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Show French Extend Operations Berlin The French extended their hold on German territory over the week-end and Monday consolidated positions that give them a stranglehold strangle-hold on rail transportation between Germany and Switzerland. Cavalry, Infantry and artillery, pushed forward for-ward from the Kehl bridgehead held Offenlherg and Appenwelr on the end of the black forest. The Frank-furt-BasIo railway lies in the French grip. The move which was entirely unexpected here, was declared by the foreign office to be a violation of the Versalles treaty but tho French point out that the Germans have stopped two important Paris expresses, the Orient and the i'aris-Pragu-3, from crossing Germany, nnd it Is believed the now occupation is in the nnturo of a reprisal. It also gives the-French the-French strategic control of .'Stuttgart gart across the Black forest. |