Evening star., 1918-12-02
HUNS Silent WHEN
N. U. S. MEN ARRIVE
Studied Indifference Marks
= Crossing Of Frontier
I'll Into Prussia.
HEADQUARTERS IN TREvES

= Gen. Pershine formally reported
today the crossing Of the American
Army 01 occupation inte Germany.
His eommu1fque. dated Sunday,
Ioll0wss
ssThe third American Army CROSS
ed the frontier today and reached
the general line, Afersteg-Winter-
shoeid Masthofn Mulbaeh
C0rdel Treves hoAS Saar
burg-Taben."
BY the Associated Press.
AMERICAN ARMY OF OCCUPA-
TION. Sunday, December mo
demonstrations, either friendly or
hostile, marked the entry of Maj.
Dickman's army into Germany today.
The frontier was crossed early in the
day and by nightfall the Americans
had moved forward twelve miles.
reaching Ragden on the left and
Saarholzbach on the right. The line
extended along the Saar river and
through Saarburg and Treves.
The reception given the Americans
differed from that encountered IN
Luxemburg and parts of Belgium and
deliverers by almost all of the popu-
lation. The attitude of the population
OF Rhenfsh Prussia was different NOT
a single act or open antagonlsm was
reported. but it was evident that even
the children had been schooled care
fully in the role they must play.
Conditions Unexpected.
Oficers and men were not surprised
by the lack of display Of flags and the
absence of the cheering crowds to
which they had been accustomed, but
they did not expect the calm silence
with which the advance patrols and
the columns of marchers were re-
ceived.
On the Luxembourg side of the Mo-
were filled with those out to say good
bye to the departing troops or by
those who paused to or from church.
Across the Moselle the streets of the
villages were almost deserted. Per-
haps SIS per cent OF the population re-
mained within their homes, and in a
majority of cases the blinds were
drawn. Here and there German
stood in the doorway. watching the
troops pass, and occasionally groups
We're no signs either OF pleasure or
diSapproyal.
Larger crowds were encountered in
Treves. the largest place occupied.
later in the day. but even there most
of the people kept moving, main
difference. so far as possible, the
men in khaki were ignored. Once in
a while the youngsters under six
years of age were carried away Dy
the excitement and displayed en-
thusiaSm over the marching troops,
but their forgetfuiness was corrected
promptly by some older person.
Brig Gen. Preston Brown, the mill
tary governor for occupied territory.
has established his headquarters at
advanced general headquarters. Gen.
Pershing will spend part of his time
at Treves. Civil affairs will be dl-
rected by Maj. Gen. Harry Smith.
The troops marched into the head
quarters town with bands playing, but
even the music and the presence OF
dozens of high-ranking American Of
ficers failed to jar the population
from it's attitude of calm silence.
A curious feature of the situation
march of large numbers of discharged
German soldiers, both officers ano
men. still in full uniform. Along the
roads and in Treves these gray-clad
men moved in and out OF the groups
Of men In khaki or stood on the side
umns. At several places in the city
and in the country districts Germans.
armed with rifles. were seen acting as
civilian guards. They had been placed
there by the German authorities to
maintain order.
A number of released allied soldiers
appeared within the American line as
it advanced. Some of them had been
set free by the retreating Germans.
while others had been permitted ito
escape"
The allied commissions which have
been in communication with the Ger
mans have notified the local author
tiles, both in Treves and in other
places, that where the civilian au.
thorities are not troublesome, and
where they cooperate with the forces
Of occupation, they will be permitted
to remain at their posts and will not
be disturbed except in SO far as 1t is
necessary for the carrying out of mil
itAry measures.
Four Soldiers Disperse Mob.
-Four American soldiers dispersed a
mob Of thousands at Esch after 1t