French Broad hustler., 1919-01-09
Poles Fighting the Germans on
the West and the Advancing
B0ISheViki on East.
CALL ON ALLIES FOR, help.
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Lenine's Forces Meet Disastrous De-
feat at Perm, but Capture Ufa-
President Wilson Visits Rome
Secretary Daniels Pro-
gram for the Greatest
Ry EDWARD w. PIckARp.
Navy.

| so far as fighting is concerned, the
absorbing news is coming from Poland
just now. The Poles, having enthusi-
.aastlcelly welcomed the head of their
HeW republic, Ignace Jan PaderewsEi,
the famous musician, are following his
lead against the Germans on the one
slqe and the Russian bolsheviki on the
other. They are determined to add to
their state the province of PoSen, Dan
zig and other parts of Prussia, and the
government at Berlin Is equally deter
mined that they shGn not lay hands on
1EeTman territory. The result is q
series of conflicts, with varying re-
suits. AS this Is written a report comes
that Polish army Of 10000 men is
marching on Berlin and that Gustav
HoSke, member OF the Ebert cabinet
In charge of military affairs, has or
aered the Fifth German division to adj
vance to meet the Poles.
The Poles entered Frankfort ON the
Oder. 80 miles east of Berlin, and also
Reuthen in Prussian Silesia, and
Scomherg, in the province Of Posen. In
the city OF Posen the Poles occupied
the fortress, disarming 10000 German
soldiers, and the fighting there has
been almost continuous. Many Jews
aaR said to have been slain.
Ihe German authorities admit the
Polish question is serious and that it
VIII be difficult to prevent the estab-
hshment OF free Poland. The Poles !
are masters Of most Of the towns and
have cut all means of communication. /
1t Is On their eastern borders that the
Poles are having the worst time. There |
they are contending not only against !
the bolSheEik armies In their sweep |
Through Lthuanfa, but also against
the Ukrainians, who are disputfng with !
the Poles the possession Of the south.
ern part Of Lithuania. General Pill.
sudtky commands q rather small army
or loyal Poles, and General HaIler.
who commanded the Poles in France,
has landed at Danzig with a body OF
troops but they are long way apart.
with hostile armies between them
There is considerable demand that the
allies extend quick and strong aid to
the Poles, since the establishment OF
Potand as buffer state not only wouIA
keep Germany from grabbing the Bal
dc provinces and eventually control
ling Russia. but also would deprive the
Germans Of most of the coal deposits
ON which they rely. The boIshevtst
menace and the Industrial disorder In
POLAND make it impossible for the
Poles TO await the settlement of their
problem by the peace congress, say
their leaders. Most of their factories
were destroyed by the Germans and
The thousands Of Poles now sent back
oY Germany are cIamoring for food
and employment and In some places
are taking the law into their own
bands and plundering their former en-
ployers.
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Lately the bolshevfkI have both LOST
aud won in eastern Russia. Their
mel loss was at Perm, In the Urals,
wnich was captured BY General Gaida
&c the head Of Czecho-Slovak ard SI.
ocr1an forces. The bolshevtk Third
aNFny ~ was virtually destroyed and Nix.
Olnf Lenine. the bo1shevfk premier.
"ho was directing operations from n
y NArTncred train. narrowly escaDed can /
e0re. Gaida completely surprised ths |
fossheT1h and captured $1,000 roen 4
A0O0 railway ears. 10 fe7d guns, II)nn II
guns and 1nuch other eonjr. ]
Len regiments ElrN aunIhYlatnd i
~ tthasR q tn 4 - ~ Il !.
4J 8xna f1ene. !.