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Show I FESTI SPIRIT Civilians Continue Courteous Courte-ous Treatment Toward - American Soldiers. German Cabinet Asks Russia Rus-sia to Cancel Delegation Delega-tion Plans. ' i:OriLKXZ, Morula v, T)fv. f. (I5y the ,A vo.-in ti-.l I'roHH.) Tlirt flnttrr of rx-i rx-i i t rniPiit nulled hy t ho arri vui ol' t he American troops yflst.erdiiy having sub-si(Jjil, sub-si(Jjil, it)rnz weltlcl down today to taking the m-cii pation nf the city by the n rme k haki-clad suliliers as a mat tor of foursn. Tn a proclamation issued by the burgomaster, bur-gomaster, children arn forbidden to htny in the rei'ts after 0 n. in., hilo all civilians mtiht lie off the streets by 11 o'clork each niht. The proclfiniiit ion rIko forbids the gathering of more than tlirro persons in the streets. '-. The .store windows of the city are full ol' toys and Christinas docorat ions, some Of the shopH devoting all their show Hpare to Kiifjscstions tor Christmas and Acw Year. Iluns Discard Uniform. j Tuns of worn German army uniforms havn been turned over to the junk dcal-ern dcal-ern of Coblena, the uniforms having been left in the barracks by discharged odi(!rs. From one large school for-merlv for-merlv used by tho German army as a barracks, the junk dealers' wagons were engaged all day today in hauling away the war-worn army clothing, borne of the coats and trousers are in such condition con-dition that it will be possible to dye them and innke them available for civilian ci-vilian use; whilo other uniforms are too f nr gone to be available for this purpose. pur-pose. These will be turned into rags, Tho Coblenz civilians in general are continuing their courteous attitude towards to-wards the occupying force. As in Treves, tho children, regard the American Ameri-can automobiles as a great curiosity, and assemble in crowds wherever a machine ma-chine stops. American Authority. AMSTERDAM, Ie.. 11. The commander com-mander of the American forces in Coblenz Cob-lenz has announced that public life there will continue as usual, and no hampering measures will .be taken by the American forces, according to a Coblenz dispatch to tho Cologne Gazette. Ga-zette. Until Tuesday no more than three pprsons will bo permitted to collect on the ptrcets, and no children will be permitted per-mitted on tho streets after 6 o'clock. Shops and other places will close Ht 11 o clock. Right to Enter Germany. COPENHAGEN, Dec. 11. According to reports from Berlin, the entente governments gov-ernments intend to refuse to send foodstuffs food-stuffs to Gonrmuy until a demand they are said to have made for the dissolution dissolu-tion of tho soldiers' and workers' couiieilfcj is carried out. The allies, the reports add, will reserve tho right to inarch into Germany. BERLIN, Monday, Dec. 9. (By the! Associated Press.) The German eabi- net has sent a wireless message to the 1 Russian government, asking it Hot to Bend a delegation to Berlin for a conference con-ference planned for December 10. The reason given was tho ' ' present situation situa-tion in Germany. The Russian Bolshevist delegates were invited by the executivo committee commit-tee of the soldiers ' and workmen :s council against tho wishes of the cabinet. |