The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-23

| France at meeting of the French cab
met presided over by President Poin-
care. General Petain entered Metz
! yesterday at the head Of the French
Tenth army.
Paris, Nov. 20.-French troops have
entered the town of ST. Louis, opposite
Basel, Switzerland.
Est. Louis IS across big bend in the
Rhine from Basel and about four miles
northwest of that city,
Yanks in Fortress at Longwy.
Washington, Nov. 20.-The American
Third army, continuing its advance in
to territory evacuated by the vanquish-
ed German armies, entered the historic
French fortress of Longwy, situated
at the junction Of the boundaries Of
France, Belgium and Luxembourg Cen
eral Pershing reported in his com
munique.
On the left the American army Of
occupation has crossed the Belgian
frontier, the communique stated.
French and Americans Move.
Parts, Nov. 20--Progress by
French troops, advancing to occupy
territory west of the Rhine, is traced
in the official statement issued at the
Eag office. The statement Is as fol
sour troops continued their marcn
this morning and are being received
with growing enthusiasm by the pop
ulations of the occupied regions. The
enemy has abandoned enormous guam
titles Of material, locomotives, railroad
cars, automobiles and magazines Of all
sorts. Thousands of French, Russian,
English and italian prisoners are en-
tering our lines from German prisons.
Their condition is indescribable.
SIN Belgium we have passed the
railroad running between Beurain and
Florenville. Farther east we have
reached the line of Hoffagne, BertriX
and Straimont. Our troops are also
in the Jamoigne region, south Of Neu-
fonateau.
French Near Heights of Saar.
"In Lorraine we have occupied st.
Marie aux Chesnes, on the south bank
of the Med river, and are on the road
toward St. Avoid. We are In the re-
gion of the heights Of the Saar. Our
troops have made solemn entry into
Saarburg, Dieuze and Mohrangan.
'"In Alsace we have crossed Col Saw
erne and have installed our advance
guards at the gates of Wasselnheim
/ and Molsheim. Farther south we are
F, in the proximity Of the Rhine from
! north of Neu Breisach as far as the
Swiss frontier.
"The people of the occupied regions
do not cease to give our troops touch
ing evidences of their love for France"
French Enter Metz.
! With the American Army Northeast
Of verdun, Nov. 20.-With the arrival
of the Third division Of the American
army at Contains at four o'clock on
Sunday afternoon church and school
bells were rung and the civilians
| turned out in force to welcome the
| Americans. The mayor and village Off
| Gals ARRANGED a reception for the
| American officers, the mayor telling Of
The gratitude of France for Americas
| hid. Che school children sang and
| waved French flags.
! CONTAINS Is Little Damaged.
| CONTAINS is damaged but little, with
he exception Of the railroad, where
| hombers put out Of commission one
! of Gern.any's main lines Of commune
cation from Metz to the front opposite
l-she Americans.
i American Troops Enter Briey.
American troops entered Briey, the
heart Of Lothringian iron fields, at II
/ O'Clock Monday morning. There were
! arches across the main street and the
town was bedecked with flags. Eff.
1 teen hundred civilians greeted the
| troops.
Outwardly Briey showed few indi-
cations of the war, the buildings being
intact, but there were German signs
everywhere pointing In the direction
of ammunition dumps and the various
headquarters.
Laredo, Tex, Gets Convention.
The acceptance of Laredo, Tex, by
the American Federation Of Labor fol
the international labor conference In
response to the invitation of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor has been an
nounced by the American Alliance for
Labor and Democracy.