The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-09
Chief of Invading Army Issues
Proclamation.
Strict Search of Every House to
Follow FaiIurp.
AIRPLANES KEEP WATCH
Troops in Occupied Zone on
Alert With Machine Guns.
Light Gordon Will Enforce En-
tente Customs Collection.

Cologne. March 9-Strict police
regulations for the occupied German
area were announced by allied mill
tary authorities today.
Martial law, superseding civil pro-
cedure, was announced.
II was announced that strikes or
other disturbances will not be tolerat-
ed. Severe penalties were threatened
for infraction of that rule.
Night traffic was ordered restricted
to certain necessary business and
drivers were warned to observe SEN
tries warnings.
strict military censorship was es-
tablished on telephone and telegraph
lines.
The newspapers are appearing un
der censorship. They, so far, have
abstained from referring anywhere in
their columns to the occupation.
Must Surrender All Arms.
With the Allied Armies in Germany,
March 9.-Surrender of all German
arms in the occupied areas was de-
manded today by General Gaucher,
commanding.
Strict search of ali houses will fol-
low failure TO deliver weapons to the
military, he said. German police were
permitted to retain their bayonets and
revolvers.
Military precautions were taken
gainst any possible uprising, despite
the meek attitude of the German popu-
lation. Big guns reared their snouts
from positions in the parks and out
lying promotories. Belgian, French
and British soldiers paced designated
beats, armed ready for instant use.
Airplanes Keep Watch.
The sentries were used principally
at the bridgeheads and at railway sta
tions to regulate traffic and to pre-
vent infraction of the customs regula-
tfons which are being formulated
rapidly.
AirpIanes in relays droned over the
occupied territory, observers watching
closely for any suspicious gathering or
activity.
Allied soldiers were bivouacked in
the parks last night behind machine
gun nests. Later. they will be moved
into schools and other public build
ings which are being transformed into
barracks.
Officers were housed in hotels and
some of the public buildings. The two
main hotels were seized as quarters
for commanders of the various units.
French General in Charge.
General de Goutte. under whose su-
pervision the maneuvers were carried
out, installed himself IN the famous
art gallery in Dusseldorf. there with
his huge dotted and staked maps, ar
ranged among marble pieces and ia
nous paintings and newly strung tel
ephone and telegraph wires running
along the floors, the general received
municipal and provincial authorities to
read his proclamation.
The German authorities. serious
faced, but without any sign of resent
ment, listened respectfully to the read
ing of the order which declares that
the allies had no animus against the
population but were concerned only
with forcing the German government
to observe the terms of the peace
treaty.
The populations of Duisberg, Ruth
rort and Dusseldorf as well as those
of the outlying small towns. evinced
much the same attitude as their rep
resentatives. All were calm and grave
as if endeavoring TO show the deter
mination to bear any hardship with
out complaining.
Start Making Friends.
The allied soldiers frankly enioved
themselves. The British especial l1y
found it easy to make friends with the
younger generation. Small boys tagged
the Tommies about the streets and the
girls gave them shy smiles.
The Belgians appeared especially
eNuberant at the prospect of city life
after long service in isolated districts
with no other attractions than life in
camp.
Allied officers quickly took posses
sion of the German custom houses. i'm
mediately impounding all the currency
found in them. in order to prevent its
shipment to interior Germany. The
usual customs activities proceeded
with allied representatives acting as
guards, inspectors and officers In
some cases the former officials were
retained to carry on work under strict
allied supervision
Allied chiefs were reprted to be