ALLIED OCCUPATION.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 December 1918, Page 2

ALLIED OCCUPATION.

Australian A N.z. cable association] ' AMERICANS ACROSS RHINE. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 . The United Press learns from Coblenz that tho Americans crossed the Rhine. LONDON, Dec 14. An American communique states: We have crossed the Rhino and haie occupied Coblenz bridge head. i BBITISH BEYOND RHINE. IJONDON, Dec. 14. ! Sir Douglas Haig reports: Our.ad--1 vanned troops have crossed the Rhine and have begun the occupation of the 1 Cologne Bridgehead. By last evening they had reached a general line from Oberkaliel to Eoigtburg, Obenthal and Opladen. , Sir Douglas Haig has had a proclamation posted throughout the British Army line warning the inhabitants against violence to any member of the army, the mishandling of army stores, or doing damage to public works, under penalty of death or other punishment on persons hiding German soldiers, civilians disobeying Sir Douglas Haig’s orders, or failing to disi close means of communication with the enemy. GUNBOATS FOR THE RHINE. PARIS, Dec. 14. A French flotilla of gunboats and motor launches is going to the Rhine. FRENCH IN AUSTRIA. PARIS, Dec 14. Franco-Serhian troops have arrived at . Vienna. French detachments have entered Budapest. GERMAN APPREHENSIONS. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 14. The “Berliner Tageblatt” says the ; Entente are preparing an ultimatum to l Germany, giving the country the choice - of either immediately establishing a Government which really speaks for the ’ people, or, alternately, of having the country occupied hv Entente troops. RUSSIAN PORT OCCUPIED. LONDON, Dec. 14. Stockholm advices from Helsingfors I state that a British squadron arrived at Eevnl on tho 12tli December. AMERICAN SQUADRON AT POLa. AMSTERDAM December 13. r ’ Advices from Hibacli states that an 'American squadron had arrived s-t a Pola, the Admiral of which has as- >- - sumed command of the naval station there, including tho south Sl av warships which are flying the American flag. INTERNED VESSELS RELEASE. AMSTERDAM December 14. , s All the interned British merchanti- men in Germna ports will he assemblej e d at Kiel, and manned by German e ‘ crows who will take them to British j ( Ports. J ALLIES AT ODESSA. FRENCH LANDING REPORTED. PARIS, Dec. 14. An Allied squadron has undertaken to free Sebastopol from the Germans. a | Germans are cooperating with the Boli eheviks, and causing grave disorders. 1 The squadron is waiting outside. It is acting in response to a deputation from Odessa, urging the French Admiral to intervene. Odessa reports state that at the request of the inhabitants, France lias landed a naval force to restore order and expel 4,500 Germans, who, with the Bolsheviks, have been noting and a looting. , a german announcement. k BERLIN, Dec. 14. c It is announced here that 18 Odessa has been evacuated.