The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-12
Ruhr City
Occupied
by French
General Rampon Makes OF.
ficial Entry Into Essen at
Head of Military De-
tachment.
Cooperation Promised

COOPERATION Promised
Essen. Jan. 11.-(By \. Pl-Gen
Rampon, commanding the cavalry In
the French Ruhr expedition. madesob
hcial entry into Essen this afternoon.
Escorted by squadron of cavalry
six armored cars and detachment
of cyclists. the French commandeI
was driven directly to the city hall,
where he was received by DIR. HanS
Luther, the burgomaster.
Gen. Rampon informed DIR. Luther
it was his desire that local authorities
should facilitate the work of the eco.
nomic mission the French were III.
stalling in Essen to control the work
in the Ruhr.
On being assured that the mission
would have the sincere cooperation
OF the municipal authorities, tha
French commander announced tha
withdrawal of most of his troops.
He said he was leaving the smallest
number possible in the city to main
tain order, as the French were un-
willing that Essen should be levied
upon to support a military oecupa-
ton.
Occupy Public Buildings.
The only points in the city niiitar-
lily occupied tonight were the post.
office and telegraph building, the rail.
road station, the offices of the coal
syndicate and the Offices of the gen.
eral management of the railroads. /.
t1
to remain in barracks or to avoid the
streets.
A committee OF the most prominent
industrialists Of Essen Friday will
meet with NJ. Coste, French Inspector
general OF mines, and Gen. Danvignes
to attempt to formulate a working
arrangement.
Belgian troops have reached the
outskirts of the city and are holding
the sector north of Essen. The city
is quiet.
May Occupy Bochum.
Paris, Jan. 11.-lBy A. P.)-Premier
Poincare in his statement before the
chamber of deputies today on the
steps being taken by France in the
Ruhr district said the governments
plans provided for the eventual occu.
patton of Bochum. 'if Germany fails
to carry out the French demands
The occupation of Bochum, the site
of the iron and steel works of Hugo
SHINES, is said 10 be set for Satur-
day. although this is not officially
confirmed.
DIR. Wilhelm Mayer, the German
ambassador to France, left Paris for
Berlin at noon today.
Outline of Plans.
Amsterdam. Jan. IL "a. P.)HAr
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Berlin today asserts that the German
government has decided to take the
following measures Immediately
after the French occupation is ac-
ccmplished:
1.-The peace treaty will be de-
clared broken and its execution de-.
clared imperative.
2.-Germany will no longer nego-
tiate with tho reparations commits.
sion, unless this injustice is removed.
3.-The use of alcoholic liquors
will be reduced
4.-Sunday will be declared a day
of national mourning.
Advance Described.
Paris, Jan. IL By A. P.)-The
advance of the French into the Ruhr
to Essen was described officially in a
communique issued here this noon
which read:
In confosmity with the govern
ments order French troops, taken
from the effectives of the French
army on the Rhine. moved this morn
ing in the general direction Of Essen
to cover the installation in the Rubr
of engineers and the mission Of con-
troll.
According to the instructions Civ
en- them they will be established by
" o'clock along the general line of
Bruchausen Gelderllirchen Essen
Werden Ratingen.
They are made up exclusively of .
french troops representing the effec-
tives of two divisions of infantry and
and one division of cavalry.
Col. Henrys, commanding the Ssd
army corps, is in command OF the
operation under the direction of Ger
Degoutte. The two divisions of In
fantry are under Gen. Fournier and
Iaignelot, and the cavalry is under
Gen. Rampon.
"A detachment of Belgian troops
accompanies the French units from
the frontier district and will be moved
to the French army on tho Rhine TO
reinforce the reserves there and re.
place the garrison troops sent into the
Ruhr."
To Proclaim Strike.
Amsterdam, Jan. 11.-A dispatch
from Essen to the Exchange Tele.
| graph says the Rheinish and West
Phalian labor organizations have de-
cided to proclaim a brief strike be-
ginning Monday throughout the whole
industrial district in protest against
the French occupation.
Threat of Death.
Berlin, Jan. 11.-French airplaaes
dropped leaflets over Essen yesterday.
calling upon the population to re-
main quiet. according to dispatches re.
ceived here today. The leaflets assert
ed that persons who stopped work
would be deported, and that who pre-
vented or interferred with the normal
course of tho city's activities would
be subject to the death penalty.
Revolt in East Prussia.
Washington, Jan. 11.-A revolt has
| taken place in "the whole of Memel