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Show HUNS EXPECTED TO ! REMAIN IN FRANCE Names of Towns and Streets Changed to German Ger-man Gutterals. By Associated Press. WITH THE BRITIrtH -AMERICAN r"ORCK IN FRANCK, Npy. St. Th.t Oermany expected to occupy for a long lime, and perhaps permanently, the northern portion of Frsnca. Is shown hv tha fact that tha Hun mlll-tnry mlll-tnry authorities changed th. names of all the Important street. In the 1... .... vhlPh fall Info fheir hands. There Is scarcely a village where a distinctly German designation designa-tion wa. not given to a road or street. Huch names as "Kaiser Wltheltn ptrssse. -Rlsmarck Strasse." "Von Hlndenburg Htraase." took th. place, of the Krench name.. When the American troops operating with the Hrltish entered these towns they took particular delight In destroying the ! alms and replacing th. original J French markings. The flermane told th. French In- I lure Kranre would be divided Into two ! pa eta. North Franc which would i belong, to fiermany. and Mouth France. I which Ihe Kreuch would be permitted to keep. They put th. Inhabitant. , under severe discipline and required them to stand at attention and salute sa-lute whenever on of their officers addressed them or passed them on th. Ireet. - When th German nffleeaS7 entered lanv of the home, th wnT.l family wa. required lo aland at attention until un-til they left. Breach of thl. order were severely punished. The hoche had' the population thoroughly cowed and permitted them only th most ordinary or-dinary prlvllegea. f When th American, and British csm In. the people wept Joy at their deliverance from their oppressor. I .. .. |