New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-22

the bOiSheVikl are developing their ad
vance, after occupying the village OF
Gliniany, and during the,fighting have
advanced to line of villages south and
southeast of Lemberg. IN the Tarnapol
region, eastern Galicia, Soviet forces
have crossed the Stripa River and have
advanced in a westerly direction, it is
declared
In the Crimean sector the Bolsheviki
have occupied the village of Vasilyevka
after fierce fighting, during which they
captured an armored train and it's aux
illiaries. Farther east anti Bolshevik
forces have landed near the outskirts
of Aktyrsgaia, on the Sea of Azov, but
Soviet troops have been dispatched to
tempt to eXpel the landing forces. The
fighting there is said to continue.
BERLIN, Aug. 21.-The situation in
the border district of Soldau is rapidly
becoming critical as result of the
undated advance of the Poles, accord
ing to a special dispatch to the Vos-
sische Zeitung from Nedenburg. The
retreatlng Russians are said 20 have
suffered heavy losses. Refugees re-
port that Polish patrols have been
seen eight miles west of Soldau. Dis
cipline among the retreAting Russians
their orderly advance into the corridor
About 1000 refugees from Soldau
have arrived or German territory in
lie last two days. Most Of thsm fed,
fearing that the neighborhood OF Sol
dau would become battle-ground
again.
A special dispatch to the Berliner
LokalAnzeiger. from it's corresp ondent
on the East Prussian border, states
that the Soviet staff has ordered the
civilian population to evacuate Sol
dau, on the Polish frontier, expect
ing the town will be battle-ground
within the next few days
The newspapers correspondent pre-
diets that the present Polish successes
do not have a decisive military sig
nlficance. as, he says, the Bolsheviki
will bring UP heavy reinforcements.
He reports the Poles used their artil-
lery effectively on The heights west of
Strasbourg, on the Polish frontier.
A special dispatch from Allenstein
reports that the Inhabitants of Soldau
have been warned by Polish aviator
that the city will be bombarded.
The message adds that Soldau's popu-
lation is in turmoil, anticipating that
the Poles will wreak vengeance for
their jubilaton when the Bolsheviki
occupied the place
A citizens committee headed by
former German, Mayor Satuchel, has
been succeeded by a revolutionary
government headed by mason named
Mueller.
The Bolsheviki at soldau are forti-
flying themselves in the vicinity of the
city, drafting male and female civilians
for the work Of digging trenches.
PARIS. Aug. 21. Liberation of
Poland is assured by the great victory
Won during the last week over the
Russian forces, according to the opin-
ion generally entertained in French
military circles. but there is doubt
that il will yield more important re-
suits. The Bolshevik army probably
viii escape total destruction, although
its retreat is entailing very heavy
losses
Retreat May Be Cut Off
In following up this success it will
be logical for the Poles, after crossing
the Bug River. TO march northward
toward Bialystok and Grodno, thus
making the retreat of the Soviet army
impossible. Such an operation, to sue
coed, would have to be executed with
great rapidity and with clocklike regu-
larity. il is declared and the Polish or
ganlZ2tOn. after It's long retreat ana
the hard fighting of the last week, can
hardly be in q position to make such
an effort. In addition. the counter Of
fensiye north of Warsaw seems to be
going slowly, as the Bolsheviki are still
reported to be at Wlooawek, ninety
miles west of Warsaw. This situation
must be cleared up, and it seems prob
able it will absorb a certain part of the
Polish forces.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Danger of
the fall of Warsaw has passed, the
Polish delegation was informed to-day
by its government. The dispatch said
the military situation was improving
constantly
Notifications Of the Bolshevik army
at the entrance to the Dnieper River,
which emnties into the Black Sea, are
reported in official advices received to-
day by the State Department to have
been destroyed by. the South Russian
forces under General Wrangel.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 21.-The Antwerp
dockworkers have refused to continue
loading munitions aboard the Ameri-
can vessel Warszawa to be transported
to Poland, according to the Nacion
Beige.
The newspaper adds that thirty car
loads of munitions sent by the Ameri-
can army on the Rhine have been con-
signed to railway sidings.