The Kendrick gazette., 1918-12-27
OUR patrols NOW
! CONTROL On RHINE
MILITARY POLICE USE MOTOR
BOATS TAKEN FROM THE
GERMANS.
SAN FRANCISCO Man IN CHARGE
From Coblenz to Beyond Remasen the
"DeviI Dogs" Exercise Authority
American Troops occupy
Fortress Ehrenbreitstein.

Coblenz.-American marines who
have begun patrolling the Rhine con-
troll river traffic from Coblenz to be-
yond Remagen. All traffic on the
Rhine is under the regulation of an In
terallied commission. Freight is not
allowed to cross the river from the
west. All boats entering either end OF
the American sector must present pa
pers showing the destination OF the
cargo and other details.
A policing system for the Rhine In
the vicinity of Cob1enz and Neuwied
has also been inaugurated. the mill
tary police using motor boats re-
QUESTIONED from the Germans.
The marines and river patrol are
under command Of Lieutenant Colonel
Julian Dodge of San Francisco, pro-
vost marshal of Coblenz.
Our Flag Flies in coblenz.
The American flag was flown from
the staff on the central hospital here
| Sunday. The surgeons claim this Is
the first time that the American flag
has been raised over a building IN
Coblenz since the town was occupied
! Along the river Rhine from Coblen7
! to the northwest, where the American
bridgehead joins the British forces
the Stars and Stripes fluttered over
II river patrol boats Sunday. Two
river boats which had been requisi
toned from the Germans began op
Grating Monday morning. Nine otbe1
boats, arriving during the day, were
pressed into service Immediately.
All the boats are under the command
Of marine lieutenants and a detach
ment of marines. The operating crew
is composed of Germans At various
points the boats attracted the atten
ton not only of Germans but Of Amer
leans.
/ Occupy Gibraltar Of Rhine.
The German fortress of Ehrenbreit
stein, sometimes called the Gibralta
Of the Rhine, on the opposite bank o
the river from Coblenz, was occupies
by American troops Sunday. Tn
commander of the American forces /
Colonel Robert Boyers, West Poin
graduate of 1908.
The fortress which is situated Of
a rocky promontory 400 feet abov
: the river and occupies more than 10
: acres, will accommodate thousands Q
men. 1t will be used for the presen
as the regimental headquarters of tn
First pioneer infantry and two bal
talions Of pioneers.
Only passengers who are able t
show permits win be allowed to trave
on railways in the American area c
occupation. The turning over Of Gel
man rolling stock to the allies in az
cordance with the armtstice has eau:
ed a car shortage, making it necessar
to reduce passenger train service O
some routes. The German authoritie
are turning over to the America
l. Third army large quantities of war m:
: terial.
: Is Pathetic.
In German territory occupied b
; Americans lne interest IN tne beTll
J. convention of the workmen's council
, is almost apathetic, the only concer
: being in the fixing of the date for th
= meeting of the national assembly,
which great interest it attached. A
for other decisions of the workmen
councils the Rhineland appears not
care rap.
= Rhineland has differences with tt
Prussians which controlled the old go
y ernment, and perhaps desires to pr
sent these differences to the nation
= assembly, but not to the workmen
councils. In conservative Rhinelar
- the workmen's councils did not G
far, and don't amount to great des
" The holsheuik alement iS naqliuihlo