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Show YANKEES TO FIGHT IF HUNS BALK PEACE PACT; Commanders of Army of Occupation, on Way to London, Recalled to Coblenz for Orders. Preparations Made for Emergency; National Feeling Among Boches is Fast Solidifying. MANNHEIM, May 22. (By The Associated Press.) Alarmed by the belief that Germany will not sign the peace treaty and that the allies will occupy Mannheim, citizens became panic strickevk today to-day and stormed the municipal savings sav-ings bank. Many persons have lied from Mannheim. BERLIN, Wednesday, May 21, via London. The Greater Berlin soldiers and .workers' council today adopted a resolution demanding that the peace treaty be signed and appealing to the proletariat of the allied countries. COBLENZ, Wednesday, May 21. (By the Associated Press.) Lieutenant General Gen-eral Hunter Liggett, commander of the army of occupation, and Major General John Hines, commander of the Third corps, who were on their way to London, Lon-don, today were recalled to Coblenz by orders from American general headquarters. headquar-ters. Nine hundred motor trucks began to move Tuesday midnight from west of the Rhine to the bridgehead area. The trucks are being distributed at various poinLs of advantage among the troops holding the zone east of the Rhine should the occasion occa-sion arise for the Americans to sUu-t an advance. The recall of Generals Liggett and Hines is part of the new program for the American army in the event the Germans Ger-mans do not accept the peace treaty. The composite regiment of the Third army, which was organized for participation partici-pation in the empire day festivities in London, is being held in Coblenz because of the new turn in the peace situation. MOTOR TRUCKS ARE FULLY EQUIPPED. The movement tt the motor trucks continued con-tinued throughout Wednesday and moat of Wednesday night and was the topic of conversation aniong tho civilians in Coblenz. Co-blenz. Many civilians complained that the trucks as they rumbled across the Rhine bridges at night disturbed their sleep. The 'trucks, which have a capacity of from thirty to forty soldiers, are fully equipped. The army of occupation at present pres-ent consists of the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth divisions. Because of increased indications of friction between German civilians and American soldiers throughout the American Amer-ican area of occupation, American officers today warned the burgomasters and other German officials that they would be held responsible for any violence or any attempt at-tempt at destruction of American army property. U. S. SOLDIERS ARE HAUGHTILY TREATED. The American ofi'icers ordered the German Ger-man officials to caution civilians that any resentment 'displayed toward the soldiers sol-diers would not be tolerated. Reports to American headquarters show-many show-many recent Instances of numerous shopkeepers shop-keepers attempting to overcharge American Amer-ican soldiers and that Germans in the streets were particularly arrogant and refused re-fused ln many cases to give half of the sidewalk. The Americans have Informed the Germans that the soldiers are instructed in-structed to cive half of tlie sidewalk when pacing civilians, but in no event to step off the walk for German males. Reports of the lofty attitude of civilians bc'un reaching headquarters a week ago aiid increased with reports of delays at Versailles. , , A, American officers Bay that if tne German" Ger-man" sisn the terms the withdrawal of troops and other parts of the American ' (Continued on Pase 2, Column 4.) uJtpsfIt if germs bilk (Continued from Page One.) program will be carried out just where it was It-it off Tuesday. PEACE TERMS HAVE TENDENCY TO UNIFY NA TIONAL SENTIMENT LONDON'. May 22. Full realization of tho peace terms has restored some of the national feeling in Germany which seemed entirely to have vanished, and today to-day there is almost solid national opinion against the treaty, according to the traveling trav-eling correspondent of the Daily Mall in a dispatch dated at Beuthen. in Silesia near the Polish frontier, on May 20. Germany is slowly finding men around whom she will rally, tho correspondent adds. Upper Silesia will fight, he savs, and may soon be tho storm center of the attempted peace settlement. The correspondent adds that upper Silesia Si-lesia Is determined to remain Prussian and that 1,300,000 persons have signed a solemn pledge that the mining and foundry foun-dry industries of the region will be handed over to Poland only in ruins and the price "taken in blood." Upper Silesia today, to-day, he says, has 130,000 Prii.sian troops under arms. The troops are said to be seasoned fighters. Parade of Boches. The correspondent describes a parade of thousands of these troops at Kattowitz. "It was just that long, steady tramp of steel helmeted Prussian infantry companies, com-panies, interspersed with field guns and machine guns, also companies of Uhlans, with pennons flying, as in the days of the empire," he says. "Scores of children rode with the drivers on the horses and the troops' horses and guns were festooned fes-tooned with flowers. These were the men who a few weeks ago refused to obey their officers and waved the red flag. They now are ready again to take up tho battle of the fatherland. "The parade was headed by General Hofer, who led the first counter-attack against the British at Cambrai. The salute sa-lute was taken by a short, thickset man in a ready-made tweed suit, to whom every eye was raised and every sword lifted. This was a blacksmith, Otto Horsing, Hor-sing, who had made thirteen trips to the United States as a fireman on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and now is high commissioner com-missioner for Upper Silesia. Horsing, who goes to Berlin frequently to confer with the government, has restored order and work in the industrial region, organized an army and put General Hofer at its head. Prince Donnersmarck, one of tho greatest names of the old regime, works under him." |
