The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-03
IN CAL. NJ SILENCE
GERMANS RECEIVE
ARMY OF YANKEES.
F FORC ES OF OCCUPATION
CROSS HUN BORDER AND
GO FORWARD IL MILES
WINDOW BLINDS DRAWN
Here and There Inhabitants of Hun
land Stand in Doorways and
Watch Troops Pass-Even Chill
dren Apparently Scbooled in
Nonchalant Role.

Nonchalant Kole.
American Army of Occupation,
Sunday, Dec. mo demonstrations
either friendly or hostile, marked the
entry of Major General Dickman's
army into Germany today. The from
tier was crossed early in the day
and by nightfall the Americans had
moved forward Y miles, reaching
Radgen on the left and Saarholse-
bach on the right. The line extend
cd along the Saar river and through
Saarburg and Treves.
The reception given the Amer
leans differed from that encounter
ed in LuXemburg and parts Of Bel
gium and France. There they were
welcomed as deiverers by almost all
OF the population. The attitude OF
the population of Pherish, Prussia.
was different. Not a single act OF
open antagonism was reported, but 1t
was evident that even the children
had been schooled carefully in the
role they must ply,
Officers and men were not sur
Drised by the lack of display OF
flags and the absence OF the cheer
ing crowds to which they had been
accustomed, but they did not expect
the calm silence with which the ad-
vance parrols and the columns OF
marchers were received.
On the Lexemburg side of the Mo-
selle river, the streets of the villages
were filled with those out to say
goodbye to the departing troops or
by those who paused going to or
from church. :
Across the Moselle, the streets OF
the villages were almost deserted
Perhaps IS per cent OF the popula-
ton remained within their homes
and in a majority of cases the blinds
we're drawn. Here and there Ger
man stood in the doorway watching
the troops pass and occasionally .
groups assembled on streets, but
there were no signs OF either pleas
ure or disapproval.
Large crowds were encountered IN
Treves, the largest place occupied
later in the day; but even there most
of the people kept moving, maintaing
always studied air of indifference:
So far as possible, the men in khaki
were ignored.
Once in a while the youngsters
under six years OF age were carried
away by the excitement and DIS
PLAYED enthusiasm over the march
ing troops, but their forgettulness
was corrected promptly by somf
older person.
Brigadier- General Preston Brown
military governor for occupied ter
ritory, has established his headquar-
ters at Treves, which also has been
made advanced general headquart-
ers.
Pershing to Be at Treves.
General Pershing will spend part
OF his time at Trevcs. Civil affairs
will be directed by Maj.-Gen HAIRY
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
officers failed to jar the population
from its attitude of calm silence.
A curious feature of the situati N
was the presence along the line OF
march of large numbers of discharg-
ed German soldiers, both officers
and men still in full uniofrn. 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,
Germans. armed with rifles were
seen acting as civilian guards. They
had been placed there by the Ger
man authorities to maintain order.
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 tecn pei
mitted "to escape"
The allied commissions, which
have been in communication with
Germans, have notified the local au-
thorities in Treves and in other ,
places that where the civilian au {
thorities are not troublesome ana !
where they cooperate with the for Z
ces of occupation they will be per-
mitted to remain at their posts and
will not be disturbed except insofar 7
as it is necessary for the carrying t
>~t Of military measures. !