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Show FRENCH TANKS SEIUMCHI REPORTS OF WORK CESSATION LEAD FRENCH TO DISPATCH UNIJS TO OCCUPIED AREA General Degoutte Issues Solemn I' Enigmatic Statements About Results of First Month Of Invasion Dusseldorf. Reports thnt the Ger mans are organizing a general strike nt Heme, not far from Bachum, have led to the dispatch of French tanks to that place. The Germans are boycotting the forces of occupation throughout the Heme district and the French have been obliged to take over the work of some of the German police. The boycott is becoming more and more popular throughout the Ruhr and the Germans have decided to extend it to Essen, refusing to do business with the French and Belgians Bel-gians beginning Monday. Commenting on the results of the first month of the occupation, General Degoutte told the correspondent that Germany "is branded as a quitter before be-fore the entire world." "But I solemnly warn Germany," he continued, "that If a single one of my soldiers is harmed and she forces tinother battle on us, she will not stay our hand by crying 'knmerad.' It will be a fight to the finish a complete knockout." The general expressed the opinion that Germany would not fight until she believed hersolf stronger than her adversary. |