Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-26
DESTRUCTION OF TIVE b0LSHEvIK| ARMIES
 NOW IS COMPLETE
Only 3O,O0O Fugitives is Left of Vast Force of
 Reds
II. s. DEMANDS POLES
 DECLARE INTENTION
Want Victors to Announce They Will Abstain From Any Territorial Aggression Against the
 Reds

Reds
 Paris, Aug. 25.-The destruction of the bolshevki armies now may be considered complete, according to ad- vices received here. Of the host which swept down on Warsaw, nothing is left but 30,000 fugitives. The Poles have taken S0,000 prisoners thus far; but what is more important, they have captured great quantities of guns and materials.
 It is considered probable that the soviets employed all their available resources, and in their present condi- tion Russian industries will take a long time to replace them. Conse- quently if the soviets are able to find effectives with which to destroy the fortunes of their arms, lack of equip- ment will make them without military value.
 During the last three days there has been heavy fighting in the marshy 1 lenka and Lomza, where the Reds sought to break through in the direc- tion of Bialystok. The losses have been heavy on both sides. On Aug ust 23, the Poles carried all the pas- sages of the river. At this juncture two other Polish armies pursuing the Reds from the west came up and con- sumated their defeat.
 The Prussian frontier as far as Myszyniec is now occupied by the Poles. All the Red troops west of the line of Ostrolenka- -Myszynies have been captured. The peasants continue daily to discover and hand over to the military fugitive Red detach. ments. The exact number of cannon abandoned is not yet known. It appears evident that the bolshe- wiki are trying to make a stand in the region of Ossowiec, where the nature of the ground facilitates a defensive. so as to maintain communication with East-Prussia and prevent access to the Poles to Lithuania.
 Profiting by the re-grouping of the Polish army. the Reds again invaded Galivia. General Budenny made dash for Lemberg, but has been de- fcated and is in flight. Another de- tachment crossed the Dnieper and oc- cupied Stryi. This detachment sought to destroy the Boryslav oil wells, but was driven off by local workmen,
 In the region of Chelm. a bolshe- vik attack was repelled by troops oc- cupying the right bank of the Bug.
 Washington, Aug. 25.-Poland has been formally requested by the United States government to issue to the world declaration of her intention to abstain from any territorial az gression against Russia.
 Formal announcement that com- munication embodying such request had been forwarded to the Warsaw government was made today by the state department in the following statement:
 Tt was admitted at the state de. partment today that communication had been sent to the Polish govern ment on August 21 expressing tho hope that the Polish government would find it agreeable to issue dec- iaration of it's intention to abstain from any territorial aggregation against, Russia and stating it's pur- pose to remain within the boundaries indicated by the peace conference. pending an agreement as to it's east ern frontier"
 That representations of some sort had been made to Poland regarding the continuation of her counter stroke against the soviet forces beyond her natural frontiers was made known bv officials early in the week. At that time, however, officials declined to say whether formal communication had been dispatched.
 l State department officials added to the formal announcement the state-: men that informal assurances had been received from the Polish govern ment that the wishes of the Ameri- can government as expressed both in the recent note to the Italian ambas.5 sador and in the communication of last Saturday would be respected. The American government, it was stated had been assured that the Polish ar. mics in their victorious counter of- < fensive against the soviet government 2 would not attempt to convert the op- eration into an aggressive warfare against Russia.