Simultaneously with the advance course, have been very convenient for the French commander if he could) simply have moved more divisions from the Rhine provinces into the Ruhr, but he could not do this without weakening his hold on occupied—forrit He therefore had to draw on divisions stationed in Eastern France—tke 11th (Nancy), 18th (Chaumont) and 40th (Chalons)—but as these divisions were not fully supplied with tanks
rrisona, such as Toulouse and aeroplanes, some quite distant Valence, had to be drawn upon to fill up the gaps. Every detail of the operation had been carefully "prepared beforehand, and when the order was given, everything went like clockwork. ' Over 200 troop trains were run, and nearly all of reached their appointed ations punctually. The total loss of time on all these trains amounted ta only two hours. Spesial precautions were. of course taken to watch the railways before the trains were run over them.
Having his three divisions at Essen, Gen Degoutte could either have sent them forward to the second. and third sections and_ replaced them by the troops from France, or have kept them where they were and sent. the other divisions right ocenpicd one side of the square faced by the Town Hall. Saluted by cavalry trumpets, the general
himself to Dr. Luther, the German got off his horse ends presented Minister of Provisions, who had been requested by his Government to resume, on this occasion, his former position as burgomaster of Essen. 'T have come here with my soldiers." the general said, "and they will return with me. I shall leave only just enough to protect our civilian officials. I count on the ce-operation of the authorities and on the good sense of the inhabitants to-see that everything goes on here in such a way that shall not have to impose the burden of a military occupation on the working classes of Essen." After listening cdurtevusly to Dr. Luther's inevitable protest, the general went away with his escort. French detachments were stationed at the post office, the railway station and the offices of the Coal di ate, from which the Germans had already removed all the hooks and papers of importance. For the moment, Essen is in the position of a house with the bailiffs in, the bailiffs in this case being supported by police ready to act at a moment's notice. It remains to be seen when of French troops into the valley ofthe Ruhr, the police arrested ten communist agitators who had recently paid visits to that part of Germany for the purpose of stirring up trouble. M. Poincaré naturally considered it intolerable that Frenchmen should openly defy the Government of their own country and try to thwart its purpose, and there cannot be the least doubt that his vigorous action is fully approved by the vast majority of his fellow countrymen. The Chamber confirmed it by six to one. M. Marcel Cochin, editor of the '"Humanité," who would also have been arrested but for his immunity as a member of Parliament, listened to the debate and said nothing while his lieutenants sneered. The imprisoned communists, who are led by a man named Monmousseau, are charged with plotting against the State, but nothing is yet known which can show whether there was a real organized conspiracy, with definite objects, or whether the communists were merely carrying pronda. In any case, "Wrench ice is sufficiently slow in its to keep them out of mischief for a considerable time to come. They represent only a through.
Ho preferred the latter} ther the owners of the house are j very, small fraction of French course, which appeared the more willing to settle, or at least at make opinion.
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