The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15
Refuse to Allow American
Officers to Enter the
Lithuanian Districts
ARMIsTICE is BROKEN
Germans Still Shipping Supplies
From Lithuania into Russia
by the Wholesale

WARSAW, Feb. 15-The Germans
hgave another exhibition of high
handedness last Thursday by refusing
for second time the passage of Al
. lied officers in Lithuanian districts
held by them. This time the officers
were American, and, though acting
in behalf Of that very food commits
sion which elsewhere is provisioning
Germany, and though the object of
their journey was to discover the
needs of the population in the border
district around Grodno, they were
none the less stopped by German SEN
tries and prevented from continuing
their journey.
They were conducted before ju-
nior German officer in the village of
Baciuty, and Lieut.-Col. Grove, the
senior Of the two American officers,
insisted on his right Of passage and
explained anew the nature of his
mission.
The German officer telephoned to
Beilystock, and gave Lieut.-Colonel
Groves message.
An answer came from Captain Won
Schroeder, captain of the Hussar Regi-
ment in Beilystock, who, speaking in
behalf of the German command, de-
clared all he had to say was that the
American officers were to go back to
Poland, and when asked for his rea-
sons, he blarkly refused to give any
and broke off the conversation.
This is the second time allied mis-
sions have been treated with similar
insolence. If the Spa council does
MT rapidly punish the impertinence,
such impression as exists in these
parts that the Allies have won the
war will fade away.
Even if prestige is not considered
of any Importance, there is ample
reason for action, because of the
manner in which the Germans are
withdrawing large quantities of sup
plies into East Prussia from Lithu-
ania, thus evading the armistice. It
is undoubtedly in order that their
sleight-of- should remain .unre-
vealed that they have prevented the
American and British officers from
penetrating amongst them on two
occasions. ALI information is to the
effect that train after train is going
from Lithuania to east Prussia load
ed with goods and foodstuffs.
This same Hussar regiment-the
IL III
Head Hussars-which is at present at
Beilystock, and of which Won Schfo-
der is adjutant- that cavalry group
which, because of supineness of the
Entente, has been levying contribu-
tions on the countryside as it passes
out of Litkuania into Prussia and has
on several occasions threatened viii
lagos, even fair-sized towns, such as
Novrogrodek, being burned down, un-
less heavy ransoms of thousands of
marks are paid them by the inilabi-
tants. They give as a pretext that
the neighborhood.
BELFAST, Feb. 15-The British
troops took possession of the Gas
Works and Electric Power station
here today. The Mayor in proclaim
alton says that it is now assured that
military support will be given to
the authorities and asks for volun-
teers to carry on the municipal SER
vices.
PARIS, Feb. 15-President and
Mrs. Wilson arrived at the Invalides
station at nine o'clock last night en-
route for home in a pouring rain.
Their departure for Brest was with
out the demonstration which mark
ed their arrival in Paris last Decem-
ber, but there every evidence of Off
cial and popular cordiality.
PARIS, Feb. 15-The constitution
of the Society of Nations arouses lit
tie enthusiasm in French press. At
best it is damned by faint praise
says the Fibero. The future is OPEN
ed to better settlement but that nat
urally is vague and nebulous, says
the Echo de Paris, and adds, we are
forced to conclude that the rs arti-
cles bring US no security until they
are changed. w can sacrifice
nothing of our means of defence to
them.
BASEL, Feb. 15-GerTnan Foreign
Secretary Rantazau, discussing Ger
many's foreign policy in the National