NEW ADVANCE OF FRENCH.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16074, 10 March 1923, Page 5

NEW ADVANCE OF FRENCH.

BRITISH ZONE CDT OFF FROM BEST OF GERMANY". GERMAN CHARGES AGAINST FRENCH NOT UPHELD. (Elec. Tel. Copyrights United Press Assn.) (Australian and N.Z Cable Association.) PARIS, March 9.

The French have completed a -new advance, including screen troops between the British zone and the rest- of Germany.

In order to guarantee the Allies against- a further drop in marks and to prevent the industrials organising to delay payments in the hope of depreciation, the French have modified the Ruhr coal tax. The amount which is due will be translated into sound foreign currency values.

LONDON, March 9.

A Dusseldorf message says that Genei’al Degout to denies, categorically, the allegations in regard to secret executions in Ruhr.

The Daily Express’ correspondent is unable to verify a single allegation of French savagery. Three German civilians have been killed sinco January 15, each of which happening was duly officially reported.

FRAN CO-BELGIAN CONFERENCE

(Australian and N.Z. Cattle Association.)

(Received March 10, 10.55 a.m.) PARIS, March 9. M. Poincare’s conference with M. Theunis at Brussels has been fixed for Monday. The King dines with M. Poincare, and in the evening the Premiers will discuss the French plan for complete control of Ruhr, also a united plan of action if and when Germany seeks resumption of reparations negotiations. METHODS OF THE HUN. VENGEANCE AGAINST WOMEN. (Australian and N Z Cable Association.) (Received March 10, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON ,March 9. Advices from Duseldorf state that the German Nationalist organisation at Witten has offered a reward of 200,000 marks for every bunch of hair cut the heads of women deemed to be too familiar with French soldiers in Ruhr. A WIRELESS COMBAT. (Received March 10, 11.55 a.m.) BERLIN, March 9. When a broadcasting apparatus here began sending out a statement regarding ing Ruhr and a patriotic song, the Eiffel Tower, using the same wave length, promptly jammed the message. A concert which was broadcasted was not interrupted till “Deutschland Tiber Allies” was sung, when Eiffel Tower again drowned tho messages.