Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-26
REDARM|ES ROUTED;
100000 KILLED AND
$4,000 PRISONERS
Poles in Hot Pursuit and Expect
to Capture Many Thousands
More.
WARSAW GETTING
BACK TO NORMAL
By Associated press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Warsaw, Aug 5-Soviet troops are
concentrating IN great numbers along the
Bercsina river where the recent offensive
against Warsaw was begun, and military
observers here are speculating as % the
possibility that they may launch an at
tack against the central Polish front.
Soviet reserves are being brought up on
the southern front IN great numbers.
Reserves some distance behind the Boil
shevist north front also are being brought
up.
It IL believed that the Boisheviki will
make q stand If the Poles continue their
pursuit Of the retreating Soviet armies
eastward from the Bug River on the south
and Grodno on the north.
Reports received here today continue
10 tell Of Polish forces closely pursuing
the BoIsheviki on various fronts.
Remnants Of the fourth Bolshevik army
which we're cut of by the Polish advance
in the region Of Kolno have cut their way
through tothe eastward after a battle
lasting ten hours They carried out a
regrouping maneuver and escaped q
trap but et last accounts were surrounded
by more numerous forces Of the fourth
Polish army
The fifth Polish army continues round
ing up detachments Of Bolsheviki in the
region west Of the railroad running from
Modlin TO Mlawa.
On the central front the Poles have
carried out a fanking movement on the
moth and have occupied Knyszyn, 10
miles northwest Of Bialystok, and Staw
iski, IL miles northeast Of Domza. Oecti-
patton Of these towns with the capture
~. It, II Tore
a ring around the fifteen Bolshevik army.
Other Soviet forces have reassembled at
various places and are making repeated
attacks in their attempts 10 break the
Polish Gordon. Nine attacks we're made in
the region Of KoIno yesterday but all are
said TO have been repulsed with enormous
losses. Among the captives is the command
err Of Bolshevik division.
In the manpuvre which resulted IN the
occupation Of Lomza the Poles took more
than 1000 prisoners and nine cannon.
There was street fighting IN Biaiystos
for more than "a hours before the Boishe-
Wiki were ollsted. The 55th Bolshevik
division has been called from Grodno TO
attempt 20 drive the Poles out. In the
neighborhood OF that city more than
1000 prisoners ard IS guns were taken
By the Poles.
3 Polish ~srrcss~~ IN .he nciunborfrces Of
Lernberg are also reported.
London, Aug 26.-Polish troops vester-
day, after hard fighting, captured the
fortress OF Ostrolenka. % miles southwest
Of Lomza and forced a passage OF the
Narew River. according 70 advices from
Warsaw today.
Fierce fighting in the 0riexhov district
Of the Crimea, continually increasing IN
violence, is reported in a Soviet official
statement received here TODAY By wireless.
On the Lemberg front the Soviet cavalry
has penetrated the Polish rear and reached
the town of Stryi, and destroyed ten
trains, the statement says.
On the northern front the Soviet re-
treat continues.
Soviet troops which we're surrounded
near Mlawa have escaped, according 70
Warsaw advices, after capturing Bialy-
stok, advanced on Grodno- In Eastern
Gahcia the Soviet forces are retreatIng on
the whole front in order TO avoid flank
attack. General Lanezan of France has
taken command of the Polish southern
front.
Sebastopol, Crimea, Aug 26,-South
Russian forces commanded by General
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