The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-08
ID FORCES
rs ACROSS
herman line


e,nued From PSss ~
80 Of Germany to carry |
r eblisations. No obstacle |
. raised against the carry
q q the economic life Of the
lie declared, and the al
NJ efAcrities were ready to aid
,orters in improving their |
.,a,oo. especially as regarded
uiioaing.
People Resigned.
,...,dorf. March 8-Inhabitants
| /. ~ cIty were warned in a pro-
.ssfioa issued by the mayor to-
~ se,inst taking a provocative
.ss,is toward allied forces occu-
fha town. They were asked
!. i. dIrnined and quiet, to refrain
~ demonstrations and to Keep
Z b streets.
~ regulation was gloomy, but
80 resi9ned to the situation.
French ut Neuss.
,,,,s March S.-General De-
40 commander in chief Of
esrs forces along the Rhine, re-
-. - orders from Marshal Foch
: 4 o'clock last night to advance
!. lilies the allies have announced
N, will take over as a result OF
c.,mary's refusal to accept the
v ~ pian for payment of indem-
, mi, A strip of land from eight
n ,,u miles deep on the eastern side
X the Rhine will be occupied by
y,.cch forces, says a telegram to
An Journal from Mayence.
General Degoutte, who will be in
Command Of the operation. left May
.,,, late last night to establish
sssdouarters at Neuss, a town four
miIes west of Dusseldorf, and on
M vest hank of the Rhine. The
first French contingent to advance
iii be the 7th division, which has
hssn ouartered at Bonn and is I'M
isr the command Of General Gauch-
DISPATCHES from Mayence declare
that CITY was outwardly calm,
crowds Of townspeople contenting
themselves by comenting on news
uaper dispatches relating details
d The break in negotiations at Lon
don. No special measures were
taken by the occupation troops, and
no resistance TO them had been APP
uehended, but belief is expressed
here that all military precautions
have been taken.
Berlin Cabinet.
Berlin. March S.-(Associated
Press. )-Occupation of Dusseldorf,
Duisburg and Ruhrort by allied
'orces will not be- opposed by the
German government. it was indi-
,sted here early today. The cabi-
,st was in session until II O'Clock
nd then dispersed without taking
ny action calculated to meet the
,ituation which has arisen between
Germany and the allied nations.
Advance Orders.
London, March S.-Orders for
he advance Of British troops On
dusseldorf were issued at the Brit
81 war office last night, it was re-
'ortsd here today. There are at
resent 10000 British soldiers in
Germany. of whom 1000 are on
duty in Upper Silesia.
II Is believed the forces along
he Rhine will be reinforced so that
hey will number 10000, four bat
alions being ready to go to the
british section of German occupied
errltory.
Ebert's Proclamation.
Berlin, March Shy the Associ-
tied Press. )-Friederich Ebert, the
;eman imperial president. declar.
4 in a proclamation issued
oday that Germany was not
. "a position to oppose the
ofceful methods OF the al
les in occupying additional Ger
nan territory, but that she never
heless protested vigorously against
that the president declared ar
pen violation Of the treaty Vi
)eace.
The presidents proclamation wal
Is follows:
Fellow Citizens: Our opponents
a the World war imposed upon Vi
,nheard of demands. both in mon
y and kind, impossible Of fulfill
nent. Not only ourselves. but oul
children and grandchildren would
have become the work slaves o.
BUR adversaries by our signature
We we're called upon to seal a con
lact which even the work OF
generation would not have sufficet
10 carry out.
We must not and We can no
comply with it. Our honor and sci
respect forbid II.
With an open breach Of tn
peace treaty of Versailles, our op
pcnents are advancing to the oc
eupation OF more German terri
Tory.
We. however, are not in q posi-
uon to oppose force with force. W.
We defenseless.
Nevertheless, we can cry ont. 81
" who still recognize the voice o
Hehteousness may hear"
Right is being down-trodden b,
might.
The whole German people Il
sunering with those of our citizens
sno are forced to suffer foreign
summation. With firm bonds mus
kmICp Ann nanIr