The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-28
noise sounded, clear and strong, "VF
Pershing'
Troops In ENGLAND First Home.

to depart homeward as a result of the
signing of the armlstice will be 1S,0OC
men stationed in England. The Amer
lean army expects TO start the first
shipload of these soldiers homeward
within few days, and to have all the
men on their way back to the United
States ten days later.
The plans for clearing England OF
! American troops are incomplete, but II
is desired TO remove these men imme-
diately, as some shipping Is available
for this purpose. Most of the 1S,OOO
men are helping the British air force
The American hospital units will be
left in England until a policy for car
/ ing for future cases of illness among
! the Americans has been decided upon.
/ The belief is expressed at army
/ headquarters that very few Americans
will be left long in England, as 1t IL
thought that the hospitals In France
can care for future needs.
German Navy Surrendered.
London There has just been seen
the greatest naval surrender which the
world has ever witnessed.
A great fleet of German battleships.
battle cruisers, and light cruisers and
deStrOyers left port for an unknown
destination. They were met by the
British fleet, accompanied by Ameri'
can and French representa- s, and
conducted To their destination.
A Berlin telegram received in Am
sterdam gives this list Of the vessels
comprising the best of the German
navy that were to be handed over:
teshlps-Kaiser, Kaiserin. Ko-
mig Albrecht. Kronprinz Wilhelm
Prnz Regent Luitpold Markgraf
Grosser Kurfurst, Bayern, KONG
Friedrich der Crosse.
Battle rs-IIindenburg, Derf-
finger, Seidlltz, Motkc, Won der Tam.
Light cruisers-Bremen, Drummer,
Frankfurt, Kolin, Dresden Emden.
Germany has been stripped Of at
least half Of the fleet of dreadnaughts
which It had in commission or building
when war began, and OF practically all
of Its battle cruisers.
Yanks in Triumphal March.
With the American Army Of Occupa-
tion.-The American army Of occupa-
ton, which is moving forward steadily
over the territory evacuated by the
retiring Germans, IS being received
with wild demonstrations Of JOY by the
residents of the towns which are now
being liberated after more than four
years Of German rule.
When the American troops entered
Brley the heart of the Lothringian
iron fields, they passed under trlum-
phal arches that had been hurriedly
erected by the people of the town, and
the streets through which they passed
were bedecked with flags. On one
arch through which the Americans
passed was q homemade American
flag four feet In length, fanked by the
French colors. The flag, which had
been made by three French girls, had
eleven stars and seven red and white
stripes. At 81. Leger, as the advance
units Of the Americans entered the
town the church bells were ruug and
the muyor and his wife stood in front
Of their home TO welcome the officers
and correspondents, who were invited
to become the mayors guests Wom-
en-. children and aged men crowded
"a. .I1If.pe ..rtI,pn.tttfF tI,ar,
and presenting them with flowers.
Similar scenes were enacted MS the
American, reached Virton, Longwy,
Audun, La Roman ana other towns
evacuated by the Germans,
Everything moves smoothly as the
American forces proceed toward the
Rhine. Some 100000 men, with their
supplies, guns and ammunition, must
be moved along three main roads
from railroads that get farther behind
each day The job Is one that would
tax the abilities OF the Quartermasters
Of any army.
Flags FIutter over British.
with the British Armies.-Innumer-
able flags luttered over the heads Of
the British troops as they moved for
ward ana started on their march 10
the Rhine The cnyalrymen had their
own guidons ana some OF them rode
with French and Belgian flags sticking
ont Of their boots and fastened To their
brides The gunners had flags on
their limhers and the uXlcs Of their
wagons their steel traces were pol
lshed brightly, as though for milf
tnry tournament, ana their steel he'll
NETS were shining. They had spent
many hours in "spit and polish" since
/ the day Of the armistlce, so they should
look well ON the road 10 the Rhine.
The advancing troops met thousands
Of civilians who were coming home
after years Of exile. As the soldiers
went forward the homecoming civil
fans halted to wave flags at them,
astounded It seemed. by the smart
ness Of the men who. after four years
of war. rode out. spick and span from
helmet 60 spur on fine horses, well
fed and groomed. In sharp contrast
to the sorrylooking German horse
flesh
impressions.