The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-13
YANKS FACE HUN
ACROSS RHINE
1st, Sd, 4th Regulars, 32d,
Goth and 42d National
Guardsmen Far Ahead.
"RAINB0W" WITH PATR0l,
Position Of Americans Pecu.
liar-People Of Coblenx
Openly Contemptuous.


Openly Contemptuous.
Coblenz Dec. 10.-(By Courier to
Nancy.)-(A. P)-Delayed.) sea-
tries of the American and 0ermen
armies face each other across the
Rhine tonight. From, Andernachs ne-
low Coblenx. northward to the Br1es
ish lines American forces hold tne
west bank of the stream. South Qk
Coblenz advanced elements OF ene
American army have reached -
river. n
1t Is expected the movement acrooo
the Rhine will be well under way ~
morrow. The First and Third dtvlS
sions have been designated to occues
py the advanced positions along t49
thirty -kIlometer arc east of Cobln0R
constituting the bridgehead eQy4
lated in the armistice. The Th1y<y9
second, Ninetieth. Fourth ana EqftXA
, second will occupy positions IN 6nDe
port OF the advanced lines.
First, Third and Fourth divislou0
are OF the regular army. The Thtts
ty- second Is made up OF nattQp0
guard regiments from Michigan oQo
Wisconsin. Texas and Oklahoma ~
tiopal army men mako up the Nt19P
tieth. while the Forty-second - &o
uiViSiOIs CohhPSoV0
tional guard regiments from TeuN1f
see, Louisiana, Alabama, aeoeyo4
South Carolina, North Carolina a.
as. Oklahoma, Virginia, MaryIe1
Missouri. Pennsylvania, Wisconells
New York, Ohio, Iowa, illinois, IN
diana, Minnesota, California. Kaur
sas. Michigan. New Jersey, Dtotr1G>
OF Columbia, Nebraska, Colorado ~
| Oregon. The Thirty-second and pefk
haps the Ninetieth will cross at Ceb.
lonz and the others will use IN
bridges north and south OF the. clte<
Inspected Al Bridges. 3
| Engineer regiments have ingpectrf
all bridges and roads. beyond q
river. while a commission made NJ
/, OF German army officers and civil.
ians has given every facility for ~
lAmericans to collect inforr1atiod ~
! to tho territory that n TO- N o16iS
1 pied east % ~. Bhlne. 4. 4. u : ~ q
I. Acsoss = " 3xsr e B t5ons Z
but Il hus 6sen withdrswn e16 ( y
American force entered the fortr
today following a request to that ~
feet from the German authorities.
The German commandant Of the
place informed the Americans that
army, with the exception of small
detachments of guards, would bC
nine miles from the Rhine.
Air of Independence.
There has developed within tRe
past twenty four hours an unmistok-
able air of independence on the pari
of the people. rehecting their conxic-
tion that the Americans are golne
to deal with them much more de)j-
cately than have the French or Bril-
ish with the people north and sou1f
of the city. The position Of m
Americans is slightly PECULIAR Cub
lenz was informally occupied byFt
battalion which arrived on Sundns
and which served only as q gunfd
which probably would have been IN.
adequate in event of serious trouble
German officers are here treatlna
with the American authorities. nuc
discharged soldiers wearing tlleiI
uniforms are still numerous in TX
streets, which seems to offer to ~
civilians who have not yet felt fh9
strength of an invaders hand roasor
to believe that the Americans oru
not Of the resentful nature.
Sneers and Laughs.
Instead of cringing or even showiu6
deep respect, the population adopted
preston in jostling American sol-
diers on the streets. and in sneer1
and laughs which were only vaguely
concealed.
The burgomaster has publiated
only the rules regulating local afKsffs
The latest one orders the CLOSING oj
cafes at II o'clock in the evening
II Is estimated at his Office that there
are sufficient foodstuffs in this dis-
trict to last them till February, aftes
which assistance will be Imperative
Two incidents occurred in Coblenz
which indexed the suppressed hatre1
manifested toward the Americans
The first incident occurred Vhe,l
German women dropped empty hoil
ties from third-story window III.
tending to hit a passing soldier. *Gns
OF the bottles missed the soldier u
less than a foot. y: N
The second incident happened ~
large cafe of the city. where NJ N \
American officers occupied 4 pi1V3
booth. Shortly after the ofiIcSf4 22'|
tered. four Coblenx business
selected a booth adjoining the
leans, though there were many Gt
unoccupied. A violiniBt. a slnt10IxI *I
Holland, then played one AYn~r3
piece and four German selor
Because the American mual0 ~
played. German wine merchamt ~
4 braided the violinist, ana deu1x xH111
that all German pieces BE- r1<51
The viollnist endeavored to GHr
but the irate merchant used alnck
sulting illusions to the EngIin6
Americans that the Yankeo OflS
adjourned to the public room O.
cafe. There the cafe prtprfS&8
whose name was Wilhelm Wa1
apologized. for the incident. a
Pershinu's Report. ss2sd
Washington, Dec. 13.--No adIS r.
was made yesterday by the A Y
can army of occupation In 0erIHx HxnS|
Gen. Pershing today Informed an
war department. The army o4e|
has been shortened, the conrnuufo
adds. and now extends alon n
west bank Of the Rhine fro6 |
landseck to Brey. NJ 7'1s w ~
Il In a communique for Dec. n n1
made public today, Gen. Permit
ported that units OF the arr1x
advanced to the Rhine ana occ1
Coblenz. X 3:!'7