New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-21
Upper Silesian
Border District
Seized by Poles
1000 Troops Take Many
Towns i'm Kattowitz Area.
Where City Is Reported
Occupied by the French
Civilians in Battle
Losses i'm Killed and Wound
ed Heavy as Labor De-.
nlands Soldiers Withdraw

BEUTHEN, Prussia, Aug. 2O.-Polish
troops are occupying the entire border
district of Upper Silesia, Bouquet
schuetz, Nikischschacht, Laurahutte
and all the towns east of Kattowtz
are in their possession.
A serious clash occurred during last
night in Laurahutte between security
police and civilians and the Poles. The
security police suffered loss of twelve
men dead and many wounded. The
Poles already have arrived in the i'm
mediate vicinity of Kattowitz. At 4
o'clock this morning they FLASHED with
the security police. The police were
heavily outnumbered and were forced
to withdraw
May Shut Down Mines
Among the Polish prisoners taken
were some of General Hallers soldiers.
1t is believed the Poles intend to shut
down the mines
LONDON, Aug. 20.-The Poles have
occupied the border territory of Upper
Silesia, 1000 troops having seized
many villages in the Kattowitz dis
trict. according to Berlin dispatches
to the Central News quoting advices
from Beuthen
There was heavy fighting between the
citizen guard and the Poles north of
Boguetscheutz and many were killed
or wounded. All the houses and shops
in Laurahette were plundered, the
advices say.
BERLIN, Aug. 2O-General Gattey,
OF the French army sent to Kattowitz
by General Lerond, head of the Inter
Allied Commission in Upper Silesia,
has ordered the state of siege pro
claimed in Kattowitz maintained with
the utmost severity, says a message
to the Vossische Zeitung from Kat
tOWitZ.
Patience Reaches Limit
Addressing the leading authorities
in the city, including the project of
police, the chief of the security police
and trade union leaders, General Cat
tey, after approaching them for failure
to observe the undertakings of their
representatives, is quoted as having
deolared:
"Our patience has reached its limit;
we will make no further concessions
Before | take the severe measure of
martial law l deem it necessary to
WARN you Ol tNe consequences winch
may be entailed for your families and
your state. Your lying press vituper-
ates US, but we are here solely to main
tain order and will do so despite all
opposition.
II trust you will help me, but must
point out that if the disorders recur
will take you as hostages. Whoever is
in the streets after 2. NJ risks his
life"
Advices from Kattowitz, Upper Sile-
STA, late this afternoon said that strong
contingents of French troops were &C.
cupying the principal streets of the city
and that cavalry patrols and armored
automobiles were dispensing pedestri-
ans wherever these threatened to con-
gregate.
1t was feared, according to the adj
vices, that more clashes were immi-
nent between the German and Polish
elements. The labor leaders of Kat
towitz were reported to have de-
manded peremptorily that the French
troops of occupation be withdrawn and
replaced by Italian contingents, de-
claring this to be the only available
method of pacifying the populace and
preventing further outbreaks.
A Bresau dispatch reports that
Polish troops have crossed the Silesian
frontier and arrived before Katto-
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