Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-20
LAST GERMAN UNITS
DISAPPEAR BEHIND
THEIR OWN FRONTIER

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF
OCCUPATION, Nov. 19.-(By the As
sociated Press)-With the exception of
few laggard units, the last of Ger
many's armies disappeared today be-
hind their own frontier. From the vii
| lagos located in the narrow strip of IN
| occupied territory between the Ameri
can and German forces, came reports
during the day that the stragglers last
night and early this morning had en-
gagged in looting.
Appeals were received from the in
habitants that the advancing Americans
hasten to their relief. Investigation
proved, however, that the villagers
were more excited than injured. and
that most of the damage was being
| done by the little groups of Germans
| to the Germans own stores of food and
| clothing.
Other appeals were found to have
more foundation. Those from the may
ors of Halanzy and other neighboring
towns reported the presence of wounded
and sick in greater numbers than the
| local physicians could attend and to
those points medical officers and sup
plies were sent, after notification to the
| Germans of the Americans plan. When
! the Germans evacuated these towns
! they took with them not only the medi-
| cal and nursing staffs but also the
hospital supplies, abandoning the sick
and wounded to the mercies of the
townspeople and the army of occupa-
ton.
Such was found to be the case in the
| hospital at Longwy, where was located
the thirty second division headquar-
ters. Six wounded Americans were
found there, three Of them officers. Two
were aviators reported missing in Oc-
tober. They were flying low when at
tackled by six Fokkers and forced to
land within the enemy lines.
The Germans had taken all their own
men from the hospital, leaving only
prisoners of war. The stories of the
American and other wounded agreed
that they had been accorded poor treat
ment.
|. The nurses and doctors, they de-
clared, had been Indifferent in their at
tention and the food provided was no
better than that served in the prison
camps.
The care of the sick and wounded in
this hospital was shared by a local
committee, headed by Madame Rothe,
president of the Franco Belgian relief
! and including five French nurses and
many women of the town. They under
took the more ordinary tasks in the
hospital routine. The local physicians
of Longwy as well as other places Of
fered their services.
Repatriated soldiers and civilians
continued to march back to the lines
today. The Russians offered the great
est problems. There are thousands OF
them, many of whom have contracted
Spanish influenza. They are being sent
to the hospitals in the back areas as
quickly as possible.
Reports brought by the repatriate6
population and by agents of the arm,
agree that the German command is
having difficulty in maintaining an or.
derly retreat. The main body of the
army is already beyond the city O,
Luxemburg, where the population i:
preparing to receive the Americans. TIL,
people have even hung out few Ameri
can flags, notwithstanding the pres.
ence of German soldiers. Bands PLAYED
in the square and detachments of troop!
are reported to have paraded the street.
singing before they marched out.
An inventory shows that the guns
ammunition and general stores fount
by the Americans attained much create
proportions than previously. One dunn
Of signal corps supplies is estimated t.
be valued at no less than S2,000,000.
An enormous warehouse taken a
Longwy was filled with general sup
. plies, among which were several bi;
double engined airplanes in good condi
ttisa )