Show Mo Mobs s Provoke Attack by Troops FRANKFORT April 7 1 Delayed Delayed Delayed- French troops and citizens c clashed here this his afternoon A number of citizens were killed and nd wounded Great crowds crowds' gathered In the streets after fter a rumor had been circulated that the he United States and Great Britain had ad demanded that France evacuate by 6 o'clock One of the Incidents contributing to the he fatal clash was an alleged attack upon pon a German reserve officer by French officers The German officer said eald he entered the Hotel Imperial the French hea headquarters quarters and nd was attacked by seven French officers ers cers cers who threw him to the floor loor and beat eat him with a whip The French officers accused the German German German Ger Ger- man of ot passing sing improper remarks Citizens began taunting the French F ench colonials One patrol was overpowered and nd disarmed Other French troops then ther charged barged the crowd and for a few minutes min mm- utes tes there was was was' severe fighting The number umber or ot killed and wounded could not note De be e learned definitely Tanks lanks armed with machine guns finally nally cleared d the streets and restored restored or order Rioting had appeared Imminent throughout the day Speakers harangued crowds at different points In the city and nd patrols were kept busy dispersing the he gatherings which were in v violation of f General de Goutte's Gouttes proclamation The I French Drench commander lad had forbidden gath- gath gatherings of an any kind At Ab one point a guard patrol patro arrested a number of ot Germans and started toward the he Jail with them Crowds rushed the tha patrol atrol seized their rifles and threatened serious erious trouble but additional troops arrived arved ar- ar rived ved and n their comrades whose arms were returned The situation was admittedly tense tonight tonight to to- night Heavy patrols marched through the 10 streets The military regulations were enforced rigidly The disorders in Fran Frankfort were atThe at- at trib by General de Goutte to orders I from rom Berlin The British consul and the French Fren h gov- gov governor governor mor denied reports that the United States ates had requested withdrawal of the he French troops They attributed the rumors ru- ru nationalists moms mors ors to the German Additional French troops and airplanes arrived this afternoon n- n |