Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-18
POLES HALT DRIVE
Of REDS IN FIERCE
COUNTER ATTACKS
Situation Still Serious, With Wsr-
saw Threatened on
Three Sides.
DANZIG CORRIDOR
CLEARED OF RUSSIANS
ny Associated Pres. to Every gvsniug

ny Associated Press % Every gvsninN
Paris, Aug. 1s-Thc Polish counter a.
fensive with Thorn as its base has suc-
cessfully cleared the Danng corridor n
Russian troops, according o. n report re-
ceived from the French migsi0n 10 Poland
today
The Polish forces are stll driving east
ward, the report says
Paris, Aug. Is Warsaw - holdinR
well, according 20 the latest news received
here. The Poles, who wefe beginning 90
repeat their old despair ~ cry - 1877,
God is too high and ssance too far
fortified by the counsel ~ France q eKpere
soldiers. now have plueked up spirits With
immediate effect
The Poles appear a. rvtain ne initiative
they took Saturday and continue a. hold
the Bolshevik IN cheek
Nevertheless the situation with Varssw
threatened from three sides undo' htedlv
remains serious. and everything depends
on tho ability of the Poles n keep up fheir
aggressive tactics
II il considered signifran. .n military
circles thatthe Moscow wireless has been
unusually silent
Warsaw. Aug IL -Bolshevik forces
advancing into Poland march aheaf with
out any concern tor their hnes ~ rom
nunication. according % sta'rments ~
refugees gathered by tho Warsaw Garrett
They have thue lost ~ tnuch with she
bases ~ operation Refugees declared
was possible % travel many mics with
out seeing q single Bnlshevik colder
"A vigorous cfTorf on The pert ~ tho
Poles would be sufficient ~ inficf a do
cisive defeat upon the soviet arnnies
the Gazette declares ~rviet officers V-ho
have been taken pris.iner ssv thar the sue-
cesses Of General Nranrel N F0utheru
Russia are causing ANXIETY 10 the bolshe-
vik army.
"Tn the region n Brest-I.ifovsk nrrrn.
Der of worn out ani hungry defaehmenfs
have refused % ohev orders and n nsg
been necessary - replace them with fresh
troops Summary executions had no e.
feet upon the men
Moscow. Aug. Is-The Boishsvi<
forces northwest of Warsaw captured I 200
prisoners and SEVEN guns IN a battle ID
which they snst ard regaIned tho f0Wn ~
Ciechan0w. - rliies from the Polish
capital. according n Yesterdays COM
munique issued BY the soviet govern
ment.
PARIS. Aug s.---The French government
intends 20 protest cnerEeticallv AGAINST
the decision of Reginald T Tower allied
high Commissioners AZ DanME. who ves-
4 terdav forbade further debarkation atDan-
zig u French munitions for Poland. .
was learned TO-DAY
Several French munition shIps nov are
anchored outside Danug Mr. Tower.
according 70 a report from he French
: ambassador - Poland takes the attitude
/ that he has not sufficient allied troops -
preserve order Il further munitions are
[ unloaded. He has asked the supreme
I council for new instructions. pending the
+ arrival Of which he viii MAINTAIN hrs de-
I cisiOn but the council of ambassadors
/ which IS acting as the supreme council
/ does not meet again until early m sep
I tsznber.
! Berlin. Aug ls-A telephone message
/ from Posen tonight stated that the Pole,
/ had succeeded in forcing the Russians
/ back from the Nistula Tor a distance li
/ Is kilometers.
/ A konigsberg dispatch reported success
1 for Polish counter attack along the line
I Plonsk-N k-Novogeorgevisk proceeding from
I Cieehanow. 4 Bolshevik attempt % cross
I the Eistula north OF lvanCnrd Vas reported
! frustrated and the Poles we're SAID % have
/ resumed counter operations southeast oi
/ Warsaw.