Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-08-27
BREST-LIT0vSK
TAKEN BY POLES
Seize Stronghold 120 Miles From
Warsaw; Gen. Wrangel
Checks Reds.
U. S. ENJOYS SEND REPORTS
Gen. Weygand Declares Polish Nation
Its Own SaVior-Says Military Oh.
erations All Eexecuted by
Polish Generals.

Washington, Aug. 23.-Brest-Litoysk
has been occupied by the Polish army,
according to a1vices received by the
state department from the American
commissioner at Berlin. His dispatch
was based on report received by him
from Posen.
The army of General Wrangel has
checked the advance of the bolsheviki
N the direction of southern Russia
ana mas driven them back across the
lower portion of the Dnieper river, ac-
cording to official advices received by
the state department.
Paris, Aug. 23.-The military sue
cesses Of the Poles continue, accord
ing to a report to the foreign Office
from the military mission in Warsaw,
under plans elaborated by the French
general, Weygand. and his staff of
more than 600 officers.
1t is considered that French and
Polish cooperation in the commands
Of the various forces now has reached
satisfactory stage. J. J. Jusserand
and Lord D'Abernon, respectively the
heads Of the French and British mis-
sions to Poland, have returned to
Warsaw from Posen for a conference
with General Weygand and the. Polish
staff.
The situation at Danzig is still
causing worry, but it is expected to be
cleared up when two French battle
ships, now on their way there, arrive
and offer Sir Reginald T. Tower, the
allied high commissioner at Danzig,
sufficient forces to permit the unload
ing of Polish munitions.
Polish forces are advancing with
undiminished speed along the line run
ming from north Of Warsaw to Wdo-
dawa, about 40 miles southeast of
| Warsaw.
Principal interest, however, attaches
to the maneuvers Of General Pilsud.
skis forces. Massed reserves, which
he had concentrated at Ivangorod
southeast of the capital, have ad.
vanced 60 miles in three days and eff.
fected a junction with another army
operating from Cholm. United, these
armies were within 1S miles of the
strongly fortified Brest-Litovsk, 12C
miles east of Warsaw, Wednesday
and have now probably reoccupied that
important center of communications
which the reds late Wednesday were
reported to be hurriedly evacuat
ing.
The success. Of the Poles in throw
ing back the bolsheviki in the battle
of Warsaw was "a Polish victory" the
French general, Weygand, told dele
cations at Warsaw who had come tt
tetll him that he was the most popular
man in Poland, and was proclaimed
by all as "the savior of War
saw" -.
Advices received here from the Poi
ish capital quote General Weygand, 1t
bis response to the delegations, as fol
lows: ''-~Ss='-s' g
Preparatory military operation!
were executed by the Polish generals
according to the Polish plan. My role
as well as that of the other Frencl
officers. was limited to filling certain
gaps in the details of execution. 1t L
the Polish nation that has been it
own savior.
"This magnificent victory consoli
dates the Polish state, whose exist
ence is indispensable to Frances ey
lstence. Germany, who had hoped t
resume direct relations with the Sc
viets and to throw red armies agains
the enemy across the Rhine, must re
nounce fo- the moment such means O
; annulling the Versailles treaty.
! eff the Polish leaders know how t
; profit by victory, l am convinced tha
, the bolshevik army will soon cease t
exist"
Warsaw, Aug. 2O.-The Fifty-se,
[ enth, Fifty-eighth and Eighth bo
. shevik divisions on the Warsaw fror
G have been annihilated and thousand
e Of soviet soldiers made prisoners.
Y The bolshevik retreat north an
: east of Warsaw, where the sow,
!. forces were closely driven by IL
r Poles, took the semblance Of a rol
r at some places.
e The Russians lost their bearings
f trying to meet attacks on all sid
f from the Polish columns on the
o tanks, the statement adds.
Y The Poles, continuing their advanc
have occupied Kaluszyn, 35 miles ca
Of Warsaw; Siedlce, 81 miles east
J. the capital; Milzyrec, 20 miles sout
If east of Siedlce and Wlodaw0, on t
,e Bug river, 125 miles southeast
W Warsaw.
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