Show WW RHINELAND AREA SCENE OF CITIZENS OF RHINELAND DECLARE A SEPARATE REPUBLIC Procla proclamation matlo posted about the city of alx aix la chapelle signed by decker and guthardt secession agitators derlin A blow against which the german republic has been isterling itself fell sunday citizens of 0 tho the rhineland area put on preen green red and white arm bands armed themselves and declared a separate republic alx aix la chapelle Cha polle mayence dueren and other important cities of the butter ter country between france and germany were seized by the separatists the french and occupying the strip ot of territory in which the uprising occurred did not interfere the one hope of the government III equipped to meet them the revolt and by trouble jn ln bavaria and economic difficulties was that the separatists revolt was wasa premature i it wits was understood at first that herr and dr dorten who ion long I 1 have been the recognized leaders of th the rhineland republic movement biad not authorized sundays we moie ment at alx aix la chapelle most import ant ot of the rhineland cities seized the proclamations which were posted about the cities were signed by led deckers and dr guthardt more or less independent separatist agitators few details ot of what actually happened overnight had reached french headquarters monday and at that time it was unknown whether the towns ot of cretell and glad clad bach were occupied according to schedule the separatists worked feverishly to establish their republic before counter planes could be met bet up the public telephone system at aiala chapelle was interrupted to prevent news ot of the coup reaching berlin |