Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-23
Driue, in Crin1ea
Stacked by
Poles. \
MOSCOW LEGIONS
FACING DISASTER
ReheatBecommgRout,
Say Victorious
Generals.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WARSAW, August 23.-The process
of bottling up the Russian soviet
forces on the northern front between
Prussia and the Vistula river has
cial statement issued just 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
One Polish infantry division alone
took 5000 prisoners and sixteen guns.
The soviet forces which have beer
menacing Lemberg from the east and
south have commenced to retreat un-
der pressure due to the continued
Polish advance along the entire cen
trail and northern fronts. At one
time Gen. Budenny. the soviet cavalry
leader. was within nine miles of Lem
berg. but has been thrown back in 3
southwesterly direction. All the Rus
slams in this region are in full re-
treat.
Twenty-Five common were taken dur
eue duNdHCe on the central ITOHt
under the personal command of Presi :
dent Pilsudski. the Poles occupying
Zambrov and Masowizeck. southea st
of Lomza, and crossing the line of the
Narew south of Bialystok, 12O miles
northeast of Warsaw. The Russian
retreat continues in the general di :
rection of Grodno and eastward.
Polish forces Sunday night were en-
deavoring to cut off the retreat of four
of ftav,
into German territory. Or the extreme
Polish left the soviet cavalry was de-
feated and driven out of Soldau and the
regions occupied by the Russians in the
north Vistula area between Thorn and
Plock -.
The Polish forces have been regroup-
ed into two armies for pursuit of the
Russians. the northern army under Gen.
Haller and the center army under
President Pilsudski. The latter's turn
ing movement continues under the best
S5. 900 prisoners and 200 cannon
Gen. Haller's forces have reached the
line from Mlanwa to Prasnysz and his
right wing Is moving toward Ostralenka,
twenty-five miles southwest of Lomza
Disaster Faces Reds.
PARIS, August 23.-Soviet Russian
armies which invaded Poland and
to capture Warsaw ap-
pear to be on the eve of complete
disaster. says the Warsaw corre-
spondent of the Matin. He quoted
Gen. Weygand as saying Poland will
be the grave of three-fourths of the
bolshevik army"
Two Polish cavalry divisions are
advancing toward Bialystok for the
evident purpose of cutting off the
retreat of soviet troops operating to
the north of Warsaw The CORE
spondent declares the bolsheviki will
soon be forced into hurried general
retreat, and that discipline has broken
down in their ranks.
The number of Russian soviet pris-
oners captured in the Polish counter
offensive will amount to $4,000, ac-
cording to Warsaw advices to the
French foreign Office today
Most of the $4,000 prisoners already
were captured in the terri
tory northwest of Warsaw, including
the Danzig corridor. by the army un-
der command of the French general
who formerly was chief of
staff to Gen. Lyautey, resident French
governor of Morocco. This army now
is most effective and is composed of
German trained men of Posen
Another Polish army under COM
mand of the French general Henry. is
striking toward Bialystok from War
saw, cutting off the bolshevik retreat.
Women to Patrol Border.
POSEN. August 23.-Victories over
the Russian soviet armies. before War
saw caused intense excitement here to-
day, soldiers and volunteers parading
the streets and singing songs denounc-
ing boishevism. Streets were en-
blazoned with war posters asking for
volunteers and depicting the menace
OF bolshevism in flaming bloodrec
ink, while crowds cheered and sang
as they waved goodbye to troop trains
departing for the northern front.
Reports from country towns indicate
that volunteer detachments are being
formed among civilians, women joining
the colors with their husbands and
brothers. So popular is the movement
that even children are drilling in the
streets. It is said the purpose of these
forces will be to police the western
frontier Of Poland and to insure that
the national boundaries of Poland will
be maintained.
Interest in the formation of volunteer
forces is increased by reports that the
bolShevlki have been receiving muni-
tions from East Prussia, Four trains
loaded with coal consigned to towns in
Fast Prussia were turned DaCk, ana IL
is alleged that machine guns were found
concealed in them. All shipments from
Germany are now receiving unusual at
tention from frontier customs officials.
A large number of refugees continue
to reach this city daily.
Crimea Fighting Fierce.
LONDON, August 23.-Retirement of
Russian soviet forces from the city of
Brest-Litovsk was officially admitted
in statement issued yesterday in
Moscow and received here today by
wireless
The statement reports fierce fighting
in progress to the eastward Of
Wlodawa and Cholm, east of Lublin.
In the Oriekov section Of the Crimean
Russian soviet forces are overcoming
fierce resistance of the enemy, the
statement says. The communique
reads:
Our troops in the Lonza region
were engaged August % with the
enemy, who was developing his ad-
vance north of Ostrov (ifty miles
northeast of Warsaw. East OF
Wlodawa and Cholm fierce fighting is
proceeding.
In the Halicz region (sixty five
miles southeast of Lemberg, Galicia).
we have debouched along the whole
sector of the Zlota Lipa river. and are
fighting for possession of the fords
across it.
"On the Crimean sector. in/ the
Oriekov region. we are advancing
and overcoming the enemy's fierce re-