▁to ▁se ize ▁the ▁land ▁along ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁W ouri ▁River , ▁thus ▁viol ating ▁the ▁so vere ig nt y ▁clause ▁which ▁left ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁n atives ▁as ▁specified ▁in ▁the ▁treat y ▁signed ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁between ▁the ▁D ual a ▁Kings ▁and ▁German ▁authorities . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁a ▁one - kil omet re ▁buffer ▁zone ▁or ▁“ Fre ie ▁Zone ” ▁was ▁established ▁between ▁the ▁Wh ites ▁and ▁the ▁Black s . ▁Re h ous ing ▁sites ▁were ▁then ▁created ▁for ▁disp la ced ▁people : ▁Neu ▁Bell , ▁Neu ▁Ak wa , ▁and ▁Neu ▁De ï do . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ng ondo ▁Vern ac ular ▁Council , ▁Rudolf ▁and ▁his ▁assistant ▁called ▁for ▁general ▁mobil ization ▁in ▁Cam ero on ▁and ▁in ▁Germany ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁defend ▁their ▁rights ▁before ▁the ▁Reich stag , ▁the ▁German ▁parliament . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁first ▁ex prop ri ations ▁began ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁under ▁the ▁prem ise ▁of ▁a ▁false ▁document ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁issued ▁by ▁King ▁Bell ▁and ▁addressed ▁to ▁Sultan ▁N jo ya , ▁which ▁alleg edly ▁ple aded ▁for ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁England , ▁both ▁protest ers ▁were ▁caught , ▁held ▁in ▁cust ody ▁within ▁this ▁police ▁station , ▁sent enced ▁for ▁tre ason