The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-08
irish INFANTRY
ARE in CONTROL
viii BE In Charge Of the Gar
risoning and Policing
in Future.
GERMANS REFUSE TO
WITHDRAW FORCES
Promise to Prevent Further
Advance Unless Provoked
BY the Poles.


OPPELN snesia. June T-Detgc
81 the Royal Irish infnntry. the arst
British troops 70 cross the lines esab-
llshed ~ Polish insurgents in Upper 81.
lesla. detrained at Gleitwitz yesterday.
They assumed control o. the clty and
VII be IN charge of the garrisonins. and
policing u the place in the future
A. the troops. consisting - one hat
talon with fun field equipment entered
Gross strehnsz. northwest q Gieltwlta
il encountered the first Polish outposts.
Machine guns had been trained - the
station ~ the Polies. but when the Brit
ish appeared the POLES withdrew ana
wefa not seen again. The train tFas
held there for some time - that the Of
acers could Investigate a report that the
track further On had been mined Thls
report was found % be false and the
train proceeded. being moiested a. No
accompanied by a number - Fregseh
commissioned officers accompanied the
British.
While these troops we're on their V'ay
% the storm center ~ Upper Siieaia
General won Eioefcr. commander q Ger
man defense organizations. a hiuntl8 aa-
e1lnea 20 comply with the Kreneh ntl-
matum 10 withdraw his forces froga ne
front between krappitz and koael. wfsnre
lhe poles have been driven hack for sey-
eral miles lie promised. however. %
prevent further advance by the Germans.
unless provoked by the Poles
Il has been learned BY allied officials
here that from 5000 90 f.eeo Germans
who were liberated IN the territory taken
over hy the defense organizations vol-
unteered 60 serve with the Germans and
that each man produced a weapon with
which 60 fight against the Poles.
Il Is learned from British sources that
tie probable plan for the paciflcati0n ~
Upper silesia viii b. 90 garrison al che
large Industrial towns "a tho pleblsctte
area with British troops Ia addition.
local police forces win be formed ~ ctl-
zens q known good character" The
British. e is understood. viii gradually
rellnaulsh the policing ~ the district 10
this organization.
The British troops viii probably ex-
tend their authority northward through
ell the occupied territory. disarmmE the
Poles a. they proceed. u is realized
that this Will faii 90 disarm any con-
siderable portion ~ the population which
l. expected 60 resort 20 the old practice
- concealIng the weapons and bidlng 1ta
time for another contest. but 81 r. be-
neved that the course decided upon Il
tie Asly enc open. pending the deciHion
of the boundary question.
Even after tho supreme council dec dem
how the country shah be partitionef g
Is considered certain here that uelsher
the German nor the polish population Wil
remain quiescent. and that force viii be
required 60 put the verdict into effest.
The continued advance ~ the Ger
man volunteers whose strength ia geoW~
Tag Is daily expected either on provo
cation or on some preteNt. REGARDLESS -
British advice 90 which the Germans
have - far usually listened. IN this
event the British plan 90 gaFriHon any
towns the Germans may capture and @
carry out their paciflcation plan which
IS expected 10 include the creation -
industrial districts. thus holding General
ton iToefer % his promise to diahand hIs
troops as soon az order is established
and security is guaranteed