The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-11-23
GRAND DUCHESS
REVIEWS YANKS
Ruler Of Luxembourg Welcomes
Americans.
CLOSE ON GERMANS HEELS
March Into Capital Twenty-four Hours
After Huns Leave-Pershng Gets
Demonstration.

Luxembourg, Nov. 23.-With General
| PershiEg, the American commander
in-chief at her side, the youthful grand
duchess of Luxembourg from Il balcony
of her palace watched the American
troops march into her capital.
TWenty-four hours earlier the
grand duchess had seen The long col
umns of gray clad German soldiers de-
part for their own country after occu-
patton of her duchy for more than
four years
The American army of occupation
under General Dickman controls every
road, city and village in Luxembourg.
The Belgians were more demOnStra-
tive in some cases upon the arrival Of
the allied forces, but it was impossible
to doubt the sincerity of the welcome
given by the residents of Luxembourg.
The grand duchess and the members
of her cabinet expressed qualification
that Americans had come to take the
place of those whom they had been
forced to tolerate for so many years.
Popular approval was expressed in
a great demonstration when the peo-
pie sighted General Per$hing and
again when the dusty column of
American soldiers moved through the
streets
Prior to the entry of the troops,
General Pershing in proclamation
assured the public that the American
army would remain only as long as
as necessary and while it was in
Luxembourg would conduct itself in
conformity with the civil law. The
proclamation was distributed among
the troops as well as among the pOpu-
latiOn.
The grand duchess has taken up her
temporary residence in the grand due
al palace in Luxembourg. There she
received Brigadier General Frank J.
Parker when he called to assure her
of the attitude of the advancing fore
eS
The grand duchess is Il slightly
built little woman. ALFRED in sim
pie silk dress, she appeared even
younger than her twenty-three years
She assured General Parker she had
no doubt of the honest and helpful
intentions Of the Americans. She re-
peatedly expressed her gratitude.
Afterward she received Lieutenant
Colonel Quekemeyer, Captain Bill
haft and Lieutenant SeatOn of Gen
eraI Parkers staff.
1t was explained to the grand
duchess that the greater part of the
American forces would march around
the city. She expressed her delight
with the plans and said she would be
! very glad to meet General Pershng
When the Americans passed the Lux
| emburg frontier they got an idea of
the high prices of food and other ar
ticles prevailing in Germany as a re-
suit of the war
In Esch, which was entered by de-
| tachments of the first division, the
Americans found plenty of candy in
the stores, but it was twenty francs
! (S4) a pound. Sugar brought from
| Germany was retailing at two francs
| 40 cents) a pound A square of che
| colate the size that sells in the Unit
| Ell States Tor forty cents, sold at from
! Ten to twelve francs $50 to 81.
But there was little TO be had even
at that price.
Coffee in Esch retailS at thirty
| francs (S6) Il pound. Eggs were sell
! ing at about frame GO centS) each
| owing to the demand for them among
| the German soldiers. The Americans
i had bought all the eggs in the Esch
stores within hour after their ar
| rival)
There was plenty of beer at half a
franc 90 cents) a glass. Meat, bread
| and other necessities were high in
| price, but not in proportion to luxu-
| ries, necessities having been regulated
SO far as prices We're concerned