The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-23
POLES BOTTLE UP
THREE RED ARMIES
Total Prisoners Taken in COun-
ter Drive Now $4,000.
Soviet Retreat Rapidly Being
Cut on by the Cavalry.
MOSCOW ADMITS DEFEAT
BreSt-LitOysk Evacuated by Boil
sheyik Forces.
Danzig Corridor Being Rapidly
Cleared of Reds.
MOSCOW ADMITS DEFEAT

EdfIS, aug. ZZ--SOFleI RUSSIAN
armies which invaded Poland and
Threatened TO capture Warsaw appear
to be on the eve of complete disaster.
says the Warsaw correspondent OF the
~Matin. He quotes General Weygand
as saying Poland will be the grave
of three-fourths of the BoIshevik
army
Two Polish cavalry divisions are ad-
vancing toward Bialystok for the evil
dent purpose of cutting off the re-
treat Of soviet troops operating to the
north of Warsaw. The correspondent
declares the Bolshevik will soon be
forced into a hurried general retreat,
and that discipline has broken. down
in their ranks.
Warsaw. Aug. 23.-The process of
bottling up the Russian soviet forces
on the northern front between Prussia
and NistoIa river has been completed.
according to an official statement is
sued before last midnight. The
Poles have closed the gateway of
escape taking prisoners and materials
in such quantities that it is impossible
to count them.
The Polish forces have been re-
grouped into two armies for pursuit
% the Russians. the northern army
AIader General Halter and the center
Srmy under President Pnsudski. The
Poles have counted more than $4,000
prisoners and 200 cannon.
General HalIer's forces have reached
he line from Mlawa to Przsynsz and
his right wing is moving toward Os-
tralenka - miles southwest of Lom-
"a. General Pilsudskis army has
reached the line from Ostrov TO Bri-
ansk and is continuing the pursuit
toward Lomza and BiaystOl. its right
wing having captured BTest Lii; ovsk-
General Budenny with soviet. cavalry
a~ound Lcmberg is Fastening north.
~eel5in@ to strike the Polish rear, now
80 miles distant.
Brcst- -Li;ovsk Evacuated.
London, Aug. 23=Retirement Of
Russian soviet forces from the city of
Brest- -Litovsk was officially admitted
in statement issued yesterday in
Moscow and received today by wire
less
The Poles are continuing their ad-
vance on wide front in the center,
While the Russians are still gaining at
tha extreme right an left of the 500
mile battle line, according to the
latest acvices received here today.
10000 Arc Surrounded.
President Pilsudskis smash north
cast of Warsaw was said to have
further imperiled the 1000 Reds
north Of the capital and rendered
their withdrawal practically impOssi-
BILE
Advance detachments of the Polish
forces have reached Ostrof t53 miles
northeast of Warsa w; Czyzef -(1s
miles east of Ostrof) and Briansk GO
miles west Of Bielsk)-
on the south front. Red cavalry
have begun an encircling movement OF
Lemberg, reaching the junction of the
Dniester and Stryj rivers (S5 miles
directly south of that city,.
TPulbCrc Is in Danger
Directly east of Lemberg the Boil
sheviki were reported to be approach
ing the envirens, and the fall of the
city was expected hourly-if Polish
evacuation had not already taken
place.
Bolsheviki were said TO have driven
forward again, approaching to within
twelve miles of Ciraudenz and causing
foreign diplomatic officials, including
the American consul, to withdraw to
Danzig.
General Wrangers offensive in the
Crimea was reported TO be progress
ing. in delayed dispatches from that
theater Altho the Reds crossed the
Dnieper and held Wrangels right
wing. advancing from Perekop. the
anti BoIshevik forces were said to
have taken AIeshki (only ten miles
south of the important city of kher-
son) on Wrengel's left. The Boil
SneFlkl also were EtDtAAtu ~ BF
evacuating Kakhovka.
$4,000 Red Prisoners.
Paris. Aug 2s,-The number OF
Russian soviet prisoners captured il
the Polish counter offensive will
amount to $4,000. according TO War
saw advices to the French foreign of
flee today.
Most of the prisoners already count
ed were captured in the territory
northwest of Warsaw, including the
Danzig corridor by the army under
command of the French general, Bill
lotte, who formerly was chief of staff
to General Lyautey. resident French
governor OF Morocco. This army now
Is most effective and is composed OF
German trained men of Poseu-
Three Armies Cut Off.
The three Bolshevjk armies operat-
Ing in Poland are now completely cut
off from each other. according to