The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-18
100000 AMERICANS
ARE NEAR COBlENz
Majority Pass Through, but
Large Forces Stay
in City
PEOPLE APPEAR
TO BE FRIENDLY
And Children Are Frankly in Love
With American Doughboys-Arnly
Settles Down Preparatory to Making
Long Stay in Occupied Territory.

COBLENZ, Dec. 10 (delayed) (by Asso-
ciated Pressl approximately 10000
American troops have arrived at Coblenz
since the advance guard reached here a
week ago. 4 large number Of these. have
passed through the city, while consider
able forces will remain here temporarily
The people Of Coblcnz got their first
glimpse of American airplanes today, sew
eral of the machines flying over the
Rhine toward the bridgehead boundary
and then returning.
The officers and clerks Of the Third
Army arrived here this morning, followed
by trucks loaded with equipment and
Office supplies. The largest hotel in
Coblen2. overlooking the Rhine and the
two bridges where most OF the troops
cross the river. has been taken over as
quarters for Third Army officers. The
headquarters of the Third Army are es-
tablished in n government building adj
joining the hotel.
BY noon the Third Army was in com
m,HIieation with the back areas by tclc-
phone, telegraph and wireless.
During Sunday various detachments OF
infantry and artillery passed through
Coblenz on their way to join the divi-
sions east of the Rhine. ChurchgoerS
viewed the marching troops with much
interest. Late i'll the afternoon the Third
| Division, which had been along the Rhine
south Of Coblenz, marched through the
city headed by band, each musician
mounted on a gray horse The Third
! Division crossed the Noselle north Of
/ Coblenz. where il has taken up a position
along the Rhine i'll support OF the troops
within the bridgehead
! All the larger hotels here have been
taken over by the Americans for billcting
purposes as wcll as many of the public
/ building which are being used as Offices.
| German officers, who had remained III
1 tho city 70 turn over war material TO the
Americans. soon completed their task.
and proceeded across the Rhine IN auto
mobiles flvinc white flags to Join the Ger
man armies beyond the bridgehead lines.
/ Throughout the sector held down by
the Americans the men have settled down
To what NAV be week, of occupation.
| Ems and Nassau are two important
towns which have fallen to the French
who were sent into the American sector.
but Neuwicd a big industrial centre. and
all The other towns in the northern half
of the sector are held by the Americans.
Dressed in their Sunday clothes the
Germans attended church services today
and appeared surprised to find among the
congregations in some of the places few
Of the American enlisted men.
IN the afternoon the children in the vii
laeeS made love frankly to any Of the
soldiers who would permit it, clambcred
over the trucks and demanded their turn
10 snaeolc into the seats Of the guns il
thr artillery parks. And they were unre
proved by their parents, who smiled their
tolerance The older among the men and
women not only made no objection tC
billetings as did many III Coblenz and
Trevcs, but frequently showed a desire
to make the men feel at home