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__ The Omaha Morning Dee % VUL‘ ^2—no. 179._asr y frnarSTS l"ti£_OMAHA, Friday, January 12, 1923. * - , sr;v„?r z,afti two cents Ex-Ruler of, Greece Succumbs Death Comes to Constantine Suddenly at Palermo, Sicily, Where He Was Living in Exile. Pro-German During War Palermo. Sicily Jun. 11.—(By A. P.) —Former King Constantine of Greece died suddenly lierc today of cerebral hemorrhage. The death of Kx-King Constantine of Greece came after a series of try ing experiences which the former rul er of the Hellenes had undergone, beginning with the outbreak of the world war. Constantine was forced off the throne by the allies in 1917 after he i:ad successfully resisted numerous at tempts to bring Greece Into the war on the side of the allies. In exile until after the war's close, Consjan tine was called back to Greece in 100#920 and resumed the throne. Under his renewed reign Greece plunged Into war with Turkey in Asia Minor, Con stantine personally going to the front at one period of the campaign. Disaster fo Greeks. l.ast fall came the disaster to the Greek forces in Asia Minor, speedily followed by the revolution in Greece, which again swept Constantine off the throne. He abdicated and retired to Italy and has been making his homo recently at Palermo. Constantine had been suffering from arteriosclerosis and nephritis, tut there had been no expectation of a sudden and fatal ending. He was to have started for Naples tomorrow with his family to stay at the Palazzo di eupodlmonte at the in vitation of the Duke <5f Aosta, later going to Florence to make his per manent residence there. At the bedside when death occurred were his wife, former Queen Sophie and their three daughters, the crown princess of Rumania and princesses Irene and Catherine. Abdieatd in 1917. Constantine I abdicated the throne of Greeco in June, 1917, at tho de mand of Great Britain, France and Russia, power* which had guaranteed the constitutional liberty of the Greeks. He ruled over the destinies of the Hellenes for a little more than four years, during which it is charged that he nullified the Greek constitu tion by repeated dismissals of parlia ment opposed to his pro-German at titude in the war, created an intoler able condition affecting not only *^*reece but the entente allies, and, in 1 ho words of Premier Ribot of France, had "amply justified the Interven tion of the protecting power*.” In yielding his throne. Constantine nominated his second son, Alexander, as his successor, eliminating the claims of Crown Prince George, whose attitude was regarded as pro-German. Alexander was acceptable to the en tente powers and to Premier Yenize Ins of the provisional government, which had been established at Salon iki, Rnd he assumed the crown. In Exile. Constantine with his wife and sev- j er.il children were conveyed from Ath- | ens on a British warship to an Italian j port and then proceeded to Switzer- | land, where the deposed king made ; his home for more than tfirce years • following his abdication. Alexander's reign, however, ended in October, 1920, when the young j king died as the result of being bit- j ten by a pet monkey. The dead nion- j arch left a morganatic wlnow in the person of Mile. Manos, whose mar- : riage Constantine had vainly tried to have declared invalid. Ellphtherios Venlzelos, then premier of Greece, whose political activity con tributed to the overturning of the old regime, had been a loyal supporter of Alexander. It was generally sup posed that Alexander would be suc ceeded by hi* brother, Prince Paul. In fact, Paul was aotuully proclaimed king, but he declined to accept unless v, enizellsts obtained the consent of his father and Crown Prince George, both of whom refused. Government Overturned. This situation created a govern ^ZMient crisis and on November 2S, a plebiscite w as held throughout Greece! to determine whether Constantine should be returned to the throne. In spite of the achievements of Yehizelos for his country during tlie war and Us resultant territorial ad vantage to Greece, the government was overturned and the Ycnizelos cabinet immediately resigned, a new ministry being formed by Premier Rhallis. The vote gave the Royalists "50 scats in the chamber of deputies as against IIS for the Venizelists. Charges were made jthat the plebiscite was fraudulent, and Venizeloa bc ( ime a practical fugitive from Gicecc. Several mouths before the" election he was shot by an assassin in Paris but was only slightly wounded. Great preparations were made by tiie populace to welcome Constantine back to Athens. The former king before leaving Switzerland for bis native land declared that one of the first things he would do upon enter ing Athens would tx* to ehter the Greek Catholic cathedral and offer a prayer of thanks to God for his restoration to the throne. Uprising Is Reported Throughout Meinel Region Kovno, Ltthunla, Jan. 11.—(By A. T\)—It is officially announced that an uprising occurred throughout the Memel region Wednesday. A body describing itself as “The Su preme Committee for the Salvation of vhe Country" declared itself the gov ►ctfrnment of the territory, demanding union with I.ithuania. It is denied, however, that any regu lar Lithuanian troops have crossed the frontier Former King of Greece Is Victim of Apoplexy Kx-King Constantine. Day’s Activities in Washington Ira Nelson Morris. American min ister to Sweden, resigned. The Kellogg-White rudio control bill was reported by the house merchant marine committe. The house approved the senate bill making possible the appointment of MaJ. fien. Crowder as ambassador to China. -- Then Pennsylvania railroad, in ar gument before the supreme court, challenged the Jurisdiction of the rail road labor board in adjustment of wages. Dr. Otto Wiedfeldt, the German ambassador, formally presented to Secretary Hughes the protest of Ger many against French occupation of the Ruhr. 1 The Interstate Commerce commis sion notified railroads it would inves tigate their rec«yit expenditures for equipment maintenance and their methods of supplying cars to ship pers. Announcing It had official Informa tion that a revolt had broken, Out In the Memel district. East Prussia, the Lithuanian legation denied reports that Lithuanian troops had entered the region. Efforts ,of Senator Femald. republi can, Maine, to nullify the packer con trol act by denying appropriations for its enforcement, precipitated a three hour debate in the house on the ques tion. Hope that congress, at the present session, would provide effective relief for farmers, was expressed by Presi dent Harding in a letter to a repre sentative of the Frederick (Md.) Cham ber of Commerce. Despite congressional agitation for the recall of Roland W. Hoyden, tin olfiieal American observer with tho reparations commission, tho admin istration was understood to believe he should continue in his present capac ity Secretary Mellon, chairman of tho American debt commission, was rep resented as confident an agreement on the funding of the British debt would be reached before January 20, the ten tative sailirtg of tho British mis sion. President -Harding, in a letter read at the opening session of the women's industrial conference, de clared the changed status of women justified and necessitated their broad er and more intimate participation in various public and social activities. Coroner to Investigate Death of Five in Explosion Birmingham, Ala.. Jan. 11.—Coroner J. D. Rusum will continue his investi gation of the gccident which yester caused the death of four negro track laborers and a W'hite track man of the Woodward Iron company in a head ing of Dolomite mine No. 1, of the company, three miles north of Wood ward. Officials of tho company stated the men met instant death when a locai gas pocket exploded, where the men had gone to remove rails. Rum Boats Sei74 \ by A LKps- . Smugglers Suffer “Casualties” in Attempt to Land Cargoes at At lantic Coast Points. Haul Totals 1,000 Cases New York, Jan. 11.—<By A. P.)— The swarm of rum running craft which today sought, by sheer strength of numbers, to overwhelm the pro hibition navy with its newly-acquired gun-toting flagship. Lexington, to night suffered its first "casualty," ac cording to observers at Sandy Hook, who reported that the launch Mar garet B., laden to the gunwhales with whisky, was captured by a coast guard crew. Almost simultaneously three other vessels of the rum fleet were reported to have been seized by coast guard craft off Ambrose Channel lightship. The quadruple haul totaled 1,000 cases. - Besides the Margaret B., officials said they had confiscated the Evelyn, a 25-foot sea skiff, an unnamed launch and a rum runner’s scout boat, all of which were believed to have been owned In JHighlapd, N. J. Fleet Drops Anchor. A fleet of two steamers and 14 schooners dropped anchor off Sandy Hook and immediately a swarm of small craft put off from shore to meet them. Tonight they were racing to cover with their booty, pursued by every speed boat the ‘dry navy" could muster. Observers ashore who professed In timate knowledge of the bootlegging trade estimated that each of the small craft, if it succeeded In running the gauntlet, would deposit a cargo of 75 to 500 cases at some cove along the Jersey or Long Island shores. The value of the liquor aboard the mother ships was roughly estimated in the millions, if each carrier was loaded to capacity. The smugglers' latest offensive evi dently caught directors of “dry navy" unawares. John D. Appleby, marine prohibition director In this zone, has tily went into conference with E. C. Yelfowley, state federal enforcement agent, and a plan of campaign was whipped together. Cut Off .Small Craft. At first is was decided to dispatch a flotilla from New York to seize the mother ships, hut later this plan was changed. Instead, radio orders were flashed to ‘'dry” vessels on patrol duly to watch all possible landing points ajid cut off the small craft from reach ing their shore bases. Two factors were ir» the rum run ners' favor. One was that the New York "dry naval” squadron at pres ent was being reorganized, with the Hansen transferred to Baltimore. The other was the fine weather following the gales that have raged off the coast. Unless they were advised through underground channels that armed cruisers were being sent out for rum runners, the smugglers went about their work with a feeling of compara tive safety, for only In this afternoon's papers was the news published that the Lexington had been put into com mission. Rum Routs Assemble. Observers at Sandy Hook and At lantic Highlands noticed an unduo congestion off shore on the waters over which the international cup races'had been run in 1920. Soon the course took on a race day appearance, so many craft, big and little, had as sembled. Two good sized steamers—one ap parently a tanker—arived first, ac companied by more than a dozen sail ing craft which aparently had been converted from fishing smacks into rum runners. The welcoming fleet that put off was formidable in more than mere numbers. There were powerful gaso line cruising yachts, fleet craft of the famous Seabrlght sea-skiff model, capable of making 20 knots or more, and nondescript launches with swift heels. Inquiry on Rail Expenditure. Washington, Jan. IX.—Notice was served on railroads of the country to day by the interstate commerce com mission that it intended to proceed immediately to an investigation of their expenditures during recent months on maintenance of equip ment and the methods they have fol lowed in providing freight cars serv ice for shippers. Swap Ads The following are a few specimens of the kind of “Want” Ads which are appearing in the SWAP COLUMN of The Omaha Bee at the present time. WILL swap black Minorca rooster for an other kind of rooster. Address S-54K, Omaha Bee. MINK SCARF, practically new. in ex , change for floor lamp. Box S-609, Omaha . Bee. WILL trade piano for Ford coupe. Ad dress 8-562. Omaha Bee. OLIVER typewriter and orchestra bells for sale or will swsp. What have you? Address 8-557, Omaha Be*'. WILL TRADE new photo album deceived for Xmas irift. value 16, for anything man ••an use. Address S-655. Omsha Bee. *1 If Yt)U want to make a swap—call AT lantic 1000 and ask for a “Want” Ad taker—or bring your advertisement to our office. Remember, NO SWAP—NO PAY! Woman Who Shot Man Claims Self-Defense Seattle, Jan. 11.—Clara Elizabeth Skarin took the witness stand in her own defense today in her trial for tha murder of Ferdinand Hochbrunn, wealthy real esate dealer here, in Oc tober, 1921. Miss Skarin admitted that she shot and killed Hochbrunn at his home here, declaring that she killed him in self-defsense. Guided by her attorney, she begun the relation of her acquain tance with Hochbrunn, dating from when, as a sin'll girl, she was taken to his home by her mother, who after ward acted as his housekeeper. Replying to a question, Miss Skarin said she had returned to Seattle from Kalamazoo, Mich., in 1921. shortly be fore the shooting, on Hochbrunn's I written promise that he would re store to her money he had obtained from her mother. Her only reason for returning to Hochbrunn’s home, she said, was to obtain the money. Early Agreement on Debt Funding Issue Predicted American and British Repre sentatives Expected to Come to Terms Before January 20. Washington, Jan, 11.—(By A. P.)— American and British debt commis sioners today discussed the whole sub ject of Great Britain's $4,000,000,000 debt to the United States, but it was stated officially that the conversations had not yet progressed to the point of consideration of specific terms. Chairman Mellon and other mem bers of the American commission were represented, however, as feeling con fident that an agreement would come out of the negotiations before January 20, (lie tentative date set for the de parture of the British for home. Much of today's discussions hud to do with the methods of payment anil the general condition of British gov ernment finances. The conversations will he resumed Friday but the official spokesman for the gathering was unable to say whether the question of terms would be reached at that time. It was ex plained that a settlement of such mag nitude required careful preliminary consideration and that it was too early to hazard even a guess as to the interest rate and ultimate time pay ment that might he grouped finally. I.iberal Spirit Shown. The American delegation, it was made known, is approaching the sub ject of terms in a most liberal spirit, aprreciaflng that in this settlement it is dealing with America’s best cus tomer Md at the same time will he establishing a precedent which, it is hoped, will prove a guide to ail of the allied nations in squaring the cycle of war debts. One of the factors known to be receiving considerable consider ation is that the money which Great Britain is to pay was 6)>ent in this country with a profit to American business and labor and a large income to the United States government through taxes. The chief and controlling factor in the negotiations, however, will be the amount of nioney that Great Britain will he aide to pay annually, in this1 connection, attention was called in a summary of tlie British financial con dition, made public by the comniis- ' sions, that in order to balance its bud- i get for this year Great Britain bad to give up its sinking fund payment for the ultimate retirement of its pub- i lie debt. Money Already I aid. Normally tho sinking fund payment is 35,000.000 pounds sterling annually. I In the budget for this year was in cluded approximately 20,000,000 pounds which already has been pai.l to this country on account of interest on the debt. The total British debt was stated to be 7.700,000,000 pounds sterling. The percentage of the total expendi ture this year on account of interest on that debt was placed at 37.8. Ex penditures for this year for the fight ing forces, army, navy and air ser vice, was placed at 16.7 per cent of the whole, as compared to 24 per cent for America's fighting forces. Ad ministration of the British govern ment, including the collection of reve nue, was estimated at 11.5 per cent, or about the same percentage as ob taining for the United States. Of the total British revenues, it was stated that 36.1 came from in come and supertaxes; 17.5 per cent from duties on consumption of bever ages and liquors, 5.2 per cent from tobacco, 5.5 per cent from duties on food, 5.2 per cent from deatli duties and the some amount, from excess profits and corporation profits duties. Defense Rests Case in Herrin Riot Trials' Marion, 111,, Jan. 11.—(By A. P.)— The defense in the Herrin riots trial today completed Its chain of evidence designed to prove alibis for all of the five defendants and announced it ex pected to rest its case after an effort to impeach the testimony given by several of the state's witnesses Fri day. Thirteen witnesses testified regard ing the movements of Bert Grace and Peter Hiller the morning of June 22 when 21 nonunion workers from the Lester strip mine w.cre slain. Two other witnesses. William Goodman, a farmer, and Dr. O. F. Shipman of Herrin, who had previously testified for the state, were recalled t^ the stand to pave the way for an effort to impeach their testimony. Would Increase Taxes Paris, Jan. 11.—(By A. P.)—Finance Minister De Leastyre introduced a bill in the chamber if deputies today increasing by 20 p*r cent all taxes, direct and indirect, with the exception of those on salaries. It is estimated the increases will pruuu< e 3,^0,000, 000 francs. I “Some Crops! And My Hired Hand Is Still a Boy” Germany Appeals to U. S. Against Action of France Formal Protest Against Oc cupation of Ruhr Laid Be fore Hughes—Charge \ iolation of Treaty. / - Washington, Jan. 11.—(By A. P.)— Dr. Otto Weidfeldt, the German am bassador, called at the State depart ment late today and left there a for mal protest against occupation of the Ruhr by France. After reciting that the German gov ernment protested against “oppression applied toward Germany in contra distinction with the treaty of Ver sailles and international law,” the rommunieation said the Berlin gov ernment did not intend to meet “viol ence'with violence nor to reply to the breach of the treaty with a with drawal from the treaty.” “As long as the state of affairs con trary to the treaty exists,1’ the pro test continued, “Germany is not in a position to make actual reparations to those powers who have brought about this state of affairs.” Laid Before Hughes. The German communication was laid before Secretary Hughes after l)r. Wtedfeldt had called at the de partment earlier in the day. Unable at the time to see the secretary, who was engaged at a session of the Brit ish and American debt commissions, the ambassador left, intending to re turn Friday. Late in the afternoon, however, he returned to the State de partment and laid the protest of his government before Mr. Hughes. The German embassy was of the opinion that the text of the communi cation was similar, if not identical to l that presented to the British foreign ofiioe by Dr. St. Hamer, German am bassador at London. The action of France, it was de clared in tlie protest presented at the State department, was ‘'directed against a defenseless and peaceful na tion’’ four years after thesigning of the peace treaty. Commenting on Germany's default In deliveries of wood and coal during 1922, the com munication stated that the default In the case of coal represented ‘‘a de ficit amounting to less than 4 per cent of the deliveries of coal to the entente powers since the signing of the I armistice.” ((reach of Treaty. Declaring that "such default on the part of the German government is rot only denied by Germany alone,” the protest contended that entirely apart from that, the action of the French and Belgians represented a threefold breach in the Versailles treaty. The treaty, it was asserted, does not admit any territorial sanctions and the provisions allowed by it against Germany “can only be applied by the allied powers as a whole and not by single powers of their own ac cord." According to the riots to the repara tions commission of March 21^ it was state, Germany's defaults in wood and coal deliveries “would always only justify demands for subsequent pay ments." Referring to the plans of the French for occupation of the Ruhr region, the communication said that “any local disturbances will be pun ished with the moat coercive measures and penalties." rj Anti-French Riot Flares in Essen 5,000 Germans Rush Doors of Hotel Demanding Ex pulsion of French. Essen, Jan. 11.—(By A. I\>—Ap proximately 5,000 Essen citizens stormed last night the doors of the Kaiserhof, the city’s leading hotel, de manding the expulsion m the French c ommission, which the crowd believed was lodging there. The management's assurance that not a Frenchman was In the house were unsatisfactory, especially in view of the fact that a flower pot inopportunely fell from an upstairs window among the dethenstrators. Scores of persons swarmed into the building, but Dr. Hans Luther, former burgomaster of Essen and now min ister of food in the Cuno cabinet, appeared in , time to prevent more serious consequences. Dr. Luther, when the disturbance began, had just begun to read an address to the for eign correspondents, gathered at the Kaiserhof hotel, in which he cited instances of acute distress among the people to refute the French charge that Germany is able but unwilling to pay. Protest Occupation. In ,the course of the interview Dr. Luther mentioned that he had just come from the largest mass meet ing ever held in Essen, at which cit izeni of all political creeds, v i f • exception of the communists, had pro tested against the French occupa tion. . He read a copy of a resolution adopted at this meeting. It was ad dressed to the German ambassadors, lo Great Britain and to the United States, and called attention to the al leged illegality of the French pro cedure. The resolution asked America and Great Britain to come to the moral aid of Germany. It further awerted that tile French policy spelled per petuation of hatred between the French and German peoples and con stituted a most serious danger to world peace. Appeals to Gathering. In the crowd outside the hotel were many of the persons who had adopted the resolutioh at the meeting earlier in the evening. Dr. * Luther was obliged to appeal to the gathering impassionstely in order to Induce it to disperse. He was noticeably disappointed when informed of the American gov ernment's order withdrawing its troops from the Bhine. "That is the worst possible news wo could re ceive,” lie said. “Why In the world doesn't America support us in this?” Mulcahy to Relinquish Command of Irish Army London. Jan. 11.—Richard Mulcahy, ! minister of defense of the free state, ! will soon relinquish the command of the Irish national army, according to a Dublin dispatch to the Daily News. The correspondent asserts that Mul cahy will be succeeded as chief of staff by General W. It. Murphy, hut I that he will retain his place in the cabinet. _ Forty-Five Coal Miners Trapped in Upper Silesia Berlin, Jan. It.—(By A.J’.i—Forty fix o miners were trapped today by the explosion of a gasoline engine in a coal mine near Hindenburjf, Upper Silesia. It is feared they ail have i perished 4 Members of Klan Unable to Recall Klux Meetings Witness in Bastrop Hearing Fails to Remember Names of Officers Who At tended Meetings. Bastrop, La., Jan. 11.—Fred Hig genbotham, who declared himself a member of the Ku Klux Klan, a char ter member and still a member, as serted on the witness stand today at the open hearing inquiry into hooded band activities in Morehouse and the slaying of Watt Daniel and Thomas Richard, that although he attended meetings of the klan he could name but one offieial. Captain Skipwith. Sklpwilh is exalted cyclops of tho Morehouse klan. Lengthy questioning as to klan af fairs brought repeated declarations from the witness he knew nothing of file business of the parish klan. Higgenbotham was mentioned by Harry Neelis, youthful automobile salesman, who testified yesterday, as one who seemed active m carrying messages between men who took part in the kidnaping of Richard on August 17 or IS last—when he was taken into the woods and questioned but later released. "Do you approve of what happened to Daniel and Richard?" Hlggeu botham was asked. He replied he did not. "As an American isn't it true that you knew where Richard was and you went to the masked band and told them lie was still in Bastrop?” Higgenbotham was asked,' with ref erence to the kidnaping of Richard oil August 17. "I did not.” he replied. Dr. Charles Inches Dies at Scribner Fremont, Neb., Jan. 11.—(Special.)— Dr. Charles Inches, former president of the Nebraska Medical association, and prominent, both in political and medical circles of this section, died at Ills home in Scribner today follow ing a week’s illness. Death followed an attack of heart disease. Dr. Inches came to Scribner in 18S0 and was asociated with much of Sfte development of Dodge coynty at that time, lie was an ardent worker dur ing the war in Red Cross drives. Dr. Inches held the. Jordan medal as the oldest charter member of the Scribner Masonic lodge. He will be buried at Scribner Saturday afternoon. Edmonton Postmaster Held on Charge of Taking $50,000 Edmonton, Alta., Jan. 11.—Post master George S. Armstrong of Ed monton was arrested at his home to day, charged with the theft of $50,000 from the postofilce here between Au gust 9 and August 12, 1919. He stoutly asserted his innocence when questioned by federal ofilcers. The Weather forecast. Friday, fair and colder. Hourly Tpmprrature*. r» a. m...:tn (I n. in.... 40 7a.m..... .41 K a. m. 4‘! 0 a. m. . . || In a. m. .44 11 a. m..4!\ 1 12 iu/on ..40 1 >>• m. 19 2 I*, ni. AH •2 P. ni.49 » p. It). 45 5 p. ni.43 0 P- m. 43 ' p. m.41 * p. m... Ruhr City Occupied by French General Raiupon Makes Of* fieial Entry Into Essen at Head of Military De tachment. Co-Operation Promised Kssen, Jan. 11.—(By A. P.>—[lea Rampon, commanding the cavalry It tho French Ruhr expedition, imule*ob llciul entry into Kssen this afternoon. Escorted hy a squadron of cavalry, six armored cars and a detachment of cyclists, the French commandel was driven directly to the city hall, where he was received by l>r. Hunt Luther, the burgomaster. (Jen. Rampon informed Dr. Luther it was his ita>sire that local authorities should facilitate the work of the eco nomic mission the French were in stalling in Kssen to control the work in the Ruhr. On being assured that the mission would have the sincere coaqieraUon of the municipal authorities, th« French commander announced tlis withdrawal of most of his troops. He said ho was leaving the smallest number possible In the city to main tain order, as the French were un willing that Kssen should be levied upon to support a military occupa tion. Occupy Public Buildings. Tile only points in the city militar ily occupied tonight were the post office and telegraph building, the rail road station, the offices of the coal syndicate and the offices of the gen eral management of tho railroads. * The French soldiers received order* to remain In barracks or to avoid the streets. A committee of the most prominent industrialists of Essen Friday will meet with M. Costs, French inspector general of mines, and Gen. Danvlgnes to attempt to formulate a working arrangement. Belgian troops have reached the outskirts of tho city and are holding the sector north of Essen. The city is quiet. May Occupy Bochum. Paris, Jan. 11.—(By A. P.)—Premici Poincare In his statement before the chamber of deputies today on the steps being taken by France in the Ruhr district said the government's plans provided for the eventual occu pation of Bochum, “it Germany falls to carry out the French demands.” The occupation of Bochum, the site of the iron and steel works of Hugo Rtlnnes. is said to be set for Satur day. although this is not officially confirmed. Dr. Wilhelm Mayer, the German ambassador to France, left Paris for Berlin at noon today. Outline of Plans. Amsterdam, Jan. IX.— (A. jV.)—Ar Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Berlin today asserts that the German government has decided to take the following measures Immediately after the French occupation is ac complished: 1. —The peace treaty will he de clared broken and its execution de clared inoperative. 2. —Germany will no longer nego tiate with the reparations commis sion, unless this injustice is removed. 3. —The use of alcoholic liquors will be reduced. I-—Sunday will be declared a day of national mourning. Advanre Described. Paris, Jan. 11.— (By A. P.>—The advance of the French into the Ruhr to Essen was described officially in a communique issued here this noon which read: “In conformity witli the govern ment's order French troops, taken from the effectives of the French army on the Rhine, moved this morn ing in the general direction of Essen to oover the installation in the Ruhr of engineers and the mission of con trol. “According to the instructions giv en them they will be established l>y 2 o'clock along tlie general line of Brtichausen - Geldenkirchen - Essen - Werden-Ratingen. “They are made up exclusively of # French troops representing the effec tives of two divisions of infantry and and one division of cavalry. “Col. Ilenrys, commanding the 33d army corps, is in command of the operation under the direction of Gen Degoutte. The two divisions of In fantry are under Gen. Fournier and l«aignelot, and the cavalry is under Gen. Rampon. "A detachment of Belgian troops tiecompanies the French units from the frontier district and will be moved to the French army on the Rhine to reinforce the reserves there and re place the garrison troops sent into the Ruhr." To Proclaim Strike. Amsterdam, Jan. 11.—A dispatch from Essen to tho Exchange Tele graph says the Rheinlsh and West Phalian labor organizations have de cided to proclaim a brief strike be ginning Monday throughout the whole industrial district In protest against the French occupation. Threat of Death. Eerlin, Jan. 11.—French airplanes dropped leaflets over Essen yesterday, calling upon tho population to re main quiet, according to dispatches re ceived here today, The leaflets assert ed that persons who stopped work would be deported, and that who pre vented or interferred with the normal course of the city's activities would bo sub.tcet to the death penalty. Revolt in East Prussia. Washington, Jan. 11.—A revolt has taken place in "the whole of Memet district" of East Prussia, the citizens demanding that the territory be made a part of Lithuania, according to a telegram to the Lithuanian legation here today from its government at Kovno,