The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-22
|YANKS VICTORY MARCH
Gallant On the Second
p Of Journey
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Work g jnsoIidating Regions
OF ! ed Going Rapidly
Forward
WEBB MILLER

With the American Armies March,
ing Rhineward, November 20.-Amer-
lean troops started the second phase
of their march of occupation this
morning Across the greater part of
German Lorraine and Luxembourg the
Yankees are scheduled to reach Thu
onville and Luxembourg tonight. Thu
onville is sixteen miles north of Metz
and Luxembourg sixteen miles north of
Thionville.
Yankee soldiers are close on the
rear guard columns of the retreating
Germans. The work of consolidating
lie regions occupied is going rapidly
forward. Locomotives, on new laid
track, are close behind the infantry
and motor truck lines keep the boys
supplied with the best "chow" pos
sible
Austrian Liner Taken Over.
Associated Press Dispatch.1
Rome, November 20.-An Italian
cruiser entered the harbor of Seben
leo, seventy miles southeast of Tries
to- The Austrian liner Franz Josef
was taken over and renamed the
Armand Diaz. Order was restored at
Fiume.
Metz, November 20.-When Marshal
Petain entered Metz yesterday he
stood before the statue of Marshal
Ney and reviewed the troops. They
were welcomed by the municipality
and local sioecties at the city hall.
Tedeums were sung at the cathedral.
Army Well in Belgium.
Washington, Nov. 20.-After a two
hour conference with President Will
son at the White House, Democratic
senators left with the impression that
the President now plans to remain in
France indefinitely, or at least until
the major portion of the peace con-
ference's work has been finished.
The President was understood to be
interested in the application, in the
framing of the treaty, of the prin-
ciple of the freedom of the seas, which
he enunciated in his IA terms, and
on which the Allies in agreeing to
discuss peace with Germany, have re-
served the right of freedom Of action
at the peace conference.
To Put Through League.
The plan for a league of nations
was another subject to which the
President was said to have given
much study. He was understood to
regard this as essential for the main
tenance of the peace of the world.
In his absence from the United
States the President plans to continue
to exercise all the functions of his
office. He will keep in communication
with Washington by wireless while at
sea, and by cable, and, If necessary,
by dispatch boats while he is abroad.
While in France the President was
said to plan transactions of any nec-
essary executive business in the
American embassy. Technically, he
then would be on American soil.
Should he visit London or any of the
other Allied capitals the embassies
there would become his executive
headquarters.
confers With Martin.
Senators attending the conference
included Simmons and Overman of
North Carolina, Pomerene of Ohio,
Walsh of Montana and Swanson Of
Virginia, all chairmen Of important
committees. The President also con-
ferred with Senator Martin Of Vir-
ginia, Democratic leader.
The American merchant marine, Ia
Dor problems, and the war revenue bill
were other subjects taken up at the
conference.
The President was said to have re-
iterated his views on the necessity for
a great fleet of ships to carry the ma
tons commerce and to that end ia.
yors continuation of the governments
ship building program.
Regarding labor, senators were said
to have been told that maintenance
of utmost confidence between employ
ers and employees is particularly essen
tial in the period of reconstruction.
Retrenchment in federal expendi-
lures as far as Is consistent was said
to be desired by the President, who
told the senators he already had TAX
en- steps to that end. In this con-
nection, the pending war revenue bill