Show I S CRIME WAVE IN INS PARIS BLAMED I ON AMERICANS t I Robberies and Serious Fights Grow Grov Alarmingly Say French Newspapers Paris Jan 27 Thirty four murderers murder murder- ers da Say aay and night assaults and nearly nearh serious fights i due to AmerIcan American AmerIcan Amer Amer- ican soldiers occurred In the department department depart depart- ment mont of ot the tho Seine during the month of or December says ays time the Matin laUn t today da In re rev reverting re- re v rUng to the subject o of the reorganization reorganization reorganization of ot the American police pollee In Paris The reinforcement of ot the tho police contingent contingent con con- had been demanded b by Brig Gen William W W. Harts the newspaper asserts and and- with the new organization effected police pollee operations have hav been carried out on a wholesale scale especially especially espe espe- in Montmartre section resulting in the arres arres arrest of ot many American de deserters de- de Another of oJ tho the Paris newspapers the tha theIn Intransigent In trans i g en nt welcomes welco mes the th e rein re rel ip of the American police ser ser- these Jeb Jc Jt days ben It mays 8 sert-J sert at attacks fl at-fl tacks tacks b by armed men monr were we're were ti b Oming over oYer common and Jewelry Jewelry- stores were were being rob robbed ed in full daylight In the time main street For it must be bo said says sars the In- In and our friends of or the United States deplore the fact like ourselves ourselves our our- selves sel that the audacity of or some ome of or I their bad lots has grown marvelously marvelous mar ly Jy since the armistice The adds that the time bar barof barof ar of ot Maxims Maxim's has been closed to officers American French and others because because I of ot violations against the time liquor selling regulations and amid not owing to widely rumored incidents I These rumors the newspaper adds add l were ero to the time effect that a 8 fight oc occurred occurred ocr oc- oc r In the time bar in wl which American officers took part some of ot the reports having it that one of ot tho the participants was killed another that a French of officer officer of- of had been killed while still another version was that t two o AmerIcans Americans Amer Amer- leans had been killed Report Incredible Declares Baker Washington Jan 27 OfficIal Official l Information Cor- Cor mation matlon will be sought by the tho war de department de- de concerning reports In Paris newspapers that American soldiers have been involved In a n. crl cri crime ne wave Secretary Baker said toda today that the situation pictured In the time pap papers rs seemed incredible and that official from France Franco made mado no mention of tho the matter Tho The American expeditionary force torce has imas maintained In Paris since American troops began to appear in that t city on leave lea or otherwise a n provost guard of oC military police to aid the French police pollee ir iI Iq handling incidents In which in ili A A Sn l n n t Sl r nO T CtT A I In M 1 V A el f j J I J I I I I I ioU u JI fl same practice Is followed wherever I there are aro many soldiers In an any community com corn In tile the United States or else else- v where Ii e re It Il was said at the department that disturbances of ot a minor character were I Ito to be bo expected where man many men freed from close military I for tor the time moment j restraint were Involved but since the I figures given b by tho the French papers In- In I I Heated a a. most serious situation a detailed detailed de- de I tailed report probably would be asked aske of ot General Pershing both as to the time extent to which the men of or his command command com corn mand havo have been proven pro to be involved d and the steps taken ken to ch check cl the Indi Indi- Indicated to cast aside military discipline I Officers hero said that It If the time situ situa- i ion vas In fact a as grave as tho the Paris j I I papers Indicated undoubtedly tho timo thoI I American officials In Paris were fully advised and already alread had exerted thorn thom themselves selves to correct It It The officers were inclined to believe belle however ho that some I of oC the tho figures given Iven by br the Paris Parla papers were based only on suspicions I I that Americans were vere Involved |