Show RUHR ARMIES STOP ORDERS FROM AMERICA Germans Refuse To Pay Belgian Franco Belgian Tax on Shipments OFTEN SEIZE GOODS Smugglers Evade Border Guards and Reap Great Profits ISSEN Oct 20 W A Many Or- Or Order or der dors from Unite States firms Ich have avo been beOn held bold up ot of numerous eroUS complications arising 4 out ut of o tIT tin BUilt occupation baO bern ben duplicated and filled by or manufacturers In w wl-e wl us le roI German according to here lIes to tools cutlery smaller and nuts m hip hIM binOr spare parts parIs a certain amount of ordress dress goods materials v T or V Y P CA TA Some Rome good from the tho States ports Ruhr I i cached United during the summer but only ani a 0 aery ery small percentage of o the orders were trO TO on hand when the oc- oc oc occupation began The Tho chIef chiet ob obstacle stacle of getting finished materials out of the let ha has been the re- re re refusal fual of o the tho Gel Geiman Getman man enil manufacturers to pay the ex- ex ex export port ort ta Imposed by the French and Belgians a as part of their plan to collect reparations The Ger Germans Germans Germans mans to 10 10 pay this tax on their g gods contending that In Inthe inthe Inthe the first place any such cooperation cooperation cooperation tion with Ith Ith the occupation authorities authorities tle ties had been prohibited b by the Berlin government and on thi this ftc ftc- account ac account count It would hive have been a viola vIola- vIolation viola viola- violation violation tion of ot the program of o passive e re- re re once CLOTH CIoTH STORED AWAY The textile center of had hadon hadon hadon on hand a 0 lot of o special orders for tor dreos drees goods which the Importers found Impossible to hae ha In other parts of Ger- Ger Germany Germany Ger Germany many because became the necessary ma- ma machinery ma machinery chinery as was ai not available Those These goods goode were Intended for use last spring and eummer and ana nave been In warehouses all these months Dealers Deniers say eaT the goods wUl wUi be just juet as AI serviceable and tully fully as a fashionable next summer eummer FORTUNES MADE According to word ed from the United States shipments from the Ruhr to American ports porte by Irregular routes perhaps ha hav hM e been carried on more or ever since the occupation began b by one w wavor av ar avor aror or another which no one here bere will ta take the responsibility of explain explain- explaining explaining ing These shipments ha have hase e been In small lots It has been suggested this being deemed advisable be- be because because be because cause of the difficulties of get get- getting getting get getting ting the cargoes 0 over oer er the frontiers Just how this game ha has been car car- carried car carried ried ned on and by whom has ne n er ben brought to light out cut so eral smugglers agents are reported to toha ha hae e cleared small fortunes In the transactions SILKS SEIZED Trench assert that one of their principal sources of Income from the occupation has been the seizure of goods at the frontiers where smugglers have endeavoring oring to deceive e them by the tho proscribed prescribed routes In one Instance silk valued at nearly a half halt million dollars and andRaid said to he have hee e been consigned to the tho United States Slates was seized in Ger Ocr German German man automobiles at the frontier Another shipment of a carload of es and scissors from Solln- Solln Solingen gen Solln-gen gen a was confiscated this also be- be beIng belog be being ing log destined It was said for tor Amer Amer- AmerIcan American Amerlean ican lean v wholesalers |