The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-21
|BOCHE RETREAT
| IS CONTINUING IN
GREAT DISORDER
Geneva Hears Anarchy Of
Troops Very Bad.
Military and Civil Authority
Has Disappeared.
YANKS IN FOUR COUNTRIES
As They March on Toward the
Rhine.
In France, Belgium, Luxembourg
and German Lorraine.
YANKS IN -FOUR COUNTRIES

Geneva, Nov. 21.-The retreat Of the
German armies from the western
front is continuing in the greatest dis
order according to information re-
ceived by the Swiss federal authori-
ties at Berne. The anarchy in Ger
many is said to be far worse than dur
ing the Austrian retreat from Italy.
Swiss newspapers say military and
civil authority has disappeared in
western Germany.
With the Americans Advancing To-
ward the Rhine, Nov. 20 (night)-
The American army of occupation Is
now standing on the soil of four coun-
tries-France. Belgium, Luxembourg
and German-Lorraine.
Today's advance resulted in the oc-
cupation of a score of villages and
towns. We reached Fontoy and Vitry.
| in Lorraine, the latter towns being
| only ten miles north of Metz. Further
j to the left Americans entered the neu-
| trail Duchy Of Luxembourg, passing
thru Esch. American outposts are
now only few miles from the city
| of Luxembourg. The capital is gaily
| decorated with flags; the people ex-
pectantly awaiting the entry Of the
Americans.
The mayor of Luxemburg crossed
the lines in an automobile and paid
his respects to General Pershing at
Longuyon, which is now, his headquar-
ters
Michigan and Wisconsin troops.
| which led the way into Luxembourg.
received an ovation along every, foot
of their march. They entered fifteen
| villages, every one decorated with
| homemade American flags. In Ger
man-Lorraine, the Americans were
welcomed by the inhabitants of French
extraction. Those of German descent
looked on sulleniy. The important
town of Arlon. in Belgium. remem-
bering Americas food and relief work
| thruout the war, gave our troops an
extraordinarily warm greeting. The
townspeople stood beside the roads all
/ day. cheering themselves hoarse. 1t
was not uncommon to see doughboys
| carrying one or two children with
| chattering French or German girls and
| boys walking alongside.
The Germans sent some staff Off
GERS to army headquarters to arrange
| for handing over the material at
Longuyon. This included thirty-nine
locomotives. 800 guns and thousands
of rifles. The roads near the Luxem-
| burg frontier are lined with surren-
| dered cannon.
Belgians Reoccupy Land.
London. Nov. 21.-The Belgians.
rapidly carrying out their reoccupation
of their country, have advanced more
! than fifty miles from the lines held by
| them when the armistice was signed.
| They have entered Turnhout, tive n.y.
! four miles northeast. and .Herenthals.
eighteen miles east of Antwerp.
| Both the Americans and the British
| have advanced thirty miles. while the
| French have penetrated forty miles
into former German territory, occupy
! ing Saarbrucken.
| The general line of the allied ad-
vance apparently is as follows:
Turnhout Herenthals, Antwerp,
Brussels, Jemeppe. Givet. Wancennes.
Longlier. L'Eglise. Habay-La-Vieille,
Arlon, Esch. Vitry. st. Avoid, Kochern.
| Forbach. Saarbrucken, Zabern, Ober-
nay, Neu Breisach and the line of the
Rhine to the Swiss border.