The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-08
POLES REALIZE
They ADOPTED
WRONG TACTICS
Indication Is They Will Retire
and Leave Entente to
Decide Question.
WORK HAS RESUMED
IN NUMBER OF MINES
Only Serious Fighting Going on
Is 36 Miles South
east Oppeln.
(ev The Associated Presso

OPPELN, Upper SlleSla, May T.
French officials here report that the
Poles are evacuating the Rybnik area
and are showing an inclination to
withdraw from other sections of the
industrial region. The only serious
fighting is going on at Kieferstaedtl,
thirty-six miles southeast of Oppela,
where German Einwohnerswhr are at
tacking the Poles.
In general, the situation has i'm
proved and work has been resumed
at a number of mines. One of the
French authorities said today:
1.-The Poles are coming to the real
ization that they adopted the wrong
tactics. The indications are they
gradually will retire and leave the
entente to decide this question. We
expect this attitude to make itself
plain within the next three or four
days"
German Officers Assume Control.
KREUZBURG, Upper Silesia, May Z.
German Reichswehr officers have
assumed control of the Kreuzburg
district; 1000 army rifles have been
issued. and guards thrown about the
town to defend it against a threaten
ed attack by Poles who are camped in
front Of Rosenberg. The Polish army
is estimated at 5000 with several
scores of machine guns.
The inter -allied officials are help
less, the French troops having been
withdrawn two days ago for service
at Rybnik. The entente's representa-
tives are seven French civilians, a
ich low. nd
Their position is not a pleasant one,
the townspeople are highly excited
and are angry with the French for
having withdrawn their troops at a
critical time.
The German leaders have informed
the inter allied commission that they
have no intention of attacking Rosen-
berg, but would confine themselves to
defensive actions. The entente rep
resentatives have appealed to the
Poles. In advance they were told
that sooner or later the Poles would
occupy Kreuzburg, probably Sunday.
At that time the allied officials We're
negotiating for an exchange of eighty
German police held by the Poles in
Rosenburg for 10 prisoners held by
the Germans.
The Polish attitude incensed the
German leaders, who notified the
Inter-allied commission that the Ger
mans would hold no conversation with
the rebels and would agree to an ex-
change of prisoners. but if the Poles
carried out their threats to shoot
German police the Germans, would be
forced to reprisals against Polish
prisoners.
The Germans received a shipment
of arms and ammunition from the
Reichswehr depot at Breslau today
sufficient to equip 1000 men. The
officers say. however, that probably
not more than 5000 will be imme-
diately armed the remainder of the
government troops being held in re-
serve
AT Sauzenburg a group of appar-
emily unarmed men suddenly drew re-
volvers from their pockets when a
chauffeur failed to halt promptly.
An automobile with French officers
passed through various towns where
the Germany were drilling, armed
with a variety of weapons. but the
car, which was flying the French
flag, was not molested. Behind came
a car with Reichswehr officer from
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