New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Clashes Go On:
British Add to
Silesia1, Army
Tanks and Fresh Soldiers
Put i'll Conflict Area
as Germans and Poles
Continue Their Struggle
Bolshevik Plot Rumored
Russian Agitator Declared
Famenting New Uprising
IN the plebisciie Zone

0PPELN, Silesia, June 4 BY The As
sociated Press1. Fighting between
Germans and Poles continues in the
viciaity of Schimischow, about five
miles northwest Of ss-Strehhtz.
The castle owned by Couhtsstahwitz has
been burned.
The British are gradually reinforc-
ing their troops in the plebiscite area,
bringing in fresh soldiers and many
tanks. The inter-Allied commission
for Silesia is reported TO be consider
ing the disposition of Allied troops
here so that clashes between the Poles
and British may, if possible, be
avoided.
German leaders here declared to-day
they had secured evidence that Karl
Radek, Russian Communist, who was
credited with causing the Saxony up
rinsing. was at 0ppeln on the night
of June and that he conferred with
local leaders in planning Bolshevik
movement throughout Upper Silesia.
Information from this same source SAID
that Pierre Mamus the French trian
leader. was now at Kattowitz and that
Radek had gone to Hindenburg.
Halter Sees korfanty
General Joseph Haller, the Polish
military leader. has arrived at Schop-
ninitz for a conference with Adelbert
Korfanty, leader of the Polish insur-
gents.
KATTOXlTZ, June BY The Associ-
ated Press). Drastic steps have been
Sf polish ms N,
gents near this city to prevent plum
dering. Firing squads are busy every
morning, and several times recently six
men have been executed at one time
for various crimes. In spite of the Sc
we're discipline, the Poles continue riot
ing, and are reported to have robbed
food conveys.
A young German was captured near
this city yesterday, and was beaten to
death by the Poles.
The food situation in the Industrial
district near here is serious. There is
no fresh meat and babies are dying be
cause of the lack of milk. No beer car
be secured and because of the insult
ficient coal supply lights are cut off
at o'clock at night.
The number of Poles has noticeably
increased during the last ten days.
Every cross road is occupied by them
and the insurgents are streaming across
the country in large numbers. They
are we'll armed and have planted ma
chine guns along the roads. The Poles
assert they will not fire on the British.
as they do not intend to fight the Al
lies, but they declare they will not
surrender their guns unless the Ger
mans disarm first.
Mistreatment Charged
Commanding ,Valian, the German
head official ct the town Of Hindenburg,
which is garrisoned by the French, has
made an official report accompanied by
affidayits. to the Inter-Allied Commits
sion at Oppeln alleging the severe mis-
treatment of 1874 German refugees in
the adjacent country, who, together
with 400 others, were housed and prom
ised protection. the charges state, but
were removed by the Poles. The Ital-
ians asked the commission to have
these refugees returned, which was
done a few days later.
Thirty of the refugees are particu-
larly specified as having been subject
ed to maltreatment, four of them suf-
fering so severely that they may die
Others variously showed signs of hav-
ing been whipped or struck on the head
with guns, some having torn ears and
broken noses.
On the other hand, Germans in the
tiat nationality are reported to have
inter-Auied interpreter at Glelwitz
also was shot and killed recently in
retaliation, it is alleged, for the mur-
q. dor Of German