Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-17
Army Just Organized
to Head First Occu-
pational Unit.
PROCEED IN COLUMNS
Order Of Battle Is to Be
Abandoned Under
Precautions.
WILL GO IL MILES DAILY
Belgian Frontier to Be
Passed Today; Boys
Await Orders.
WILL GO II MILES DAILY
BY The Associated Press

By The AssociAtod irosa
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
IN FRANCE, Nov Ie,--The Ameri-
can army viii begin to move to-
ward Germany at $40 o'clock Sun
day morning. Tho army will travel
about IL miles each day.
To tho arm: just organized has
fallen the honor OF heading the first
big unit of the allied occupational
force. The advance will be made
In columns. and not In the order OF
battle No long followed. But It 10
not forgotten that technically, at
least. there In still n state OF war
Nothing will he left to chance and
every precaution will be taken TO
guard against surprises, notwith-
standing none are expected.
Caro- will he taken to have tho
force we'll echeloned. The advance
guard, we'll In advance of the main
force. will he followed by engineers
who have been instructed to not
only repair roads, reconstruct
bridges and clear the way generally.
but TO inspect keenly, every object
and position that might he a trap.
Mines will bo sought carefully and
N found. exploded. The Germans
have sent word the way is open AMI
the mines removed except In cases
which they have designated. water
also will be Inspected carefully and
none permitted to be used until pro-
nounced pure.
May Alter Formation.
The arrangements In force are
such that although advancing much
as Il might along the country roads
| - IFpIN
formation could he altered almost
in minutes to battle formation. Di-
visions moving on tho front VIII
have others In support and the
flanks will he carefully covered. In
addition a long line OF observation
balloons will be up behind the lines
and they, too. will be moving slowly
forward. observing the movements
OF the retreating Germans. tho
aviatorg. however. VIII have little
to do. They will move up some.
what later unless an unexpected
break comes, IN which case they,
too. will be ready for immediate
action.
The advancing Americans will be
thanked by the armies OF France.
and by Sunday evening, II Is ex-
pected the advanced elements OF the
Americans will cross the Belgian
border The fifth French army on
the loft and tenth French army on
the right will advance abreast the
Americans, while far along the line
to the left and right the allied troops
will continue to march toward tho
line agreed upon in the armistioA
Divisions Await Orders.
Wonderfully rested by the rev
dave of Inactivity and their pride
touched BY the honor conferred up
on them. the divisions OF tho new
American army awaited eagerly
Saturday night the order to ad-
vance. Many OF them were newly
equipped with uniforms. Seasoned
by hard fighting and schooled In
discipline. the men won the praise
Of officers who looked them over In
the afternoon. .,
The weather since hostilltles
ceased has turned much colder. ice
forming on the brooks and thinly
crustlnR the muddy roads, but the
mon appeared to regard this as a
slight discomfort compared to what
they have been through. They
| looked forward TO the steady march
along tho highways with Keen
! pleasure.
Tho American advance will begin
on front from Mouzon to Thiau-
court, the extending I'leN ''l''' ~ ~
! IuNemhurE and RrieY, up the valley
~ the Moscllc Besides LuNcmhurs
| the more important towns falling 70
the lot Of the AWcricans are l.angry
and Bricy
The occupation ~ the territory
which Is being steadily evacuated nv
] tho Germans, according To the
terms ~ the armistice, will not be
/ carclcss'y hAstencd II will b. some
diys ocfure German soil + 4 ached,
ng' IN lcss time tho dnchv Lux
cmburg will be penetrated, perhaps
I even to it's capita.