THE POLES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 74, 28 March 1919, Page 5

THE POLES

I • - LANDING TO BE CARRIED OUT' AT DANTZIG. UKRAINIAN FORCES ROUTED. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association) (Rec. March: 28, 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, March 27. The Australian. Press learns that the Germans refuse to allow General Haller’s Polish' Corps to land at fDaiT-zig, rag it is certain to arouse a Polish deI monstratiou in the Vistula Valley, but - ’’hey are prepared to permit a landing at Koiiigsberg, Memei, or LibaU. The Allied Governments are resolved td carry out the plan of landing at Dantzig. The Poles completely routed the Ukrainian forces which are heseiging Lemberg, in a decisive ha'tie, after five days' heavy lighting. The Ukrainians lost heavily in guns and material. RIFLES AND AMMUNITION - LACKING. ! (Bee. March 28, 12.5 p.m.) WARSAW, March 27. Pilsndsku, interviewed, stated that men were available to defend Poland if not ' attacked on three sides. Rifles and ammunition were- lacking. It is easy to equip half a million’men, utilising war material now in: lotance and Germany. The army- demoralised the Bolsheviks, arid it would be easy to overcome the Ukrainians. They conquered rhe- Poles onlv because of superior _ equipment which the Germans Mfc behind. j BOLSHEVIIGHOVEMENtS | LiUUMANIA TO BE ATTACKED. j OUTBKEAKS>IN GALICIA. I (Rec. March 28, 9.55 a.m.) | LONDON, March 27. j Italian troops have occupied*' Pres- • ' burg, in Hungary. f ■j According to Berlin reports, the Bolsheviks , are engineering a republic /ip Bessarabia tvitli the object Of attacking Rouraania. -- -V v Moscow reports allege that-tfiei’d have been Bolshevik outbreaks in Gh,'hcia. ’ ■ •