Expropriated Strasbours, July 17.
Germany tod: informed sidents of the village of R! the French side of the Franco-G: border that they would no longer be permitted to cross the Rhine bridge ¿nd till land in Germen territory because the German Government had expropriated farms in the area.
German farmer therefor:, lame: diately set about harvesting hav stil standing in the fidds and planned to bring it to the middle of the bridge and permit the Frenchmen to retrieve it believed thal Germeny li-ten fortify border in th veinity of Rhirau, French orme planned te appeal to the French Government on the German order. Pressure could probably be brought on the German Government it was pointed out, because many German peasants similarly till lands on the French side of the border.—United Press.
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