Evening star., 1918-11-20

IS APPLAUDED. BY PEOPLE

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When Marshal Petains ns.entereds. s.this
city yesterday he stood Hbefore the
statue of Marshal NeyMand reviewed.
the troops. The, municipality. and. local
societies welcomed the. marshal at
the city hall and the vicar general
greeted him at the cathedral \ where
Te Deums. were sung. A prefecture
has been established by French Con-
missioner Tirman.
Gen. Mangin has issued a proclama-
tion greeting the people Of the city.
His proclamation reads: IL
1.-The regime of oppression and vex-
alton ended with the German defeat.
The republican army brings liberty
and justice. France opens widely her
arms to all her rebound children
METZ, Tuesday, November 19
(Night, by. the Associated Press).--
The historic event accomplished at
o'clock this afternoon when Marshal
Petain. commander -in-chfef of the
French armies, made his entry, into
Metz. the great stronghold of Lor-
raine and the pivot of Germany.s ef-
fort to crush France. may be said.
more than any other happening, to
cOnSecTdle Ine .NlClOTy ol lHC dillGS III
this war. The occasion. in which the
French commander figured for the
first time as marshal of France. also
gave rise to one of the most pictur-
esque demonstrations ever carried out
by the people Of Lorraine. ~
From early in the morning all the
roads leading to Metz were crowded
with Lorrainers on their way. to the
city to raise their voices. there for
Marshal Petain and for France. Peo-
pie unaccustomed to any tongue other
than the German for. years began.
many days ago, brushing, up their
knowledge of French, in preparation
for this occasion. and although the
majority of the population undoubt-
edly has Il perfect acquaintance with
no. other tongue than the German, lit
tie of that language was heard ili the
streets today.
Other things German had disappear
ed overnight, including the statues of
the German rulers, which had been
hauled down by the citizens. William
had toppled oter from the horse OF
his equestrian monument, while Fred
erick III. who for many, long yea RS
| had pointed a, menacing figure at
! France from the pedestal upon which
he stood. had come down with a rope
around his neck. Former Emperor
| William III was still left to figure gro
tesquely as Il statue OIL the facade OF
! the SdtUeufdl j ItG IduuS Hdu Deel
chained during the; night and, into
them had been put a band with this
inscription: !. Sic transit gloria
! mundi. ,YraIs.i..: -
| Greeted With Enthusiastic.
PARIS. November French Il roops
| under command Of, Marshal Retain
entered Metz, the capital. or Isor-
, thusiasm on the part tcf the; popula-
tion. according. "a an official state,
| ment from the war office today. !. :.
The war office tonight describes the
operations along the French, front as
| follows: II ~S..s :.
out incident other thansmAnifeatatip tipns
of joy by the ciEilian Populations II
numerous localities !, the inhab1ta nts
displayed touching; thou gale iiil' bring
| ing forth, notwithst aiding iifhe;f diff
cult conditions food Tor our Soldiers
|. "The material aba ndoned by the
! enemy is accumulating as WeH as the
number of liberated prisoners who
have rejoined our lines.
Progress of Troops Noted.
| s1n Belgium we have reached the
line of Bourseisne-Eieiller
| In Lorraine, IN the lnedHtllle,
| detachment has pushed: forward OF
our left as far as Sarral: our advance
guards established their front along
| Kierberg, Hemmorrefng.@N .@Naverne, AL
1 tlenvillers and Wangen. #
| "The entry of our troops into Sa-
! verna under command of Gen. Gerard
was made amid great enthusiasm a,
| 1870 o'clock in the afternoon.
Marshal Petain made. solemn entry
| into Metz at the head of the troops
of the 10th Army, commanded in the
absence of Gen Mangin. who had suf-
| fered an accident through a fall from
| his horse. by Gen. Leconte. The en-
| tire population went out to meet our
| troops. loudly acclaiming them. The
old city of Lorraine. captive for forty
seven years and finally reunited te
France. has manifested in a never-to-
! be-forgotten way it's love for the
mother country
'In Alsace our soldiers received yes
| terday the same moving welcome IL
| the loyal town of Colmar." -