OUTBREAK IN SILESIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 May 1921, Page 5

OUTBREAK IN SILESIA.

ORDER TO GERMAN ARMY.

TO BE READY IN EMERGENCY By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received May 7, 5.5 p.m. Berlin, May 7. The Chancellor, in the Reichstag, referring to Silesia, said General von Skeet had been ordered to make the German army ready for all eventualties. This brought loud cheers from Junkers and violent protests from Communista —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. *

A SERIOUS POSITION.

VIEW IN BRITISH CIRCLES.

Received May 7, 5.5 p.m. London, May 7< British official circles regard the situation in Sileaia as most serious. It has all the elements of a highly organised rising conducted by military experts. The insurgents are very numerous and well equipped.—Aus. N.&Assn. ESTIMATE OF THE TROOPS. STRENGTH OF THE INSURGENTS,* Received May 8, ILS p.m. I Berlin, May 7. Korfantz commands 100,000 men against 15,000 Allied troops. The insurgents are well including machine guns and artillery captured from the Italians.—Aus. and NIL Cable Assn. VIOLENCE FORBIDDEN.. 50,000 ARMED INSURGENTS Berlin, May 6. Korfantz, the Silesian dictator, in a proclamation, forbids violence or illtreatment of any person regardless of speech, faith, or race. He prescribes the death penalty to any guilty of theft or the usq of weapons. Italian troops lost 30 killed in fruitless attempts to suppress the rising. It is estimated that 50,000 insurgents Are well armed and diaeiplined. —Aua.N.Z. Cable Assn.