Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
NIARWITZ'S ARMY
CROSSING RHINE
ZOO, 900 Men Will Be
CHARTERED Daily at
Frankfort
HURRYING TO GET AWAY
1iindenburg Urges German
Soldiers to Be Resigned
and Courteous
By the Associated Press

by me ASSOCIATED Press
With the American Army of Occupation,
Nov. 30.
General Won der Marwitz's fifth army
will begin crossing the Rhine today. The
crossing will require eight or nine days,
according toTreports reaching here. The
movement Is being carried out by three
columns at points distant from each
other.
, According to the German plan, zoe, 900
men will be quartered daily at Frank
fort, but accommodations for but 10000
daily have ben prepared. Congestion at
Trevis is reported, resulting in units
proceeding ON foot toward Coblenz. 1t
was originally planned to move the
troops toward Germany by rail. At
other points it is said that the roads
are unable to handle the extraordinary
F, traffic, and more thousands of troops
are marching eastward after waiting
days for trains. Apparently the Ger
mans are endeavoring to withdraw as
rapidly as possible
Copies of a proclamation by Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg, urging Ger
man soldiers and civilians to receive
Allied troops with resignation and
courtesy have appeared in villages
opposite the American lines. The procla-
nation says this is the best policy in
view of the fact that Germany is no
longer able to make resistance against
the Allies.
!, Paris, Nov. 29.-(By A. PIN the
reorganization of the recovered prov
tnces there will be difficulty in carry
ing out the necessary elimination of the
German elements which are said to pre-
vail" says the new Mayor of Metz to a
correspondent of the Journal II do not
mean the working population. who will
quickly come to us. but refer more par
ticularly to men holding public offices or
occupying important commercial posi-
tions.
I'VE hope the peace conference will
take this into consideration. We will
take all necessary steps to be sure that
1t does. 1t is necessary that there be
strictest inquiry before naturalization is
granted"
Luxemburg, Nov 90 delayed y
(By A. P.)-American engineers crossed
the frontier bridge between Luxembourg
and Rhenish Prussia today at various
points on the American front They ex-
amined the bridge piers on both sides of
the river for mines, but none were
found The engineers went into Ger
many: individually and in pairs and re-
ported the bridges in good condition.
The ends of the bridges on the Lux
emburg side are guarded by American
troops Civilians are permitted to pass
Ddck ana IOTtn PROVIDED tney nave
passes issued by the officials in various
villages along the line.
There have been several instances
where German soldiers and civilians ask
permission to cross into Luxembourg. but
the sentries would not permit them to
cross until they agreed to remain In
sIMxemburg until the army Of occupa
ton had moved into Rhenish Prussia
This precaution was taken as an ordi.
nary war measure to prevent the open.
ing of lines of communication between
the Germans anr the people within the
america lines.
& SAt Echternach, Guavemracher and
4Vormeldange and other points where
there are bridges. groups of German
ictvillans and soldiers assembled during
the day, but they made no attempt tt
cross. a
For many years it has been the Gus
tom along the border for relatives and
friends to visit each other across the
border on Sunday. The placing OF
American guards and the limitation OF
the number of passes issued by the
.BuXemburg officials interrupted these
usual visits today. However there was
no complaint.