The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13
YANKEES WILL
CROSS RHINE At
CObLENZ TO-DAY
AMERICAN ARMY
TO TAKE CONTROL
Not a Single Word Of Regret
for the War Atrocities
Can Be Heard.
BY NOBLE HALL

tLondon Times Cable. Copyright, 1918
by Public Ledger Coz
COBLENTZ. Dec. 1.-The main body
of the American army Of occupation will
enter Cobicntz and cross the Rhine to-
morrow, when the American army Will
definitely take over control.
The town 80 far has been patrollcd by
both American and German guards. and
perfect order is maintained. Indeed, the
civilian population gave every indication
Of willingness to rectprocntc the Bcner-
GUS attitude OF the Americans BY n dis
play OF rather oStentRt!ous courtesy.
The popular American airs arc played In
numerous cafes. At the Staat theatre
defeated Germany enjoyed itself listen
ing TO "Mignon" Nearly all the sing
crs were OF military age.
The more ono lives In Germany. tho
moro one realizes this is an unbcatcn.
unrcpetent people. Despite TIC un-
doubted sufferlngs Of the poor. the mid
dlc-uppcr classes can get all the rood
they want by paying for 1t. and tho
crowds OF well dressed men and womnn
which throng the brightly lighted cares
afford conclusive proof that the stories
Of food shortage in Germany were less
than half true. Yesterday Changing
the reports that NIL bronze ana copper
had been meltod for munition supplies.
Germans Unrepentent.
Although the time since We crossed
tho Luxembourg frontier ana entered
Germany properis not sufficient to form
a matured opinion Of political condt-
tions, there Is ono fact which stands out
like n sore thumb, and that Is Germany
is unrepsntcnt and unashafned. l spoke
to many civilians. men and women. 'no
have yet Ia hear n single word or rcEret
for any atrocities committed by the
German armies or the German subIna-
rincs. Rather Is there pride In the
achievements of friGhtfnlncss. and quite
manifest is the belief the world haS
been impressed by what Germany has
done In the past four years.
Their 'Unbeaten Army
Shor windows display photographs or
the retreatlng Germany army as 1t
passed this town two days ago. show
Ing the men bcdcckrd with flowers and
every iorry decorated as for Christmas.
The Germans NIL speak with proud mr.
fection Of their "unbeaten army" and
many Of them dream of future great
republic in Mittel-Europa which Will
COMPRISE all Grrman-Austria and sur
pass in population. wealth and power
tho late German cInptre-~n great mill
tary democracy which would ahS"rn
Russia and within II generation be III
position to make Il fresh bid for world
supremacy.
More Fropagandh
That this Pan German spirit still
lives is attcstcd by the appearance her"
OF n large amount Of "English- h-Am"rican
news" in n fuur-pag". iive-column HI
weekly. paper. published at ia Linden
strasse. Berlin. and edited by An Amer
lean military writer Of EnElish-lrish
descent" All tho news printed in anti,
British md anti-FrenCh, no little In
ecnul,y being expended in selecting -H-
ccrpts from the Times. the Daily Mall
and Lord Eorthrliffr's speech before thc
visiting journalists pnrpnrtinE tn SHOW
readers the Irish situation Is acute. mat
tho Sim l'einrrs have broken all at
tcmpts to recruit soldiers in Ireland.
and that the British pr"ss has been held
down hy drastic censorship. One o. thr
headlines on the front naE" rfnds:
"Cocky War prisoners Cause Complain
Ing Letter to Eicl Newspapers
Another article lays stress on IN" nj
legged British coal shortage. The cap
tion. "rrrnch Gratitude tn America"
covers IL cock. and hull story Of the ar
rest in Paris OF French citizens. nc-
cuscd Of causing ill-fcelng townrd
America.
May Be Suppressed.
This ARTICLE which may cause Amcrl-
can military authorities to forbid the
circulation Of tho paper within tho area
occupied hy American troops says:
III now becomes known in Germany
that n strike of 3.5nG skilled workers
occurred iii the shoe manufacturing
nIant OF RoscnwnSscr brothers. Long
Island City. For n long tim" they Ind
been ignorant that the United States
government holds contracts with the
rrm for army shoes. leEEinga. Hriators
coats. gun covers and other articles. but
principally for gus masks. OF which tho.
company is under cuptract 10 make
900 GDn."