Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18
GERMANRU[E.ENDS
!: :.:|N[ORRA|NE AFTER
Al TRAGIC YEARS
Liberated Towns Populace
Greet Triumphant French
With Cheers and Tears.
-EMANclPAT0Rs LED BY
MOROCCANS AND LEGION
Hun Officers Surrender Town Of
Chateau Salins With Grave
Dignity.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY
IN LORRAINE, Sunday, No
vember u (by the Associated
Press):-French troops made
their first entry into recovered
Lorraine today, and were ac-
claimed by the populations that
assembled in the towns and vii
lagos to meet them.
The honor of leading the ad-
vance across the recently abol-
ished frontier fell to the Moroc-
can. division, including the ia
nous Foreign Legion. The SOL
diers of the legion wore their
decorations, the highest accord
ed to any unit in the French
army during the war. They also
wore their new aiguillettes, Or
shoulder tags.
Boys Unearth Bike Tires.
Soon after dawn the boys Of Lor-
raine who had unearthed bicycle tires
that had remained hidden from the
Germans during the many long
months rode out to meet the column
marching toward Chateau Salins. The
French tricolor could be seen in the
early. morning light flying from the
first houses of the town. although the
last Of the German troops had not yet
left. a ,a1haks
The streets were filled before the
troops came into sight, and when the
head qf stbes column appeared. with
Gen. Dogan IN the lead, it was received
rushed cut with aArpasa
vised paper flags, laughing, shouting
and weeping In turn
Children Greet First Arrivals.
The first automobiles, containing
French officers, were taken by storm
and loaded to overdowing with boys
and girls dressed in their Sunday
clothes, cheering for r. France and sing
monographs, the only music the town
afforded, executed the national anthem
from records that had escaped the
eyes Of the Germans.
1t was difficult to conceive that
Chateau Salins could ever have been
but French. After forty-seven
years OF German rule the town ap-
peared even more intensely patriotic
than French towns that had never
known other than French rule.
Huns Surrender Town.
Gen. Dogan's entry was preceded by
the formal surrender>of the town by
four German officers who had re-
mained to turn over the official ad-
ministration. With grave dignity the
Germans marched out of the town to
meet the advancing column. while the
inhabitants looked on in silence. Aft
er turning over their powers the Ger
mans withdrew and watched from
distance the scene of delirious Joy
that moved all other spectators to
tears.
AS the zouave band marched down
the main street playing the "Marseil,,
laise' the Inhabitants pressed forward
singing the French national anthem.
They seemed to have taken it up just
where they left off forty-seyen years
ago.
Chateau Salins is hungry. but hap
DY. InC nave lolSotlSu
most of the trying privations of the
last four years and have begun to live
in the joy of the future.
First View of Moroccans.
A mounted patrol of Moroccans,
which preceded the column, created
the first sensation of the day, as their
uniforms had never before been seen
in Chateau Salins. The khaki uniforms
ho
also caused some amaZement, as the
population knew only the old French
uniform Of blue and red.
After making his entry Gen: Dogan
reviewed the division in the public
square. AS they fled through the town
the famous zouave and legionnaires
passed within a few yards Of a group
of German railway officials who were
awaiting transportation to Nancy to
hand over the administration of the
French authorities.
Kiss French Colors.
The foreign legion was drawn up in
the square before Gen. Dogan, who
saluted and kissed the flag held by the
colonel. He had scarcely let fall the
folds Of the tricolor- when the inhabi-
white and blue silk to their lips, turn
ing away with tears moistening their
cheeks.
The eyes Of all again were wet. for
lust as the ceremony was drawing to
a close half dozen British prisoners
Of war, turned adrift in Germany q
few days before, hobbled' into the
town on their way toward France
They were road-staaned, footsore,
hungry and emaciated.
Wasted Prisoners Return.
Thousands of returned prisoners in