Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-06

iIilIcS east VI Tile clLys
General DeBoutte has issued a proc
lamation to the cities and towns with
in the area to be occupied, declaring
French troops have crossed the Rhine
to compel the Berlin government to
respect its agreement with the allies
and asserting there is no hostile in
tent toward the people of that region.
Occupation Temporary
The proclamation says the French
troops will withdraw as soon as the
German forces have evacuated the
neutral zone, and declares no one
win be affected by the presence of
the French as long as order is main
tanned. The proclamation makes the
following provisions for public order:
Frankfort. Darmstadt, Offenbach,
Hochstadt, Koenigstein and Bieburg.
as well as all towns and districts with
in the circle of Gross Gerau. Lang
|Schwalbach and Wiesbaden, with the
exception of Biebrich, are declared
under state of siege.
German authorities and public SER
French officials and strikes will not
be tolerated.
People are temporarily forbidden
Ito circulate in the various communi-
ties from o'clock at night until s
in the morning.
Newspapers Suspend
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 Civ
en- 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 de-
posted in city halls within six hours
after the posting of the proclamation
but regular police will be allowed to
retain sabors and revolvers. Safety
guards must disarm.
Any infraction of these rules win
result in court martial akf
'The general commanding the ar
my Of the Rhine" the proclamation
concludes, counts on the public
powers and the population to under
stand the necessity for the above
measures and hopes repression viii
not be necessary"
Foch Orders Advance
Do rio NriI q Lrrapol .oIIfo~.
day occupy the German cities OF
Frankfort on Main and Darmstadt, 1C
miles south. Forces commanded by
General De Goutte, which have been
holding the Mayence bridgehead, were
ordered forward by Marshal Foch fol
lowing the efforts on the part OF the
French government yesterday to in
duce, the Berlin government to with
draw its1 forces from the neutral zone
along eastern bank of the Rhine
where they had been ordered to dis
perse communlstic units that for the
past fortnight have conducted a re.
volt in the Ruhr valley.
Stirring scenes at Mayence yester.
day are described by Henry Bidou
military critic of the Journal Des De-
bats, In a telegram to his paper. He
says that during the afternoon troops
activity began and soon auto trucks
and field kitchens began moving east
ward, accompanied by Morocco
troops with machine guns.
Chief interest in the situation as ev-
idenced by newspapers here is wheth.
er the allies will support France and
to what extent. This query was pu,
to Premier Millerand by the Echo Dc
Paris last night, the premier answer.
ing:
England was victorious and SO was
France. I am confident everything
will work out perfectly"
Germany Must Pay
Asked who would pay the expense
incident to occupation, NJ. Millerand
replied:
why, Germany, obviously, since II
was she that by her acts obliged us
to resort to coercion"
Occupation of Frankfort, Darn
stadt and other German cities in thu
neutral zone is generally indorsed b,
Journals of all shades Of politica
opinion. 1t is recognized the opera
tlon will be risky and burdensome bu
unavoidable in view of the tendencies
OF the German government. Critics o.
the premier, however. depiore th'
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