Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-05
Reds Held
byPoles at
Brest-Lit0usk
HARD FIGHTING
AT BUG RIVER
Bolsheuik Carahy at
Point So Miles
From, Warsau.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS August 5-The bolshevih
are being held by the Poles at Brest-
Litavsk, and have suffered a loss OF
500 killed there in repeated attempts
to throw their forces across the Bug
river, according to Wednesdays COM
munique from Warsaw. which Off
Cially confirms facts previously an
nounced.
The communiQue announces that the
reds have forced the river Narew be-
low Lomza and that bolshevik cavalry
patrols have reached Ostrow. nifty
three miles northeast of Warsaw.
Near the Prussian border bolshevik
forces have occupied kolno. eighteen
miles northwest of LomZa. and have
attacked the fortress of OStrolenka.
twenty-five miles southwest of
Lomza. The Poles were reported to
be making a stand at the latter place.
The communique reports fierce
fighting along the Bug. the reds hav-
ing forced the stream in the region OF
Orchiczyn and the Polish troops en-
deavoring to throw the bolsheviki
back across the river.
Polish circles in Paris claim the ad-
vance of the northern red army is be-
coming slower and that the re-
siStance of the Poles is more stub
born. They declare Polish forces
still are holding Ostrolenka, twenty
two miles southwest of Lomza, and
say the Warsaw-Danzig railroad is in
no immediate danger.
Omcinl Statements.
WARSAW, August 5. 1 a.m.-Rus-
sian bolshevik forces have reached
Ostrov. fifty-three miles northeast of
Warsaw and twenty-five miles SOUTH
" est of LomZa.
Russian soviet armies driving against
the Polish lines defending Warsaw
are maintaining an average progress
of six miles per day in the direction
of this city.
They are being held in the south.
however, and in some places are being
pushed back from the districts east
of Lemberg, which is one Of the OBJ
jectives.-of their present campaign. ,
Today's ohcial statement issued at
general staff headquarters declares
Brody. nearethe Galician frontier, and
have forced the boIsheviki back into
Russia in the region of Radzivlov
northeast of Brody.
American aviators fighting with the
kosciusZkO squadron are battling
against Gen. Budenny's cavalry and
infantry along the Sereth river. where
the soviet forces have not made any
headway. Parts of this squadron were
engaged all day yesterday near
Miklicze. where they met Cossacks
and bolshevik infantry. The losses
suffered by the enemy in this district
were very heavy, today's official state
ment saying 1900 bolsheviki were
killed and large numbers were
wounded.
Uses All Reserve Power.
Poland strained every ounce of her
reserve power yesterday to checkmate
the bolsheviki in the game on the re-
suit of which depends the fate of the
new republic. Men in whose hands
rests the destiny of Poland assembled
at various conferences throughout the
day, and taking a leading role in all
decisions were the British, French
and Italian missions
Munitions recently unloaded at
Danzig by the British were arriving
during the day. and tanks, rifles and
artillery from France were rushed to
the front French officers are arriv-
ling daily to act as technical advisers
at Polish general headquarters in the
preparations for Warsaw's final stand
against the invaders.
There was no let-up in the fighting,
particularly along the northeastern
and eastern sectors. where the soviet
forces were gradually moving toward
warsaw. Negotiations for an armi-
stice seem to have stimulated the boil
notes between the Warsaw and Mos
COW governments. began their drive
with new yigor.
Newspapers of this city were still
confident, and expressed great hope
in the volunteers now facing the
enemy. Some wounded men from
these detachments have already ar
rived here, many of them being boys
who left school when the country
called its men to arms against the
soviet armies.
Russian Statement.
LONDON, August 5. - Closer ap-
proach OF the soviet armies to War
saw is reported in Wednesdays Rus
sian official statement, received here
from Moscow today. The occupation
of Lomza and of points on the War
saw Bialystok railroad and it's neigh
borhood within sixty miles of War
saw is reported. as are further ad
vances by the bolsheviki southeast OF
the Polish capital. The statement
reads:
"On Wednesday we occupied Lomza
MaZovietSkie and also Shepetovo
station and number of points
farther westward
After fierce fighting we occupied
TsiechanoVletS, eighty-eight miles
/ southwest of Grodno, and advanced
toward the River Bug and the mouth
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