by way of
Danzig.
The Allied experts have undertaken
to remedy the disorganization in the
rear of the Polish army, which is one
of the chief causes of the Polish de-
feats.
Efforts also are being made to stem
the tide of disaffection in the Polish
army, which is largely caused, it is said,
by the spreading of false news by the
Bolsheviki, such as reports that demo-
biization had been ordered. Reorgani-
zation of the northern front, however,
is now taking place with great 1apidity
Many reinforcements are arriving at the
front.
Reds Infantry Demoralized
Reports on the strength of the Rus,
sian army say that the Soviets are
making use of excellent and numerous
cavalry which are very we'll disciplined
and reliable. On the other hand, Rus
sian infantry is in lamentable state.
They have very little equipment and
are in the last stages of fatigue. They
have no artillery and answer the
Polish big gun fire only with machine
guns. The Soviet machine guns ap-
but the Reds evidently are short Of
ammunition.
The Poles in the north, now COM
manded by General Haller, are resort
ing to Draconian measures to stop the
Bolsheviki, and it is believed they can
succeed. French opinion is inclined to
believe that if peace negotiations fail
the Bolsheviki will cndeavor to stabil-
ize the present front, waiting until
next spring to make another grand Of
fensive.
Magyars and Bolsheviki
IOIl JHC SOuCUcIu lIOIt IL Is 1CPOl "
ed the Soviet troops are operating in
the Tarnopol- -Brody sector, aided by a
Magyar division, composed of 1000
former prisoners of war.
This division is operating against
Lemberg. Indications lead to the be-
lief, it is said, that this Hungarian
division will try to cross the Czecho
Slovak frontier in the neighborhood
of Stryf.
The Polish situation is complicated
by troubles at Danzig, where the dock
ers are refusing to unload munitions
destined for the Polish army, while
Germany complains that the shipment
of arms to the Poles constitutes a
that the shipment of goods to the free
city is now completely at standstill
Sir Reginald Tower has been compelled
to make a threat that if the port
workers continue their opposition to
the unloading of munitions he will see
that they are unloaded by other means.
Late this evening no report of the
results of the Baranovitchi armistice
pourparlers had reached Paris, but it
is said that the Bolsheviki are trying
to make the negotiations drag on as
long as possible.
NcTUduy 1HtcTuS TuEltItc IOlcS
Special Gable to The Tribune
Copyright 1920. New York Tribune Inc
BERLIN, Aug. 1.-The whole Berlin
press applauds the action of the gov
ernment in interning at Arys 1000
fugitive Poles who crossed the east
Prussan frontier last night The
radical Socialist newspapers declare
hof 10 arttS onftn,o indico o+oc
Germany's intention to maintain neu-
trality.
Early this morning a squadron of
Bolshevik cavalry pursuing the Poles
appeared at the German frontier. The
commanding officer expressed irrita-
tion at the escape of the Poles, but as
sured the frontier authorities that the
Boisheviki are determined to respect
German neutrality.
Figures are still unobta Bile, but
the disaster which overlook the Polish
northern army could not have been
more complete.
tice negotiations between the Bolshe-
wiki and the Poles represent the Rus
slams as adopting a highly arrogant
attitude toward the Poles. One mes
sage from the Polish front, appearing
in the National Zeitung," says the
Poles regard the Russian proposals as
quite unacceptable, and that break
down of the negotiations is at hand.
Communist Coup Feared
Meanwhile, tho anxiety of the Ger.
man middle classes is increased by de.
tailed stories of the imminence of 8
! Communist coup in Germany To-
nights "Deutsche Tages Zeitung" gives
what it says is the text of final in.
structions issued by the German Cen.
trail Soviet Committee, running:
"The time is approaching when we
must take over all government power
Our reckoning with capitalist society
in Germany must be vigorous and re-
lentless. A general strike proclamation
is being. prepared and will be dis
tributed in due course"
Despite the Illuminating of the Ger
man Communists, there does not seen
to be any probability that the vas
mass of the workers are taking part il
any such wild escapade.