The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
Musician, Doomed for President,
Takes Field Against
Germans.
HUNS BLAMED FOR RIOTING
Renewed Activity by Ruthenian and
Boishevist Forces at Lemberg Is
Reported In an Official Polish
Statement.

10000 Polish infantrymen, well sup
ported by artillery and cavalry, are
marching on Berlin, the Polish News
agency at Lausonne learns from Pc
sen. Polish cavalry have entered
Frankfort-on-the-O and Posen, the
report states. One dispatch says that
Ignace Paderewski, the famous pianist,
is leading his countrymen in street
fighting In Posen Polish infantry
have occupied the railway centers of
Gnesen, Beuthen and Browberg, cap
turing much railway stock and booty.
Amsterdam, Jan. 2.-Ignace Jan
Paderewski, famous musician, is lead
ing the Poles in the fighting against
the Germans at Posen, the Berliner
Tageblatt states. 1t was reported that
there was movement on foot to make
Paderewski president Of the Polish re-
public
German authorities in German Po-
land have declared Posen under mar
tial law, according to d report received
here from Posen.
German Soldiers Blamed.
German soldiers are blamed by Po-
lish leaders for the fatal rioting at
Posen, in statement setting forth the
Polish version of the trouble there.
1t is said that at p. m. Thursday
German soldiers recruited in Posen,
angered at the reception given Pad
erewski by the Poles, formed a coun-
ter-parnde shouting, "Posen is a Ger
man town." They began, it is
charged, to tear down allied flags
and to sing die Wacht Am Rhein"
and Deutschland U4ber Allies"
The Poles resented this, and the
street fighting ensued. Herr Dor
fanti, a Polish member of the Ger
man reichstag, addressed the Poles
In the city hall square and induced
many Of them to go to their homes.
A short time later German soldiers.
headed by an officer, appeared with
machine guns and fired into the
crowds remaining in the square. For
ty-seyen persons were killed, the
statement says.
Renewed activity by Ruthenian and
bOlshevist forces at Lemberg is re-
ported in an official statement is
sued by the Polish army headquarters
here
Berlin Reports Pogrems.
Copenhagen. Jan. 2.-Pogroms oc-
Cured in Posen on Sunday, according
to Berlin dispatch received here.
Youths raided Jewish houses, killed
80 persons and wounded, many, it is
is reported to have been destroyed.
The Berlin Tageblatt says that dur
ing the fighting at Posen on Saturday,
Jews fired upon Poles from the syna-
gogue, whereupon the Poles directed
artillery fire at the edif1ce, which was
filled with worshipers.
Berlin newspapers print long stories
detailing Incidents of the fighting in
Posen and allege, among other things,
that Germans were attacked and
robbed In the streets and that their
homes and shops were plundred.
Reds Enter Riga.
London, Jan. 2.-BolsheIik. troops
have entered riga. anu WliHd dluco
by Germans, the Daily Express learns
from it's Geneva correspondent. The
news is corroborated by Stockholm
dispatches quoting Swedish news re
ports.
The Russian fleet will attempt to
Ieay> Kronstadt to meet the British In
the Baltic.
Two battleships and some cruisers
ananned by Esthonians and Lithuani
ans, tried to put out to sea recently
but were fired upon from the Finnish
coast and subsequently returned tG
KronStadt.
Swiss Send Protest.
Berne, Jan. 2.-The Swiss govern
ment has telegraphed strong protest
TO the Soviet government of Russia
relative to the latter's action In pre-
venting the departure of the Swiss le
CATION and staff from Russia. Switz
erland declares she will hold RussiG
responsible for all delays, and demands
an immediate answer.