The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-02
Ninth Division Soon
VIII Enter Prussia.
Advance Into German Land Is
Taken Up Today.
20 MILES INSIDE FRONTIER
Front Of Third Army Is Being
Extended to North.
Entrance Into Hunland Was
Made Sunday by Yanks.


With the Americans in Prussia, Dec.
2.-The American advance was re-
sumed into Rhenisf Prussia this morn
ing.
The front is being extended consid-
erably to the north and the Third
army will cams tonight an average Of
twenty miles inside the German from
tier occupying Bitburs and q dozen
Of smaller towns.
The Eighty-ninth (Kansas national
army mem. and Nineteenth divisions
are marching up to the Moselle and
General ,Pershing will spend part
Of his time at Treves. I.
Yank Train There.
Five hours before the official entry
into Treves. an American train arrived
at the Treves station. 1t was COM
posed of captured locomotive and
cars. and was in charge of the Thirty
eighth engineers. They left Verdun
ously with the troops. but naturally
beat the latter into the city. They
made the trip without incident and re-
ported that all tracks were intact and
the crews working as specified in the
armistice.
When the correspondent entsred
Treves, hundreds of civilians wers
crowded at the station. staring at the
train. The streets were filled with
well dressed people. Many discharged
soldiers were ningling with tho
crowds. Street car service continued.
Play American Airs.
With band playing American
marching airs. the Americans swung
up the principal street. A hush fell
on the city and the people were
even among themselves.
| Policemen appointed by the local
workmen.s and soldiers council aided
In clearing the streets. The dough-
boys, mostly looked neither to. right
| nor left, but marched quietly to the
| barracks in the center of the town.
which had lately been evacuated by
| the German garrison. Tho command
ant had arranged for the furnishing
\ of wood and forage.
| General Parker. commanding the
| First brigade of the First division. at
| the head of a company OF the Six
teenth infantry. was the first to reach
the outskirts of Treves. All the other
| troops. with the exception Of the Sixth
infantry. skirted the town.
Americans in Prussia.
With the Americans In Prussia,
! Lee. WA courier 10 NaHCy).-Ino
| Third army has occupied about 400
| square miles of German territory. in-
Guiding, a score of towns and villages.
The Americans encountered little
hostility from the Inhabitants. While
hundreds lined the streets In Treves.
there was absolute silence as the tired
Sixth infantry Of the Fifth division
marched in and occupied the city. -
The band was playing and regi.
mental fla1s flying as the regiment
swung thru the principal streets. led
, by Col. Henry Hunt The people stood
behind the Americans.
The streets were patro1led by depu-
ties of the local workmen's and SOL
diers' council. who wore white arm
banCs and carried rifles.
During the march thru the city.
church bells tolled and American air
planes circled overhead. Both the
Germans and the Americans main
tanned certain a1ocfness and there
were little determination. The dough-
boys maintained a soldierly, digniffed
attitude.
While there was a considerable
crowd on the streets. the ma jorlty of
the people stayed indoors and peeped
thru the windows. Not a single Ger.
man flag could be observed anywhere.
The Americans began their march
J into Prussian territory shortly after
dawn. The Third division crossed the
Moselle in the region OF Remich: the
} First near Gravenmacher; the Thirty
second farther north. and the Second
in the region of Echternach. The
whole front advanced with the Moselle
as an axis.
Before dawn the men were aroused,
ate a hearty breakfast and fell in. Ali
. the roads toward the Moselle were
soon jammed.
: Generals Ahead.
Generals Lassiter. LeJuene and
House rode ahead of the advance
| guard at the points Of crossing and
were the first of the army of occupa-
. ton officially to enter Germany.
Within half an hour after the gem
: erals had crossed the river the valley
was alive with khaki columns. There
was some cheering as the doughboys
first stepped or 20 German son. but as
. a rule, the proceeding was very quiet
: and business-like5
In the valley towns the people al
: first hid indoors and not soul ap-
peared in the streets. But as they
found the Americans paid no atten.
! ton to them, they gradually ventured
t out.
e Calls for Quiet.
!. After the occupation OF 1'reves
and informed him that military Law
would be enforced but the inhabitants
would not be interfsred with as long
S as they were. peaceable.
He asked the bur ma ster to fur
| nish provisions and .biliets for the
Y American officers. ~.
n The third army's plans for cfvi
y government of the German towr
: leaves the machinery as much as pos.
: sible in the hands Of the German au-
i thorities, the Americans work beinr
L (COptiuued on poge Two.b