New-York tribune., 1920-08-24
Bolshevik Troops in Dis
orderly Flight; Effort
to Save Remnants of
Forces Is Abandoned
VictOrs Unable to
Count Their Spoils
General Says Poland Will
Be Graveyard of Three
FOurths of the Invaders

Fourths of the Invaders
BERLIN, Aug. 23.-The Lokal
Anzeiger's correspondent on the
Russian front reports that the Rus
sian retreat along the East Prussian
border has developed into a panic
under pressure of the Polish cavalry.
Herds of cattle, cavalry and infantry
are intermingled in the flight. Of
flcers and commissaries are trying
to restore order with their revolvers,
some of the regiments have thrown
away their weapons.
The correspondent of the Tage-
blatt at Prosken says that the 1st
Russian Army is in full retreat in
the direction of Grodno. The staff
of the 4th Army and all the revo-
lutlonary committees have evacuated
Lomza, whose inha bitants had formed
a militia force in the service of the
revolutionary government which is
also IN flight. Lomza was pillaged
before the evacuation.
Red Committee Flees
1t is reported that strong Russian
reserves are stationed at Gradno,
and are being sent forward to
Blaiystok. The Lomza- -Bialvstok
Brest-Litovsk railway is in the
hands of the Poles, consequently re-
treat in the southeasterly direction
is impossible. The revolutionary
committee have fed from Graieo
and other places.
The correspondent says the Reds
declare that they could not stand
the fire Of the Polish and French
aviators, who attacked them from
short distances and whose bombs
worked havoc. They evidently
were unaccustomed to Western
fighting methods, he says.
PARIS. Aug. % (By The Associated
Press).-In their counter offensive the
Polish armies already have captured
10000 prisoners, the French FOREIGN
Office is informed
The Warsaw correspondent of Le
Matin says the Soviet armies appear to
be on the eve OF complete disaster. He
quotes General Weygand as saying Po-
ho
OF the Bolshevik army"
The correspondent declares the Ro1-
sneViki Will soon be forced into a hur-
rled general retreat, and that disci
pllne has broken down in their ranks.
WARSAW Aug. 90 (By The Assoc
ated Press). = Russian Bolshevik
FORCES are reacting virtually along the
whole line in an effort to save the
remnants of the Red army but M +bav oav
nave SO far been easily frustrated bv
the Poles ~
The process of bottling up the So
wet forces on the northern front be-
tween Prussia and the Vistula River
mas been completed, according to an
oHclal statement issued just befors
last midnight. The Poles have closed
lhe gateway of escape, taking prison
ers and materials in such onant;t;os
one Polish infantry division alone
TOOK 1000 prisoners and sixteen guns.
Siege of Lemberg Raised
The Soviet forces which were man
acing Lemberg from the east and so,,th
fell back in retreat under pressure d,,a
the statement said, to the continued
follsh advance along the entire central
and northern fronts. At one time Gem
eral budenny, the Soviet cavalry
leader, was within nine miles of Lem,
berg, but has been thrown back in q
southwesterly direction. All the Rus
slans IN TINS region are in full retreat.
On tne north there is heavy fight
ing IN the region of Mlawa and SoISan
Forced to face two Polish armies nn.
advancing from Modlin and the othar
from Graudenz, the Bolshevikj arc
making desperate efforts to extricate
'helf advance guard, some of which ad
aentured as far as Eylau and Plonsk
ne ked losses in prisoners in this
region have amounted to 1000 in tho
last two days.
Ihe attempt of the Reds to break
.he Poiish lines on the Przasnysh Ma
Kov-kozany road and cross the Narew
River has completely failed polish
troops, advancing up the l riebt barL Jt'sf of
the Narew, threw back the Bolshev;k;
to the north. Meanwhile the main
Dody T1y of the Poles. advancing from
warsaw, occupied all the TERRITORY In
the fork of the Bug and the Narew.
Only One Road Open to Reds
The only chance of the Bolshevik; IA
u open passage in the direction of
Ostrolenka and Lomza. so as to get
through to Bialystok and Grodno. The
fciish troops accordingly are hasten
ing their march toward Ostrolenka and
Lomza, while the Polish cavalry. which
has reached the upper waters Of tn.
Narew, already has cut the road be-
tween Lomza and Bialystok. One re-
port is that the Poles have captured
Blalystok
The battle now beginning on the
middle Narew is likely to decide the
iate of all the Red forces between the
Narew and the Prussian frontier. Red
troops, comprising Infantry and cav
airy, are making a bold thrust in the
direction of Brody and Lemberg. Far.
ther north Bolshevik detachments. de-,
bouching from Lutsk and Vladimir Vol
nsky, tried to force a passage Of the
Bug before Prubreszov, but were
h al.