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Show 'General Pershing Gives Germans Taste of Drastic Regulations. ICHECK OF ABUSE j People Informed They Will Be Punished for Injury to Soldiers. ! GENEVA, SvMzerland, Dec. 28. (Ha-1 vas) The British troopc have made many arrests at Cologne because the population did not obey orders to bej I in their homes at 9 p. m., according; to reports received here. Fines had; proved ineffective, i j COBLENZ, Friday, Dec. 27. (By the Associated Press) Rules for the guidance guid-ance of inhabitants of regions occupied occu-pied by American forces were issued today by General Pershing. Except for minor regulations, the Americans have not Interfered In local lo-cal affairs up till todaly. Cafes have been open and theaters filled night after af-ter night. Newspapers, until recently, recent-ly, have published without restraint I such articles as they desired; while crowds promenaded the streets until midnight and even later. The Germans Ger-mans had come to believe that such conditions would continue and while there were no serious incidents as a result of tho tolerant rule of the Americana, it vas deemed best to check any tendency toward abuse. The regulations published today were signed by General James W. MC-Andrew, MC-Andrew, chief of staff, "by command of General Pershing." In drafting them an efort was made to avoid the inclusion of any rules which would merely humiliats the population or 0'.lniicd on Paso !.) uu Yanks Ssssie Orders (Continued from Page 1) which savoped of retaliation or of revenge. re-venge. Under the terms of the regulations the authorities vill know the exact whereabouts of every individual, for each muct carry an identification card and give notice of changec of habitation. habita-tion. Householders must keep posted on their doors a list of the residentc of their buildings with their ages, nationality na-tionality and occupations. All weapons wea-pons and ammunition must be surrendered. surren-dered. The gathering of crowds is forbidden and no meetings except courts, schools, councils and religious services will be allowed without permission. The people. arc informed that a military mil-itary court will punish anyone attacking attack-ing or Impeding American soldiers or officers and those who destroy or injure in-jure property belonging to or used by the army or "who commits any whatever injurious to the American army." The custom of soldiers trading or selling chocolate or other food to the Germans Is forbidden by the rules. Among other things the new rules prbvide: ' "The sale or gift of all alcoholic drinks except light. wines and beer is forbidden. Alcohol for mcdlcjnal or ' industrial purposes docs not come I vithin this prohibition. The sale or gift of light wine and beer is prohibited prohib-ited except from 11 a. m. to 2 o' clock p. m. and from five o'clock p. m. to nine o'clock p. m. "Mail is subject to censorship .by the American military authorities. The use of the telegraphs and long distance telephone is forbidden except by permission per-mission from the local military commander. com-mander. The use of aerial wireless apparatus is forbidden. No person may without authority from the local military mil-itary commander, transmit any message mes-sage or communication to any person outside the territory occupied by American troops except through the postofflce. "The use of carrier pigeons is forbidden. for-bidden. "The taking of photographs outdoors, out-doors, except by permission from the local authorities is forbidden." oo |