The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

Troops Push Beyond Essen
and Are Expected to
Seize Other Towns.
BY FRANK Il. MASON.
InternatfonaI News Service.


PARIS, ian. Isl rench troops
have occupied Bochilnn. War Min.
istsr Mginct ennouncsd
afternoon.
ACCORDING 10 the army news.
paper, L'Echo De Paris the ac4
tivities Of French troops IN the
Rhineland were resumed As -
reply to Berlin's refusal to pay
the mine owners for. coal turned
over to the Allies"
Pushing Beyond Essen.
Troops have occupied the whole
region around Buer, seven miles
north Of Essen. according to word
received here today from French
Rhineland headquarters After po-
sitions had been established around
Buer, detachments Of French troops
moved off in the direction of Hat
tingen.
Buer lies at the northern end
of the industrial belt on the fringe
of the coal fields. It is the seat
of both industries and mines.
It was reported here that the
French would establish new posi-
tons within the next twenty-fours
hours at Hattingen, Recklinghausen
and possibly at Dortmund and Bar
men.
Dortmund lis eighteen miles east
of Essen and 255 miles west OF
Berlin.
Indemnity Meeting Off.
This was the date upon which
Germany's first cash installment
of 1923 misunderstanding 100000.
600 gold marks-was due, but a
period of grace has been granted
to the end of this month. The
reparations commission was to
have met to consider the indemnity
situation, but the meeting was put
over until tomorrow.
Awaiting u. 8. Proposal.
The Allies are awaiting new re-
parations proposals from the Onlted
States. It is expected that Roland
w. Boyden. American observer on
the inter-allied reparations commls'
sion. will present certain suggeS-
tions the same day Louis Barthou
of France, chairman of the commits
sion, announces Frances new con-
ditions for a German indemnity
moratorium.
Bovden was asked by Interna-
tional News Service regarding the
persistent report that he would IN
troduce new American indemnity
proposals.
because of my position ! can
not confirm the report or discuss
it in any way" said the American
observer. 80,
It was understood from other
sources that the American proposals
already have been reduced to writ
ing They are believed to follow
the main lines of Secretary hughes
plan. appealing to the British ana
French to accept an international
committee of bankers and econom-
lists. empowered to draw up work
able compromise plan.
SussoIini Makes Protest.
Premier Mussolini of Italy, was re-
norted To have sent a note to pre-
mier Poincare protesting vigorously
against continued Independent ACTON
lin the Rhineland without consulting
Ttaly. The note states that While
Ttalv faVors measures OF control, she
does not countenance seizure OF
private property.
Mussolini was said to have charged
the French with adopting pro-
Igrom of invasion that is expensive
and harmful to the cause of pac1flca'
ltion and economic restoration In
Europe"
The note insisted that in the future
1.-THE italian reparations plan be given
greater consideration.
According to an Essen dispatch
| to L1ntransigeant, both Bochum
and Gelsenkirchen were occupied
by French troops without incident.
British officials are becoming su'
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