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Show COLOGNE IS ; GIVEN TASTE OF RIGID LAWS COLOGNE, Thursday, Doc, 12. (By the Associated Press) Cologne today came under rigid martial law for tho first time since British troops arrived ar-rived horo and tho people have begun to realize what formal occupation is going to mean. Contained In the list of rulos are two which tho residents appear to dislike dis-like particularly. Ono provides that all males must greet British officers and tho playing of the national anthem by civilians by removing Jthelr hats and mon In uniform by the usual military mil-itary salute. The other order forbids residents to leave tholr homes between the hours of 7 at night and G o'clock In the morning, with some exceptions, such as clergymen and physicians. No newspapers or pamphlets may bo printed or circulated without permission. per-mission. Today tho Cologne Gazette and other papers were not published, although thoy expect to resume tomorrow. tomor-row. Tho transportation nnd sale of liquor, li-quor, except beer and wines is forbidden. forbid-den. No street assemblies will be permitted per-mitted and other assemblies must be authorized. Amusement places cannot can-not run without authorization. Residents must surrender all weapons wea-pons and must aid the military in the pursuit of law breakers. There can bo no telephone communication save in extreme cases and then only with permission. Field Marshal Haig has Issued an order to the entire occupied torrltory in which ho declares that the inhabitants inhabi-tants wiil be protected as long as they are obedient and peaceful. The death penalty or some other punishment as may be decreed. Is provided, if violence vio-lence is done soldiers or the supplies or works necessnry to the military op-orations op-orations are damaged. British cavalry for the first time today to-day crossed the Rhino as the vanguard for the nrmy of occupation. A thousand thous-and khnki-clad horsemen, with full battle equipment, pushed over tho river riv-er from Cologne and Bonn and went eastward to establish the seml-clrcu-lar line which Is being swung about these two cities to a depth of thirty kilometers. One division of English t horsemen, with artillery and armored cars, was sent out from Cologne, while Canadian cavalry was operating through Bonn. In Cologne the movement move-ment was made the occasion for a grand review by the British General Plumer and his staff. An endless line of civilians stretched far away along tho streets through : which tho parade passed. For more than one hour a steady line of horsemen horse-men passed the reviewing point, while nearby a military band played them across the Rhine. I The people everywhere were quiet and respectful. When the parade was I about half over a passenger train from ! Berlin came steaming across the railroad rail-road bridge. The people on board ! rushed to the windows of tho cars jand watched the procession. Tomorrow Tomor-row a considerable body of infantry I will arrlvo for the formal occupation. Yesterday General Ferguson, the new miliary governor established headquarters in offices near the Cathedral. Ca-thedral. He was attended by Scotch infantry and pipers, who later escorted es-corted him to Government house. Field Marshal Haig is expected to arrive here next Tuesday for an inspection, j |