The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-02
YANKEE ARMY
IN GERMANY
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The various orders were Tedu 10
the men, and they were lectured on
the conduct they must observe
Five hours before the official entry
into Treves an American train ar
rived at the Treves station. 1t was
composed of captured locomotive
and cars. and was in charge OF the
thirty-eighth engineers. They left
yerdun and crossed the frontier
simultaneously with the troops, but
naturally beat the latter into the city
~hey made the trip without incident
and reported that all tracks were IN
tact and the crews working, as specl-
bed in the armistice.
When the correspondent entered
Treves, hundreds of civilians were
crowded at the station, staring at the
train. The streets were filled with
well dressed people. Many discharged
soldiers were mingiing with the
crowds Street car service continued,
several cars passing through the
marching columns.
With band playing American
marching airs, the Americans swung
up the principal street A hush fell
on the city and the people were
strangely quiet They did not talk,
even among themselves.
Policemen appointed by the local
worknens' and soldiers council,
aided in clearing the streets The
doughboys mostly looked neither to
right nor left, but marched quietly 10
the barracks in the center OF tne
town, which had lately been evacu-
ated by the German garrison. Inc
commandant had arranged for the
furnishing of wood and forage.
n on
first brigade of the first division at
the head of a company of the Six
teenth infantry, was the first to reach
the outskirts of Treves. All the
other troops, with the exception OF
the Sixth infantry, skirted the town.
British Cross Line.
LONDON, Dec. British troops
have advanced into Prussia TO the
depth of nearly fifteen miles on
thirty mile front joining with the
Americans on their left, near the
northern extremity of Luxembourg.
The advance was made by the Sec
ond army, under General Plumer
which crossed the German frontier
yesterday between Beho and Eupen.
The British reached the general line
of Burg -Reuland, Bulingen and Mont
joie.
Plot was Frustrated.
LONDON, Dec. "A plot TO re-
store the kaiser has been discovered
and frustrated in Berlin, the Am
sterdam correspondent of the Express
wired today. Scores are under ar
rest. The conspiracy was exposed
through a telephone leak. knowledge
OF it came into possession of Premier
Ebert Among the conspirators were
Field Marshal Mackensen, Generals
Won Boehn and Won Arnim Krupp Won
Bohlen, head of the Krupp works and
Prince Won Bulow.
Philip Scheidemann asked the
newspapers not to mention the plot.
Germany Has Surprise Coming.
lBy william Philip Simms. United
Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Dec 2-That Germany Is
carrying a surprise UP her sleeve. is
the contention here. A coup de etat
is not regarded as improbable. The
kaiser's decree of abdicaton is not
satisfactory. Many believe II is only
a bluff for the benefit of the rabble.
The iunkers and workmen and sol
and Berlin admits there are no mas
.ers of the situation
high authority declared to the
United Press today that the United
States must stand by the allies-that
Europeans never needed America
more than now while anything Is
liable to happen in Germany.
The role for the United States
which was decisive in the war, Is
equally important in preparation for
peace" declares the Temps.
Nothing can be done before Presi-
dent Wilson arrives. The present
conversations in London are not dip
lomatic. Proof of this can be found
in the fact that Marshal Foch and
not Foreign Minister Pinchon accom-
panied Premier CIemenceau.7
Royal Family in LIegc.
LONDON, Dec. 2.-(British Admir-
atty wireless) Belgian COM
munique OF November 30 says:
The royal family made it's entry in
to Ldege at the head OF the troops who
in 1914 conducted the heroic defense
OF that city. The king and queen,
General Leman and the troops were
enthusiastically acclaimed by cheer
ing crowds.
Almost at the same time, one OF
our cavalry brigades entered Axle
Chapelle, on request of the German
authorities"
LReoccupation OF Belgium is thus
officially completed. Liege, where the
first great battle OF the war was
fought. was the last important city to
be repatriated. AixLaChapelle is in
Prussia. three miles east OF the juno
ton of the Belgian, Dutch and Ger
man frontiers.
Armlstice Commission
PARIS, Dec. 1.-The international
armistice commission at Spa is hold
ing it's meetings in the Grand Hotel
Brittanique. it was stated in dispatches