THE UPHEAVAL IN SILESIA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17780, 13 May 1921, Page 5

THE UPHEAVAL IN SILESIA.

COMBATANTS TOTAL 170,000.

GERMANS IN THE MAJORITY.

POLES SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES. | By Telegraph—Preas Association—Copyright. (Received 9.15 p.m.) A and N.Z. LONDON, May 11. The Berlin correspondent of the Daily Express estimates that there are 170,000 | men tinder arms in Upper Silesia, 60 per I cent, of whom are Germans. The heavii est fighting so far occurred yesterday at Kosel, where the Italians assisted the ■ Germans and drove back several thousand I of Poles, whose losses in killed and ; wounded were estimated at 500. The Poles are attempting to occupy the German bank of the Oder, between Ratibor and Kosel, bombarding the latter place. Special trains are bringing refugees to Berlin. Great excitement prevails i throughout Germany, where thousands are volunteering daily for service in Silesia. Mr. Austen Chamberlain informed the House of Commons that the insurgents had occupied the greater part cf Upper Silesia. This was regarded by the Allies as a deliberate attempt to frustrate the Versailles Treaty. The Government had no intention of permitting this, and were I in close consultation with the Allies in I regard to the best means of dealing with the situation. AGREEMENT REPORTED. COMPACT WITH KORFANTZ. j A. and N.Z LONDON, May 11. I Negotiations between the inter-Allied Commission and Korfantz, head of the I Polish insurgents, resulted in the susj pension of hostilities. The insurgents , will remain behind an agreed upon I demarcation line.pending a final settle- : ment of the Upper Silesian boundaries.