Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-03-29
CARS
Of POLES SF|GHT
b0ATS0E: REDS
Bolshevik Monitors on
Pripet Lake Defeated,
and Many Captured.
Soviet Line Weakening;
Say Warsaw Authori-
ties, Spring Drive Fails.

| Warsaw. March 2S-(By The As
sociated Press).-Polish armored trains
fought pitched battles against the bolshe-
vlk monitors and other fighting craft on
the Pripet river during the bolshevik
thrust which was designed to gain
control Of additional links Of the rail
| road extending from Homel to Kale-
kowicz and Mozir. The bolsheviki put
down artillery. preparation, which was
from the river boats and then infantry
attacks.
The bolshevik drive has been un-
successful. according to a communica-
ton just issued. The communication an
nounces that the Polish military authori-
ties, after eight days Of fighting at
various points on 600 kilometer front,
see signs of weakness in the long plan
ned spring drive Of the bosheviks which
Poles upon the entire front.
The communication also reports
severe fighting In the region of Olenskn
and to the south along the Slutch river.
with. both sides using artillery ex-
tensively.
On the Podolian front there is fiehtin.
along the railroad from Ploskirow to
Zoierynka. the bolsheviE having at
tackled. They were driven back few
kdometers 10 4 northeasterly direction.
however. The Poles announce tha,
several of the bolsheviki formations
were annihilated
During the recent fighting in the
swampy country near Molr the bolshe-
WIKI used long range guns, say the news
papers. arousinE the local population.
which took up arms and aided the Poles.
defending the railroads and the country
side. The bolsheviki eventually were
routed.
It is estimated that the locomotives.
rolling stock, armored boats and other
Pripet lakes craft seized at Mozir are
worth three billion marks.
ARMY HOLDS LINES
DESPITE GAS AND ARTILLERY
Warsaw. March IS (By The Associ-
ated Press The Polish line is holding
all along the front in Podolia. where the
bolsheviki have been concentrating the
attacks Of their big offensive. in an
city Of kamenetz- Podolsk. according to a
Polish headquarters communique. The
enemy has been using gas shells, arHi-
ery. armored trains, armed river boats.
airplanes and cavalry in his attacks on
rarious parts of the front. but he has
made no hcadway in podoia or else
although the fighting has been furious.
On the northern front the bolsheviki
attacked between the rivers Dvina and
Beresina. The Poles counter attacked
md drove off the enemy
In the region Of Mozir the bolsheviki
attacked after artillery preparation.
bringing q number of armored trains into
lction. The communique announces that
wo Of these trains were destroyed. Along
he Dnieper river the red forces used a
lotilla IN the region Of Reichea. The
lighting in this sector is extending to-
yard kalenkovitz in drive evidently
lined at the recapture Of Mozir and it's,
important railway connections recently
AIKEN by the Poles in their drvie anti
fpative Of the bolshevik offensive
To the north and northeast of Kane
etz- Podolsk the reds attacked Deramia,
With gas and artillery. The railroad sta.
ion was damaged. In q daylight air raid
'roskkirov was bombed. The Poles.
owever. held fast all along the line. it is
eclared.