Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
ROUTED HOSTS TRY
TO ESCAPE BEFORE
TWO FORCES UNITE
Abundance of Horses Help
Reds in Their Precipi-
tate Flight.
'sis.
SEVEN RUSSIAN DIVISIONS q,
HAVE BEEN CUT TO PIECES
Late Dispatch From Warsaw.
Says Brest-Litovsk Has
Been Captured. III;
HAIL FRENCH COMMANDER
General Weygand, Called Savior OF
Warsaw, Most Popular Man
T. r.
HAIL FRENCH COMMANDER
General Weygand, Called Savior OF
Warsaw, Most Popular Man
In Poland.

PARIS, August 20.-General Pill (.
sudski's army has reached the mid Is
die Bug River according to plan, and
is marching down tho stream to join
the army advancing up the fork be-56
tween tho Bug and Narew Rivers to- &
ward Ostrolenka with tho object OF
cutting the Warsaw Bialystck Road.6i
and their enemy's sole avenue of re- 8
treat. gtSs
Down this road tho Reds are bolt-
ing, profting by the large numbers
OF horses In their possession. The 4
fact that they have these horses Is
SAID to account for the comparatively
small number of prisoners being
taken by the Poles. Pursuing French
airplanes. however, have prevented
the enemy from taking with him.
many guns and much material. Up to
date. seven Bolshevist division1 have +
been cut to pieces and all their gunst
captured. sfi
Report Hrcst-LltoyslS Taken.
The Polish right wing, advancing
from the south. is now before the
forts of Brest-Litovsk, which n late
report from Warsaw says has fallen,
and part OF 1t has crossed the Bug
providing safeguard against flank
counterattacks. Polish forces In this
region are supported by a Ukrainian
division and General Balachowichzs
RUSSIAN volunteer army. which had
remained in Polesia, east OF Brest-f
LitoVsk, and to the rear OF the Boil
shevists. Thus, 1t Is pointed out, tho
boisheVist garrison at Brest-Litovsk Z
is virtually cut OFF on all sides, If 1t
mas not actually becn taken by the
Poles. a dispatch adds that three
Boishevist divisions were annihilated
in the operations around Warsaw.
Ihe Bolshevist sare in almost ut
ter rout on all fronts about warsaw.
The Poles are consolidating their VIC
tories and bringing up reserves which
neutral observers were unaware they
had.
Take Thousands of Prisoners.
Poland's army is rapidly following
up the retreating enemy northeast
and east OF Warsaw, and further
successes are reported. The recap-s.
ture OF Sokolow. Drohiczyn and Bia-
la, with thousands of prisoners and
great amounts Of war material Is re- e
ported in today's Official communiuua.
AT Siedlce, tho Poles captured armed
volunteer Jewish detachments COM
posed Of local communists.
To the northwest OF Warsaw. the
Bolshevists attacked Flock in, driyo
designed to carry them across the
Vistula. where there Is puatoon
bridge, but a Polish counterstroke,
broke the attack. In this operation
the Poles were aided by civilians.
who fought side by side with tho In.
fantrymen.
Today's communique announces the
repulse by Polish infantry of a de-
tachment of General Budenny'n So (
wet cavalry. which had reached Win.
niki. nine miles southeast of Lem
berg.
peasants in the region OF Lipno.
southeast of Thorn, arc reported to
be flghting tho Bolshevists with axea
and scythes. Newspaper accounts Of
tho operations there, say the peasanta
are taking prisoners
Tonight, General Weygand, French
commander with the Polish forces,
is hailed as Savior OF warsaw.
Capture Man, Towns.
One OF the latest military achieve q
ments OF the Poles is the capture OF z
many towns and villages in the vi
cinity of the Silesian town of Kot.
towitz. where street battles between
French and Germans resulted N,I}5
scores OF casualties during the last
few days. Fighting. which Is fierce
in some localities. still continues be-
tween troops and the citizens guard
throughout the Kattowitz region.
Tho success OF the Poles In throw
ing back the Bolshevists In the bat
le OF Warsaw was "a Polish v:e- II
tory" the French general. Weygand,
told delegations at Warsaw. who had =
come to tell him that he was the e
most popular man In Poland. and was
proclaimed by all as the Savior OF M
Warsaw"
Advises received here from the \
Polish capital quote General wcy- 3
gand. in his response to the deIega- 81
tion, as follows: i1S
Preparatory military operations s.
were executed by, the Polish generals "
according to tho Polish plan. Mytsss
(Continued On second Ps9osy
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