Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-31
'ERMANY GIVEN ONE
MONTH TO D|SBAND
CERTAIN FORCES
BRAND Will Not Discuss SiIeS-
ian Question.

10y international News ServIee)
London, May 31.-Germany was
today given one month in which to
disband the irregular forces that
have been fighting the Polish in
surgents in Silesia. Great Britain
dispatched a note couched in en-
phatic terms. notifying the Berlin
government that the irregular for
ces must be demobilized.
Proposal Rejected
Paris. May 31,-Premier Lloyd
Georges proposal for an immediate
meeting with Premier BRAND to
discuss the Silesian issue was re-
jected by the latter today and it
now appears that a fortnight will
elapse before formal inter-allied dis
cussions are opened. In the mean
time, experts will meet in Slesia
instead of Paris, so that they can
gather first hand information on the
ground Of the POlish-German dis
pute.
Premier Lloyd George had sug.
gested that he meet Premier BRAND
at Boulougne tomorrow or Thursday
to take up the Silesian matter.
The French premier did not look
with favor upon a conference at
this time, believing that the ex.
perts should have an opportunity to
study the situation and make a de.
tailed report upon which the prem
iers and the supreme council could
work.
The British premier had suggest.
ed that if France was unwilling to
open the discussions until the ex.
perts could make a report, the ex.
perts should then be sent to Silesis
at once.
Poles Driven Back
Berlin, May 31-Polish insurg.
ents attempted to cross the Oder
river near Rybnik Silesia, but were
defeated by German volunteers said
An 0ppelen dispatch to the Ueue
Berliner Zeitung today The Poles
pave evacuated the following towns.
all of which We're subsequently oc.
cupied by Germans: Walsen> Wach-
ow, Leschna, Zambowitz, Borrow
tan, Slawa and Kalnowitz.
a great ovation was given by the
residents of Gleiwitz to the Italian
and British troops who entered the
city. Officers were carried on the
shoulders of enthusiastic town men
and garlauds of flowers were hung
about the necks Of the soldiers. \
similar demonstration OF friendli-
ness was given TO the British sol
diers Of the Black Watch regimen.
that entered Oppeln. Women and
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flowers and men waved their hats
and cheered.
Question Settled
London. May 31-The trouble
some question of disarmament in
Bavaria has at last been sati3factor-
ly settled. said Central News
Dispatch from Berlin today. A list
Of the Bavarian organizations which
will be disbanded at once under the
terms of the allied ultimatum OF
May 6, will be handed to General
Nollet at once. the dispatch added
General Nollet is head of the disar-
mament commission in Berlin.
First Payment
Berlin. May 31.-Germany has
raid her first billion gold marks to
the allies and today the cabinet
gave final consideration to the new
financial and industrial program
which Chancellor Wirth will an
nounce in the reiehstag tomorrow.
Taxes of unprecedented size will be
imposed upon the Germans and &C.
pecially upon the landholders. The
tlunkers," the big Prussian agricul
turists. who were leaders of the mil
itaristic party before the war, will
pc especially hard HIT Germany has
brief breathing spell now, having
completed the payment of the first
installment OF her war indemnity
Aid For Miners
Berlin, May 31.-The German fed
grafton OF miners has voted 2,500.-
900 marks for the assistance OF the
striking coal miners in Great Brit
ian, said a dienateh todav.