| Show fRENCH HOLD HOSTAGES TO ASSURE PEACE Germans Warned Burgomaster Burgomaster Burgomaster Burgo Burgo- master of Buer and Other Officials Will Be Shot in Case of Disorder FRANCO-BELGIAN FRANCO CONFERENCE HELD Accord Reached on Fundamental Fundamental Fundamental Fun Fun- Points in Connection Connection Connection Con Con- With Occupation Difficulties Remain ESSEN March 13 By A. A P. P P.- P. The German population of the RecklInghausen Recklinghausen Reck- Reck district has been warned by General Laignelot commanding the district It was announced to today today today to- to day that if It any further French troops are assassinated or ambushed ambushed ambushed am am- bushed the burgomaster of ot Buer who Is held as a hostage together I with four other town officials will wl willbe willbe be shot at once as a measure of ot retaliation BELGIANS WANT ALLIES BROUGHT INTO CONFERENCE BRUSSELS March 13 By A. A P. P Although an accord was reached at the Franco Belgian conference here yesterday on the fundamental points In connection with the Ruhr occupation there were sharp dIscussions discussions discussions dis dIs- dis- dis over several questions It developed today The technical phase of ot the conference conference conference con con- ference resulted In a general agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment on the policy to be pursued In Inthe In the Ruhr and on the arrangements for obtaining coal but those in touch with the proceedings Attach higher Importance to the meetings meeting's political aspects SECRECY KEPT The discussion was kept secret and M M. Poincare as he left said to his Belgian colleague I give my word of ot honor that I will not divulge any part of this conference and I hope you gentlemen gentlemen gentle gentle- men Then will b bd be guided accordingly The Belgians Insisted at great length upon their points of ot view and it is asserted here that the gradual evacuation of the Ruhr as Germany German pays was assented to by M. M Poincare with the greatest re re- re Premier Poincare had another conference With Premier Theunis before leaving for Paris today The subjects of security for France and Belgium and the future conditions to be laid down for Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many were not mentioned In the about yesterdays yesterday's meeting but it Is known they were discussed the Belgians ns Insisting particularly that at atthe the proper moment moment mo mo- ment all the allies should be brought Into the conference They made It plain that they wanted both securIty securIty security ity and reparations but they insisted insist Insist- ed upon remaining strictly within the Versailles treaty DEFER TO GREAT BRITAIN The Belgians said they did not wish to do anything to offend Great Britain as they were obliged to look to England for protection as well asto as asto asto to France The Belgians said the whole situation should be frankly frankl laid aid before the allies as soon as Germany acknowledged defeat In Inthe Inthe inthe the Ruhr and they Insisted also ItIs It Itis itis is understood that all the allies and the United States should be In Informed informed informed in- in formed that the Anglo American refusal to ratify the guarantee treaty negotiated at Versailles at atthe atthe atthe the time as the tho German peace treaty had created a new situation and that the French and Belgians were bound to consider the question of their security in this new light HUGO STINNES STINNES COURIER CAPTURED BY FRENCH March 13 By A. A P. P A A courier for Hugo Stinnes was Intercepted yesterday by the French as he was about to enter the Ruhr aboard a train All the documents I he was carrying were seized Most tot the Ruhr magnates and Industrial firms have resorted to private messengers In conveying mall mail It is alleged that the French have been ransacking mall mail bags The postal service is delayed as well as unsafe GERMANY OUTLINES REPARATIONS PROPOSAL BERLIN BERLI March 13 Tle Tre basic balc principles upon which Germany now I I Is ready to resume reparations payments pay pay- ments menta were outlined authoritative to the United Press today They ore are I 1 Appointment of a II commission I Ito to establish Germanys Germany's ability to pay rations and to fix limits tb to tho the repa repa- I 2 A series of ot International loans similar to those proposed b toy by Dr Call Cail Bergman at Paris shall be bo floated and from front these the he reparations reparations repa reps rations will wm be paid 3 The amount to bo be paid cannot exceed approximately marks The The- Cuno government considers ridiculous the unofficial French proposal pro pro- that Germany pay or marks annually for forthe or orthe the he next thirty five years |
