The Mena weekly star., 1919-01-02

Warsaw, Dec. % (delayed) "A
Polish official report concerning the
riot in Posen on the arrival Of Ignace
Jan Paderewski, who is on his way
here, says the trouble began when All
lied and American flags were hoisted
over the city hall
The Germans demanded that the
ilags be hauled down The Poles re-
fused TO acquiesce, whereupon the
Germans brought up machine guns
and began firing in the streets, driv-
ing back the crowds and dispensing
the Polish troops.
Germans Took Flags Down.
Finally the German officials took
down the flags. Meanwhile the Poles
reassembled and began to return the
German fire. The fighting continued
from o'clock in the afternoon to z
o'clock
The Germans provoked another in
cident by trying to prevent Paderew-
ski from going about the streets
AHGN NdlAtu Otl IHG DIilfAH A4OlOIIEt
Wade and told him that if Paderew-
ski was permitted to go about, It
would be the cause of trouble between
the Polish and German populations
Colonel Wade made no answer. lie
merely turned his back ON the Ger
mans and got into a motor car with
Paderewski.
The arrival of Paderewski and the
British and American officers has ere
ated much enthusiasm here. The hope
is expressed that their arrival will
stamp out Bolshevism and prevent
anticipated trouble in Warsaw.
Was Fired on, One Report.
London, Dec. 29.-Firing by Ger
man officers on an Allied motor car
carrying an American flag was the
cause of street fighting in Poser last
Friday, says a dispatch to the Elk
change Telegraph from Copenhagen.
The Germans were defeated III the
fighting. About 1873 persons, inelud-
ingsa number Of women and children,
were killed during the rioting.
Flew the Stars and Stripes.
The dispatch says
There was severe fighting b tween
the Poles and Germans in Posen FRI
day, which resulted IN thirty-eight
women and children and about one
hundred Germans and Polanders be-
ing killed. The affray originated as
result of a German officer firing on
an Allied motor ear which was pro-
ceeding to Warsaw. carrying an
American flag.
''The Germ MS insuIted the flag and
the Polish guard was called out. The
fighting lasted several hours and the
Germans we're defeated.
"A delegation from the British mis-
sion to Posen protested to the Ger
man commander in the town, General
Schimmelfeng, but the German officer
declared that he had no control over
the soldiers"
Hun Ministers Out.
Berlin, Dec. 90 Foreign Minister
Haase, Minister of Social Policy
Dittmann retired from the cabinet at
midnight last night after the central
council had decided against the lnde-
pendents on majority of the ques-
tions the Independents had submitted
for consideration Premier Ebert,
Finance Minister Scheidemann and
Minister Of Publicity Landsberg are
now in charge of the revolutionary
government
The cabinet and the council of sol
diers and workers sat in conference
thrucut all of yesterday afternoon in
what was a cross-examination by the
council of the cabinet on the cabinets
recent administration. Afterwards the
council went into executive session
and sat until late at night.
Socialists TO Form New Regime.
The impression now is that the ma
jority Socialists will form new gov
ernment, with the assistance of the
Liberal bourgeoise.
Herr Barth told the Associated
Press that his faction does not APP
prove of the tactics of the Spartacus
Socialists, or violence in any form
He permitted the inference fhat Hugo
Haase's party does not AZ present
contemplate counter revolution.
Herr Barth concluded with the state
ment that the general economic and
food situation would chiefly deter
mine the future course of events.
Basic, Dec. 29.--The Cologne Ga
zette says arms were distributed to-
day at Bremen to the followers Of the