The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02
OF
PRUSSIA PRESENT
COLD FRONT TO.
YANKEE TROOPS.
Population Remains In
doors AS Army Of Oc-
cupation Passes By
(Rv Associated Press. !

10y ASSOClaLe0 ITG5S.)
American Army of Occupation,
either friendly or hostile. marked the
entry Of Major General Dickman's
army into Germany today. The
frontier was crossed early in the day
and by nightfall the Americans had
moved forward IL miles, reaching
Radgen on the left, and Sarhoizbach
on the right. The line extended
along the Saar river and through
Saarburg and Treves.
No Welcome For Yanks
The reception given the Ameri-
cans differed from that encountered
in Luxembourg and parts of Belgium
and France. There they were well
coined as deliverers by almost all of
the population. The attitude of the
population of Rhenish Prussia was
different. Not a single act of open
antagonism was reported but it was
been schooled carefully in the role
they must play.
Met by Cold Silence
Officers and men were not sur
prised by the lack of display OF flags
and the absence of the cheering
crowds to which they had been ac-
the calm silence with which the ad
vance patrols and the columns of
marches were received. r. -
Even Blinds Were Drawn
On the Luxemburg sideAof the Mo-
were EIled with sightseers, but
facross Che Moselle the streets OF the
villages were almost deserted. Per-
haps S5 per cent OF the population
remained within their homes and in
q majority of cases the blinds were
drawn. Here and there German
stood in the doorway watching, the
troops pass and occasionally groups
assembled at street corners but
there were no signs of either pleas
ure or disapproval.
Attitude of indifference
Larger crowds were encountered in
Treves, the largest place occupied,
later in the day, but even there most
of the people kept moving. maintain
ing always a. studied air of indiffer-
ence. So far as possible the men in
Khaki were ignored. Once in
while the youngsters under 6 years
Of age were carried away by the ex-
citement and displayed enthusiasm
over the marching troops but their
forgetfulness was corrected promptly
by some older person.
Headquarters at TreVes
Bhig. Gen. Preston Brown, the mil
itary governor for occupied terrific
ny, has established his headquarters
at Treves, which also has been made
advanced headquarters.
General Pershing will spend part
of his time at Treves. Civil affairs
will be directed by Gen. Harry
Smith.
Even Music Couldn't Jar Them Loose
The troops marched into the. head
quarters town with bands playing
but even the music and the presence
OF dozens of high ranking American
officers failed to jar the population
from their attitude Of calm silence.
German Soldiers More Cordial
A curious feature of the situation
was the presence along the line of
march of large numbers of dis
charged German soldiers, both OFF,
GERS and men. still in uniform. Along
the roads and in Treves these gray
clad men moved in and out of the
groups of men in khaki or stood on
the sidewalks watching the march
ing columns, at several places in the
city and in the country districts
ermans armed with rifles, were seen
acting as civilian guards. They had
been placed there by the German au-
thorties to maintain order. n
Yank Prisoners Join Comrades
A number OF released allied SOL
diers appeared with the American
line as it advanced. Some Of them
had been set free by the retreating
Germans while others had been pre-
mItted "to escape
The allied commands which have
been in communication with the
Germans have notified the local au-
thorities. both in Treyes and in 9TH
er places, that where the vivilian au-
thorities cooperate with the forces
OF occupation they will be permitted
to remain at their posts and will not
be disturbed except insofar as it lis
necessary for the carrying out of
military measures.