New Britain herald., 1923-03-16
Not Even Think of Settlement Until Every Soldier of France and Belgium is Withdrawn
Sabotage Increases in Occu- pied Areas and Additional Troops Are Being Sent Into District.

Dusseldorf, March 1e. (By As- sociated Press)-One French soldier was killed and three soldiers and three French railroad men were injured when French troop train was wrecked near Treves. in the Rhineland today, as the result of sabotage.
 This was one of several serious cases of sabotage reported by the French from various parts of the oc- cupied territory. The train was di. verted from the main line by switch being thrown and crashed into a freight train.
 Bridge Dynamited. Another case of violence was the blowing up by dynamite of the rail. road bridge over the Kalkum river between Duisburg and Dusseldorf. This was the first instance in which dynamite has been successfully em- ployed for this purpose. The French patrol guarding the bridge was fired upon by the perpetrators. but none of it's members was injured.
 Wires Cut, Bomb Thrown
 Near Coblenz, three miles of tele- phone and telegraph cable which in- cluded IA important military wires were cut out and destroyed. The French said it would take six months to repair this damage.
 A bomb was thrown at the railway station at Wiedau but only slight damage was done.
 More Troops Coming
 Additional endorsements to the guards for the civil engineers mission are beginning to arrive. It was an nounced today that 15,o00 French troops were coming and 5000 Bel gians, although Brussels reports say the Belgian troops are merely replace ments. This will make total of seven divisions ill the Ruhr besides various auxiliary forces.
 Germany's Decision.
 Berlin, March 16. (By Associated Press) unofficial response to the recent announcement that France and Belgium will evacuate the occupied regions as fast as Berlin makes tangible guarantees asserts that only a complete withdrawal of the allies will make possible any ne-
  gotiations.
 This opinion so far has been ex- pressed only in the press and in circles. but it is known that editors and politicians alike have been informed by the government that any negotiations on the repara- Lions question are conditional upon the return of the Ruhr to German control.
 Political writers familiar with the attitude of Wilhemstrasse say that hey have heard nothing of the re- ported German overtures to London. Any intmations of peace suggestions hat appear in the Berlin press come rom outside sources.
 Die Zeit the industrialists' journal, asserting that the occupation of ter tory is no guarantee for deliveries dds that mot pfennig will be giv- n until the last soldier is evacuated rom the Ruhr."
 The French View
 Paris, March 16.-(By Associated French are holding to he view that the Germans are not eady to negotiate for a settlement of he Ruhr occupation question and the eparations problem, it was indicated t the foreign office today
 A flat denial was given to reports hat the Franco Belgian allies have the British or neutral na- lon to indicate the Franco Belgian Willingness for intervention. The rench insist that the Germans must lake direct overtures to France and egium.
 It was stated, however, that the uhr situation was improving and le prediction was made that before ng the valley would become rapidly roductive of coal and coke.