The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-10
FRANCE ANNOUNCES TROOPS Will MOVE
into THE RUHR DISTRICT ON WEDNESDAY
OCCUPATION OF ESSEN HOME OF THE KRUPP WORKS
RELIEVED TO BE PLANNED FOR IN ADVANCE
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS AT DAYLIGHT.
NATIONS NOTIFIED.
American Position Clearly Stated
Secretary Hughes Up Situation Directly With Ambassador
jesserand Who Transmits 1t to His Government.

PARIS, January 9.-France is
ready tonight to seize the Ruhr
at daybreak. There are reasons
to believe that tomorrow's sun
will disclose French airplanes heading
over Essen, while a long string OF
tanks crawl into the Krupp's home, in
advance of foot and horse roops.
The zero hour has been fixed, but
until the occupation army marches,
the time, place, manner and exact OBJ
iectives are held by the government
as a military and political secret.
France late today notified England
through the French ambassador at
London, and the American ambassa-
doris at Paris and BruS sells were IN
formed by the French and Belgian
governments, respectively, what
France plans to do. The French to
night are also armed with the repara-
tiOn commissions declaration that
Germany is in voluntary default IL
coal deliveries, so there is no appar-
ent cause for further delay.
M. Maginot, the war minister, has
had final conference with Premier
Poincare, assuring him that the army
IS ready, the technical men, even
emergency crews of railroaders and
teiegraphers, in case of strikes in the
Ruhr, are awaiting orders at Dussel-
dorf and their military escort is inn
patient to be off.
General Degoutte with his staff left
Meyence for Duess eldorf just ahead of
the last train load of Mayence troops
and all will be in Dusseldorf late
tonight. This readiness, however, is
no proof that the French have set
their advance for Wednesday morn
ing; there may be delay until Thurs
day, so that Premier Poincare car
give parliament the news while it Is
still fresh, and there are some WIN
think that the premier may wait unit
he has informed the chamber of his
plans, so that parliament, by vote
OF confidence, may be responsible fol
the order to Foch's men-"Tak Els
sen"
Whatever date is fixed, there is M
longer any vague uneaslnesS that th'
United States or Great Britain may
stop the advance by protest, for tn;
French government and people alik'
consider it quite settled that Essel
will be occupied in the matter of hour
OF days, and that the progressiv
seizure of the Ruhr can only be
stopped by Germany coming 10 terms
France is taking the situation wit
surprising calm but there is a yer,
evident determination to make tn
Ruhr pressure effective. The position
Of German proclamations to the pop
ulation in the Ruhr district about T.
be occupied is taken as showing tha
the German cote sSment has aban
.doned the hope of stopping the seiz
ure and recognizes that M. Poincar
really means what he is reported a
saying about being willing to talk
the Germans in Essen"
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a formf
announcement by the state depart
nlent today, set at rest any doubt a
to the manner in which Secretar
Hughes proposal that financial al
thOrities be called into the reparation
controversy was laid before th
French government. 1t said that til
secretary had taken the matter u
directly with Ambassador Jussel
anG," who was understood to haV
transmitted it to his government
and later presented to the secretaT
the observations of NJ. Poincare
reply"
"The views of the two government
were exchanged in this way" I'll
statement continued, adding that