Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-20
With The American Army of Occt

With The American Army of Occu- nation, Nov. 19 By The Associated Press. )-We1l into Belgium and with in a few hours of the German frontier on the south, Major General Joseph T Dickman's army gathered itself today for another jump into evacuated terri tory.
 The line was unchanged In accord. ance with plans, the march has been halted for q short time. while the heavier artillery, supply service and other clements can be brought up However, General Dickman's head quarters were moved on to Longuyon tonight and corps and division con- wanders made similar advances.
 AS the Germans withdrew the con- centration of the enemy of occupation is increased, and not for moment has vigilance been relaxed. All possible tactical advantage is carefully taken and the forces are so deployed that the peaceful march might easily, in the presence of the enemy, be con- verted into a hostile operation.
 The second day of the advance serv- ed to confirm the belief at the Ameri- can headquarters, however, that there was no thought of treachery in the minds of the German general staff and that the terms of the armistice will be faithfully carried out.
 There have been a few isolated cases where surrendered materials have been damaged, but it is not thought such damage was wrought under orders of German commanders. The surrender of damaged airplanes at the airdrome in Tellancourt is re- garded as a case where individual avators determined to put their mach inc out of commission, rather than have them fall into the hands of an enemy much as a cavalryman would shoot a favorite horse to save him from a like fate.
 Enormous stores of ammunition and many guns left at Longuyon were lit- tle impaired and the machine shops mad not been damaged. The electrical machinery in the shops was fully wir- ca and the tools were of the best.
 The railway yards at Montmedy and other places along the line that serv- ed the Germans as one of their main ar1eries of communication during 'helr last stand against the allied ad- vance were filled with locomotives and cars ready for use, while great quantities of general stores not men, uoned in the terms of the armistice naa been abandoned to the allies.
 ohdamaged stores were left on ev- cry road the Americans advanced Vir- son was found a great salvage dump Saefe tons of clothing, gas masks and aeimets had been thrown by the Ger man troops, who had no further use for them. :, A road near St. Leger, over which .n .ne correspondent drove just behind .ne avacuating armies, was so thickly .uuveied With big iron German helmets, .uat at times they interferred with the Operatlon of his automobile.
 however, it was not the litter of the os os''lelleld that one saw, or even that II '! disorderly retreat. under fire. was merely the evidence of the passlhg pa Of a tired, disheartened foe,
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 .ne country generally presented a se'ong contrast to that fought over for J sS many years. The Americans camp na ra toaay in towns, most of which bear 'o trace of warfare.
 ,oa aae retreating army left on the hos oaus dozens of steam rollers, which ns rt ;.,u oeen working almost to the day