The Washington times., 1921-05-06
POLISH REBEL
OEF|ES ALLIES
Korfanty Sets Up Dictatorship
In SiIesia Issues Ultima
tum, Says Report.

BERLIN, May 6.-The Polish
Commissioner in Upper Silesia,
Adelbert Korfanty, who was re-
called by Warsaw but refused to
obey, today proclaimed himself mil
itary and civil governor of Upper
Silesia.
Italian troops have suffered
heavy losses in battles with the
Polish insurgents in Upper Silesia.
POLES SEND ULTIMATUM.
The Silesian Poles are reported to
have sent an ultimatum to the allies
demanding:
Inter allied neutrality in Up
per Silesis:
That the martial law decree
be raised by the allies:
3-Dismissal of the plebiscite po-
lice chiefs;
4-Suppression of all German Ian
guage newspapers.
The ultimatum is said to threaten
campaign of sabotage in Upper
Silesia, IL there is further interfer-
ence by allied troops.
Seventy-five allied soldiers were
killed and $50 wounded in battles
with the Poles in Upper Silesia dur
ing the past twenty-four hours, ac-
cording TO information received here
today.
The Italians attempted last night to
make a sortie across the Oder river
toward Ratibor. but were driven back
by the Poles. All the Italian artillery
was captured by the Poles.
The Germans have decided not e
send any regular troops to Upper
Silesia, IL was officially announced.
WARFARE IN UPPER sILEsIA.
The Italian casualties. according TO
one report, were ninety-two killed and
wounded.
Regular warfare. with rifles. srtii-
lery, and trenches, employed by the
fighting forces. Is raging over some
parts OF Upper Silesia.
The Italian troops attacked by the
Poles were part of the international
police force organized under the
League OF Nations. and had been sent
into Upper Silesia to preserve order
pending the PRONUNCIATION OF the Al
lies decision regarding the future ma
tionslity OF that province.
The Poles are accused OF making a
planned attack. without waiting for
the Allied Supreme Councils decision
upon Upper Silesia. in which they imi-
ski, the Polish commander, who made
an Independent invasion of Lithuanis,
occupying the capital city, Wilma
The Italians are continuing their
operations. despite the preponderant
number OF armed Poles opposing
them.
"The honor OF the Italian flag de-
mands that we restore order" Gener-
al Martini. the Italian commander,
was quoted as saying.
ITALIANS HIT HARDEST.
According TO dispatches received by
the Lokal Anzeiger, many Polish reg
ulars crossed the border near Tarn-
owitz, where they were ftted out with
civilian clothing and arms, SO they
could join the Polish insurgents in
Upper Silesia.
The brunt of the fighting on the al.
lied side has fallen upon the Italian
troops. There have been clashes be-
tween the French and the Poles. but
IL is declared that as a result OF the
treaty of alliance between France ard
Poland, the French are not imposing
serious interference upon the Polish
rebels.
The French forces that held Lublin-
Iitz evacuated the town, which was
taken over by the Poles. The Polish
movement has rapidly spread north
ward, and today the Poles occupied
practically all of the territory east
of the Oder river. Rosenberg is among
the latest cities seized by the Poles.
The Poles threw two pontoon
bridges across the stream that forms
part of the Silesian frontier at Kem-
In n-Koslowagogra and transported
military hospital outfits over them
Later the Poles established two con
centrstion camps at Myslowitz and
IDzietxlowitz for German prisoners.