Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
AMERICAN TROOPS
To OCCUPY BERLIN,
3 PRISONERS SHOT
Regrettable Incident Takes Allied
Troops TO Guard Capital; Mann
helm Also to be Occupied.
YANR ARMY ADVANCE ING
~ Associated Press - Every Ev-ning


Copenhagen Thursday, Der As
scrtious that sllied and American forces
will temporarily occupy Berlin ~ eyer
rising police supervision, is published IN
the Duetsche Allgerneinc /eitung of Ber-
lin. which says that m American wireless
dlspatrh ~ THE effect hss been inter
cepfed by tho Germans The newspaper
saws that Mannheim will bo similarly
occupied
The reason for this action On the part
~ The allies IL safd 10 bc = regrettabie
! incident during which supervisor Of
prisoners camp shot three Frenchmen
With the American Army of 0ccl-
patton Monday, Dec 2 Studied IN
difference again characterized tho Ger
man reception of American troops on
their way 10 the Rhine today. General
Dicknan's : army renewed its advance NJ
dsyli9ht and by tonight had reached the
line approximately ~ miles 70 the east
ward Scores IL additional villages and
small towns were brought under the
domination 81 the American army, DsIt
none of them are If great importance
At American headquarters In Trevts,
General Brown, a. military governor, and
General smith, who ID in charge Of civil
/ affairs. have begun the work of admins
tration. Tn~a authorities IN virtually
every community have agreed 70 retain
their posta and cooperate in the main
tenancc If order.
PERsHyHc ASSURES PEOPLE
General Pershlng has Issued prociau1a-
ton calling upon the people 20 return 70
their normal pursuits and assuring them
that # the conduct of military affairs IS
+ not uolested and Il good order ls kept
they VIII not be lnterfered wi1h. The
proclamation gives information 81 the
places American forces will occupy under
the terms of the armistice and explains IN
detail which towns will be garrisoned and
which will be merely included in occupied
territory This proclamation, posted on
walls in different places, has been read
carefully by crowds, but there has been
no sign Of emotion evident
SHUT PYEs TO INVASION.
The towns through which the troops
passed today presented an appe rance
similar 10 those entered on Sunday Blinds
were drawn N many cases and most Ct
the inhabitants remained indoors rather
than countenancc the INVASION by WIT
Messing IT, The children 10 the towns
occupied on the first day If the advance
and TODAY faIlcd 70 restrain their childish
enthusiasm, but the attitude Of the grown
rs was InAltered. Al Treyee, i30 arr
planes serC found ready Tor delivery 70
the allies. A small quantity ot supplies
also nas lcIs there by he Germans.
No BASIS FoR FAMINE cRY.
Reports made . General smith indi-
cate that. while FoodstulTs are limited
rs 70 variety, there apparently Is enough
10 meet the needs Of the people Prices,
however. are very high.
General PershlnG ; reaSsuanee mas
gene 5ar - alleviate anxiety that even
the phlegmatlc inhabitants fail to conceal.
It /: understood the Americans will rule
sternly. but General Pershing, IN his
proclamation, said no law-abJding person
need have any fear.
NOT COME TO MAKE WAR.
Coalnu ng tbe proclamation RIA. s.
The American army Is not come 10
make war on civilian population. Nl
persons who. with honest submission,
act peacefully and obey the rules LAID
down by the military authorities viii be
protected IN their persons, homcs--rehglon
and property. All others viii be brought
within the rule OF frInneSs, vigor and
promptness The American army will
govern in strict accordance with inter
national law and the rules and customs OF
War sanctioned by the civilized world.
Inhabitants, on ther part, must absolutely
abstain in word and deed from every act
OF hostility 81 impealneuf of any lund
toward the american forces 1T IS your
duty now to devote yourselves 10 the
orderly and obedient conduct al your
private lives and affairs, the re-eetablish-
nent of normal conditions in schools,
churches hospitals and charitable in
stitutlon~ and the resumption of YOUR
local civil hfe
PUNISHMENT FOR OFFENDERS.
You viii be unobstructed. out. or the
contrary, will be encouraged and pro
tected III those pursuits. 80 far as your
attitude and conduct make It possible,
local courts, governing bodies and in
stitutlons viii be continued ia operation
under supervision Of American authorities.
Except where they affect the rights and
f security Of the American army, your
present laws and regulations viii remain
undisturbed and in force Every violation
Of the laws Of war. every act offering
hostility and violence and every dis
obedience Of the rules laid down BY
military authority will be punished with
the utmost ylgoT.