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REDS HALTED At
WARSAW'S Gates
BOlshevIki Checked by Polish
Counter Drive.
STRIKES ALSO FROM THORN
Soviet Forces Reported Falling Back
in Confusion Before Advance cf the
Defenders

Warsaw, Aug. 1S.-The I,;es:a,.
pressure upon Warsaw has been re-
lie, ed. Hccorhing 10 the official 'p.sh
cornmUn.Que. just ;ssUed
General PiSudS:,i lirecEed in,
counter stroke tina; effected III relief.
The soviet hold Upon the gates OF.
Warsaw has been broken. according
20 aIl.ed officers 30
The Polish counter offensive IS de
C!HreI tn lie in fall sway at var:ytaS
PAINS. with Tie Soyier forces raIi-
ing back in confusion.
The statement says he BG'sEeviki,
who had planned To cross tie ViSfu-
Ia southeast of Warsaw in The region
oc Nacieiowice (th;r,y fve Mites Ten
Il" rA3;taN w@ra forced hack.
The ri&hg wing OF rhp Ton'lh Pol
ish army, in breaking he Snyfc re-
S'sSance a koch ithirty-tUu mile,
south of Siedlcsl took POO Rus~i?iM
prisoners and capture one cannon
and fourrccn machine guns.
In following up their counter-offen-
sive tie Poles have advanced along
the entire northern front They have
pushed the Russians beyond rhe Wyra
and regained Ciechanow. the soviet
forces retreating while Polish av;a ors
fired on them with machine gins
Fighting continues in the region of
RadEymin. 70 the northeast of War
saw
1t was announced the west bank
Of the Vistula has been cleared of the
BolShevik cavalry detachment which
had crossed the river to the north
west of Flock. The soviet horse.ien
in this move were making an effort
to sever WarSaw's remaining line of
railroad communication with Dantzig.
Modern implements of war TN
dreamed Of in the days OF Koscluszko,
and other defenders of Poland were
brought into play against the nva1la
erS. There were airplaneS sailing
away on bombing raids upon the SO
Wet forces pressing upon the c.t,s.-'S
gates, tanks which had seen service in
France and cannon which with cs.e
shot could scatter some of WarsilW s
buildings, which have stood more than
$50 years. There were also arlnured
boats on the Vistula armed witt: ma
chine guns.
detachment of gayly attired Lam
GERS of the kind which are famous in
Polish history passed through To HE
front, singing. They were mGdntedlc5
horses, some of which Il few weeks
ago were dragging carriages about
the city the LancerS We're going 1p
defend Z
Great numbers of soviet prisoners
reached Warsaw Sunday afternoon
They came in groups of twenty sDr
thirty and sometimes in drotes OF
hundreds, attracting crowds of 81 I
capitals residents out for a SUM s
afternoon stroll. Tho p-isoGesss sy,fs
uniformed in dull ash colored jump
ers and trousers, bearing resemblance.
to laborers emerging from Il steel
mill
The sound of cannon was plainly
audible in the distance, hut it was
distinctly that OF field artillery
Owing to the scarcity of sfeight
cars, most of which are being Sed by
the government in moving records of
the various bureaus and other valu,
ahieS, many persons moved their eff
fects to the suburbs in drOsk IS. tEe
principal vehicles Of Warsaw.
The fire department was ca led in
to service TO cid in caring TlF the
wounded hose wagons and other ai,.
paratus meeting ambulaces IL Praga,
ascrosS the Eistula.