The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-18
POLES R0UT
RED FORCES
in RETREAT
psnzig Corridor Cleared
:, Of Bolsheviki as Polish
Troops Drive On.

Paris, Aug. 1S.-The Polish
counter offensive with Thorn as
liz base has successfully clear.
d the Danxig corridor Of Rus
Gan troops, according to . re-
'pert received from the French
mission In Poland today.
The Polish forces are still
driving eastward, the report
says.
Berlin, Aug. ia telephone
message from Posen tonight stated
THAT the Poles had succeeded in
lsrcing the Russians back from the
vhula for q distance OF Is kilo-
meters.
Paris, Aug. 1S.-(United Press) I.
Tho Polish counter offensive has
freed the Danzig corridor and
completely disengaged Graudenz,
leo miles south Of Danzig on the
ylstula) it was officially announced
hy the French foreign Office today.
Retreat Approaches ROut
London, Aug. 18.-(United Press)
The bolshevik recoil from Polish
counter attacks in several sectors
had begun to assume proportions Of
lrout, according to latest advices
from various sources today. Only
Stubborn resistance at critical
pants had enabled the Russian
l0ces to prevent annihilation Of
hany Of their refreshing divisions.
: The bolshevik withdrawal meas
lres more than 10 miles at some
points and in the vicinity of Cier-
tAanof $50 miles north and west
Of Warsaw the Poles advanced Is
miles on 20-mile front.
AL unofficial advices from War
sw declare the red danger" is
temporarily over and that the city's
imperiled defenses have been re-
stored.
The attack on Novogeorgievsky
vas stopped at the outer forts. A
snnpnel barrage tore great gaps
U the ranks Of the advancing reds.
iney came doggedly on until with
u machine gun range when q hail
e!orm Of bullets moved them down
~ great windrows. AS they crum-
peg and began to give away the
Polish infantry charged. bayoneting
ne retreating Russians. The with
ofawal became q rout and Polish
eavary, taking up the pursuit.
arove the soviet forces back 10
niles before they could reform
their ranks.
Reds Hurled Back.
North Of Lublin 600 miles south
" warsaw the bolsheviki were re-
ported to have been completely
routed by a surprise attack.
=, Inc latest communiQue from
aoscow. however, declared the
Voies had been flung back at the
point Of bayonets northeast of
sovoseorgievisky ian important
Wrtfess at the junction of the riv-
sls Vistula and Bug. Is miles
northwest OF Warsaw following
aerce lighting. According to the
wmmunique several villages we're
vest
Advices from members of the
nnerican mission in Warsaw, re-
,syed by way Of Posen. said the
.oles had pushed the reds back
!. .Oout ten kilometers (6.2 miles, in
10 Vicinity Of the capital, recaptur-
~ Hadzmin. 10 miles northeast
warsaw. The situation in the
.smoerg sector was described as
shimproved.
Make Good Progress.
warsaw. Aug. 1S.-United Press)
veneral Pilsudski's counter offen-
ese IN the direction of Siedlice and
%Litovsk directly east of
,,rsaw) has made good progress
a.e Yesterday. resulting in the
sp.are OF Demplin. He apparently
aiming to split the Russian CEN
X At this point and roll the boil
sasslki back to the north and south.
me Russians have opened bonn
|S.ument Of the railway between
rvolin and Zelechof (southeast OF
.onsh officers returning from
W. NJ northern front report the Po-
~ resistance stiffening there.
Morale Excellent.
remier Witos and Ministers
sseiski. Daszynski, Grabskow and
.ss,nsh completed . tour Of the
ous fighting sectors today,
Icy reported finding the Polish
Nc excellent"
russian soviet authorities have
warded authorization for for.
~ Journalists to visit Minsk
10y Of the latter prepared to
ve for that city tonight. Nc
SWS had hoeu rorAivnd ~ thf