Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-24
RUSSIANS HAVE NO
CHANCE OF ESCAPE
FROM POLISH TRAP
Reds Waging Frantic Fight 20
Extricate Their Advance
Guard.
SOVIET CALLS
FOR VOLUNTEERS
By Associated Press 70 Every Evsuins

By Associated Press - Every Evening
Warsaw, Aug - The Russian Bol-
shevist forces are reacting virtually alous
the whole line in an effort ~ save The
remnants ~ the Red Army. but they
have - far been easily frus'rated BY the
Poles.
On the north there IL 10 rvy hghfing In
the region ~ Mlawa and soidau F0rcef
70 face two Polish arfniey. one sdvanc-
ing from Novo Georgievit and the other
from Graudenz. the Bolshevih are rnak-
ing desperate efforts 20 pvirirate fheir
advance guard. some ~ which sdvcn-
tured ~ fa' - Eynu and plonsk Ths
Red losses in priscnerr in this reVnn
have amounted ~ N 0O0 N The past
two davs
The attempt n the Reds n break 'h-
Polish lines on the Przasnys1- Mabow-
Rozany Road and cross The Narrw River
has completely failed. Polish troops ID
vancing up the right bank ~ the Marry
threw back the Bolshevih n The norfh
Meanwhile the main body n the Poies,
advancing from Warsaw. occupied all
the territory in the fork ~ the Bug ard
the Narev
The only chance q the Bol,heviki
trapped in the northwestl is - opsn
passage in the direction n O~'rolenks
and Domza. 50 as N get through ~
Bialvstok and Grodno The Polish
troops accordingly are fastening their
march toward Ostrolenka and I0nzs.
while the Polish cavalry. which has
reached the upper waters a the Narevr.
he's already crit the road between Iomzs
and Bial ystok
The battle now beginning on The
Middle Narew is likely % decide ihe
fate Of all the Red forces between he
Narev and the Prussisn frontier Red
troops comprising infantry and cavalry
are making bold thrust in the direrfion
Of Brody and Bemberg. Further north
Bolshevist detachments debouchIns from
Lutsk and Vladimir Nolinsky, tined ~
force a passage of the Bug before Pr'I-
breszov, but we're hurled bsek vith
heavy loss The same fate befeli the
Reds who appeared in the region ~ Lcun-
berg.
The Ukrainian regiment. which ere
still on their old positions along the
Strvpa have successfully repeiled all a.
tenpfs Of the Reds and maintain their
original lines on the extreme right IN
the centre the Polish troops winch oc-
cerpicd Brprs-iatovsk are cisr,ne N Gu
the eastern border Of Polesia. Il Is cx-
pectesi that the daring plan u the Boz
sheviki against LemberE viii be definitely
frustrated in the near future.
London, Aug. 24-Bolshoylk forces in
the regions Of Lomza. about Is miles
northeast of Warsaw and Biaiysfos. about
IS miles northwest Of BreSt-LItovsk, are
engaged in heavy fighting against Polish
legions. according 20 an official statement
issued yesterday IN Moscow and received
here today. Near Lemberg the battle
continues.
London, Aug 24.-Germany has -hippcd
supplies and ammunition 70 SOVIET Russia.
according 70 q correspondent II the
London Times, who, insists that Leon
Trotzky, Russian Bolsheylk, Minister II
War and Marine. visited Fast Prussia IN
spite of official denials Of reports 20 that
effect from Moscow.
The retreat Of the Nolsheylk armIcs
from the gates Of Warsaw. ceclarvr the
correspondent, may be explained BY the
fact that they lacked ammunition.
Trotzky foresaw the need of the armies
during the frantic effort made 20 eapurs
the Polish capital, and made plsns accord
ingly but was TOO late. he crossed into
Germany and reached an agreement with
representatives OF the German govern
ment BY which il would supply amnuni-
ton TO the Bolshevin.
The ammunition has been paid for an
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