The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-06
CATCH POLE REBEL
KOrfanty and Staff in Entente
Hands, Says Report.
PIebiscite Troops Forced to
Evacuate City Under Fire.
REBELS ARE IN POWER
Insurgents Now Hold Half of
Eastern SiIesia.
Berlin Decides to Offer Military
Aid to Allies.

Warsaw. May 6.-Unconfirmed re-
ports from Sosnowice early today say
that Adalbert Korfanty, former Polish
plebiscite commissioner in Upper
Silesia, who has proclaimed himself
leader of the Polish insurgents in that
territory. has been arrested by the
inter-allied plebiscite commission. to-
gether with his entire staff
Would Help Entente.
Berlin. May Germany offered
her military forces to the entente for
service in Upper Silesia after the cab
met decided not to send an expedition
there on its own responsibility.
According to reports here, the Po-
lish invaders, numbering 10000 well
armed men, have assured possession
of a twenty mile strip along the south
ern and eastern boundaries of Upper
Silesia. They killed seventy-five en-
tente troops and wounded $50 in the
fighting up to Thursday night.
The invaders surrounded Kattowitz
in the southeastern section and cap
tured Rosenberg, far to the north.
Allied Forces Too Small
Allied Representatives reported they
had no chance of withStanding the
attack with their small forces. Re-
ports here that the Poles had attacked
noncombatants and were requisition-
ing supplies from the occupied terri
tory, aroused the Germans to fight
ing temper
Militarists and Pan-Germans ap-
peared before the cabinet to urge that
the reichswehr be sent into SiIesia i'm
mediately. The cabinet after a full
day of debate decided against that
measure but agreed to offer the serv-
ice of its troops to the entente.
Two reasons were given for that
decision. The first was that independ-
ent action might be taken by the al
lies as warlike act. The second was
that removal of the troops from Ger
many might encourage the radicals
to some outburst.
German troops were impressed into
service by the small French detach-
ment in Upper Silesia, according to
advices generally credited here.
The disputed territory was thorely
disorganized with railway and teie-
graph service disrupted and business
at standstill.
Allied Soldiers Killed.
Oppeln. Silesia. May 6.-Two hun
dred Italian soldiers, commanded by
Colonel Bond of the British army,
evacuated Gross Strehlitz, a little over
twenty miles southeast of this city, last
night.
At that time the. town was under
artillery fire from Polish insurgents.
In making his report to the allied
commission here Colonel Bond urged
the necessity of sending reinforce
ments, laying emphasis on the need of
machine guns and ammunition.
Poles Are in Power.
The French officials here declared
they were unable to furnish more
soldiers, saying they were short of men
everywhere in the plebiscite zone.
The Poles are reported to be in pos
session of the entire eastern section
far
which the commission heard they oc-
| cupied yesterday without opposition,
| fighting is still going on at Rybank in
| Southern Silesia.
Organization of civilian police to
| the number of 5000 to reinforce en-
tente troops is contemplated. These
! police would be Upper Sllesia Ger
( mans, it is indicatedN
When a copy of the proclamation
/ issued by Adalbert Korfanty, in which
! he declared himself governor of Upper
| SiIesia reached the interallied COM
mission here, a French official said:
'Korfanty is now rebel, ano
| should we apprehend him, he will be
| treated as such.'
Korfanty Takes Charge.
The proclamation demanded obedi-
ence to Nowine Dolliwa, named as
chief of the insurgents, and Korfanty
on pain of death It also threatened
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sentence. French authorities here &C
/ cepted Korfanty's action without sur
prise, saying it would make little diff
ferences with the eventual outcome.
with insufficient forces" said one
official, 1--WE are doing everything pos
sible to put an end to this movement
and We hope to have the situation il
hand in two or three days. Had the
Germans rot behaved so well condi.
tions would have been more serious.
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