Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-27
RUSSIAN REFUGEES
IN PRUSSIA FIGHT
POLES ON FRONTIER
Latter Troops Cautioned Not
to Fire on German
Territory.
By the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
WARSAW. August a7.-Russian So
Wet troops who took refuge in Prus
STA are fighting the Poles along the
frontier. An official statement is
sued just before last midnight says
that two soviet batteries hauled into
Prussia by the retreating Russians
fired upon the Poles, and that the so
wet forces are also using machine
guns against the Poles on this sector.
Polish troops who have reached the
frontier have been cautioned by their
commanders not to fire upon German
territory.
lille there has been a hull in the
hshting on various sectors. the Poles
advanced at several places Thursday
and have reached the region of ko-
brim. approximately twenty eight
miles northeast of Brest- Litovsk,
where the Poles in surprise attack
took LOO prisoners. four guns and
the entire staff of the 51th Soviet Di-
vision.
In continuation of the long-drawn-
out campaign to capture Lemberg the
soviet forces have reached ZadworZe,
just east of Lemberg. where the Poles
have repulsed repeated attacks.
The region west of the Mlawa-
Ciechanow railway is gradually being
more than 5000 have been captured.
All were remnants of the various de-
tachments which participated in the
drive designed to completely encircle
Warsaw.
Fighting on Brcxt- LitOvsk.
LONDON. August a7-The Poles
and Russians are fight 'ng fiercely for
the forts of Brest-Litovsk. the strong
iy fortified town on the Bug river 12o
miles east of Warsaw, says the Rus
sian soviet official statement of
received here by wireless
today. In the Lemberg sector violent
fighting is continuing. with fiuctuat
ing results, the statement adds. The
communication reads:
I'VE are conducting a fierce fight
for possession of the forts of Brest-
In the Lemberg region fierce fight
ing continues. with alternating sue
ceSseS.
"On the Crimean sector. in the
kherson region. we have again driven
back the enemy. In the OriekoV re-
gion exceedingly fierce fighting is pro-
ceeding with considerable forces of
enemy cavalry"
1000 Reds Captured.
WARSAW. August pa bolshevik
brigade of 1000, which crossed the
IlNSI pt1oEt dHu
reached the Sereth river, was sur
rounded and surrendered to the re-
Polish forces that are clear
ing out the region south of the
Dneister and the left bank of the
Bug on the Galician front.
The bolsheviki no longer are
grouped on d continuous front. but
isolated fighting is continuing.
Groups that reach the right bank of
the Dniester are driven back or sur
and captured. These red de-
are said to be composed
largely of Caucasians or Turkestans.
1t is reported that they have done
much pillaging. but have not dis
played ardor in fighting for the
soTiets.
OssOwetz Taken, Say Poles.
OssoWetz. the fortress northeast Of
Bialystok. was taken by the Poles
Tuesday afternoon. according to
communication issued today. There
are no details. The communication
adds that the center army is con-
tinuing its progress beyond Ostro-
lenua. The Polish cavalry on the
southern front after a short hand to
hand fight wiped out the I'D bolshe-
vih brigade and made prisoners OF
many of the men. including the brig
AIDE chief OF staff.