The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20

! Writ THE AMERICAN ARMY OF Occ;,-
PATTON. Nov. 19.-Well into Belgium and
within a few hours march OF the Ger
man frontier on the south, Major-Gen.
Joseph T. Dickman's army gathered IT.
self to-day for another jump into evacu-
/ ated territory
The line was unchanged. In accord
! ance with plan the march has been
halted for a short time while the heavier
artillery. supply service and other ele-
| ments can be brought up. Gen. nck-
mans headquarters were moved on to
I Longuyon tonight and corps and divi-
sion commanders made similar advances
As the Germans withdraw the concen-
t-ation of the army OF occupation Is in
creased. and not for a moment has vigi-
lance been relaxed. All possible tactical
advantage is carefully taken. and the
forces are 30 deployed that the peaceful
march might easily In the presence OF
the enemy be converted into a hostile
operation.
The second day OF the advance served
, to confirm the belief that there Is no
thought Of treachery in the minds Of the
German General Staff
some Arplanes Damaged.
= There have been a few isolated cases
, where surrendered materials have been
damaged. but It is not thought such dam
age was wrought under orders of Ger
man commanders. The surrender of
damaged airplanes at the airdrome in
Tellancourt is regarded as case where
individual aviators determined 10 put
their machines out OF commission rather
than have them fall into the hands of
an enemy.
Enormous stores of ammunition and
guns left at Longuyon were little i'm
paired and the machine shops there had
not been damaged. The electrical ma
chlnery In the shops was fully wired
and the tools were of the best.
The railway yards at Montnedy and
other places along the line that served the
Germans as one OF their main arteries OF
communication during their last stand
against the allied advance were filled
with locomotives and cars ready for use
while great quantities of general stores
not mentioned in the termsof the arnis-
tice had been abandoned to the Allies
Undamagsd stores left behind on
every road over, which the Americans
advanced bear evidence OF the great re-
treat. ~
AT Nirton was found great savage
dump. where tons q clothing gas masks
and helmets had been thrown by the
German troops,
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road near st. Ledger over which
the correspondent drove, just behind the
evacuating armies was SO thickly COW
cred with bip iron German helmets that
at times they interfered with the op-
Grafton OF MS au'ohoo.ie'
The country generally presented
strong contrast to that fought over for
so many years The Americans camped
TODAY In towns. most OF which bear no
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one "h'ch sho"eu 'iuei''es "t inc nsn'
ing at the time the frehch attempted
to check the German march through
Belgium. IN most of the towns every
house was intact. Among the excep-
,,ops ara Innguvor and Montmsdv
u.hars n teu, TOM h,,,,d,rrs ta,l ot Frcnrb
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and american ar r"ius' anu uerial
photographs or whose scars nave long
been on file at American headquarters.
The roads over which the Americans
travelled are i'm excellent condition. due
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