Evening star., 1920-04-08
SHOTS EXCHANGED
ON BAD NAUHE|M
ROADWAY TODAY
Order Restored at Frankfort
After Clashes of
Yesterday.
BY the Associated Press.

iCotCi uoy.
BY the Associated Press
LONDON. April s.-Germany hn.
been given weeks additional
grace for the withdrawal of her
troops from the neutral zone. Tn.
Evening News says IL understand.
this would extend the time 10
April L..
PARIS, April Sit f. repor,ed
from CObIenz that there had been
collision of French and German
patrols between bad Nauheim and
Nieder WOIIstadt. north OF HON.
burg. In the exchange of shots q
German officer WINS wounded. The
report is not confirmed from other
sources.
Mercfless repression by the
refchswehr forces In the Ruhr
basin is reported by fugitives mr.
riVing i'm Frankfort. according to
Mayence dispatch to the journal
des Debats. The fugitives aIIese
they witnessed the shooting Of all
Westphaiians who laid down their
arms.
MAYENCE. April s.-Complete
order has been restored mt Frank
fort. the authorities having sue
ceeded i'm quieting the students
The municipality has posted bills
requesting the people to keep calm.
The security police who were made
prisoners mt FrankfOrt will be re-
moved from the occupied territory
by rail today.
FRANKFORT, April This after
moons clash in the Schillerplatz be-
tween French troops and the popula-
ton. resulting in the killing of siv
Germans and the wounding of some
two score others, was followed by
strong display of French military
force which brought the restoration
of order by the time darkness had
set in.
1t was a rumor that the French had
been forced by the pressure of the
allies and the United States to with
draw from the city that started the
trouble. The crowd jeered and
taunted the troops. yelling. You've
got to get out" at the Sengalese. who
were patrolling in front of the guard
house on the square.
A French officer ordered the crowd
to disperse, and when the order was
ignored a machine gun was brought
into play. Disturbances also oc-
Cured in other parts of the city.
Crowd Drawn to Square.
The firing attracted a great crowd
TO the square. encircling the troops.
The French then began to bring up
reinforcements, four tanks between
solid columns of soldiers rolling in
ready for action.
The reinforcements went up the
main street toward the scene Troops
with fxed bayonets cleared the way
and rear guard followed. the officers
directing the movement from the
center OF the group. One of the
tanks was stationed before the
Frankfurterhof. where Gen. Susbieile
and other officers are quartered. The
German police aided in the action
taken to restore quiet. quickly sta
tioning groups at strategic points to
control the crowds.
A French staff officer deplored the
happening in conversation with the
correspondent tonight. The French
authorities extremely regret this oc-
currence,' he said.
French Complete Occupation.
The earlier part of the day was
passed by the French in completing
their occupancy of Frankfort. Fresh
detachments of troops marched in
this morning, taking possession OF
the railway station. the post office
and other public buildings. 1t is un-
derstood that an entire division is
employed in Frankfort and its vicin-
ity, but the plans were to reduce this
force later to the size of a regiment.
Telephone Service Forbidden.
The use of the telegraph and the
telephone was forbidden to the pub
lie. thus virtually cutting the city OF
SO far as wire communications We're
concerned. Trains were continuing
to run this afternoon. but as no one
was allowed to leave the city with
out the permission of the French
there was little outgoing passenger
traffic.
1t could be noticed early in the
afternoon that there was a strong
undercurrent of excitement among
the population. and hostility to the
Invaders" as they are called. could
be plainly observed on every hand.
French uniforms were conspicuous in
the downtown district, and wherever
the troops were stationed they at
tracted large crowds. Intense curl
osity was manifested in the Senega-
lese and the Chinese troops which
arrived today, one detachment occu-
pying the Schilierplatz. in the heart
of the city, where the trouble later
occurred.
NWhite Yesterday; Black Today"
The invaders were white yester-
day: they are black today" was the
cynical comment of some of the by
ISLANDERS. The early behavior of the
French troops was conservative. how
ever, and no criticisms were heard in
this respect The officers were evi-
IDENTIFY taking pains to avoid friction
afternoon, some of the French de-
tachments marched out to take up po-
sitions in the suburbs and the report
Immediately gained circulation that
Great Britain and America and Italy
had discountenanced the occupation ana
that the French had been forced to clear
out. The rumor spread like a pairie fire
and gained instant credence.
Excited pedestrians ran to the street
corners to join the crowds watching
ers began laughing and jeering bur
the French at first took no notice OF
them.
Speculate Over Strike.
There was keen speculation during
the early part OF the day whether
there would be a strike by the work
men in protest against the occupa-
tion 1t is understood that a move
ment was started to call a strike of
short duration as a demonstration.
but the correspondent was informed
shortly after noon that the leaders of
the social democrats were counseling
against a strike, fearing that the
presence of idle workmen in the
streets might lead to disorders.
The general sentiment expressed BY
the populace up to the time of this
incident at least was that
the people of Frankfort were power
less to resist the occupation, and the
best course to pursue would be to ac-
cept the situation
The Germans refer satirically to the