FRANCE AND THE RUHR

Evening Star, Issue 18171, 11 January 1923, Page 4

FRANCE AND THE RUHR

ALL READY. TROOPS AWAIT SIGNAL. Pm# Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, January 10. M. Poincare has ordered an advance of the troops at midnight on January 10.—-A. and N.Z. Cable. PARIS, January 9. France is ready for action. {general Degoutte has moved his headquarters to Diisseldorf, and is awaiting the signal to advance. It is understood that tanks will precede the tronjis, and 1 that cavalry, artillery, and aeroplanes will be extensively used. Thirty-five thousand Fi'enoh troops are now in the occupied area, divided info three army corps; also 4,!j00 British, 3,500 Americans, and 15,000 Belgians.— A. and N.Z. Cable. TROOPS ON THE MARCH. AMSTERDAM, January 10. (Received January 11, ait 10 aim.) Hie Berlin newspapers state that the French will occupy Essen on Thursday morning. A Mayence telegram says that French Moroccan troops are passing through, and that a portion of the troops stationed at Wiesbaden are on the march. Troops occupy the railway stations in the territory held by the Fre.ndh.— Reuter. ENFORCEMENTS ABIUV7NG.' LONDON, Jcanuary 10. (Received January 11, at 9.40 a.m.) The Marseilles correspondent of ‘ The Times ’ reports that large contingents of "French colonial troops are arriving from Africa to take the places of French troops advancing into Gemranv.—A. and N.Z. Cable. FRENCH AND .BELGIAN AOIWITY. PARIS 1 , January 10. (Received January 11, at 9,10 a.m.) The ‘Petit Parisien’ states that the French troops at Dusseldorf and the Belgians at Aix La. Chapello are requisitioning motor cars. Spahis occupied the Luxembourg frontier Customs offices.—A. and N.Z. Cable.