The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-28
FLEEING RED ARMIES
ARE IN BAD PLIGHT
Poles Have Captured 900
Prisoners in Drive From
Warsaw.

Vistula and Prussia, are seuulns WIZ
less appeals for help. Whether these
troops realize that the Polish north
,orn drive threatens their communica-
tions ia uncertain from the intercepted
messages, which repeatedly have ask
ed bolshevik headquarters for ammu'
milton and supplies.
The bolshevild wireless apparently
ia not functioning properly, as head
quarters repeatedly has requested IN
formation concerning the location OF
the troops, the rear Of which is en-,
dangered by the Polish advances.
The vanguard of this red army has
reached points about 100 kilometers
south Of Danzig, in what is known as
the corridor
Military authorities announced Mon
dav that the Poles have captured 3d.
600 prisoners to date in their counter
attack against the bolshevih Many
guns, thousands of rifles, hundreds of
machine guns and munitions carts and
a great number of horses also have
fallen into their hands. Thousands
. are thought to be cut off in the forests
awaiting an opportunity to surren-
der.
Among the 900 bolsheviki soldiers
killed in the fighting at Mlawa were
found, 1t is claimed, German officer
and several German soldiers.
Warsaw Sunday witnessed a sight
which gave the population more con-
fidence than any incident since the
Polish counter offensive began. 1t was
a procession of 5000 bolsheviki who
had been assembled at various parts
Of the front and marched to the rear
across the Vistula River and into the
city, headed by a Polish guard, led by
a Polish sergeant.
Then came six bolsheviki cannon
drawn by skinny horses in rope har-
ness. The horses were the size of
American Indian ponies. The Rus
slams and their equipment all were
taken early Friday in a haul north
west of Warsaw.
The prisoners were Indifferent.
Some were mirthful. Others gazed
curiously upon the crowds which lined
the thoroughfares.
The allied military observers con-
slider that the Poles already have won
victory in their present offensive,
but they say that the danger has not
passed entirely by any means. The
Poles have advanced rapidly at various
points where the reds have retreated.
Sometimes the Poles are out of con-
tact with the enemy. In some sec
tors, notably northwest of Warsaw, the
bolsheviki are reported to be show
ing more of an inclination to fight.
Paris.-General PiIsudskis army
Friday reached the middle Bug River,
according to plan, and is marching
down the stream to join the army ad-
vancing up the fork between the Bug
and Narew Rivers toward Ostrolenka,
with the object of cutting the War
saw-Bialystok Road, their enemy's sole
avenue of retreat
Down this road the reds are bolt
ing, profiting by the large number of
horses in their possession. The fact
that they have horses is said to &C.
count for the comparatively small
number of prisoners being taken by
the Poles. Pursuing French airplanes,
however, have prevented the enemy
from taking with him many guns and
much material. Up to date seven boil.
shevih divisions have been cut to
pieces AMI all their guns captured.
The Polish right wing, advancing
from the south, IS now before the
forts of Brest Litovsk, and part of it
has crossed the Bug River in the di.
rection of Kovel, thus providing a
safeguard against flank counter at
tacks. Polish forces in this region
are supported by Ukrainian division
and General Balachowicz's Russian
volunteer army, which had remained
In Poleseia, east of Brest-Litovsk and
to the rear of the bolsheviki.
This, 1t is pointed out, leaves the
bolsheviki garrison of Brest-Litoysk
virtually cut off on all sides,
Warsaw,-The Polish offensive Is
now in full swing. More than 10000
prisoners, 30 cannon, 800 machine
guns and thousands of supply carts
have been captured from the bolshev.
Xxi. The Poles have occupied Pultusk
and Wyskow, through which the reds
drove In their sweep toward the capi-
tai.
Owing to the Polish pressure from
the northeast, 1t is reported that the
oolsheviki are withdrawing their
forces which raided the ystula, south
OF the, Prussian border and to the
northwest of Warsaw.
The Warsaw sector is rapidly being
cleared of the bolsheviki.