TROOPS FIRE ON CROWD

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10559, 9 April 1920, Page 6

TROOPS FIRE ON CROWD

MOROCCANS USE MACHINE-GUNS. FRENCH OFFICERS MOBBED BY ' PEOPLE. Br Telegraph—Press Assn.-Copyright Ails;: ii . ■/. C'l-Pl; V - lion. (Received April S, 10.35 p.m.; LONDON, April 8 The Moroccan troops used machineguns on the crowd in Frankfort, hilling ten and wounding fifty. Swiss reports stale that the crowd began the trouble by mobbing the French officers. FRENCH CAVALRY ATTACKED PARIS, Aprd 7 The “Matin” says that advices from Frankfort state .that some German forces, while retiring, fired machine, guns on the French cavalry. It is he. lieved that the incident was Sue to some individuals becoming excited. The commander of tho French troops in Frankfort, addressing notable men of the city, said ho hoped it would not be necessary to use guns or machine, glina. He counted on their influence for the maintenance of peace and tho securing of respect for his orders. Messages to Paris from Coblenz state that 20U0 “Reds'” entered the British zone, where they were immediately in. turned. A GERMAN PROTEST. THE OCCUPATION OF DARMSTADT (Received April 8, 10.30 p.m.) LONDON. April 7. Herr Ebert has protested against the occupation of Darmstadt. The German Government has issued an appeal to the inhabitants to remain calm THE SPARTACIST REVOLT. PRICE PUT ON~ LEADER'S HEAD. (Received April 8, 10.50 p.m.) BERLIN, April 7. Hoolz, the Spartac’it, continues to hold sway in Vogtland, delivering wild speeches and threatening to burn all the Government buildings if troops venture into Vogtland. Ho also declares that he will raise a “Red” army 20,000 strong, paying the soldiers out of a levy on the capitalists. Tho Saxon Government lias placed a price of 30,000 marks on Hoelz’s head.