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Show DUTCH-GERMAN VILLAGE RUSHED BY HUNGRY MOB THE HAGUE, Aug, 11 Troops have been sent by both the German and the Dutch governments to the little village of Dlnxperloo. which is situated partly on Dutch and purt.'j on German territory, In ordifr to put an end to the clandestine trade thrl -Ing there which, In the p.un few weeks, had assumed such proportions that the local authorities were unable1 to prevent violation of the import and export duty regulations. No less than 300,000 Germans men, women and children had come to Dlnxperloo with the view of buying buy-ing there food and other articles which they could only get at home at higher high-er prlceR than the exorbitant ones charged by the Dutch sellers Trains coming from the Kuhr and Rhine districts wore so full that It waa Impossible Im-possible for tho railway officials to examine all the tickets and many-persons many-persons had free rides. The principal street of Dlnxperloo. which is about three miles long, and of which one side ln Dutch while tho othor is German, was crowded. Soon tho throngs got beyond control of tho customhouse officers. One German Ger-man -clerk was tlr-d to a tree for trying try-ing to enforce tho law, Trado con- Misted chiefly ln coffee, tea. oil. cocoa, blcyclo tires, tobacco and cigarette and for some time was most brisk. As soon as the troops arrived, however, how-ever, order was restored and the Dutch commander Issued a manifesto manifes-to saylnR- that nobody at Dlnxperloo would be allowed to have more provisions pro-visions in store than needed for his private use The shops were also put |