The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20

With the American Army of Oc- curmion. Nov l9-Well into Belgium and within few hours march Of the German frontier. on the south, Major Gereral Joseph T. Diclmans amy gathered itself today for another jump into evacuated territory The iine
 was unchan9ed in accordance with the plan. tho march has been halted for a short time, wliie the heavier artillery surp!y service and other Alecments can ! Ge Brought un However, General Dickman's headquarters were moved
 on to Ionauyon tonight and corps and division commanders made similar ad- vances.
 As the German withdraw the con ccntration of The army of occupation is increased. and nOt fer q moment has vigilance Geen relaxed. All possible
 tactibla advantage is carefully taken
 and the forces are so dcployed that
 the reacoful march might easily in
 the presence of the enemy, be con- yerted into q hostile operation
 The second day of the advance serv-
 cd 10 confirm tine belief at the Amer l ican Headquarters. however, that there was no thought of treachery in the minds of the German general staff and the terms of the armistice will be Faithfully carried out There has been
 a few isolated cases where captured material has been damaged, thoweh t
 is thoueht little was wrecked on or der of the German officers. 1 Enormous stores of ammunition and many guns lc1t at I-onguyon were lit
 tie impaired and the machine shops
 had not been damaged The electric al machinery in the shops was fully lfireil and the tools were of the best. The railway yards at Montmedy and iothev places along the line that serves the Germans as one of their main ar lterias Of communication during their 1 Hast stand against the allied advance were filled with locomotives and cars ready for use, while great quantities of general stores not mentioned in the
 terms of the armisticc has been a5an- doned to the allies.
 1 Undamagtd stores left behind or
 evorv road over which the Americans ladvanced bear evidence of a great re- Itrcat
 At Virtou was found a great salvage lduTp, where t0ns of clothing gas lmasks and helmets had been thrown 'Iby the German troops who had no fur lthcr use for them
 | A road near St Legor which the IccrrC spondent drove over just behind Ethe eyacuating armies was so thickll lccyored with the biz iron helmets that
 at times they nterfcrred with the op'
 eration of lfe automobile However
 il was not the litter of the battlefield lthat one saw. CT even that of q dis orderly retreat under fire lt wa merely tho evidence of the passing 0 tired disheartened foe who was 20
 ing home.
 The country generally presented ; lstrcng contrast 10 that fought over 'o SO many years The Americans camp ed today in towns, most oi which hea nc trace oc warfare
 The retrea.lng army left on th' roads dozens of cteam rollers whiei had been working almost 10 the day Q it's departure
 Although carly victims of tho wal | llBel ums inhabitants in this quar , CT appear better off today than th' , French civilians a few miles back
 The shops are better stocked thai
 hosc in the French towns the sam
 lGistar1e hack of the line. Women
 lclothing ranging from the lacy an' befrilled to smar.Iy tailored garment
 is prominently displayed in the win TVS, while tobacconists have tAei ? slew leases filled with various brand I of cigarettes and cigars
 The wine shops have no. such yari , Ted stocks as in France. out just a
 abundant: much of is is champagne