The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26

AAsC ANOIlHcIH I-OIlSH ARMY Is continue
ing to move up in the region between
Sierpo and Soldau near the East Prus-
sian border, and are marching on Choir
zellen, to the east of Mlawa, to cut
off the retreat of the remaining soviet
forces
In the, center the Poles have occupied
Ostrolenka and Staviski, as well as Kol-
no, and are marching>on Ossowiec. In
the south the Poles have retaken Pru-
bieszow and the sixtieth Bolshevik di-
vision around Lemberg Is retreating to
the southeast
On the central front the Poles have
carried out flanking movement to the
north and have occupied Knyszyn, 10
miles northwest of Bialystok, and Sta
wiski, 12 miles northeast of LomZa.
Occupation of these towns, with the
capture of Kolno, completes the work
Of forging airing around the fifteenth
Bolsheviki army. Other soviet forces
have reassembled at various places and
are making repeated attacks in their
attempts TO break the Polish Gordon.
Nine attacks were made in the region
of Kolno yesterday, but all are said to
have been repulsed with enormous
losses. Among the captives is the COM
mander of Bolsheviki division.
In the maneuver which resulted In
the occupation of Iomza, the Poles took
more than 1000 prisoners and nine can
non. There was street fighting in
Bialystok for more than "a hours be-
fore the Bolshevik were finally ousted
from the place. Reports received at
the war department state the fifty-fifth
Bolshevik division has been called from
Grodno to attempt to drive the Poles
out of Bialystok. In the neighborhood
of that city, more than 1000 prisoners
and IS guns were taken by the Poles.
PNlish successes in the neighborhood
of Temberg are also reported.
Soviet reserves are reported being
brought up on the southern front in
great numbers. According to informa-
tion in the hands of the Polish Gen
Haller, reserves some distance behind
the Bolshevist north front are being
! brought up.
Soviet troops also are reported to be
concentrating in great numbers along
the Beresina river where the recent
offensive against Warsaw was begun
and military observers here are specu-
lating as to the possibility they may
launch an attack against the central
Polish front. 1t is believed possible
the Bolshevki may make stand In
the event the Poles continue to their
pursuit of the retreating soviet armies
eastward from the Bug river, on the
south. and Grodno. on the north. :,
Reports received here continued to tell
of Polish forces closely pursuing the
retiring Polshevili IN various fronts.
The military authorities expressed the
/, belief today that. although crushed in
the north, the BoIsheviki plan TO renew
their offensive with Iemberg as the
objective. Regarding the northern so:
Wet forces to resume an organized
movement against the Poles for weeks
and perhaps for months.
Cen Haller said there were indica-
tons that armies of Russian working
men were being grouped at various
points for possible use against the
Poles and that these armies might be
thrown against the Poles at any time.
Gen. Haller said there also were indi-
cations that the soviet munition fac
tories, under German foremen, were
working night and day and that many
of the German munitions experts were
being employed.