Evening star., 1918-11-20
ANTWERP JOYFUL
Jas TROOPS return
: City, EIaborateB Decorated,
Welcomes the Belgian
Forces.
HUNS QUIT BRUSSELS
By the Associated Press.

fAhlo, 4NOStIlUcT IhC OhthuSA-
asm with which the people Of Antwerp
welcomed the entrance Of Belgian troops
into the city is described by the cor
respondent of the Petit Partisan, who
accompanied the first cavalry patrols
that made their way into Antwerp on
Sunday.
LAS / landed" the correspondent
writes, 81 saw the quays of the Scheldt
black with people radiant with happi-
ness. The crowd was so thick it was
impossible to move forward. The city
was magnif1cently decorated with busts
of the sovereigns in every store window
surrounded with flowers and tri-colored
ribbons. Large bands OF cloth were
stretched across the street inscribed:
'Flemings and Walloons are but the
first names. Belgian is our family
name
-Four years of German brutality" the
correspondent continues, has effected
the union so much desired for the
greatness and prosperity Of Belgium.
Finest Wares in Windows.
ION the Place de Meir the stores
placed their finest wares in the windows.
All the goods of value that had been
carefully hidden from the Germans were
brought out and placarded with the ex-
ultant legend: They failed to steal
Them"
Everywhere the 'Brabanconne' was
sung. The correspondent, with Brit
ish comrade entered teahouse in
which 300 persons were assembled
celebrating. AS usual, the journalists
were mistaken for British and French
officers because of their uniforms. and
the orchestra struck up the 'MarSeil-
Iaise' At night the city was ablaze
with light for the first time in four
years.
"A characteristic remark was that
of one Antwerp resident. who said:
Antwerp has greatly changed within
a few hours. i am sixty years old.
and this is the first time / have seen
my city without any Germans.
Germans Struggling Out.
BY the Associated Press.
GHENT, Belgium, November IL
The last stragglers of the German
forces are passing out of Brussels this
evening. 1t is a sad cavalcade of sui
len, depressed men filing out along the
road, heading for Louvain and Liege.
Brussels is calm. The population is
refraining from any manifestation be-
yond disdainfully shouting to the de-
parting soldiers. ITO Berlin" The SOL
diers do not respond. merely smiling
sadly.
The correspondent. who went to
Brussels Friday, returned here tonight.
In Brussels he received great ova-
tion from the inhabitants. which was
somewhat embarrassing. as desultory
rife and machine gun firing was still
going on. He was challenged several
times by members of the soldiers and
workmens representatives for his
passport.
Reaching the outskirts. of the city
respondent walked to the North sta
tion, where the soldiers committee
was holding a meeting. Suddenly
shots were heard in the direction of
the Place Brouckers and the crowds
Immediately sought refuge indoors.
Tours City in Civilian Dress.
The correspondent donned civilian
dress and toured the city unmolested.
Many houses were bef1agged. but the
mayor. M. LIE Mennier, had ordered
that no flags be raised until one was
floating from the halyards of the city
hall
Baron Won de Lancken, the German
civil governor of Brussels, when seen
by the correspondent, seemed quite
cheerful.
Germany" he said. "enters a new
era The kaiser is dead. Long live
the republic.
Asserting that Germany would have
won if it had not been for the Ameri-
cans. Baron Won der Lancken added ::
We made many mistakes during the
war, but the greatest mistake was
when we underestimated America"