Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1920 — WOMEN GO TO FRONT [ARTICLE]

WOMEN GO TO FRONT

THOUSAND POLISH GIRLS ON BATTLE LINE. American Y. W. C. A. Aide Amaxons on Eight-Mile Front Before Vilna, Warsaw Reports. Wapsaw, July 16.—Women soldiers have taken up positions for the defense of Vilna. They have been assigned to an eight-mile front. All are equipped with American boots and are being fed partly by the American Y. W. C. A. They are under the command of Mme. Goercz, who fought with General Pilsudski against the Russians and who operated last year with the women during the siege of Lemberg. Commander Goercz, who Is twentysix, contends that women can hold their own alongside men, even In the front line. She has about 1,000 women under her command. Many are of the factory type, eager for excitement and adventure. She is In charge of her own transport system and rolling kitchens and fighting equipment except artillery. Additional detachments of women are being formed. As soon as their numbers justify it Mme. Goersz will be placed In command of Poland’s army of women. ' The Poles have reoccupied Dubno In Volhynia after hard fighting and the retreating bolshevlkl are being bombed by Polish airplanes, says an official communication. The Polish armies are holding the Une at Zbrscs and Stkr to protect access to Lemberg and Brest-Litovsk, the communication adds.