New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-20
Continue Gains on All
Fronts Except in South,
Where Counter Attack Is
Prepared Near Lemberg
Russians Advance
Into East Prussia
Brest Litovsk Evacuated
by Bolsheviki; Pilsudski
Recaptures Many Towns

WARSAW, Aug. 10 (By The AS
ISOLATED Press I'm the Polish Of
renslves, now in full swing, more
than 10000 prisoners, 80 cannon, 800
machine guns and thousands of sup
ply carts have been captured from
the Bolsheviki.
The Poles have occupied PIonsl5
Pultusk and Wyskow, through which
the Reds drove in their sweep toward
the capital.
Owing to the Polish pressure from
the northeast, it is reported that
the Bolsheviki are withdrawing their
forces which reached the Vistula
south of the Prussian border and to
the northwest of Warsaw.
The Warsaw sector is rapidly be-
ing cleared of the Bolsheviki. North
and northeast of the capital the Reds
are being showed back by the Poles.
who are following them up all along
the front, using artillery in such
quantities as to cause great con-
fusion among the invaders, who now
are on the run.
10 the east, the Bolsheviki are re-
ported to be making their way across
the Bug at various points.
Sledloe was taken by the Poles
early Wednesday.
Successful on Three Fronts
Polish successes on all fronts. with
the exception of the southern battle
| sector, where the Russian Soviet forces
are advancing in the direction Of Lem
oerg, were reported in the official state
ment on lighting operations issued last
night.
The 57th, 58th and 9Th Bo!sbevix
divisions on the Warsaw front have
been annihilated and thousands of So
wet soldiers made prisoner
SOVIET forces are evacuatng Bresr-
Litovsk, the strongly fortified town on
the Bug River 120 miles east of War
saw, according to advices received to-
night.
Russian prisoners are pouring into
Warsaw in such numbers that it is be-
coming problem how TO care for
them.
The Russians lost their BEARINGS in
trying to meet attacks on all sides
from the Polish columns on their
hanks, the official statement OF last
night says.
Poles kecapture Towns
The Poles, continuing their advance,
nave occupied Kaluszyn, thirty-five miles
east OF Warsaw; Siedlce, forty seven
miles east of the capital: Miizvrzeo.
twenty miles southeast of Siedlcc. and
Wlodawa, on the Bug River, 125 miles
southeast of Warsaw
Inc Poles are reported to be re-
grouping before Lemberg for a counter
stroke against the Bolsheviki, who are
less than thirty kilometers from the
city.
In the region of Thorn, about 1o5
miles northwest of Warsaw, the Poles
have launched a counter action in the
direction of Brodnica, which still is
occupied by the Bolshevik forces.
In the region OF Lipno, about twenty
five miles southeast Of Thorn. ard at
Siedlce the Bolsheviki have started an
eastward movement, aviators report
North of the fortress Novo Geor-
glevsk the Red forces were dislodsed
after stubborn resistance, u Polish
cavalry charge smashing a Bolshcvik
brigade. The Bolsheviki leaving Pull
tusk, thirty miles north of Warsaw.
took with them the town Mayor and
all of the clergy as hostages, the COM
munique says, adding that 500 pris-
oners were gathered in this engage
ment alone.
General Pisudski has been with the
troops east of Warsaw and under she'll
fire, but escaped uninjured. On vari-
Gus parts of the front where the Poles
are advancing Bolshevik troops are re-
ported to have been cut off from their
main forces in great numbers. thou
sands surrendering daily when they
realize they have been cut off
Along the Bug south of Brest-Litovsi,
heavy fighting has been under way A
Soviet division is said to have been cut
off from retreat in the region of
Wlodawa, and TO have suffered heavy
casualties, among them a brigade com
mander. Seven hundred prisoners, IL
Guiding many officers, were taken.
German Population Aids Reds
Among the incidents of the day men
toned in the communiqu6 is Bolshevik
advance into parts of former East Prus-
STA, which are now in Poland, northwest
of Mlawa. The Bolsheviki have reached
the towns of Lldzbark and Dzialdow,
and are meeting with cooperation from
the German population everywhere. ac-
cording TO the communicate. The state
ment adds it has been asccrtaned that
Bolshevik infantry has been forced to
hight by the Communists, who have ap-
piled system of merciless terror.
Russian Soviet forces are fleeing in a
disordsry panic along the front between
the Vistula and Bug rivers, where the
Poles are advancing with extraordinary
success Saws an nfficial ctatap,a,& ,os....k
here on Tuesday night
In their counter attack the Poles are
using tanks, airplanes, armored trains
and modern cannon in great numbers.
AT Novo Minsk, east of here and Sc
rock, to the northeast, 5000 prisoners.
seven cannon, hundreds of wagons and
vast quantities of supplies have BEEN
captured from the Bolsheviki.
The Bolshevik retreat north and cas-;
of Warsaw took the semblance Of
rout at some places, the communion
reports. On the extreme left of TIA