New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-03
Poles Wipe Out
Gen. Budenny's.
Cavalry Army
Soviet Forces i'm Lemberg
Sector Are Trapped in
Flank Attack and Crushed
in F our-Days' Fighting
Many High Officers Slain
Thousands of Prisoners
and Large Guns Seized;
Survivors Are i'm Flight

Survivors Are i'm Flight
WARSAW, Sept. 2 (By The Associ-
ated Press The Bolshevik army Of
General Budenny. noted cavalry leader,
was snnihilated during the operations
in the Lemberg sector. which began
August 20 and ended September i, says
tho Polish official statement on mill
tary operations issued to-day.
Isolated detachments of the Budenny
forces escaped and are in disorderly
retreat
General Budenny's mounted men had
been endeavoring to break through the
Polish lines and march upon Lublin
They had almost completed an en-
cireling movement against Zamosz, mid
way between Lublin and Lemberg, but
were outflanked by the Poles and at
tackled from the east, the communicate
says. The engagement resulted in the
defeat of the Soviet forces along the
entire center of the front, and the Rus
SLAMS were compelled to retreat in dis
order, with the Poles in close pursuit.
The Bolsheviki lost heavily in killed
and wounded, tbs Poles capturing thou
sands Of prisoners, sixteen guns and
enormous quantities of material
Fight Center in Zamosz Region
The fighting cente red in the Zamosz
region, the battle taking the form of
numerous cavalry clashes, with the in
fantry filling in the gaps and attacking
all along the limo simultaneously The
operations were carried out in accord
ance with the Polish battle plan, which
had led the Russians into traps where
they were attacked from all sides.
Besides announcing the victory of
the Poles over Budenny in the Zamosz
battle, the communicate reports sue
cesses along the entire center and
southern fronts.
General Budennys mounted army,
the Polish statement asserts. had re-
ceived absolute orders to break the Po-
llsh front in the region Of Zamosz and
march upon Lublin, together with the
Twelfth Soviet Army, which also was
to press the offensive in the region of
Cholm. Because of the earlier advance
OF the Poles along the Bug, however,
the offensive of the Twelfth Army was
rendered impossible. The Soviet troops
concentrated in the region Of SINCLAIR
and Jago6in were unable TO stand under
the Polish attack and retreated, leaving
many prisoners.
The first defeat upon the Budenny
forces. the communicate says, was in
hlcted by the Poles IN the region of
Grabowisc, just to the northeast OF
Zanosz, where q Bolshcvik brigade had
been massed. More than 200 prisoners
were taken in the encounter.
Hayer's Force Decides Battle
The decisive part in the battle was
taken by the pursuit group of General
Stanislas Halter, which had swung to
the Tar of Dudenny's forces and was
moving persistentiy in their tracks.
General Halier's chief forces attacked
In the direction of Zamosz from the
east. General Budenay, realizing the
danger. vegan TO retreat. He met
everywhere. however. the fighting Poles
bent on surrounding him.
Battles also developed in the region
Of Wolice, Sniatycka, Miaczyna and
Zawalewo,. where the Russians, disre-
garding their enormous losses, repeat
eddy renewed their cavalry charges.
The Budenny horsemen were defeated
in all these battles, the Poles taking
many prisoners, while several detach-
ments which had succeeded in breaking
through are reported beating scat
tered retreat with the Poles close be-
hind
among the Russians Killed were the
chief of staff of the 4th Division, two
brigade commanders, several regi-
mental commanders and twelve COM
missars. OF the captured material, two
OF the sixteen guns taken were heavy
artillery pieces
To the east of Lemberg the Poles re-
pulsed the Russians beyond the Bug
after much fighting.
Negotiations for joint operations by
Polish and South Russian forces are
going on between the government here
and General Baron Wrange,. Co.
operation between the Poles and
Ukranians is declared to be a grave
menace to the Bolsheviki, and it is
said the latter have shown their ap-
probation Of this by Offering import
ant concessions to Poland at the ex-
pcrse Of Lithuania.
These offers, it is asserted, were
made by Soviet representatives at
semi-official conferences with members
OF the Polish peace delegation while it
was in Minsk'
Reds Tell Of Retirement
LONDON, Sept. 2.-The Russian
Soviet forces endeavoring to encircle
Lemberg have retired to the eastward
under Polish pressure. says the Soviet
Official statement of Wednesday re-