Lublin, Sept. 14.
The military. situation in Poland after thirteen days of fierce confit, reviewed! today, showed that the state Of altairs in the central region between to the gallant defenders, else-Where the Polish forces were seriously threatened, The northern and southern German corps were launching a bineer movement that aimed to envelop and destroy the central Polish Torees in and" to the south of the Warsaw war areas, The two jaws of the pincers were stated to be amping shut from the directions of the lower Bug in the north and the southern region between heavily fortified Praemsy! and the big city of, Lwow:
When the German High Command realized four days ago that motorized Units alone were incapable of dislodging the Polish forces in Warsaw, military experts declared, a change taelles was immediately decided and artillery and infantry necessary For 4 successful offensive on the were promptly ordered up. German motorized units then began entering the plain between the San fund Dniester Rivers, just north of the Carpathians in south Poland, and effected a crossing of the San to the north und south of Przemsyl, to the west of Laow. German troops also reached the upper part of the Dniessouth of Lwow and turned north north-east, a portion marching on Polish forces successfully defended Lwow, the military experts continued, Dut meanwhile other German forces Griving through east of Przemsy),-between that city and Lwow, marched Warsaw, Sept. 15.
Violent fighting took place on all Polish fronts yesterday as German and Polish forces contested every yard of ground, the Polish Headquarters announced in a communique at 11 o'clock last night.
German forces launched new ate tacks on the suburbs of Warsaw at Wola, but wore repulsed and several German armoured cars were capful while one tank was destroyed. The erfemy also suffered heavy casualties, German bombers raided Braga, in the suburbs, during the day and several houses went up in flames, the communique continued.
"German air forces were very active," it stated, "and bombed Dubno, Wlodzimierz and Radziwillow.—Our air forces successfully bombed a German motorized unit in the Rawa Ruska, Deblea and Krolewska distelets.: 'Two German planes were brought down in operations today. German troops crossed the Polish frontier (from East Prussia) in the Suwalki district, 'The enemy was reported near Blinlijstok and Bielsk, but 'Out troops were established on' the western border to Bialowieza forest. Fierce fighting is going on along the Kaluszyn-Lukow line and a German motorized unit and one, regiment of German. infantry were decimated.
Violent fighting is going on along the Skicrniewiez-Lowiez line. Our troops are at grips with the enemy where they crossed the Vistula River in the Opole district, "To the south, a German motorized unit reached Zamose, An attack by another motorized unit in the direction of Lwow was repulsed," the Headquar-tors' communique concluded.
The Polish official P.A-T. agency reported from Lwow that the town was shelled by.heavy artillery, today and that in an unsuccessful at-{ack on the city, the Germans left behind ten tanks. Several German warplanes were Polish "archie™ ftre—Havas. brought down bY!
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