Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-05
French Waiting
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kNontiHueO IToH1 rSge One)
and money, some from the unitA,
ctates, have arrived Tor the reli.,
OF the NEEDY.
DR.. Gruetzner. district presider,
of Duesseidorf, addressing the Essen
press conference Saturday nixnt
laid emphasis on the danger TO III.
food supply rom the congestion q
rtafflc at border points. The price
OF margarine, he declared. had gone
up from 1000 to 1000 marks al
pound, since Jan. !. and lard from
loo to as high as 5000 marks. He
announced that measures were I'm.
der way for providing for likely
army of unemployed with emer.
Gency work.
DIR. GruetZner estimated that Ii.
deported officials thus far numbered
about 600. He declared the imme
date tate of the Ruhr appeared to|
hinge principally On the attitude the
laboreTs actually would take if they
ultimately were confronted with the
apparition of dire want.
Berlin, Feb. 4.-The French today
occupied Offenburg and Appenweie,
in Baden.
Notification by the Inter-Allies|
Rhineland Commission of the
French intention to occupy Often.
burg and AppenWeier. owing to in.
reference by the German railroad
administration with the internaton.|
al train service between Paris and
Prague is commented upon here as
new and grave violation of Ger
man rights, which is likely to place.
under French control all coal trail
fic along the Frankfort-Basle line.
London. Feb. A Reuter- dis |
patch gives uncontirmed reports 81
the intention to incorporate the i'm |
portant industrial area of Elberfei
and Barmen within the militar
zone and also French occupation d
Hamm. This would give the f'renct
complete control of traffic from TIL |
bridseheads to the interior.
Dusseldorf. Feb. 4.-(By A. Pr
The railroad situation is not impror
ing as rapidly as expected Lonl
strikes arc cropping up here and ther.
Although International trains are BE-
ing despatched through the Ruhr re-,
ularly. local traffic is still in a stsr|
government are making great efor
throughout the Ruhr and the Rhine
and to keep the railroad men fror
work.
Active propaganda. accompanied "
cash bonuses, is being conducted in al
attempt to revivify the railroad striks
The French are opening free SOU
kitchens in the Ruhr For the present
IN l.
10 children. excepting at Hernc. whef,
there IS much misery and where foo.
will be given adults.
Berlin. Feb. 4.-(By A. P)-Th
German government has presented
note TO France protesting strongy
against the coal blockade If unoccupiei
Germany. 1t rcpud:atcs the French
contention that Germany has commit
ted a breach of the peace.
The note declares that the real rea.
son Tor the coal blockade is the TN.
satisfactory result for France of the
nESt act of violence, namely. the occu.
patton of the Ruhr. the failure Of
winch is driving the French to commit
french acts of injustice"
Paris. Feb. 4. CBy A. P)-Speakin,
citation of Renublicon 1omrnolsts
Premier Poincare said.
Germany. bv orr entry into I'M
Ruhr. has been led to show ms what
she would have liked to hide from Ut
q lew years longer; she was forcet
to show her hand. Never. up to TN
present. have her governments wish.
tn
never hav they wished to pay repara'
IONS Ihoy had but one idea-to de-
+,;, 70 us-what de we want: Ivy
,,,;,,s on'!- re indcmnlheu 10. O
toni- W. ~ NC SaIe ifoiii lu'uIu =.
tho pb;r do III ,lI l.unI Nv e,se
Rnt what VIZ W. w" oN ;,, any t'' 10 eet
"The rcstorat;n W ,r" aao,astatd
Regions 10 NJ sta1,o u rotber II ID
of Eurone And that ncoce for which
we asl, NOT a sorare irch of Germai
territory. that peace in which seei
only reparations and safety. we an
resolved to establish at last on ID
destructible foundations"
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London. Feb. 4-CRv A. P).-p
Essen tonight. after vain attempt
by the German nolics TO disperse
great Communist demonstration TIT
French guard ~ tho most Office sud
denly oncnod a machine pun fire owe
the heads of the rrowd which in
stantIv disnersed says a disratch .
the Times From, Essnn
Tho disn.tnh -, - is rnn,ort
ceived orders to fire on all gather
ipoo o~roood;,r ooo ,.o,sorS