The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-01
INVASION OF
GERMANY IS
THREATENED
BY RUSSIANS
Bolshevists and Poles Menace
Frontiers of Country-S Sit
uation Called Critical in
Berlin
MEET FRIDAY
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
BERLIN, Thursday, Jan. 30.-Ger-
many's eastern frontiers are most
gravely threatened by the Bolshevists
and Poles, according to the TagebIatt.
which gives the following report Of
the situation:
Strong Bolshevist armies stand be-
fore the borders of Eastern Prussia,
an irruption of Poles threatens west
Prussia and that portion of West Po-
sen which is still in German hands is
subject to a renewed Polish menace,
which means that the province of
Brandenburg is also in danger. Rus
sian soviet troops occupy line from
Lbau to Kovno. The fortress of Koy-
no is not yet in their hands, but the
Dolshevists stand directly in front Of
it and have ct their disposal numer-
Gus divisions which are held together
and led forward by iron discipline
The soldiers councils no longer play
the role in the Bolshevist army that
they did at the beginning of the revo-
luticn. Military authority, on the 9th
er hand, is vested with the troops.
S'tuat'on Sr'e'cai'
"The German Iron division, which
now, as a result of losses, has melted
;nto tho sron hr;o.do, n,rh.r;n.
some nundreos OF men, Is also tnere.
It would unquestionably be possible
to offer resistance to the Bolsheyists
h.o,a ~. ret pu,..,.. h,,a :,
the Germans were ieo Dy a single de-
however: despite recent decrees OF tne
~ - tho so,diarc: councils Who M bava not
been able to decide on a united and
purposeful action against the Russians
Dut on tne contrary sun DeheVe tney
can stop the enemys advance toward
our oordess oy nesotia.ions.
Speeoy Hssaae = s.1a pie vof-
unseer eofps Iesuy 70 oppose tne rus
sians Will ariHs, II required Is aOsO-
iuteiy necessary. Ire same can De
SAID OF the sltuauon IN west Prussia.
numerous ciuzens guards wnlcn
nave Deen organized tnere are not IN
position to check the threatening ad-
vance OF the Poles. Some thousands
OF volunteers are needed there.
1t must be emphasized that the en-
gagement at Klumsee, in which the
Poles were beaten recently, was not
accidental, local conflict. but formed
the beginning OF a carefully planned
advance OF the Poles into West Prus-
sfa. The situation In West Posen is
still critical. Bentschen and Meser-
1tz, southwest and west OF Posen, are
threatened and with them Branden-
burg's frontier is menaced."
TO cONFlscATE ESTATES
coprNrIAcrN rr;a. .,
Dill Will De introduced In the GERMAN
national assembly, providing for the
conffscatfon of n tenth mart of the
largest estates and entire estates
bought nv war profiteers. or estates
which have changed hands several
times in the mast twenty wears. ac.
tion ia taken 40 that returning SOL
diers NAV ACQUIRE land holdings.
Since Thursday no one has been al.
lowed to enter the CITY of Wiemar
without permission. saws a Zurich dis.
patch. which says that after Monday
no one will be allowed to enter with.
ont special PASS. The opening Of the
session of the German Constituent az.
semblv is fixed for O'Clock next
/! Thursday. On Friday the president
of the assembly will be elected, after
which the assembly will adjourn to
o;vo the Committees time tn discusa
the nronosed constitution of the Ger.
man rennblic
A. the conference between the H.
nanco m;niatera ~ the various inde.
nandent states Of Germany which
was Concluded Yesterday at Weimar
thero was A. &c renorted a unanimous
conviction that the urgent needs Of
Germanv must be met to a certain ex.
| tent by the independent states. For
This nurpose it was held that they
must have all the financial liberty
that is necessary to carry out their
task according TO a dispatch from Ber.
lin
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