The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-05
Berlin, Feb. 4.-By A. P) =
The French today occupied Often.
burg and Appenweier in Baden.

! The situation in the Ruhr Is drifting
back to the regular routine. The pop
ulation, workers and tradesmen are
| gradually becoming ontwardly recon-
clled to the presence OF the occupying
| forces, while the resistance OF the
/ functionaries appears TO be faltering.
The opposition OF the industrial mag
mates. however, shows no sign Of
abating. The possibility Of a general
rising against the French seems very
remote.
| Incidents OF violence may continue.
such as the killing of German civil
ian by a French sentry at Brechten
Friday night, but conditions appear
to be settling down until one of the
nomic battle. II Is reported the
Brechten civilian who was killed
failed TO halt when challenged. Some
OF tho sentries are rather nervous;
one of them pointed his bayonet in
buslness-like fashion when a CORE
spondent strolled past his outpost Fri
day night. although addressed in
fEencn ana SHOWN pass
Coal Movement Started.
Sixty.six barges loaded with coal.
according TO the Official figures. have
been dispatched to Strassburg and &c
more. which We're confiscated, are
lying along the Rhine awaiting tugs
TO tow them up the river. The
barges average about ZOO tons each.
Ten tugs with French crews are now
working up and down the Rhine.
The coal forwarded by rail into
France is about half the amount
f,oated: thus the total coal the
French have got out k the Ruhr
since the occupation is a little more
than zoo. 900 tons. whereas under the
old system they would have received
100000 in the same period. General
Payot explains that the services are
! hampered by the necessity Of replac-
ing the strikers. insuring food sup
piies and. similar reasons. but he ex-
poets TO move very much larger guam
titles OF coal daily to France the be-
ginning Of next week.
Much Rail Congestion.
The Germans are not attempting TO
approach the French control pests, and
run the coal trains to within a few
miles Of the occupation, eastern and
southern frontier. where they abandon
them. causing much congestion. The
locks are completely under French
control In both the Rhine and Lipps
canals. The French also control the
higbroads leading into unoccupied
Germany.
The occupying authorities have as
sured the German officials and work
ers who have disregarded Berlin's
strike orders. that their salaries will
lc paid II they continue to discharge
their duties. Many Of the Germans
have elected "a remain.
Enlarge Occupied Area.
The French have enlarged their
area OF occupation toward the Col
ogne hridgehead. occupying railway
stations At vohwinkle. Lennep. Berg
and Bonn. virtually surrounding FL
berfeld. These places were leaks IN
the French ring around the -
through which trains might pass tV
the south. The troops in the new
oceupatian zone were taken from
Dorimund. which is virtually eyacu-
ated.
Nine carloads Of coal, ostensihly
consigned TO Italy. were stopped by
the French at Nohwlnkle until the ar
rival OF a representative of the italian
high commissioner at Coblenz 10 de-
termine whether the bills OF lading
were honafldc.
Should famine occur in the Ruhr.
which the French are trying their
utmost to prevent. there might per
hars he localized bread riots. hut the
( French have the military enforcement
of law aud order we'll In hand.