The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
ENEMY HOSTILITY GROWING AGAINST FRENCH INVADERS
Uglier Mood Seen as Crowds Gather in Essen-+Ameri- can Troops Sail Upon
 Army Transport
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(Continued From Page One) ing from the Colbenz bridgehead and embarked on the transport which started her voyage for Savannah at 5:So p. m. With soldiers lining her rails, the transport cast off her lines from the Siberia Dock. The dough- boys sang farewell songs and shouted greetings of goodbye, while groups of friends ashore standing In the dim light of the early darkness waved their adieux.
 Then the propellers of the St. Mihiel began to churn the waters, the transport slowly moved on her way toward the flat lowlands of the Sche1dt and soon was lost to view at the Royal Sluice, still vending her way toward Flushing, which will be reached about midnight. From Flush ing the wide sea opens the way for home and the signal bells will reg ister the call full speed ahead"
 The center of interest to those on board ship was the wives and chill dren of soldiers. Gathered on the poop deck, they formed an attractive group. Many of the women were un- usually comedy.
 Tribulations Experienced
 One couple reached the ship only after some tribulations. Private Ralph Bailey of Maine married a girl just before the troops train left Coblenz. His bride decided that she d.d not desire to proceed to the United States immediately. Bailey gave her the marriage book. signed by Chaplin Easterbrook, bade her farewell and went to board the train. Within a half an hour there was hurried call to hold the train, for Bailey's wife had changed her mind,
 Tonight she is one of the party on board the St. Mihiel.
 BoRAH TO PRESS CONFERENCE
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Further information with regard to the ad- ministration policy toward the rep- arations problem was laid before the foreign relations committee of the Senate today by Secretary Hughes in the form of letters and documents, but there was no indication that as a result the gathering Senate storm on European questions had been quieted
 In his letters, Secretary Hughes reiterated that the American govern ment did not intend to participate in the reparations discussions. Discuss ing the unofficial representation with the reparations commission through Roland w. Boyden as an observer, Mir Hughes declared with reference to "questions arising from time to time in which this government and it's citizens have an immediate in terest" that these purposes have been hxy com mission which we have been able to maintain through the present ar rangements.v
 Shortly after the foreign relations committee had received the com munication. Senator Borah. repub- lican, Idaho, who recently proposed that the United States call an inter national economic conference, an nounced that he planned to renew the suggestion soon by the introduc- tion of resolution requesting the president to call such conference,
 ESSEN, Jan. 25.-Ernest Tengel- mann, president of the Essen Cham Der of Commerce. and one of the coal opertors. tried yesterday at Mayence by the French court-martial, today described his experiences. Herr Ten gelmann arrived in Essen this after noon.
 He says he and his colleagues were treated like common criminals. Each was locked in a separate cell. They were given poor beds and no other conveniences such as soap and tow els. They were left in darkness and without food for 2f hours after ' o'clock of the evening of their arrest.
 According to Herr Tengelmann, the arrest of himself and the other coal magnates was due to trickery. They had not been informed at Bredeny that they were to be transferred to Meyence, but were told that they had been summoned for a conference at Dusseldorf.
 Arriving at Mayence the prisoners were conveyed in a fast Black Maria" from the station to the Jall' which was the common military prison.
 The released director was over whelmed by the character Of the re ception here by the big crowd which thronged the square in front of the station to greet him on his arrival
 USE MORE FORGE
 DUSSELDORF, Jan. 25.--Should further rioting and armed resistance occur in the occupied area of Ger any it will come just at the mo- ment when the French have com pleted their military arrangements to hold the Ruhr tighter than ever. The Thirty second corps, composed or three divisions of infantry, command sd by General Caron. is established in the northern part of the Ruhr covering Dortmund and Reckling- hausen, while the Thirty-third corps under General Henrys, surrounds Essen and Bochum. Two divisions of cavalry are quartered around Horneburg and Ratingen, ready to move in case of trouble.
 A Belgian division is stationed along the River Lippe from Wesel to Dorsten. A total of 100000 armed men is here to impose the will of France and Belgium.
 Great crowds gathered around the statues of Bismarck. Non Moltke and Wilhelm 1 in Ludendorff street to- ri ght and sang Deutschland Ueber Alles" and shouted Down with the French" until cavalry rushed from the barracks and dispersed the man,- festants amid jeers and insults. The Fr ench showed great patience, being under orders not to fire unless at ,..1<