Show AREA SCENE OF REVOLT CITIZENS OF RHINELAND DE CLARE A SEPARATE REPUBLIC Proclamation Posted About the City of Alx Aix La Chapelle Signed by Decker and Guthardt Secession Agitators Agitator Berlin A Berlin A blow against which the German republic has been steeling itself fell teU Sunday Citizens of ot the area put on green red and white arm orm bands armed themselves and declared a separate republic Alx Aix La Chapelle Mayence Dueren and other Important cities of the buffer but fer country between France rance and Germany Ger m many miny ny were seized by the separatists The Fre French ch and Belgium occupy strip of territory in which the th uprising oc occurred did not Interfere The one hope of ot the government ill equipped to meet the revolt olt and harr by trouble in arla and economic difficulties was was that the separatists' separatists revolt was premature It was understood at first that Herr hem and Dr Dorten who long have been the recognized leaders lenders of ot the republic movement had not authorized Sundays Sunday's move mo ment meat At Alx Aix La Chapelle most important import ant of the tho Rhineland cities seized the proclamations which were posted about the cities were signed by Leo Deckers and Dr Guthardt more or orle orless orless le less separatist agitators Few details of what actually hap bap ov overnight had bad reached French headquarters Monday l and at that time It was unknown whether the towns of Crefeld and Glad Glad bach back were occupied according to schedule The Separatists Separatist worked feverishly te to establish their republic before could be set up The public telephone system at nt Chapelle was Interrupted to prevent news of the coup reaching Berlin |