The sun., 1919-02-10
AUSTRIA SEETHES
WITH PETTY STRIFE
Warfare Of Local Character Is
Taking Place With the
JugOslavs.
By the Associated Press.


VIENNA, Feb. I (Delayed) Arriving |
having broken through various battle
fronts which were established by the !
different peoples while the Peace Con- !
ference was gathering in Paris, the |
American Press correspondent has
found the entire former Austrian En-
pire in an extremely unsettled condl- |
ton.
Except here and there at its old CEN
tire. there is even a certain amount OF
warfare being carried on between the
Austrians and the Jusoslavs. But this
is OF a purely local nature in German
villages In South Austria. which are
resisting occasional Juaoslav inroads.
1t is the settled policy Of Austria
to await the decision OF the Peace Con-
ference. according TO a statement made
by Minister OF Foreign Affairs Bauer.
All these disputes would have been
avoided had the Allies distributed a few
Sarrisons throughout the country to
prevent the various natlonalities from
grabbing territory.
The Rumanans are accused OF be-
| ing busy correcting what they define
as their natural frontiers. The ambi-
! tions of several Of the new nations are
! leading them TO advance into the rich
oil region south OF I.emberg. Il Is in
this direction that the forces OF Cen
Petlura. leader OF the Ukrain!an peasant
army. are retreating. having been de-
| feated by the local Bolsheviki.
Naval Omcer'. Energy.
The correspondent was among the first
persons 10 travel by train over the
battlefront between the disputing parties,
! The trip was taken over the first thirty
miles In company with a British naval
officer, Capt. Rawlings who had OBJ
tanned special train Later the trip
was continued with the Polish science
committee to the Peace Conference.
which might not have got through had
It not been for the energy OF Capt.
| Rawlings
When the roles concluded their arms
tice with the CzeChs the terms of which
| were drawn up in Paris January 81, it
was stated in Warsaw that the Czechs
were not keeping the compact. but were
continuing to advance and to Ill treat the
Polish population. AS Cart Rawlings
had official business in Vienna and the
only practical route lay through the
Czech lire from Ccacow he announced
that he would test the honesty Of the
arlnistce by requesting a special tram
from the Poles. He then proceeded to
Cracow, Trzebinia and Dziedice, AZ the
last named station he found two special
cars on which the Polish committee pro-
posed TO proceed to Paris. provided the
Czechs would permit them to do 50.
Capt rawlings had notified the
Czechs Of his intention to proceed over
the railway. which for a fortnight had
been blocked to the Otcr1urs station,
The orisnal fight began by the Czechs
/ taking possession OF the lire. thus cut
Ting OF the route Of the POLES To Vienna
The Deace committee consisted OF twenty
members and many stenographers - ne!
were shiveriug at the little station "het
Can't. Rawlingss special train arrived
At the station also were three weary
English soldiers, who had been waiting
ten days for the fight 10 end that theS
might proceed TO Vienna with Ga!ic'an
oil which they had bought from fo'es
Got Notice to Proceed.
FINALLY came notice that the committee
n,isht nroceed It was assumed ina,
t this notice was due to the presence VI
cant Rawlings. The committee tuI''
z bled into their two special cars am
= started accompanied by Capt Having
and the correspondent.
While crossing the Czech INES so'
= diery was 10 he seen ldh'lls
V hind trees, as If afraid that the tra'f
u.os tho ormored one which the Poe!
had been sending along tho line on pre-
. yious daye. At the first halt inside tn
C,zech lines the cars were visited by
I Czech officer He was amused when toi'
= that the ears belonged to the lnterna
= tional Car Company and that they MAJ
t heen stolen by the Germans In Belgium
v hut verc left behind in the Germal
= digit from Poland three months ago
l. on the arrival of the train at otter
: bury the Czechs sent officers to pre e.. N
v their compliments to the party. inc
o asked IL any Americans were aboard IN
Il train and IL they could be OF any serVic
10 them. They then granted the re
= ouest that the train be allowed to ru
= as a special to Vienna
l. Czech newspapers bought during tn
g trip blamed the Poles for the hoetilitie'