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Washington Hears Uprising
Report From Germany.

uprising IN Germany reacneu Ine
state department today, but the only
direct word from that country mere
ly confirmed the press reports of the
arrival at Dresden of President Ebert
and some of his associates in the old
Berlin government. The department
did not make public the Dresden mes
sage in text or the reports from the
British and French capitals which
were said only to contain summaries
of the press reports published in
those cities.
Pending direct advices and clear
er understanding of the situation in
Berlin, and the scope of the new
movement, officials would not COM
ment. Silence was also maintained at
the war department although it was
regarded as probable that definite
summary of the new situation as it
affects allied and American troops
holding the Rhine bridgeheads was
soon to be expected from Maj. Gen
Henry T. Allen, commanding the
American forces. The fact that a
council of the military commanders
on the Rhine had been called,
coupled with the report from Paris
that Marshal Foch had gone to at
tend the meeting was regarded as
signifcent. Any steps contemplated
by the allies and involving the use of
troops, it was thought, would find
their origin at this conference.
On Different Footing.
What part American troops might
play in the situation appeared highly
doubtful. It was pointed out that the
American forces in Germany are on
an entirely different footing from
the French or British as the United
States technically is still at war with
Germany. Armistice conditions gov
ern the American forces while the al
lied commands are under the terms
of the treaty of Versailles.
General Allen has more than 49,
600 American troops under his COM
mand. The total number in Europe
on March 9 was 1901, but num-
Der of detachments are scattered in
various parts of France engaged in
closing out war time enterprises.
The force on the Rhine is COM
posed of two brigades, the First at
Coblenz, composed of the Eighth in
fantry, First battalion of the First
field artillery, First field signal bat
talon, Companies A, B, D, of First
engineers, two provisional troops of
cavalry, and the usual hospital, trans
port and supply units; and the Sec
ond, commanded by Col William H.
Sage at Andernach, about 35 kilo-
meters down the Rhine from Coblenz.
The Second brigade includes the
Fifth and Sixth infantry sent over to
carry out the American part in po-
licing the Silisia plebescite area.
When this was prevented, due to the
fact that the United States had not
ratified the treaty, the brigade was
retained in the American area on the
Rhine.
An unusual feature of General AL
lens command is that it is completely
motorized, including the artillery.
Defense af Area.
Whatever may be the outcome of
the military conference on the Rhine
it was believed by officers that Gen
eral Aliens function would be linz
tied to defense of his area only. AS
a war measure, it was suggested,
the president could direct such opera
tions as ne deemed necessary to COM
pei the carrying out of the armistice
terms; but it was added that nothing
had developed in Germang so far as
now known which could be clearly re-
garded as a violation of the armis-
tice.
Paris reports of uprisings in cities
along the Rhine also attracted atten-
tion as they were taken to indicate
the probability that General Allen
soon would come directly into touch
with the new situation in Germany.
His action, as reported from Coblenz,
in informing Socialist leaders in his
territory that if they could not pre-
serve order, American troops would,
was taken as indicating that the