The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-21
SOVIET CRuELT|ES
TOLD BY WITNESS
LETTER TELLS OF TERRIBLE
WRONGS INFLICTED BY
RUSSIAN BOLSHEVIKI.

(Story By Associated Press-The
following letter is given textually as
received from Warsaw as the simple
but graphic report of an American
| eyewitness visit to the battlefront
and his statement as to extreme cru
elites against Polish troops. The let
ter is accompanied by a number of
photographs showing the Polish vic
toms of these atrocities. The letter
is written on the letter-head of the
Polish Mechanics Coz, Ind, having
branches in New York, Chicago and
Detroit, and was signed by the presi-
dent of that company.
WARSAW-We left good United
States under the impression that
most what has been written about
bolsheviks was full of lies. Stories of
Polish soldier, describing cases of
the most refined cruelties practiced
upon captured Polish commissioned
and non-commissioned officers and
soldiers could not change our point of
view
On August 25 we had an opportu-
nifty to be convinced by "seeing and
touching" the deeds of red knights.
Our Ford truck, loaded with bread,
underwear, sweets, cigarettes and
soap left Warsaw with decision to
reach fighting columns. We passed
through Jablonna and Serock and
stopped in Pultusk, where a crowd of
women surround policeman and spy.
disguised as woman In the mid
die of market we found grave of boil !
shevik chief, who captured Pultsuk,
was killed at the end of battle.
Next day we approached battle line |
n Chorzele. We met the first killed |
nan by the road, red army solder,
ying on his back with eyes looking
owards Warsaw. He wore coat of |
Polish soldier but was robbed of
everything else by his own comrades.
A few yards further we found
'ollsh soldiers, captured by red army,
lndressed and then murdered in the
most beastly manner One thousand
'olish infantry were fighting for IA
ours 5000 Russians. When finally
he Polish line was broken, Russians iis
egan to yell: comrades stop fight
ng, you are surrounded" A group L
t 45 Polish soldiers were captured s
ndressed and every one was murder
d in the most horrible manner with Is
abres. Is
In Chorzele we met a group of boil '
hevik prisoners; fifteen percent of c
1em were barefooted, poorly dressed, le
lany of them in Polish uniforms and s
lex OF fighting. Every one of them S
almed that he was forced to fight IS
Y communists and there was one O
nong them, who brought with him S
Polish prisoners
Large groups of Russians, usually s
by dommissaries, fight \
cry well, but small bands and single |;
'ldiers throw up their arms and sur il
'nder. They were brought into Po- e
nd under promises that there will O.
, universal uprising of workers and n
,asants and easy capture of War tt
wv. Bolshevik commanders prom tt
ed their men seven days of freedom a
Warsaw, SO that everybody would N
I'VE chance to rob and plunder Ii
unlimited treasures" stored in Po- fl
h capital. a
The attack upon Warsaw cost boil u
eviks 10000 men in killed and al
ounded, 100000 captured, $4,000 dis NJ
med by Prussians. The war is not n
er. Siberian army was rushed u
,ainst tired, but enthusiastic and &C
,toriou Polish legions and another IL
preme effort of heroic nation will P1
needed to protect democracy and III
erty.
Polish citizens have condemned the e(
wish attitude, but have shown no &C
sire to do them any harm. From 10
r point of view the population and al
} government are too careless and ca
, lenient with criminals acting co
ainst the government, and country, 70
ich gave them shelter and unlimit- u
privileges. co
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