Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-02-05 | Page 7 | Charges of Disorder Against Yanks False

CHARGES Of DISORDER I AGAINST YANKS FAlSE Paris Feb 4 4 CD By tho Associated Press Pres Reports of or widespread lawlessness lawlessness lawlessness law law- on tho the part of or Americans particularly particularly par par- from the American expeditionary lIonar force are arc wholly unfounded I declares Brig Gen W V. V W. W y Harts the American commander of the tho Paris district district dis- dis I I In a a. report submitted to MaJ laj t i Gen J J. G G. Harbord Tho rho report selves gives tho the results of exhaustive thc investigations investigations Lions of or printed and rumored reports of ot crime and la lawlessness It Is based on ou records record of or the American provost marshal marshal mar mar- ahal tho the French police and other othor sources IOU General Harts says that tho the persistent persis tent appearance of or newspaper articles accusing the tint Americans s of lawlessness has led to o tho the Impression that there thero I Isomo Is somo some anU American anti propaganda at work In Paris Darts which some ome have e ascribed ascribed as as- to German sources Ho says s that th t Incontrovertible Incontro figures figures fig fig- ures show that criminal offenses committed committed committed com com- In Paris and ascribed to American Amer Antor- lean ican soldiers from January 1918 to January 1919 wore extremely few tew In proportion to tho number of ot American soldiers in I Paris arcs during that period I