Evening star., 1921-05-11
POLISH OFFENSIVE
IN S|LES|A HATED
BY ALLIES TRUCE
Korfanty Agrees to Keep In
dustriaI Are2i for the Pres
ent anil End Fight.
FRENCH TROOPS ENGAGE
INSURGENTS IN BATTLE
Wounded Soldiers Brought to Op-
peln-500 Poles Reported Kill
ed in Another Encounter.
by Vie Associated Press

BY Vie Associa ted Press.
VONDON, May lit is reported
that negotiations between the inter-
allied commission in upper Silesia and
yAdelbert korfanty. leader OF the
Polish insurgents in that area. re-
suited last evening in the suspension
of hostilities, says a dispatch to the
central news from Warsaw today.
1t was agreed, according to this
report that the insurgents would oc-
cupy a line of demarcation agreed
upon and remain In the stipulated
positions pending final settlement OF
the upper Silesian question. which is
still pending in allied councils. where
it rested following the taking of the
recent plebiscite in this area in dis
pute between Poland and Germany
The Industrial territory. which has
been largely overrun by the Poles
therefore. would remain under Polish
occupancy.
French Engage Poles.
OPPELN. Silesia. May 11.-French
troops engaged in an artillery duel
with insurgent Poles near Groscho-
witt, about six miles south of this
city, yesterday. The Poles replied TO
the French fire with several small
field pieces. A number of slightly
wounded French soldiers have been
brought here. and other wounded
Frenchmen have been brought in by
motor lorries from other towns IN
this disturbed area.
1t is rumored that a German officer
who formerly held a high position in
operations in Silesia. and .interallied
officials here fear there will be seri-
Gus developments in the next few
days unless the Poles indicate their
intention to begin a withdrawal. In
this city there has been arriving a
continuous stream OF wounded Ger
man refugees, and the situation has
grown more intense. The German civ
ilan guards have completed their or
ganization. The officers say they have
sufficient rifles. and will feel safe II they
can secure artillery. &
Allied OmeiaIs Held Up.
Allied officials arriving here from
Kattowitz report the Poles held them
up and took them to British head-
quarters; There they were exam,
ined, their papers were gone over. and
eventually the officials were given
passes signed by the Polish commits
sar, which permitted them to pass the
insurgent lines. 1t is declared the
Poles are we'll equipped with artillery
and small arms, but there is lack
Of discipline evident in their ranks.
insurgent forces will get out OF hand
and begin plundering Silesian towns
they have taken since. the inception
of the revolt in this district.
Condrmed BY Warsaw.
WARSAW. May 11.-Premier Witos
announced in the diet today that an
agreement which he thought would
facilitate a solution of the Upper
Silesia problem had been reached by
and Adelbert Korfanty. leader Of the
Polish insurgent forces there. The
premier said:
II am able to state that an agree
ment. giving hope Of an arrangement
accelerating solution Of the Upper
day by Koranty and the inter-allied
commission"
500 Reported Killed.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1921.
BERLIN. Germany. May lire
cruiting Offices for soldiers willing to
join the Upper Silesian police troops
were opened in Berlin today Simulta-
neously with the publication of an ap-
peal for volunteers. Several political
parties are also urging their members
to enlist and fight the Polish insur-
gents.
The latest dispatches describe
heavy fighting between the italian
plebiscite troops and the Poles. Ac-
cording to the Berliner Tageblatt, the
Poles lost 500 dead in a fight near
Czerweonka. while the Italians lost
thirty dead and forty wounded. Re-
ports continue that large numbers of
Gen. Haller's former troops. in full
Polish uniforms and equipment, are
taking part in the uprising. The Ger
mans also insist that no effort is being
made to halt the transportation Of
heavy field guns on motor trucks
across the frontier from Poland or to
stop tho numerous trains bringing
Poles. who eagerly join the insurgents.