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Show TROOPS QUELL RUHR DISORDERS SPORADIC OUTBREAKS INCLUDE ATTACKS ON SENTINELS IN TWO TOWNS Output of Coal Two-thfc-ds of Normal; Miners Hesitate Between WorK And Berlin Order to Strike; Prussian President Warned Dnesseldorf. Sporadic disirri'ers r,t a minor nature occurred Saturday evening In the Ruhr valley. French sentries in Duishurg and Itatingen were fired upon. French cavalry broke up an attempted demonstration by a few hundred young men in DuessUdurf. None of the incidents resulted in casualties. The French authorities, taking cognizance cog-nizance of these signs of effervescene, Informed Dr. Gru tznor, president of Rliensh Prussia, that he would he held responsible for such manifestlons. Dr. Gruetznor repliea1 that he had issued orders for the Germans to refrain re-frain from us'ng insulting language to the French troops, but that he was In favor of manifestations, as such, provided they were limited to street parades and tba B.nging of patiiotic hymns. As a result tho situation is again strained between Gruetzner and the French occupational authorities. Friday's total out tuna of coal la the Ruhr was about two-tfcirds of normal, it was learned. Ten-ton cars to the number of 14,534 were loaded, as against the nor-nal number of 22,000. The French permitted the shipment into occupied Germany of 13,000 loaded load-ed cars. The miners hesitating between their desire to continue at work so as to earn a living, or ta obey Berlin's strike orders, are represented as placing plac-ing little credence in the magnates' promise to continue their salaries in the event of cession of work. The railroad striloe is fully effective effec-tive and passenger service is absolutely absolute-ly at a standstill, except for trains manned by French crews, one of which left for Paris and another for Mayence. |