The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-27
Cafes and
|Cabarets a
Close at 10
French Forces Continue 10
Make Arrests in COnncc.
ton With Outbreaks
on Thursday.
20 Nationalists Taken

Dusseldorf. Jan. e6--By A. PD-
What practically amounts TO martial
law has been declared in the occupied
area
All cafes. hotels, theaters and
cabarets were closed at 10 tonight,
German time, which is . French time.
The French were continuing TO
make arrests in connection with
Thursdays riotins. About 20 ma
tionalist leaders were imprisoned dur.
ing the evening
DIR. Greutzner. president OF Rhenish
Prussia, was arrested today by the
French. He was released. however.
after a three-ho conference with
General Simon, but notified that he
would he taken into custody again
unless he compiled with certain de
mands made by the French general.
Fresh contingents of troops are ar
irving in Dusseldorf bound for the
Ruhr valley. Infantry patrols are
maintaining order in the streets OF
Dusseldorf in the absence of the Ger
man police.
The miners throughout the Ruhr
are krduudliy lsdNl1lS lflt Noi hhibo.
Appeal to People.
Berlin, Jan. 26.-By A. P.)-The
German government has issued an
appeal to Xhe nation signed by Presi-
dent Ebert and Chancellor Cuno,
urging the people to renounce
luxuries and extrayagences of every
kind and to make the greatest pos
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mon need of the whole country which
involves the very existence of all fu
turc Germany and the liberties and
rights of the whole people.
Leading industrial and commercial
firms have issued a similar appeal To
employers. and workers throughout
the reich.
Two Arrested.
Dusseldorf. Jan. 2s.--(By A. P.)-
Bursomaster Schmidt and DIR. Oexle.
director of police of Dusseldorf, were
arrested by the French authorities to-
day and placed in Jail awaiting court
martial for failure to enforce order.
They are charged with being respon-
sible for yesterdays disorders which
the French troops put down only after
the hiring OF several shots.
Blast Furnaces Closed.
Paris, Jan. 26.--(By A. P.HBlast
furnaces in France have begun shut
ting down from lack Of coke for
which they have been largely depend
ent upon the German reparation de-
liveries, halted since the occupation Of
the Ruhr
Fifteen furnaces i'll the principal
metallurgical districts had their fires
drawn Wednesday and Thursday and
more are expected to cease operation
today. Five furnaces were shut down
in Luxembourg.
The reparations commission took
three important decisions this after
noon.
First. it declared the request for
moratorium made by Germany on
November IA null and void because OF
the German attitude toward the occu-
patton of the Ruhr, as shown by its
letter of January Is which stated that
ell reparation deliveries to the pow
ers responsible for the occupation
would be suspended While the occupa-
ton lasted.
Germany in Default.
The second decision was to declare
Germany in general default Of all
reparation obligations to France and
Belgium as provided for under the
treaty of Versailles.
The paragraph referred to reads:
In case OF default by Germany in
the performance of any obligation un-
der this part of the present treaty,
the commission will forthwith give
notice OF such default to each of the
interested powers and may make
such recommendations as to the ac.
ton to be taken in consequence OF
such default as it may think neces-
sary."
Third letter was drafted, with
common accord informing Germany
that the schedule of payments drawn
up in May. 1921, would again be put
into force on expiration OF the delay
already granted to January 81, when
the payment Of 500, 900, 900 gold marks
postponed from January is, would be-
come due.
Louis Barthou, French representa-.
tive and president Of the commission,
said after the meeting that he at
tached great Importance to the fact
that, although tho British delegate
abstained from voting, he participated
in drawing up the rulings.
Roland w. Boyden and Col. James
A. Logon, jr., the unofficial American
representatives. attended the meeting.
but did not participate in the de-
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