Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-02

american Army of Occupation,
sunday Dec. 1.-(By the Associated
Press2-No demonstrations, 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
n1ghtfall the Americans had moved
forward IL miles, reaching Radgen
ON the left and Saarholzbach on the
right. The line extended along the
saar river n through Saarburg and
1reves.
The reception given the Americans
Uttered from that encountered in
Luxembourg and parts of Belgium and
France. There they were welcomed
as deliverers by almost all of the
ulation of Rhenish Prussia was differ
ent. Not a single act of ope an
tagonism was reported but it was evil
dent hat even the children had been
schooled carefully in the role they
must play.
officers and men were not surprised
by the lack of display of flags and the
absence of the CLEARING crowds to
which they had been accustomed, but
they did not expect the calm silence
with which the advance patrols and
the columns of marchers were re-
ceived.
On the Gutenberg side of the Mo-
0SAlO l11C z VI kIAC t1lldSOS
were filled with sightseers but across
the Moselle the streets, Of the villages
were almost deserted. Perhaps IS
per cent of the population remained
within their homes and in a majority
of cases the blinds were drawn. Here
and there a German stood in the
doorway watching the troops Ass
and occasionally groups assembled at
street corners but there were no signs
of either pleasure or disapproval.
Larger crowds were encountered in
Treves, the largest place occupied, Ia
ter in the day, but even there most
of the people kept moving, maintains
ing always a studied air of indiffer-
ence. So far as possible the men in
khaki were ignored. One in a while
the youngsters under six years Of age
were carried away by the excitement
and displayed enthusiasm over the
marching troops but their forgetful-
older person.
Brigadier General Preston Brown,
the military governor for occupied
territory, has established his head
quarters at Treves, which also has
been made advanced general head
quarters.
General Pershing will spend part
of his time at Treves. Civil affairs
will be directed by Major General
Harry Smith.
The troops marched into the head
quarters town with bands playing but
even the music and the presence of
dozens of high ranking American Off
GERS failed to Tar the population from
the attitude of calm silence.
A curious feature of the situation
was the presence along the line of
March Of large numbers of discharg-
ed German soldiers, both officers and
men still in full uniform. Along the
roads and in Treves these ray clad
men moved in and out of the groups
of men in khaki or stood on the side
walks watching the marching col
umns. At several places in the city
and in the country districts Germans
armed with rifles, were seen acting as
civilian guards. They had been placed
there by the German authorities to
maintain order.
A number of released Allied SOL
diers appeared with h American
line as it advanced. Some of them
had been set free by the retreatinG
Germans while others had been per-
mitted ito escape"
The Allied commissions which have
been in communication with the Ger
mans have notified the local authori-
ties both in Treves n in other places
that where civilian authorities CO.
operate with the forces of occupation
they will Toe permitted to remain at
their posts and will not be disturbed
except in so far as it is necessary for
the carrying out Of military meas
ureS.