Evening star., 1920-04-06
GERMAN CITIES
ARE OCCUPIED BY
FRENCH TROOPS
Tanks, SharpshooterS and
Engineers Take Peaceful
Possession.
PROCLAMATION GIVES
WARNING TO CITIZENS
Forces Will Be Withdrawn if Ger
mans Evacuate, Mil
lerand Saws.

PARIS. April 6.-MarShaI Foch
had conference this morning
with Premier MiIIerand. Later the
premier received Hugh &. Wallace,
the American Ambassador.
Up to noon today the French
government had not received n
reply from Grent Britain and Italy
to it's notification to them of the
occupation Of Frankfort, Darn
stndt and other German cities In
the RhineIand.
ROME. April 6.-Popolo Romano
says today that at a cabinet meet
ing MOnday the government de-
cided TO extend To France Italy's
moral support I'm the French Occu-
patton of Frankfort and other Ger
man cities.
The cabinet agreed, however.
that under no circumstances would
Italy be part to my military
measures against Germany. the
newspaper states.
By the Associated Press
MAYANCE, April OO:30 AMI
At $50 o'clock this morning French
tanks entered Frankfort. They were
followed by battalion. of sharp
shooters and a company of engineers,
and these troops occupied strategic
dozen tanks were posted near the
station and the barracks and another
force was stationed near police head
quarters and the post office.
These troops held the important
entrances to the city until 9 O'Clock,
when battalion of chasseurs de-
trained at the station.
French q
small German force. left there to
afford police protection for the peo-
pie. The occupation of the city was a
mere military march and was not at
tended by any lighting.
Darmstadt was entered shortly aft
erward by French forces. The Ger
man government garrison OF that oity
had left at midnight to avoid con-
tact with the French and this morn
ing was six miles east of the city.
Proclamation Issued.
Gen. Degoutte has issued q proc.
lamation to cities and towns within
the area TO be occupied stating thai
the French troops have crossed tbs
Rhine to compel the Berlin govern
ment to respect its agreement with
the allies, and asserting there is nc
hostile intent toward the people oi
that region.
The proclamation says the French
troops will withdraw as soon as Ger
man government forces have evac-
uated the neutral zone, and declares
no one will be affected by the pres
ence of the French as long as order
is maintained.
Text Of Proclamation.
The proclamation makes the fol-
lowing provisions for public order:
Frankfort. Darmstadt. Offenbach.
Hochstadt. koenigstein and Bieburg.
as well as all towns and districts
within the circle Of Gross Gerau.
Langschwalbach and Wiesbaden. with
the exception of Biebrich. are declar-
ed under a state of siege.
Germans to Function.
German authorities and public
services will continue to function
under French military officials and
strikes will not be tolerated. People
are temporarily forbidden to circulate
in the various communities from 8
o'clock at night until 5 in the morn
ing.
more than five persons must not
collect in streets or in private or pub
lie meetings without authorization.
Newspapers are temporarily sus-
pended and permission must be given
to use the telephone and telegraph.
Postal censorship is temporarily es-
tablished. wireless installations must
be dismantled and the use of carrier
pigeons is forbidden.
'All arms and grenades must be
deposited in city halls within six
hours after the posting Of the proclams-
ton. but regular police will be al
lowed to retain sabers and revolvers.
Safety guards must disarm.
ANY infraction of these rules will
result in court martial.
THE general commanding the Rhine"
the proclamation continues, counts on
the public powers and the population TO
the necessity for the above
measures and hopes repression will not
be necessary"