Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-08-26
BREST-LITOvSK
TAKEN BY POLES
Seize Stronghold 100 Miles From
Warsaw; Gen. WrangeI
Checks Reds.
U. S. ENJOYS SEND REPORTS
Gen. Weygand Declares Polish Nation
Its Own SaVor-says Military OPP.
erations All Eexecuted by
Polish Generals.

Washington. Aug. 3.-Brest- Litovsk
has been occupied by the Polish army,
according to advices received by the
state department from the American
commissioner at Berlin. His dispatch
was based on a report received by him
from Posen.
The army Of General Wrangel has
checked the advance Of the bolsheviki
I'm the direction of southern Russia
and has driven them back across the
lower portion Of the Dnieper river, ne
cordng to official adyices received by
the state department
Paris, Aug. 23--The military sue
cesses Of the Poles continue, accord
Ing to a report 10 the foreign office
from the military mission in Warsaw,
under plans elaborated by the French
general, Weygand, and his staff of
more than GOO officers.
II Is considered that French and
Polish cooperation In the commands
OF the various forces now has reached
a satisfactory stage, ] J. Jusserand
and Lord D'Abemon respectively the
heads Of the French and British mis-
sions TO Poland, have returned to
Warsaw from Posen for conference
with General Weygand and the Polish
stan.
The situation at Dnnzig 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 r. Tower, the
allied high commissioner ut Danzig,
sufficient forces TO permit the unload
Ing Of Polish munitions.
Polish forces are advancing with
undiminlshed speed along the line rum
ming from north Of Warsaw to Wdo-
dawa, about no. miles southeast Of
Warsaw.
Principal interest, however, attaches
20 the maneuvers of General Pilsud-
skis forces. Massed reserves, which
he had concentrated AT Iynhgorod.
southeast Of the capital, have adj
vanCed 60 miles In three days and eff
fected a Junction with another army
operating from Cholm United, these
armies were within IS miles OF the
strongly fortified Brest-Litovsk, 100
miles east Of Warsaw Wednesday,
and have now probably reoccupied TINT
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 bolshevki In the battle
Of Warsaw was "a Polish victory" the
French general Weygand told dele
cations mt Warsaw who had come to
tetll MIN that he was the most popular
man In Poland. and was proclaimed
by all as the savior Of War
saw"
Advlces received here from the Pol
ish capital quote General Weygand, in
his response to the delegations. as fol-
lows:
Preparatory military operations
were executed by the Polish generals,
according to the Polish plan. My role,
as well as that Of the other French
officers, was limited to filling certain
gnps In the details Of execution. II is
the Polish nation that has been It's
own savior
This magnificent victory CONSOLE
dates the Polish state, whose exist
euce is Indispensable 10 Frances ex-
istence Germany. who had hoped TO
resume direct relations with the So
viets and 10 throw red armies against
the enemy across the Rhine must re-
nounco for the moment such means Of
nunuung the Versailles treaty.
az the Polish leaders know how 70
profit 10y victory, | am convinced that
the bolshevib army win soon cease TO
exist"
Warsaw Aug 20--The Flfty-sev,
cuth FifWeighth and Eighth bol-
shevlk division, ON the Warsaw front
have been nnuihlated aud thousands
Of soviet soldiers made prisoners
The holshovlk retreat north and
east of Warsaw. whore the soviet
forces were closely driven by the
Poles. tool, the sembance OF rout
a, some places,
The Russiuus lost their bearings 10
trying to meet Wtucks on all sides
from the Polish columns on their
ilauNs. the statement adds
The Poles. continuing their advance,
have occupied Nu'u~yn. 80 miles east
81 Warsaw; Stedlee ~ miles east Of