Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1920 — Mutiny Is Work of Reds [ARTICLE]

Mutiny Is Work of Reds

Bolshevik Prisoners of War Sow Seeds of Revolt Among Troops in Poland. Warsaw. —Newspaper advices and official statements relative to the mutiny of Polish troops at Kovno show discrepancies which tend to confuse the public as to the real situation there. It is reported In official quarters the revolt has been completely suppressed, but messages to newspapers declare the trouble is continuing and that the uprising has in many cases taken on bolshevik characteristics. It is said several hundred bolshevik prisoners of war have been released by Insurgent Polish soldiers, who later Induced the liberated men to join their

ranks. There Is no official confirmation of this report as yet Government statements relative to the trouble have been given out by the Polish Telegraph agency, which says the mutineers, belonging to cavalry and artillery units, organized soldiers’ councils, and taking up positions in the outskirts of Kovno, opened a heavy fire on the government buildings. After quite serious fighting the mutiny was put down, it is said, but no arrests have since been made by the Polish authorities. Discussing the situation between Poland and Lithuania, the telegraph agency says: “In Lithuanian government circles there is a desire to reach an understanding with Poland, but this is opposed by extremist ministers and the bishop of Kovno.” x