Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-18

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similar places of amusements i'm Der
lin were ordered closed at If p. m.
instead of a. m.
LONDON. Jan. is. UNITED
lPress) The French took posses
sion today of all railway stations IN
the Rubr, according 10 dispatches
from Essen. II was also reported
they seized offices of the various Goa
companies.
ESSEN. Jan. IS. Omitted Press)
"A German fraulein attended ar
Essen movie with two French poilus
last night
After the trio emerged from the
theatre. they were seized by crowd
OF citizens who drove off the French
soldiers and cut off the fraulein S
heavy yellow tresses.
Paris, Jan. IS. Omitted Press).
Germany is preparing a protest TO
all signatories of the Versailles
treaty. claiming that French troops
crossed the fifty kilometer neutral
zone provided in the treaty. accord
ing to reliable information here to-
day French troops. the German
protest will state. have approached
the neighborhood OF the nearest
German garrison. port of Meunster'
where about 1000 reichswar are
stationed.
BERLIN. Jan. IS. Omitted Press)
Chancellor Cuno has asked dicta-
torial powers for his government in
the present crisis, but Socialists In
the Reichstag opposed him today,
and even II the request Is granted
next Thursday when the house re-
convenes. the majority will be weak.
II is the first time the Socialists
have opposed the government on an
important question. Extreme nation
alists and communists are also lined
up against the Chancellor on this
issue.
Meanwhile. the governments
hands are tied for a week.
Many bourgeoise deputies were
absent yesterday and adjournment
was taken to give the whips time to
summon them.
LONDON. Jan. IS Omitted Press).
The German mark fell TO $1,000 to
the pound sterling today. or approx
imately 2O.7OO to the American I
dollar. BY one o'clock the mark .
was quoted at $4,000 to the pound. .
ESSEN. Jan. IS Omitted Press) -
The French seized loaded German .
coal barges on the Rhine and on .
the Rhineheren canal. near Duis-
berg today.
The barges were held up. and the
papers taken away.
New clearance papers for French
were furnished. and the
barges were directed to proceed TO /
Du.sberg instead of to the German
destination. to which their cargoes
were consigned.
NJ. Costa. chairman OF the French
engineering commission. announced
the first penalties will consist OF
IONAlNfhA4WH VI NuaA NdiH vi AiAf ran
roads and coal barges on the canals.
He said the mines would not be
The French general In command
here ordered Herr Thyssen and five
other prominent operators TO come
before him for advice" but not for
orders The Germans refused to
consider any further conference.
they announced earlier in the day.
Theatres OF German industry.
canals and railroads that carried fuel
and steel from the heart Of the Ruhr
to the rest OF Germany were gripped
by the French invaders Of the Rhine
land today as additional punitive
measures 70 enforce coal deliveries
into effect.
There is now no road out of Ruhr
not held by France armed forces
Railroads OF the Rhineland were
to be worked by the allies. as well
as coal mines, II German miners per-
sist in their refusal to work under
French bayonets. and no pains are to
be spared. IL is stated to make the
occupation on the Ruhr successful
In the face OF additional penalties.
threats OF courtmartial for the
Ruhr's most prominent mine owners.
and further seizure OF territory. the
Germans remained adamant in stub
born opposition TO the will OF the in
vaders.
The national coal commission re-
peated its prohibition against coal
deliveries 20 France and Belgium.
Disturbances at Dortmund.
Luenen and Essen failed to lead to
serious trouble.
Frances punitive measures were
put into effect deliberately here
and there throughout the Ruhr to-
day.
French engineers. who had been
stationed at Essen. scattered mys-
teriously TO various sections or the
occupied area early this morning.
They refused information regard
ing apparently new sanctions
French headquarters declared the
occupying forces are not going into
the mines themselves but limited
at confiscation.
Some of the main Offices of the
fuel companies are to be taken
over. but the French prefer to pro-
coed slowly with their new meas
ures.
The Germans met these moves
with the same passive resistance
that characterized their attitude to-