Evening star., 1918-11-17
YANKEES ADVANCE
WITH ALL ALLIES
TOWARD GERMANY
Americans Get Honor Of
Forming First Big Unit Of
0ccupationaI Forces.

By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
WITH THE. AMERICAN
ARMIES IN FRANCE, Novem-
Der 1o.-The American Army
will begin to move toward Ger
many at $50 o'clock Sunday
morning. The Army will travel
about twelve miles each day.
To the Army just organized
has fallen the honor of heading
the first big unit of the allied
occupational forces. The ad-
vance will be made in columns
and not in the order of battle so
long followed. But it is not for
gotten that, technically at least,
there is still "a state of war.
Nothing will be left to chance
and every precaution will be
taken to guard against surprises,
notwithstanding none are ex-
pected.
Care will be taken to have the
force well echeloned. The advance
guard, well in advance of the main
force. will be followed by engineers.
who have been instructed not only to
repair roads, reconstruct bridges and
clear the way generally, but to in
spect keenly every object and posi-
tion that might be a trap. Mines will
be. e.sought carefully and, if found, ex-
ploded. The Germans have sent word
that the way is open and the mines
removed. except in cases which they
have designated. Water also will be
inspected carefully and none permit
ted to be used until pronounced pure.
The arrangements in force are such
that, although advancing much as it
might along the country roads of the
Could be altered almost in minutes to
battle formation. Divisions moving
on the front will have others in sup
port and the fanks will be carefully
covered. In addition, a long line of
observation balloons will be up be-
hind the lines, and they, too, will be
moving slowly forward. observing the
movements of the retreating Ger
mans. The aviators, however. will
have little to do. They will move up
somewhat later, unless an unexpected
break comes. in which case they, too,
Will pe IeduS Ior fIiLneoldte dCtloH
F1anked by French Armies.
The advancing Americans will be
fianked by the armies of France. and
by Sunday evening it is expected that
the advanced elements of the Ameri-
cans will cross the Belgian border
The 5th French Army, on the left,
and the 10th French Army. on the
right, will advance abreast the Amer
al
the left and right the allied troops
will continue to march toward the
line agreed upon in the armistice.
Wonderfully rested by the few days
of inactivity and their pride touched
by the honor conferred upon them. the
awaited eagerly Saturday night the
order to advance. Many of them were
newly equipped with uniforms Weak
ened by hard fighting and schooled in
discipline, the men won the praise of
officers who looked them over in the
afternoon.
The weather, since hostilities ceased,
has turned much colder, ice forming
on the brooks and thinly crusting the
muddy roads, but the men appeared
to regard this as slight discomfort
compared with what they have been
through. They looked forward to the
steady march along the highways
with keen pleasure.
The American advance will begin
front from Mouzon to Thiancourt. the
extending lines embracing Luxemburg
and Briey, up the valley OF the
MoSelle Besides Luxemburg the more
important towns falling to the lot of
the Americans are Longwy and Briey.
The occupation of the territory
which is being steadily evacuated by
the Germans according to the terms
of the armistice will not be carelessly
hastened. 1t will be some days be-
fore German soil is reached. but in
less time the Duchy of Luxemburg
will be penetrated. perhaps even to
its capital.