Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-07

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Oppeln, Upper Silesia, May
-By The Associated Pres) y.
Fighting by the italians and
the Poles at Rybnik, Pless and
Gross-Strehlitz continued Fri.
day, with the situation at Ryb.
mix increasingly menacing to
the allied forces, according to
reports received by the inter-
allied commission.
The Italians are known to have lost
~ men killed and 20 wounded and in
French quarters it is estimated that
the allied casualties since the uprising
began hare been 20 killed and an un.
known number wounded.
The Poles Friday resumed their ar
hllery attack on Gross Strehlitz and
twice advanced into the city, but were
thrown back by the Italians. Else
where the Poles are reported to have
consolidated their positions" They
are being gradually reinforced BY peas
ant recruits and fresh forces coming
over the border.
The French officials heard rumor
Friday that $50 Green Germany Do
lice have crossed the frontier. The
report was discreditcd. Germans have
occupied ObeEglogayslldch the allies
evacuated Th416RY.s
The inter-ahied d 81 ti.66nfsb5ssion Friday
received dispatch from London say
ing that the supreme council had post
poned making public the decisions Of
the plebiscite, officials hoping that This
would tend to allay the Polish activi-
tles when it became generally known,
A crowd of Germans rushed the
automobile Of the Polish consul Friday
afternoon, but Gordon Of French
soldiers quickly dispersed the crowd.
reports reaching officials here say
that the Italians everywhere in hs ths
region are expressing dissatisfaction
over their failure to receive. support
In British circles the expectation is
that there will be German counter
action shortly.
The revolt area is reported to be or.
tending and to have reached nearly to
this city. The insurgents are declared
IN messages received here to be fore
IDLY recruiting males, including Ger
mans, between 16 and 45 years Of age.
IN the vicinity Of Eichenau and Schop-
pinitz.
Two hundred Italian soldiers. COM
manded by Colonel Bond of the British
army, evacuated Gross Strehlitz, little
over 20 miles southeast Of this city,
Thursday 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 re-
Inducements. The French officials
here declared they were unable to fur
nish more soldiers, saying they were
short Of men everywhere in the plebes-
cite zone.
The Poles are reported TO be in pos
session of the entire eastern section Of !
Silesia as far north as Rosenberg. |
Fighting is still going on at Rybnik. in |
southern Silesia.
Organization of civilian police to the |
number of 5000 to reinforce entente |
troops is contemplated here. These
police would be Upper Silesian Ger
mans, it is indicated.
When copy Of the proclamation is
sued by Adalbert Korfanty, in which !
he declared himself governor cf Upper
Silesia, reached the interallicd commits
sion here, French official said:
"Korfanty is now rebel and should
we apprehend him, he will be treated
as such"