The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-06
N Undetermined
AS To RECEPTION
Rotkxh Arm. Enters Germany and
III Meets With Varied Emotions
eaas&s4 from Natives.

4S0ndon Dec. s.-~~{N Via British WIRE
a. -. 3--Shaecn heads were uncovered
&X~1UctantIy and little children. 100
%&6ng 10 hate waved their hands ana
B B outed with delight when the van
L MNArd of the British army y" ung
n afkOss the border into Germany
B Ntxftex a British VAR correspondent
E&M describing the great event. ne
xf1tes:
sss The British Lancers and Dragons
ISN'T streaming through the high
H&xNets of Malmedy: sahres drawn ana
nennons stiff in the winter wind;
Acrses and guns gathering past the
market place. led by great Union
Sl1AHk, heavy wagons and cyclists ana
sNeAfT cars passing through . silent.
gsanaffous crowd, shaven heads hareu
arelucfantly 10 the vanguard OF the
Rxit1sh army; many sccwls. partfFaf5
4 Eeuntered by few srlit*7s OF con-
h Citation. stern faces rerring through
I hAlf-drawn blinds; gleefuf chisor~-a,
chided by apprehensive women, ana
sulien men glo~ering at troopers
from their doorwaXs-such Is my I'M
preston of our entry into the first
Prusxian town within the British zone
OF Occupation,
..1AG- 1raAAaa-1Ae frontier al
o'clock as the church bells were cali
ing the people to mass and came INTO
Ma.naedy, without ceremony, three
quarter OF an hour later. The poo
pie paused on their wsy 10 church TO
stare at the first two troopers riding,
With drawn sshres, At each SIDE III
.Sfe valley road. and some of them
waited until the FIRST foreign squadron
had passed before going their way
The life Of AalmeGy began as usual
and went or without pause while
columns Of Khaki flowed through the
sown.
Zone could moi help thinking of the
sontrast with the other advance more
than four wears ago when occupation
Of hostile town meant the seizure
of hostages ruthless oppression of
slefenseiess citizens and perhaps
massacre III The market place,
n saw the memorial of such
tragedy on the road from Spa 10 Mail
medy in little roadside orchard
hardly Ave miles from the frontier
where | crossed il this morning, had
been erected rough wooden sign
Here lies seventeen hosta GEES shot
by The frusSians.
gs@ II wonder if the people Of Maimedy
remern befed the fate Of their belgian
neighhors as they watched the British
cavalry ride into their town,
t0ur men treated them with
Sscrupulous courtesy and even had a
Friendly smile for the children. who
100 yaung To hate Khaki uniform.
waved their hands and shouted with
sdelight.
d tsauadrons moved with care
Through the crowded streets They
faced their hltterosl enemies with
aaitfi, steady eyes Fly 10 o'clock the
main body was passing steadily
throush the town
81 aThe crowd grew Is The people
eanse from The FIRST mu&s until the
Z aaunspeople were standing six and
ssre-t. II awtndied arain when the
bells began anew and The church re-
filled. In the crowd were a number
sof DISCHARGED German soldiers
@a "Malmedy Is undoubtedly less
! Tsussfan IN character than arg other
Of the Prusslan frontier towns visited
today. Some OF the inhabitants were
anxious 10 assure Ms hat they meant
10 obey the army of occupation.
s.Placards were posted three days
ago by the burgomaster. warning The
Inhabitants that they must be civil
and correct ia their Intercourse with
the troops Of the allied armies. The
people generally show "A disposition
tn comply with this order,
tEupenga, ertrnmer picture 81 a
real German town II la a smaller
first town of AMY Importance after
crossing the frontier east OF. Vreveres
The general atmosphere was one of
marked hostility. Trans, Ia charge
OF blue ,tf5Gle GATED ana bfasa but
toned drivers. brufe the silence OF
the high street at Intervals The
children, as usual. ignored nationality
and were full of curiosity and i'm
personal frieudlinesS.
Small b8yx wpa rlup naval mill.
tarY caps ella n,hereti on my car with
cheerful smiles. There was sub
marine commander, merchant
sailor and three Others with the names
OF German warships on their hat
ribbons, trying 10 ask question of us
sour number we're perceived by q
woman in "a house opposite who threw
npen q window and with angry words
summoned her two sons from the
asscmhlage''
isx4. The correspondent contrast these
scenes with the growing enthusiasm
NJ the people on The Belgian side Of
the border