The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-17
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Massinga at
Muenster
$4,000 Reichswehr Troops
Concentrate Only 8 Miles
From Outposts of French
Front Line.
Neutral Zone Is Crossed

Bad Ems, Germany, Jan. l6.--{By
A. P.l-The French flag has been
pulled down from the deserted Castle
Baderlay on n cliff outside the city.
This Is the only recent arstiFrench
demonstration In the Rhineland.
The burgomaster has offered . N
ward OF 100000 marks for the arrest
Of the culprit and has apologized to
the French, and the incident Is con.
sidered closed.
Bad-Ems Is within the American
zone, but Is occupied by French
troops under command Of Major Gen.
eralsAllcn.
Dusseldorf, Jan. l6.-By A. p
The Rhenlsh-W estphalian mine dlrec
tors received final orders from Gen.
Degoutte today to resume coal -tleliv-
cries to France and Belgium tomor-
row morning Mt the latest. Otherwise
further penalties would be applied, he
announced.
Dortmund. Jan. 16.-tBy A. P.l--
French general headquarters has In
formation that $4,000 men Of the Ger
man reichswehr are concentrated
south Of Muenster, less than IS miles
north Of Luenen. to the north Of Dort-
mund. The French have advanced to
both Dortmund and Luenen. and tho
outposts Of the French and German
forces at some points are only from
eight to 10 miles apart.
The French. by advancing to
Dortmund and Luenen. passed out
of the neutral zone fixed by the
| Versailles treaty on the right bank
OF the Rhine, from which German
regular troops are barred, into the
territory where the reichswehr holds
sway.
The French are continuing to send
up reserves. which are taking up
| positions behind the River Lippe.
The occupation Of the Ruhr basin
is now complete, and the French
declare that not . single pound Of
coal can get out Of the Ruhr into
the unoccupled territory without
their checking it up for the coal tax.
Germany In Wilful Default.
| Paris. Jan. 1s.--tBy A. P.eThe rep
arations commission. in q session last
ing less than half an hour today,
rushed through a decision declaring
Germany In wiiful- default in certain
deliveries in kind for the year 1923.
/ The reparation bloc-France, Bel.
GUM and Italy-v0ted in favor Of de.
claring the default and Kemball Cook,
the British delegate, acting in place
of Sir John Bradbury, who was In
disposed, abstain.d from voting.
Open Defiance.
The hurried decision followed Ger.
manys refusal to make any more
deliveries in kind, including coal,
wood, cattle, dyes and building mate
rails. SO long as the French remained
In the Ruhr.
President Barthou said Germany's
refusal was IAN open defiance Of the
allies" which must be met with in.
slant action.
The American representative, Ro.
| land w. Boyden, and Col. James A.
Logan were present. but had nothing
to say.
l
London. Jan. 16.--(By A. P.HThe
French threat to arrest the German
coal directors in the Ruhr valley has
caused a panic in Berlin, says a
Central News dispatch from Berlin
this afternoon. On the Berlin ex.
change today the dollar was around
$4,000 marks.
One German Killed.
Mayence, Jan. 16.-(By A. PHThe
clash between French troops and Ger.
man civilians at Bochum last night
was due to German demonstrators fir
ing on French posts, the French re-
plying to the fire, the semi.officiaI
Havas agency states. Marks OF bull
let's were found on the walls of the
railway station, showing that the
French had been fired upon, ii is de-
clared.
More Reasonable.
Paris. Jan. 16.-iBy a. PAN or.
4 der srequisitioning the Ruhr valley
mines has been suspended for "a
hours. This was taken here as an
indication that the mine owners are
ready to adopt a more reasonable atti.
tude toward the coal deliveries which
have been forbidden by the. Berlin
government.
Only this modification In Premier
Poincare's plans for going ahead with
his policy of seizing guarantees was
evident today.
1t was thought here that the mega.
be able to devote its entire time 70
tive policy Of Chancellor Cuno might
involve the fall of his cabinet, inas-
much as the application Of proEres.
sive pressure is in opposition to the
Immediate needs OF the manufac.
turers.
Ilxts, Z, mite Qonl.