The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-20

dispatch was based on a report received
by him from Posen.
PARIS, Aug. 2o.-The Temps announ-
ces today that the French government
has received advlees that Polish troops
have occupied Bleia, rs miles west OF
Brest- LItovsk.
Gen, 5udenny's soviet cavalry, how
ever, Is progressing in the direction Of
Lemberg, the sector from which the
Poles have been obliged to Withdraw
troops to reinforce the northern front,
The Temps says.
WARSAW, Aug. 20. 10y the Assoelat.
ed Press,)-The extreme right wing OF
the Polish army Is marching on Brest.
Lltovsk, on the Bug river, 100 miles
east OF Warsaw, according to an official
statement on the fighting issued shortly
before last midnight. The right wing
has captured SIedlce and 6leIsk, the
statement says.
The Polish left wing has taken Pull
tusk, about IS miles north Of Warsaw,
and Is continuing its progress In the
direction OF MlaWa. In the center the
Polish forces arc marching In the dlree.
tion Of ostralenka, az miles southwest
OF lomxa.
PARIS, Aug. 20. 10y the Associated
Press.)-The military successes OF the
Poles continued yesterday, according "a
q report to the foreign office today
from the military mission In Warsaw
under plans elaborated by the French
General, Weysand, and his staff OF
officers are either now In active com.
nand of forces that are freeing War.
saw from the Russian soviet menace OF
are aiding the Polish commanders.
II Is considered that French and
Polish cooperation In the commands
of the VaRinttw FnFraa haa hAH
satisfactory stage. J. J. Jusseranc
and Lord d'Abernon, respectively
heads Of the French and British mis-
sIons to Poland, have returned to War
saw from Posen for conference with
Ger. Weygand and the Polish staff.
| The situation at Danzla Is stIll caus,
| ing Worr but II Is expected to b,
cleared up when two French battle
strips, now on the way there, arFlv
fHfu OFFER sir Reginald r. Tower, tn
allied high commissioner az Danzis
sufficient forces to control the piers ami
permit unloading Of Polish munitions
Polish forces are advancing with un
| diminished speed along the line RUNNING
| north of Warsaw to Wlodawa, abou
| 10 miles southeast of Warsaw. Prin
cipal interest, however, attaches TO tn
| maneuvers of Gen. Pilsudskis forces
Massed reserves which he had concen
| trated Mt Ivangord, southeast OF tn
capital, have advanced so miles in thre,
| days and affected a junction with an
other army operating from Cholmu
| United, these armies were within 1
miles of the strongly fortified Brest
| Litovsk, 120 miles east of warsaw, n
noon Wednesday and have now prob
ably re-occupied that important cente
of communications, which the reds. lat
Wednesday night, we're reported to b.
| hurriedly evacuating.
The initial tactical aim Of this ma
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more than attained. as the left win
OF the Bolskevik army, based on Brest
| I.itovsk, has become separate, the rec
| center is being held before the forts o
Warsaw and on the right they are re
| ported in critical condition.
| According to the latest news tn
| Poles have almost reached their mex
objective-the course OF the middle Bui
below Brest- Litovsk. Once this Is at
| tanned, ii is believed the retreat OF tn
| Bolsheviki. concentrated in the Stedlic
region, will be cut off and they vii
be left with only one way to reur
beyond the Bug. This Is by way o
the Warsaw Bialystok high road.
North of the Narew river. the Polisl
left wing is continuing to advance ant
is now well UP in the fork between IN
Narew and Bug rivers. making a con
| verging attack on the Pultusk bridge
head In the center the Poles are rap
idlv driving the reds back on the uppe
Bug between Chiechanow and Dro
hicZyn
In the region Of Thorn. in the Dan
zig corridor northeast OF Warsaw
fresh troops have appeared on IN
| scene. They surrounded the red de
tachments which reached the Vistuli
river and removed all danger to com
munication between warsaw and Dan
zig by the Vistula and also cleared tn
railroad from Danzig to Soldau.