The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-26
POLES ACROSS
SOVIET FRONTIER
Take Wilma When City Is EYacu-
ated by Soviet.
BOlsheviki Headquarters City
Also Captured.
THEIR AMMUNITION RUNS OUT
Fourth BOlsheyiki Army Cuts
Thru Steel Ring.
French Generals Command
Polish Forces Now.

Paris, Aug. 26.-The Bolshevfkf
have evacuated Wilma and Lithuanian
troops have occupied the railway sta
ton there. according to a Warsaw dis
patch received by the French offics
today.
wilma q on the Russian side of the
tentative boundary recently agreed to
by the Russians and Lithuanians. Dis
patches last week reported the Reds
had moved their headquarters from
Wilma to Grodno. Unofficial reports
from Berlin also said the Lithuanians
and Bolsheviki had practically agreed
on terms.
Poles Enter Grodno.
Polish forces have entered Gredno,
according to a dispatch to the Matin
today. Grodno, $50 miles northeast
of Warsaw, was last reported to be the
8olshevik main headquarters. 1t is in
Russian territory.
Polish troops yesterday after hard
fighting captured the fortress OF
Ostgolenka, % miles southwest of
Lomza and forced a passage Of the
saw correspondent says II is officially
stated in the Polish capital.
Rods Prepare New Counter.
Soviet troops are reported TO he
COZ centrating in great numbers along
the Beresina river, where the recent
offensive against Warsaw was begun.
and military observers here are specu-
latinG as to the possibility they may
launch an attack against the central
Polish front 1t is believed possible
the Bolshevik may make a stand in
the event the Poles continue their pur-
suit of their retreating soviet armies
eastward from the Bug river, on the
south. and Grodno, on the north.
Russian soviet reserves are reported
being brought up on the southern
front in great numbers, according 10
information in the hands of the Polish
behind the Bolshevist north front also
are being brought up.
Fierce fighting in the Oriekhov dis
trict of the Crimea. continually in
creasing in violence is reported IN the
Russian soviet official statement OF
wireless.
Soviet Success Near Lemberg.
On the Lemberg front. the soviet
cavalry has penetrated the Polish
rear and reached the town Of Stryt.
the statement says. On the northern
front the soviet retreat continues. The
statement reads: I'm the Lomza and
Bialystok regions (Northeast of War
SAW, we continue to conduct rear
guard actions. We have occupied a
number of villages north and east OF
/ Brest- -Litovsk In the Cholm region
local fighting Is progressing.
I'm the Lemberg region our cavalry
has broken thru into the enemy rear
! and reached Stryf town. where they
destroyed ten army trains
I'm the Crimean sector In the
Kherson region, as the result of sue
cessfuI fighting in the past few davs.
we are driving back the enemy TO tho
south and southeast. In the Ortekhoy
region. fierce fighting continues with
growing intensity"
Poles Lack Ammunition
Berlin, Aug 26.-The Polish armiezs
while still driving the Russians before
them, are facing a serious shortage IN
ammunition, according to semi official
advices received here today.
This situation it was believed,
would afford the Reds an opportunity
to reform their shattered units and
make a determined stand along the
tentative Russo-Polish frontier.
At the same time, IT was learned the
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