The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-03
Soviet Russians Put to Rout by
Poles Following Strategy Of
.Foch and Weygand.
WARSAW APPARENTLY SAVED
Baron Wranaei Scores More Victories
Over the Reds-Tennessee Leois-
iature Gives Final Touch to
Suffrage Ratification-Min.
ers and Operators Can't
Agree.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARp.

Once more French military genius
has triumphed over that of the Ger
mans. Following the strategy Of Mar
shall Foch and General Weygand. the
Poles last week put to rout the invad-
ing Russians who If reports are to
be credited. are directed in their move
ments by former officers of the Ger
man army.
At this writing the final outcome of
the struggle cannot safely he predict
ed. for the battle is still in progress,
but all dispatches indicate that War
saw has been saved and that the Dan
zig corridor has been cleared of the
reds. Rejecting the first suggestion
of Foch and Weygand. that they give
up their capital and meet the Rus
SLAMS behind the Vistula. the Poles
adopted the alternative plan OF their
French advisers. This was that all
advanced units should he called back
and heavy forces concentrated on a
short defensive line before Warsaw !;
that the enemy should be permitted
TO advance in open order ard to in
| citrate" and that the Poles should
then launch counter-attacks with all
| their forces and with the aid OF
| tanks. At this time the most nd
vancpd OF the reds were within few
miles Of Warsaw. Within four days
the Russians were reported as flee
ing in disorder along the front he
tween the Vistula and Bug rivers. as
retiring hastily from the Danzig cor
ridor and as being pushed back rap
idly in the southern sector.
| The Polish left wing led ny French
Generals Henry and Billotte in per
son, drove the Russians ont Of the fo'k
between the Bug and Narew rivers,
which Is considered the key 10 the
defenses of Warsaw. and part OF
this Polish force moved swiftly north
ward toward Mlawa, threatening to
cut off the reds who had advanced
far on the roads to Thorn and Plock
and regaining control OF the direct
rail route hetween Warsaw and Dan
zig. Airplanes, tanks. armored trains
and artillery were used by the foies
most effectively and thousands OF prs
oners and great quantities OF supplies
were captured.
General PilSudski, chief nf the POI
ish state, led the troops operating cas-
and south of Warsaw. and this move
ment was considered Of the Creates
importance because It's complete sue
cess would result in the cutting OF tn'
lines Of communication OF the poi
sheviki. This force was streng'hene,
bv the shortening Of the front IN 'ai
icja where the Poles continued 'e
treating for the purpose OF re'ehs'''
many units for the hattie 10 the norm
By Friday Piisudski was IN poSse>S'o'
OF Lukow, Al miles southeast OF WAT
saw. and was going strong.
The two movements of inc io'e
concentrated pincers olerat'"'
which promjsed to force the RusSiah
altogether out Of Poland. The iat'e'
flushed with their successes seer" =
have forgotten the basic prlncip'ts .
modern warfare and rusheu '''''''
without regard TO their cothinu'i''"
tions and supports. as though aehi'is
: foe that was already utterly peat
!, on Large bodies got entirety "u'
| touch with the main forces ana we''
: easily cut of and captured af'er 'n.
had been allowed TO filter through 1"
) Polish lines.
One thing that greatly annoyed no'I
, Poland and France was Inc aot'oi