Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-09
AlliedArrny
Occupies
ThreeTowns
British, French and Belgian
Forces Move Into Dussel.
dorf-Rhine Flotilla Takes
Over Ruhrort.
French Leader in Charge

NS The Associated tFess,
Mayence, March S.--0ccupation
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 allied reparaton de
mands, was carried out today by
British, French and Belgian troops.
No untoward incident marked the
eastward move of the allied troops,
so far as reports up to late hour
showed.
The occupation of the city OF
Dusseldorf. the largest OF the cities
taken over by the allies, was com
pleted this morning, and that OF
Duisburg and Ruhrort, comprising
together the chief ports of the Ruhr
coal and industrial region, this att
ernoon.
Avoid Show of Force.
The entire movement was effected
in way to obviate, SO far as posi-
bic, show of force, but the French
and the British Rhine flotillas were
prepared for eventualities.
The headquarters Of General de
Goutte, who, as commander-in-ch chief
of the French forces along the
Rhine, carried out the orders from
Marshal Foch for the advance, are
situated at Neuss. on the left bank
OF the Rhine, opposite Dusseldorf,
After the occupation of Duessel.
dorf. General de Goutte isshed "a
proclamation to its people i'll which
| he declared the occupation was not
a measure of hostility against the
population. but one intended to com,
pei the government of Germany tc
carry out its obligations. No sobsta.
hcle would be raised against the car.
rying on Of the economic life of the
region, he declared, and the allied
authorities were ready to aid the
workers in improving their condi.
tions. especially as regarded pro-
visioning.
Ten Mile Strip Occupied.
Paris, March 8.-General De-
Goutte, commander n-chief OF
French forces along the Rhine, re-
ceived orders from Marshal Foch at
s o'clock last night to advance up
on cities the allies have announced
they will take over as result OF
Germany's refusal to accept the
! Parts plan for payment Of indem-
mites. A strip of land from eight
to 10 miles deep on the eastern side
of the Rhine will be occupied by
French forces, says a telegram to
the Journal from Mayence
Headquarters at Nuess.
General DeGoutte will establish
headquarters at Nuess. on the west
bank of the Rhine. The first
French contingent ordered TO ad-
vance was the 77th division -~hich
has been quartered at Bonn 49, is
under the command of Cent?.
Gaucher.
Dispatches from Mayence de-
clared that city was outwardly calm.
crowds of townspeople contenting
| themselves by commenting upon
newspaper dispatches relating de-
! tails of the break in negotiations at
| London.
France did not seek break, but
the break occurred" wrote Jacques
Bainville, an authority on foreign
politics, in the Excelsior. 1T may
be said, however, we do not regret
it, for, after all, it will bring solu-
ton to the problem"
1T is most fortunate" said the
Figaro. that the Germans decided
to break off the negotiations. First.
because they avow before the whole
world their unwillingness to expiatc
their crimes, and, second, because
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