Evening star., 1923-03-12
Killing of Civilian and Officer
Followed by Fatal Reck-
Iinghausen Riots.
5 ATTACKING PATROL
SHOT DOWN BY TROOPS
0utburst Starts in Buer When
Escaping Prisoners Are
Fired Upon.
By the Associa tod Press

By the Associated Press.
RECKLINGHAUSEN. March 12.-
Eight Germans are dead as the result
of clashes with French troops in vari-
Gus parts Of the Recklinghausen dis
trict last night. One French soldier
and three Germans were wounded in
riot at Dortmund
A state of siege has been declared
in the entire Recklinghausen district
IN consequence of these disturbances.
Additional troops have been sent to
preserve order at Buer. where a
French army officer and a French
civilian official were killed Saturday
night and where excitement has since
oeen running high, resulting in re.
newed shootings
Two Shot Escaping.
of the Germans who met death two
were shot down while trying to es-
cape from the gendarmes in the Buer
disturbances. Five others were killed
ana several wounded an hour later.
"nen crowd attacked a French
guard post. The eighth German was
killed at Dortmund when a crowd
attacked French detachment.
Disturbances were renewed at Buer
last night when French gendarmes
went to the home Of a German sus-
pected of being implicated in the as
sassinatfon of the French officials
Two Germans who were found there
were arrested. They were being taken
TO a guard post when, according to
French reports. they tried to escape
and were shot
Pour Out Into Streets
This created an uproar in the town
and within an hour the Germans be-
gan pouring into the streets, despite
the commanding generals order pro-
hibiting civilians from being out after
pm.
A crowd assembled in the town
square, and soon afterward several
hundred Germans, mostly men, at
tempted to storm French guard post
stationed =.
The Germans demanded the reason
why the two men had been killed The
soldiers repeatedly ordered them
away. but the crowd refused to heed
coming more and more excited. and
finally attacking the house in which
the guard was Quartered. On being
attacked the soldiers fired, killing Ave
VI 1he HciindHS ana WounQlng several
others.
More Troops Ordered Out.
Addition. troops were ordered out
and all civilians were ordered to re-
turn to their homes, but 1t was long
after midnight before order was COM
pletely restored.
One Of the two men killed in the
earlier shooting had boasted to
friends recently, according to French
Information, that he was preparing to
kill a French officer. When the gen.
darmes heard Of this, In view OF
Saturdays assaSsinations, they went
to this mans house and began search
ing for him. His wife declared he
had not been at home all that day or
the night before, but the gendarmes
pursued their search and found him
hiding in wardrobe with another
man, a neighbor. who also was sus-
pected of being implicated In the
shootings.
Brought Down by Guards.
The two men were being taken to a
guard post when they broke away
darmes opened fire and brought down
both men.
Dortmund, where the eighth German
was killed during the attack by the
crowd on the French troops. is with
out police protection. The Berlin
government, according to the French
authorities. has prohibited the munich
pality from organizing blue" force
to replace the expelled security police.
AS a consequence, many of the citi-
zens are arming themselves and pa
trolling the streets at night to pro-
tect their homes and property.
SEVERE PENALTIES FACED.