Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-06

French Government in ordering the ad.
vance and informed him that as soon
as there had been complete evacuation
Of the neutral zone by the German
troops the French would evacuate the
cities they had been ordered to occupy.
The premier's note read:
"By my letter Of April 2. j asked
YOU to make insistent representations
TO your government to obtain the inn
mediate withdrawal Of the German
troops which unduly penetrated the
neutral zone fixed by Article 81 OF the
treaty Of Versailles:
"My request having obtained no re.
suit up this time, have the honor OF
informing you that the general com :
manding in chief the army OF the Rhine
has received orders to occupy inimedi-
ately the cities of Frankfort, Homburg,
Hanau, Darmstadt and Dieburg. This
occupation will end as soon as the Ger
man troops shall have completely evacu :
ated the neutral zone.
Stirring scenes at Mayence' yesterday
are described by Henri Bidou, military
critic Of the Journal des Debats, in Q
telegram to his paper. He says that
during the afternoon troop. activity be 4,
gan, and soon auto trucks and field
Kitchens began moving eastward, ac-
companied by Moroccan troops with
machine guns.
Chief interest in the situation as EVIL
denced by newspapers here Is whether
the Allies will support France and TO
what extent. This query was put 70
Premier Millerand by the Echo de faris
last night, the premier answering:
"England was victorious and 80 was
France. / am confident everything will
work out perfectly"
Asked who would pay the expense in
cident to occupation, M, Millerand re-
"Why. Germany obviously, since II
was she that by her acts obliged US tt
resort to coercion
..Pertinax," political editor Of Echo
dc Paris. says more concrete support
will be Forthcoming as n result Of thu
premier's statement issued last night
He says NJ. Millerand feels capable
of convincing President, Wilson himself
IL he is still guided by rules Of logic" ,
"Mr. Wilson'S memorandum Of Marcf
co., the writer continues, said dis
patch of more German troops into th'
Ruhr region must, in his opinion, b,
justified by the course Of events. W.
do not expect passive acceptance Of al
accomplished fact from our allies, bu
the confident assistance to which the.
have accustomed u.s." .
Berlin. April 8.-(By A. P)-Ac
counts Of the French advance into tn
neutral zone east Of the Rhine bega
reaching the Berlin newspapers thi
morning. A dispatch to the Zwoelfuh
Blatt from Frankfort says that the frs
building to be occupied there was tn
main railway station. ir front of whic
a tank was placed. The commander. {
the French force made a proclamatio
to the citizens declaring that as tn
German Government, by its procedui
in the Ruhr region, had violated ii
terms OF the treaty of Versailles, Il
French Government was obliged to sell
the city in order to induce the Germa
Government to honor its signature.
The same newspaper reports that Il
French occupied all the public building
in Darmstadt, including the palace, bt
that no incidents occurred. most of Il
: inhabitants being yet in bed . when I'll
troops entered the town. .'.
The newspaper advices also repo
the occupation of Hanau by the Frecc
: The French Rhine Hotilla, 1t is adde'
l left for Hanau during the night.