The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-08
ALLIES CARRY
OUT ADVANCE
ON GERMANY
Dusseldorf, Largest of Ger.
man Cities to be Taken
Over In Move, Entered by
Allied Troops.
APPROPRIATE CUSTOMS
CBy Associated Press)

be taken over by the allies in their
advance into German territory, was
quietly entered by allied troops early
today.
Many curious persons were on the
street corners Notwithstanding the
early hour, as If they had been waiting
all night for the event, but they only
looked with apparent indifference al
the troops as they passed. Later in
the day small groups crowded the
street corners. discussing the events
of the occupation, but quickly dis
persed at the request of the police.
The Rhineland commission is en-
ploying economic penalties determined
upon by the allies, by utilizing the
German customs administration and
employees in the collection of German
tariffs. turning the proceeds into
special fund for reparations.
Arrangements Not Completed.
The arrangements have not yet been
completed, however, for the applica
ton of the customs along the Rhine
on goods coming from other parts OF
Germany into the Rhineland.
4hC ANhAAGloho So1l1AlSoioA - SOu~
sulting the various governments on
this latter question
The economic penalties were put
into effect in an order received from
Premier Lloyd George as president of
the supreme council.
The American troops in the Cob
lenz area are remaining at their old
positions on orders from Washington.
The Rhine customs frontier probab-
ly will be established at the limit of
the neutral zone, 80 kilometres (tbout
1Sk miles) east of the Rhine.
MAYENCE, Germany, French Mill
tary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the
additional German territory which the
allies had announced they would take
possession of as one of the penalties
for Germany's failure to meet the al
lied reparations demands was carried
out today.
No untoward incident marked the
eastward move of the allied troops, so
far as the reports up to a late hour
showed. The occupation Of the city
of Dusseldorf, the largest of the
cities taken over by the allies was
taken over this morning and that Of
Duisburg and Ruhrort, comprising to-
SSIuST the CuICl pOTL u the COok
and industrial regions this afternoon
Avoid Show of Force.
The entire movement was effected
in way to obviate as far as possible
a show of force, but the French and
the British Rhine flotillas were pre-
pared for eventualities.
The troops moved forward afoot and
in camions and on board French and
British river craft. The Belgian
troops entered Dusseldorf by way of
the bridge over the Rhine. The French
and British proceeded by way of the
Cologne bridge head, marching along
the east bank of the Rhine and enter
ing Dusseldorf from the south and
the east.
Occupy Duisburg.
Duisburg was occupied by French
and Belgian troops while possession
of Ruhrort was taken by the allied
Rhine fIotilla. The headquarters of
General de Goutte, who Is commander
in-chief of the French forces along the
Rhine, carrying out the orders from
Marshal Foch for the advance, are sit
uated at Neuss on the wset bank of
the Rhine opposite Dusseldorf.
At Dusseldorf the Inhabitants were
warned in a proclamation issued by
tive attitude toward the allied forces.
After the occupation of Dusseldorf
General Degoutte issued a prociama-
tion to its people in which he declared
the occupation was not a measure OF
hostilities against the population but
one intended to compel the govern
| ment of Germany to carry out Its
| obligations.
Assume Command.
! Advices from the areas OF allied
| action show the Belgian and French
! troops reach Duisburg and Ruhrorr at
| 11.45 a. m. General Beaurein Of the
| Belgian army. it was announced. would
assume command as soon as the occu'
i patton Of these towns was completed.
| The French contingent Of occupation
! is battalion of chasseurs that arrived
| in river craft, disembarking at the
Ruhrort docks.
| The military experienced no diff-
Guilty with the German railroads. traf-
fic on which moved smoothly without
| exception.
| LONDON, March s-Orders for the
advance of British troops upon Dues
seldorf were issued at the British wal
office last night, it was reported here
IHJOQdy. GTG dt pISoSAt lEttVu
British soldiers in Germany, of which
1000 are on temporary duty in upper
Solesia. 1t is believed the forces along
the Rhine will be reinforced so that
they will number 10000, four battal
| ions being ready to go to the British
section of the German occupied ter
ritory.
Any attempt on the part of the Ger
! mans to evade the new customs zone
along the Rhine by diverting trade
through Rotterdam or other ports o.
the North sea will be promptly coun
tered by an alleged blockade, it is de
clared by the Daily Mail.
! Protests against the decision of the
allies to occupy German cities east o
the Rhine, were contained in a proc
lamation issued in Berlin today b,
President Ebert of Germany, says
Central News dispatch from the Ger
man capital. He declared the actor
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