Arizona republican., 1920-08-22
Polish Drive Continues Along Warsaw Sector With Soviets Suffering Heavy Casualties
NINETEEN THOUSAND
 CAPTURED BY POLES
Bolsheviki Abandon Cannon In Wild Retreat from Val ley of Bug; Brest-Litovsk Lost to SovietS
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WARSAW, Aug. 2o.-A communica- ton issued today says Ciechanow, northwest of Warsaw. again is in Pol ish hands and the situation of bolshe- vik groups operating between the Wis tula and the Prussian frontier is be- coming more critical. with Poles in pursuit of some enemy detachments which are retreating in disorder toward
 Brest- -Litovsk has been occupied and the eastern forts garrisoned. Near Drohiczyn, the Poles captured the staff of the 17th bolshevik division ana part of the staff and attachments Of the Goth and 27th divisions.
 On the southern front the bolsheviki are attempting an encircling movement against Lemberg. Poles defending Lemberg again have inflicted a serious defeat on enemy cavalry. The report says battle is in progress to prevent the reds from crossing the Dnieper at Mikolajow as part of the bolshevik maneuvres against Lemberg-
 13,0o0 Red Prisoners
 The communication further an nounces Polish successes on various parts of the front. Tn one battle 400 reds were killed. Since the offensive started more than 1S.000 prisoners have been taken.
 The Polish counter action designed to clear the DanZig corridor has re- suited in the Poles retaking Brodnica and Novomiasto. In the battle near Brodnica the enemy lost 400 men killed.
 Eight German civilians alleged 10 have co-operated with the bolshevilSE were shot by orders of the Polish mil itary authorities.
 Soviet Losses Heavy BERLIN. Aug 21.-The situation in Ief. xIi frfn af fc hnFnTn- ing critical as result of the advance of the Poles, according to a special dispatch to the Vossische Zeitung from Neidenburg.
 Retreating Russians are said to have suffered heavy losses. Refugees re- port Polish patrols have been seen eight miles west of Soldau.
 Reds Abandon Munitions PARIS. Aug. 21.-In the principal theater of operations on the Polish front the Poles are advancing toward Brest-Iitovsk. They have reached the valley of the middle Bug. Pris- oners taken aggregate 19.00O. Many guns. with their carriages. were abandoned.
 l The chief operations are going on in i the work of the Narew and Bug riv- CTS, from which the bc1shevik are re- l tirina hastily The Polish army ad 1 yancing toward Ostralenka has as its objective the cutting of communlca- 1 tions between the bolsheVlk center ana right Thus it is between OstralenSa and Lomza, on marshy land that the enemy probably will make his last effort before the fate of the red army in the north. the situation of which IS grave is decided
 Boshevfki Face Humiliation Initiating the maneuvers executed -n 1881 by Nicholas I. bolsheyikt have withdrawn a section of their forces to attaclx Thorn and Wloclawek, across the Vistula and cut communications between Danzig and Warsaw. These troops have encountered a fresh Polish army Meanwhile. another army ad- vancing from Modlfn, has attacked them from the south. Finally third army is defending the Narew, en- deavoring to cut off these troops from