Evening star., 1920-09-02
|bUDENNY'S SOVIET
| ARMY ANN|H|LATED
BY POLISH FORCES
Cavalry Chief 0utfIanked in
EncircIing Movement
Against Zamosz.
PEACE ENJOYS CHOOSING
new PLACE FOR MEETING
Conference Which Failed Brought
Forth Red Terms, Which Would
Have Enslaved Poland.
By the Associated Press.

Have EnSlaved Poland.
By the Associated Press
WARSAW. September o-The boil
cavalry leader, was .annihilated dur
ing the operations in the Lemberg
sector, which began August 20 and
ended September 1, says the Polish
official statement on military opera
tions issued today.
Isolated detachments of the Bu-
denny forces succeeded in escaping
and are in disorderly retreat
Gen. Budenny's mounted men had
been endeavoring to break through
the Polish lines and march upon
LubIin. They had nearly completed
an encircling movement aaginst Ia
mosz, midway between Lublin and
Lemberg. but were outflanked by the
Poles and attacked from the east,
the communication states.
The engagement resulted in the
defeat of the soviet forces along the
entire center of the front. and the
Russians were compelled to retreat
in disorder, with the Poles in close
pursuit.
- Heavy Losses by BoIsheviki.
The bolsheviki lost heavily in killed
and wounded, adds the statement, the
Poles capturing thousands of pris-
oners. sixteen guns and enormous
quantities of material.
The fighting centered in the Zamosz
region" the battle. taking the form of
numerous cavalry clashes. with the
infantry filling in the gaps and at
tackfng all along the line simulta-
neously.
The operations were carried out in
tt y
which had led the Russians into traps,
where they were attacked from all
sides.
Besides announcing the victory of
the Poles over Budenny in the Zamosz
battle, the communiQue reports sue
ce4ees along the entire center and
southern fronts, where the Russians
were bested in the fighting.
Orders to Budenny.
Gen. Budenny's mounted army. the
Polish statement asserts, had received
absolute orders to break the Polish
front in the region of Zamosz and
march upon Lublin, together with the
18th Soviet Army, which also was 70
pass to the offensive in the region of
Cholm. Because of the advance of the
Poles previously along the Bug. how
ever, the offensive Of the 18th Army
was rendered impossible, The soviet
troops, concentrated in the region of
Piscza, Smolar and Jagodin. were un-
able to stand under the Polish attack
and retreated.- leaving many prisoners
in the hands Of the Poles.
forces, the communique states. was
inflicted by the Poles in the region
of GrabOwiec, just to the northeast
of Zamosz. where a bolshevik bri-
gade had been masSed. More than
200 prisoners were taken in this en-
counter.
selection Of New Place.
WARSAW. September (by the AS
sociated Press).-The members Of the
Polish peace delegation remaining in
Minsk have been recalled to Warsaw
They will leave Minsk Friday and are
egates already in Warsaw. The Polish
representatives will proceed to Riga or
any other neutral place selected Tor
the continuation of the Russo-Pol-
ish peace conference.
Prince Sapieha. the Polish foreign
minister, talking to American and
English newspaper correspondents
this afternoon. said that George
Tchitcherin, the soviet foreign min
probably Reyal. The Poles favor
Riga, Letvia. Prince Sapieha declared,
but will not place obstacles in the
way of the selection of place sat
endanger the conference by insisting
upon Riga. (Warsaw dispatches of
August 20 announced the receipt of
a Moscow wireless message accept
ing the Polish proposal for transfer
Prince Sapieha said the fact that
Esthonia was pro-bolshevik was the
probable reason for Tchitcherins
choice Of Esthonia, the soviet for
ieign minister not wanting Riga be-
cause it formerly was the home Of
M Danishevsky, chairman Sf the
soviet delegation. and its selection
might mean his withdrawal as the
chief soviet representative.
The prince asserted the Polish
delegation was convinced that M.
Danishevsky was. toward the end of
the Minsk conference, inclined sim
cerely to desire peace, and therefore
the Poles would regret his with
drawal.
The remaining Polish delegates in
Minsk will meet the soviet repre-
sentatives there Thursday for the
last time to assure each other that
the departure OF the delegations from
Minsk does not mean the breaking
of of negotiations and agree to meet
Tchitcherin and Prince Sapieha.
No Change I'm PersOnnel.
1t is announced that the Poles are
not considering any change in the
personnel of the peace delegation for
the renewed conference, although
Prince Sapieha may find it necessary
to accompany the delegates.
Definite counter proposals by the
Poles will be the first order of busi-
ness when the conference meets.
Prince Sapieha said no difficulty was
expected on territorial questions. He
declared the Poles would not agree
to reparations unless the question was
arranged on mutual basis OF the
damage done by both sides. which
Prince Sapieha said virtually meant
there would be no reparations.
Disarmament was impossible for the
Poles to accept, the prince continued.
Poland's attitude on this question
being that no foreign nation has the
right to interfere. as it is Poland s
own business Poland cannot allow
the national strength to be impaired
by a foreign nation, he said. and
Poland will not give UP control of the
railroad line demanded by the soviets
in their fifteen peace points.
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