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Show STATUS OF AMERICANS S H ON RHINE DISCUSSED ! PARIS. April 2. It was said in offi- i cial circles today that President Wil- HjfVH son's conception of tho status of the ' v t i American troops on the Rhine, as giv- I (4H en to tho house of representatives Mi yestorday appeared to be the same as the French official view, namely, that ;, the troops were in the occupied area under the armistice terms, as the Am- j erican senate had no't ratified the ' ;' peace treaty. I ; Thus far, however, it was explained ' JH at the foreign office, the commander 7lf of the American forces of occupation ilH has acted in harmony with the orders f 'JiH given by Marshal Foch to the other jj tH occupying troops, Major General Allon H of the American force simply taking a over for his own account the orders ( issued by the marshal. (! . 'ii ! |