BOLSHEVIKS ROUTED

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 August 1920, Page 5

BOLSHEVIKS ROUTED

FLIGHT INTO GERMANY. BRILLIANT POLISH SUCCESS. A RAPID ADVANCE. [Australian and N.Z. Cable Association!, Received this day at 8.15 a.m. LONDON, August 25. The Polish staff reports claim that the whole of the Red Northern Army lias now 7 been accounted for. The only Red military forces left are those that are in Yolhynia, and in Galicia and Budeny’s cavalry. The “Logai Anzieger” war correspondent says that Red regiments are still crossing the German frontier with full war material. Russian ordnance of every kind is being heaped up wdthin the German frontier in indescribable quantities. ALLIES URGE RESTRAINT. Received this day at 10.50 a.m. VANCOUVER, August 27. Britain, France, Italy and America have sent a message to Poland, advising restraint regarding Russia. America urges Poland to stop unnecessary bloodshed, adhere to the boundaries as fixed by the Treaty of Versailles, and accept reasonable terms.

AN AMAZING SCENE. BERLIN, August 26. A German correspondent at Willenborg telegraphs that it is an amazing scenc f to watch the unending stream of Russians, afoot or on horseback, with guns, baggage, Avagons, goods and chattels, and sometimes even Avives and children, pouring through Willcnberg day and night. Fighting b y the frontier is proceeding under the eyes of thousands of German spectators occupying a position on the flanks of the combatants. (Received this day at 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, August 26. While some Continental correspondents are featuring the possibilities of the formation and equipping of a fresh Bolshevik army for a neAv offensive against Warsaw, it is clear that neither British nor French military experts entertain such an eventuality. It must be remembered that the Polish captures consist of 70,000 troops and a further 60,000 have been disarmed in German territory, while Avar material (including 500 guns of these foi’ces already captured) is falling into Polish hands daily.

An official military review declares that the Polish, counter-offensive on the Reds is completely successful, and the Red armies are retreating in a disorderly condition ‘ from tlie Prussian frontier to the Upper Bug.

The Polish North-west Army reached the lino Mlawa-Przasnysz-Ostrol-enka-Lomza, completely cutting off the Bolshevist Fourth Army between Warsaw and Thorn. Three divisions of this army surrendered with divisional staffs also; also the Fourth Army’s staff, while two divisions and the cavalry corys are now surrounded eastward of the Vistula.

Further Polish troops have arrived at Strasburg and Soldau, finally closing the last loophole of escape for the Red right wing.

The main Polish blow under Pilsudski’s personal direction, operating northward between Ivangorod and Cholm, was a complete surprise. The Poles advanced 25 miles on a front of 125 miles in four days, while since August 20th their advance has been

even more rapid, making the total depth of the advance over 120 miles in eight days. Southward a Bolshevik attack upon Lemberg was frustrated, counter-attacks compelling the enemy to retreat northwards.

The Soviet army in ethnographical Poland comprised 21 divisions, of which six have been entirely destroyed and eight have lost £0 per cent of their strength, and the remaining seven have suffered heavily and are rapidly disintegrating. A DEMAND WITHDRAWN. [Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.! (Received this day at 10.50 a.m.) LONDON, August 26. In compliance with the Anglo- Ital ian ultimatum, the Bolsheviks have agreed to withdraw the demand for a Polish workmen’s militia.

‘•TURNED DOWN.” (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, August 26. A Moscow wireless states that Dumb sky, the chairman of the Polish delegation, at the third session of the Peace negotiations, announced that the basis of the Soviet proposals generally was unacceptable. BOLSHEVIK ATTACK. (Australian and N.Z Cable Associatin'..LONDON, August 26. A wireless message from Moscow sta tes that the Bolsheviks launched a counter attack towards Brest Litvcsk. QUESTION OF TACTICS. LONDON, August 26. The ‘‘Daily Chronicle’s” W’arsaw correspondent says that Weygnnd is leaving Warsaw and returning to Paris. It. i.> rumoured that this is a protest against the non-execution of his plans, particularly in the North, where four Polish armies facing west are hemming in 6000 Russians against the German frontier, instead of continuing the attack upon the retreating Russians.

OSTROLENKA CAPTURED. Received this day at 11.45 a.m. WARSAW, August 26. After hard fighting- the Poles captured the fortress of Ostrolenka, and forced a passage of the Narev River. The Bolsheviks were surrounded near Mlava, and after , a desperate struggle to break through, a portion succeeded in escaping eastward. The Bolshevists in Eastern Galicia arc, retreating on the whole front to avoid a threatening flank attack from the north. The French General Lane ran commands the Southern Polish front. COPENHAGEN, August 24. Lithuanian advanced guards entered Vilna, which the Bolsheviks almost ontirev evacuated after plundering the city. It is reported that, Polish advance troops

FOCH’S OPINION. PARIS, August 26. Marshal Foch, questioned as to the operations in Poland, said that everything was going very well. The Bolsheviks were breaking up and sensational developments mav be expected. i * PEACE PROSPECTS. LONDON, August 26. The Council of Action, after consultation with Kameneff and Krassin, announce that the Russian Government’s withdrawal regarding the civic militia removes all difficulties in the way of a Russo-Polish peace. The Council urges the British Government to publish the full terms whereon they will make peace with Russia. RUSSIAN INTRIGUES. LONDON, August 26. The Daily Chronicle protests against intrigues between the Council of Action and Russian delegates, as the Russians gave an undertaking to confine themselves to dealing with the British Government. TRANSPORT OF MUNITIONS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.! LONDON, August 26. The port of Dantzig has been re-opened f.v the transport of munitions to Poland. FRENCH UNIONISTS. / NO BOLSHEVISTIC INTERFERENCE.

PARIS, August 25. French unionists have pronounced flatly against Bolshevism. 51. Tuinonlea, the railwayman's leader, said that if they attempted to establish Bolshevism in France, tire dictators, no matter how popular at the outset, would be publicly beheaded within a- week. 51. Johbaux (Secretary of the General Labour Conterfere and impose any profession of faith federation) said the Confederation would allow neither Lenin nor anyone eke to inon French unionism, which would remain an economic instrument. The worker would not become a prey to any dissolvent political movement. SOVIET’S REPLY TO ALLIES. NO ULTIMATUM TO POLAND. LONDON, August 26. The Soviet has sent a reply' to Britain and Italy. It is a long document. It is described as of propaganda character. It describes the Lloyd George-Giolitti Lucerne Note to Russia as a piece of propaganda directed against Bolshevist institutions. It was an act of interference with Russian affairs. It was such as to justify corresponding Soviet action. The reply describes the Russian proposal for a civil militia for Poland as a concession inasmuch as it would be a supplementary armed force to the Polish ai my of 50,000. Russia declares that the attitude of the British Government is dictated by the view that the workers must by nature be animated with a doctrine of Bolshevism. The reply continues; “Although our interpretation of this point in our peace terms is thoroughly justified, we nevertheless are willing to remove this —the only—point of divergence, in order to establish a full understanding.

Regarding the terms of peace with Poland, the reply declares that the Soviet never considered the Russian terjns as an ultimatum, and has always been willingto discuss terms with. Poland, wherewith the Soviet is alone treating for peace. Therefore any understanding which may be given in this connection will be given to Poland alone. In view of Russia’s earnest desire to attain important results for the world’s welfare, and for peace, arising from peace with Britain, the Soviet is willing to inform the British Government that the Russian Government has resolved to make a concession on this point and does not insist on 'the clause referring to the arming of a workers’ civil militia in Poland, thus securing .a full agreement with Britain. The remainder of the reply is a defence of the Soviet against the charge of its being an oligarchy. The reply declares that “all the States which have a form of government different from the Soviet arc the true oligarchies.’’ FIGHTING IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

DELHI, August 25. Advices from Teheran state that Persian Cossacks have been fighting for the last two days on the road between flesh t and Enzcla. They have arrived at the outskirts of Euzela. The enemy were heavily reinforced and are making a stubborn resistance.