The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-02
TWELVE MILES 4
PAST FRONTIER On ] 4
Maj Gen. Dickman's Army
Occupation Marching IN
..ss..ss German a J,
NO DEMoNsT RATIoNS
Folk of Rhenish Prussia Main
tain Studied Air of Indiffer-
ence Toward Troops.

American Army of Occupation
Dec. la. P)-No demonstrations,
either friendly or hostile, marked the
entry of Maj Gen. Dickman's army
into Germany today. The frontier
was crossed early in the day, and by
nightfall the Americans had moved
forward twelve miles, reaching Rad
gen on the left and Saarholzbach on
the right. The line extended along
the Saar river and through Saar-
| burg and Treves.
The reception given the Americans
was different from that encountered
in Luxembourg and parts of Belgium
and France. There they were well
coined as deliverers by almost all of
the population. The attitude of the
population of Rhenish Prussia was
different. Not single act of open
antagonism was reported, but it was
evident that even the children had
been schoo'ed carefully in the role
they must play.
Officers and men were not sur
prised by the lack of display of flags
and the absence of the cheering
crowds to which they had been ac-
customed, bat they did not expect
the calm silence with which the ad-
vance patrols and the columns of
marchers were received.
. Blinds Drawn; People Innpassive.
On the Luxemburg side of the
Moselle river the streets of the
villages were filled with those out to
say good-by to the departing troops.
or by those who paused to or from
church. Across the Moselle the
streets of the villages were almost
deserted. Perhaps SIS per cent. of the
population remained within their
homes and in a'majority Of cases the
blinds were drawn. Here and there
German stood in the doorway
watching the troops pass, and occas-
ionally groups assembled at street
corners. but there. were no signs OF
either pleasure or disapproval.
Larger crowds were encountered IN
Treves, the largest place occupied
later in the day, but even there most
of the people kept moving, main
tanning always a studied air OF IN
difference. So far as possible the
men in khaki were ignored. Once'in
while the youngsters under s years
of age were carried away by the ex-
citement and displayed enthusiasm
ONeI. thc ihuACiiiiib thOoPo, DNs S'~
forgetfulness was corrected promptly
by some older persons,
Brig-Gen Preston Brown, the mill
tary governor for occupied territory,
has established his headquarters at
Treves, which also has been made
advanced general headquarters.
Pershing at Treves.
Gen. sPershing will spend part OF
his time at Treves. Civil affairs will
be directed by Maj.-Gen. Harry
Smith.
The troops marched into the head
quarters town with bands playing.
but the music and presence of dozens
of high ranking American officers
failed to. jar the population from It's
attitude of calm silence.
A curious feature OF the situation
was the presence along the line or
Of large numbers Of dis
German soldiers, both OIL
GERS and men. still In full uniform. |
Along the roads and in Treves these |
gray -clad men moved in and out OF |
the groups of men In khaki, or stood
on the sidewalks watching the ,
marching columns. At several places
In the city and In the country dis-
tricts Germans, armed with rifles.
were seen acting as civilian guards.
They had been placed there by the
German authorities to maintain
order.
Al number OF released allied SOL /
diers appeared within the American