South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-21
yANKS SWARM
IN TINY DUCHY
Of LUXEMBOURG
Steady Stream of Khaki-CIad
Soldiers Advancing Toward
Rhine EVokeS Admiration
of the PopuIaCe.
BY BERT FORD.
International News Service:

AtAndAANuAl sNtMH ENANAAt
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
OF OCCUPATION, Nov. 21.-All Of
Luxembourg, the small grand duchy
lying between Germany and France,
swarms with American soldiers to-
day. The doughboys have entered
the capital and Gen. Pershing an
nounced that he would make a for
NAL call upon Grand Duchess Marie
Adelaide, the ruler, at noon. The
mayor of the capital paid a visit to
Gen. Dickman. commander of the
American army of occupation.
Every where one looked there were
long columns of marching troops.
passing in every direction.
The American lines Of cOmmuni-
cation and supplies are working
with the regularity of clockwork.
Thousands of Negroes are at work
repairing the BROKE: roads, filling
up shell holes and mending the rail-
ways.
Railroad Nearly Ready.
True to their happy traditions the
Negroes sing Justify as they work.
The main railway line, supplying
the American army OF occupation on
the Rhine is almost completed. II
will he done in a few days. The SOL
dier workmen have been laying MOI q
trackage in a single day than an
ordinary gang of section hands could
put down I'm a month.
The doughboys were cheered and
fatod &C tb.,. ,,,orcbad into tho off
Of Luxem burg Great crowds stood
in the public square watching the
Americans pass by. There were
great columns of infantry, followed
by rolling trains of artillery and
machine gun units. There was an
endless procession Of motor trucks
and wagons. They poured into tho
city from the west and rumbled out
toward the east.
Long Procession Passes.
From daybreak until dark this
procession passed steadily. with the
motor trucks and wagons guided
by calm young men in olive drah.
Throughout the darkness Of last
night the city echoed TO the steady
rumble of American army trucks
as they pressed eastward for sup
plies for the advanced units Of the
army of occupation.
A German newspaper in Luxem-
burg said that the people at homo
Gin America) must swell with pride
at the disciplined and imposing ar
raw OF the American army of oc-
cupation i'm Luxemburg.
The people Of Luxembourg. long
used to war and soldiers, were deep
" impressed by the youth, vitality
and soldierly appearance OF the
Americans. The doughboys were
hailed as real soldiers.
americans with Petain.
American army officers rode with
the staff of Marshal Petain when
Metz was entered other allied na-
tions were represented as we'll
The sprinkling OF Yankees in the
crowd was hailed with shouts OF
Long live America"
The German element OF the citv
was silent and solemn, but thev
were in the minority. The whole
place was afame with the French
tri-color and there were plenty of
American flags too.
Gen. Mangin. who was 10 have
acted as chief OF staff 20 Marshal
Petain. was unable 10 do so owing
10 an injury sustained when he was
thrown from his horse.
Airman Fatally Hurt
As the French and allied troops
entered the fortress the sky was
thick with airplanes.
During the procession through the
city. Lieut.. Bozon Nerduraz. IA
French ace" with nearly "A score Of
victories 20 his credit. flew so low
that ne struck telegraph pole and
the machine plunged into the crowd.
The airman was fatally hurt an
several spectators were decap apitated.
mighty ovation was given 20
the French troops who had arrived
in Metz directly from the battle field.
\ In their muddy. faded horizon blue
uniforms. the poilus swung into the
/ city with sprigs of green stuck into
+ the muzzles OF their rifles amidst n
/ great deal OF clatter and dust kicked
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