Potosi journal., 1918-11-27

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mighty noise and over the might!
noise sounded. clear and strong. "viv'
pcrshing"
Troops In England First hems.
London. The first American troop,
to depart homeward M \ result Of tn,
signing Of the nriuistlcc viii bc ls.O0(
men stationed IN England. The Amer
lean army expects to start the hrs,
khiplaad of these soldiers homeward
within few days and Ia have NIL the
men on their way back to the United
States ten days later.
| The piuns for clearing England OF
american troops are incomplete. hut u
IN desired to remove these men tmtne'
tiintely. ns some shipping Is available
Tor this purpose. Most u the ls,ogl
men are helping the British air force.
The American hospital units will b'
left In England until policy for car
ing Tor future cases Of Illness among
the Americans has been decided upon.
The belief is expressed at army
headquarters that very few Americans
will be left long In England. as 1t is
thought that the hospitals in France
can care for future needs.
German Navy Surrendered.
London.--There has just been seen
the greatest naval surrender which the
world has ever witnessed.
A great feet Of German battieshirs.
battle cruisers, and ligh, cruisers and
drstroyers left port for an unknown
destination. They We're met by the
British fleet. accompanied by AmeT'-
can and French representatives. anu
conducted 80 their destination.
A Berlin telegram received Ia Am
s,er'iam gives this HIST Of the vessels
comprising the best OF the German
navy thnt were 10 hr handed over
Nnttleships Kaiser. ku!serin. k"-
mig Ahrecht, kronprinz wilhelm,
trinz Regent Lui'pnld Mnrkaraf,
irosser kurfurst Bayern, kon's
Friedrich der Crosse,
Battle cruisers -Hlndenhure. p-rt
finger, Sei!ltk, Moltkc, Won der Tam.
Light u uistTS -~ ftTs!H'i!t III uUlliiti' .
Frankfort. ko!In Dresicn Emhen.
Germany has been stripped "f n,
least half Of the fleet II ,ireadnaught~
which 1t had in commission or building
when war began. and Of practically AL
Of lis battle cruisers.
Tsnks in Triumphal March.
H. ,F 4
ton The American army II occupa,
tion. which Is moving forward steadily
over the territory evacuated ~ the
retiring titrtnuus. is heins received
with Will demonstrations Of jus hy the
residents nt the towns which are u"W
tein2 liberated after nure than four
years of German rule.
Whom ia. American lrOnp@ entered
Br!-y. the hrnr ot the lothrlueian
iron fields. ilirI passed under irtutn
rhal arches that had h"vu huTrirliy
erected lay The people Uf thu tuMn. g;id
the streets through rAtvh they itHSe,1l
Wrrr hrdsrh,>l with hase. tn un"
arch thruish which thr Americans
ifskN fl ~ h.+ u fs'EitFsbb'At -hitl' : - Nv
t!ns fruf feet In leus,h. Banked by tir
tfrpch collars. The ha. which had
been mad" h, thrr" French girls. had
cirN 80 stars and seven rrd aud White
stripes, At NJ. irser. MS tho ndynnrr
units "f the Aln.rirnns entered ,hr
town. the church bells Mere fuug and
the mayor and his wife stood IN from,
of their HON. 10 welcome the officers
and correspondents, who were invited
tn b"cnm" the mayors guests, Won
IN. children md aged men crowded
about the soldiers, embracing them
and presenting them with flowers,
similar scenes were enacted ns the |
Americans reached Vlr,on. LonEwy,
Auhun, La Hnmnin and other towns
evacuated by the Germans.
Everything moves smoothly as the !
4 american forces proceed toward the |
Rhine Some 2O,nD men, with thct- !
guns and ammunition. mus. |
ne moved along three main roads |
rom rnilhcadS that get farther behind
zach day. The Job is onr that would |
ax the abilities of the quartertpastrrs |
,f amy army.
Flags Flutter Over British.
with the British Armies. wa, lnnumer.
lhle nHgS Hut,ered over the heads Of
he British troops M they moved for
ward md started On thci- march 10
he Rhine, The caynlryn.n had their
'~n suidous and some OF thcu rode
With French and belgian Hpgs sticking
nj u their boots md fastened To their
,rihl"z The Hnnnrrs had flags on
h.ir llmberx and the aS!.s nf their
shed brightly. ns though for a milf
ary tournament. aud their steel hrl
nets were shining They had spent
nnhy hours IN spit and polish" since
l,c day nf the nruisiicr So they should
nnk well nn the road Ia tho Rhine.
The advancing troops met thousunds
{ civilians who were coming hoina
ftcr years ot exile. AZ the soldiers
irnt forward the homecoming civil
ans halted /, wave flags at thcin.
stnunIrd. It seemed, by the smart,
css Of the men who. after four years
I war. rode out. spick md span from
emet Ia spur. on fine horses. we'll I
I'd aud groomc'', In sharp contrast
y the sorry-looklng Gcrnnn horse
esh
3.
Goodness Astonished Hernetf.
Abigail had been frequently ~
minded during The days preceding ,
'hristmas TINT Santa Claus never re-