The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-29
Yankee TROOPS
enter GERMANY
American Troops in Triumph
March Into AIsace on Way to
Metz and Strassburg.
RETREAT BY HINDENpuRG
Marshal Foch, Commander In Chief of
Allied Armies, VIII Make Trium-
plant Entry Into Cities on
Sunday.

Paris. Nov. 16.-American troops
nave crossed the German frontier to-
ward Metz and Strassburg.
Marshal Foch, commander I'm chief
OF the allied armies. Will make solemn
entries into Strassburg and Metz on
sunday In the presence of President
Poincare and Premier Clemenceau.
The French cabinet held an extraor-
binary meeting Thursday. the Matin
announced. Important military and
administrative questions concerning
Alsace and Lorraine were discussed.
The government intends TO appoint
TWO governors with headquarters at
Metz and Strassburg us soon as the
allies occupy the two provinces.
The cabinet considered questions
concerning the organization OF Alsace-
Lorraine under French occupancy.
Three high commissioners were ap-
pointed. They are: George Maringer.
commissioner general of national Sc
curlty for Strassburg; Albert Tlrman,
state councillor for Metz, and Henry
Geneva, Nov. 16.-The greatest en-
thusiasm prevails I'm Alsace- Lorraine.
thousands of Germans are leaying
those provinces. The German authori-
ties are being hooted by the crowds.
French and American troops are ex-
pected daily.
receptions on huge scale are be-
Ing prepared for the allied troops I'M
der the noses of the German officials.
There also is JOY in the Rhine towns
because of cessation of allied air
raids.
London, Nov. 16.-Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg remains ut the head OF the
supreme German army command, ac-
cording to German wireless message
received here, which gives the text of
message he has sent 10 army com
ordering them to lead their
troops home In order and discipline.
London, Nov. 16--A wireless mes
sage mas been sent TO the German high
command warning that pillaging In
violation OF the armistice must be stop
pea. 1t reads:
From Marshal Foch to the German
High Command-Informati has been
received by the allied high command
that at different points, especially In
Belgium and more particularly I'm the
Brussels region, the German troops
are committing acts Of violence
against the inhabitants and acts of
destruction and pillage which are
clearly contrary to the conditions of
the armistice.
The allied command expects that
the German high command will, with
out delay, take measures necessary to
stop these violations Of the convention
which has been signed. If the acts
do not cease within very short period
the allied command will be Obliged to
take steps to put an end to them"
Amsterdam. Nov. Is. - German
troops are In full revolt at Antwerp
and Brussels. A hundred officers
have been killed in mutinies. Soviets |
have been established ut both places.
Ninety persons have been killed or
injured in street fighting ut Brussels,
the Belgian capital, according TO an
made here.
Paris, Nov. 16.-More than 2,532 |
American prisoners I'm German camps
we're released Immediately by the sign
ng of the German armistice, accord |
ng to the latest figures prepared by |
The American Red Cross In Switzer-
and.
This number includes all the Ameri-
,ans captured TO November 1. 1t is
estimated that only few hundred
more Americans were captured after
hat date.
OF the total number of prisoners to
De released $3.50 are army men, u are
rom the navy and 40 are civilians. In
he camps were PAL army officers.