Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-24
FORTY HOUR
TRUCE BETWEEN
GERMANS AND POLES
Fighting Held Up Fsr ing
Negotiations.
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Paris. May ga 4S-hour tgdee
has been arranged between the Ger
man volunteers and the Poles. it
was stated here today by the Ger
man amba 7eador.
NO Occupation.
Paris, May 24.-France will not
occupy the German Ruhr district
Formal announcement to this effect
was made in the chamber of depu-
ties this afternoon by Premier
BRAND
IF France occupied the Ruhr
alone the occupation would not only
provide assurance of indemnity but
would be equivalent to abandoning
the treaty of Versailles" said the
premier. Occupation of the Ruhr
is not considered necessary, par
ticularly since the Silesia issue, is
one of secondary importance The
new German government is showing
the greatest willingness to fulfill
all its agreements.
Fines Threatened.
8 Berlin, May PA proclamation
was issued today threatening q fine
Of 100000 marks and imprisonmen
upon any one forming a military Oh
ganization in Germany. The proc
! lamation was signed by President
\ Ebert. Chancellor Wirth and Minis
/ ter Of Interior Grad err.
Git is assumed + the German
proclamation was iss In connec-
ton with the Berlin arnment's
IN q
teers from engaging il .-..litary ac-
tivlties against the POI in Silesia.
The government had already prom
ised France to prevent Germans
from going into Silesia to fight the
Poles by closing the German-Silesio
frontier)
international Flare-Up.
Paris, May 24.-There was an in
ternational flare-up here today, ac-
companied by a threat from France
to occupy the Ruhr unless Germany
/ withdrew the German volunteers
from Silesia, but late this afternoon
IT appeared to have subsidized. Pre-
mier BRAND notified the German
ambassador that France would at
once send troops into the Ruhr I'M
. less Germany takes energetic and
immediate action to stop the mill
. tary measures of the German volun
teers against the Poles in Upper 81
lesia.
Germany was given until tomor-
row night to reply. In the mean
time, however, a German note had
been received stating that Germany
had forbidden the enlistment of any
more volunteers for service against
the Poles and was closing the Ger
man-Silesian frontier. The German
ambassador in addition gave per
sonal assurance that the Berlin gov
eminent VS. doing everything pos.
sible to meet the French demand.
Just before the chamber of depu.
ties met this afternoon Premier
BRAND told group of deputies that
he WAS satisfied with the German
ambassadors statement and he was
convinced that the German govern.
ment was acting in good faith. In
der these circumstances, the premier
added, there was no need for the
military occupation of the Ruhr by
French troops at this time.
Poles Driven Back
London, MAY 2f-Three hundred
Polish insurgents in Upper Silesia
attempted to cross the German
frontier but were driven back leay-
ing % dead behind, said an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from
Karlsbed today The wires leading
into Rosenberg. Upper Silesia. have
been cut. German volunteers are
believed to hold the town.
Severe Losses.
Berlin, May 2t--Heavy losses
have been inflicted upon the Polish
insurgents by German volunteers in
fighting near Annabere. in Upper ST.
lesia, according to news from Krap-
pitt today. The Poles counter.at-
tackled, but were repulsed. The Ger
man volunteers. who were led by
British and German army officers
in the Annaberg sector, are report
ed to have stopped their advance,
taking up positions on the line of
Rosenberg, Annaberg and lie.
schnitz. The German volunteers
hold positions all along the right
bank of the Oder river while their
officers await further orders.
Five field guns and six machine
guns were captured from the Poles
by the H@varian f,ee corps when
Hill No. 10, Ge.r Annaberg, was
carried in storm attack.
Communists in pper Silesia are
fighting against the German volun-
teers and are attempting to under
mine the morale Of the Germans, it
was declared in advices Fifty com
munists from Berlin we're captured
by the German volunteers in the
fighting.