The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-12-05
HAVE ENTERED SCORES OF HUN
VILLAGES
ONE THOUSAND SQUARE MILES
OF German Territory Has Been occu-
pied by American Army of oceu.
patton Now Located in
Rhennsh Prussia.
(By Webb Miller)

WIN the American army OF OcCupd-
ton in Rhennish Prussia, Dec. A.
With the second lap of the American
occupation of Rhennish Prussia end.
ed, the doughboys are now ten miles
nearer to the Rhine.
They have entered scores of villages
and now occupy a thousand square
miles of German territory.
The inhabitants of the occupied ter.
ritory have displayed sullen indiffer-
ence so far.
Children are Demonstrative.
Some of the crowd which watched
the Americans as they marched
through Treves and other towns in
cluded many German soldiers but
there has been no signs of hostilities
except minor manifestations on the
part of the children. They consist of
making faces at the men in khaki.
At one place bits of coal were
thrown at the soldiers. At other places
hundreds of children insisted on fol-
lowing the doughboys clinging to the
automobiles and making remarks
about the men.
Authorities in Harmony.
The workmen and soldiers council
at Treves has issued proclamation
warning the people not to overcaarse
the American soldiers making purchds-
es The Treves newspapers described
the American entry but they made no
editorial comment on it.
General Harry Smith in charge of
the administration of civil affairs held
a series of conferences last night with
the Burgomaster regarding different
subjects and the federal building has
been taken over by the Americans.
General Pershing's headquarters
will be established in one of the larg-
est hotels.
The Division of Territory.
London, Dec. 4-When the occupa-
ton of German territory on the west
ern banks of the Rhine is completed
the American troops will occupy Cob
LEM and the French will occupy May
ence and the British Cologne. the
Down Street Conference has decided.
The Belgium troops will occupy the
balance of the North Sea German ter
ritory to the Holland border.
(By Webb Miller.)
With the Army of Occul alton, Dec.
4.-Despite the heroing stories floating
out of Germany regarding the shortage
of food during the past few months
those portions of Rhennish, Prussia,
which have been occupied by the
Americans do not seem to be suffering
severely.
UnquestionabIy there is shortage
and some of the poorer people are
suffering but the masses Of the people
have not suffered although they are
stringent privations which
is evitable from the investigation
which was conducted at Treves.
Prices at Hotels.
At one ordinary hotel was able to
obtain vegetable soup, two slices of
roast beef, good helping of boiled
potatoes, some meat gravy and a
readily palatable coffee substitute al
though l could not get any bread. This
meal cost me five marks (about S1.25)
At second class hotel l ate pea
soup, smoked horse meat, sauer kraut,
mashed potatoes and got a glass of
beer for four marks about eighty.fve
cents.
Charges for meals at the first rate
hotels range from three to five times
abovr those of the ordinary hostelries
but there is a greater variety of food
served and it is of better quality.