Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-04
HUNSFROWN ASYANKEES POUR INTO
 GERMANY
By Associated Press.

AMERICAN ARMY OF OCCU- PATTON, Dec. ?. - No demonstra- tions, either friendly or hostile, marked the enry of Maj. Gen. Dick mans army into Germany today. The frontier was crossed early in the day and by nightfall the Americans had moved forward F miles, reaching Ragden on the left and Sarrholzbach on the right. The line extended along the Saar river and through Saarburg and Treves.
 The reception given the Americans differed from that encountered in Luxemburg and parts of Belgium and France There they were welcomed as deliverers by almost all of the population. The attitude of the popu- lation of Rhenish Prussia was differ ent. Not a single act of open an tagonism was reported, but it was evident that even the children had been schooled carefully in the role -they r1ust play.
 Invaders Not Surprised.
 Officers and men were not sur prised by the lack of display of flags and the absence of the cheering crowds 10 which they had been ac- customed, but they did not expect the calm silence with which the advance patrols and the columns of march CTS were received.
 On the 'Luxemburg side of the Moselle river the streets of the vil- lages were filled with those out to say goodbye to the departing troops or by those who paused on the way to or from church. Across the Moselle the streets of the villages were almost deserted. Perhaps S5 per cent of the population remained within their homes and in a majority of cases the blinds were drawn. Here and there a German stood in the doorway watching the troops pass and occasionally groups as sembled at street corners, but there were no signs of pleasure or disap- proval.
 People Appeared Indifferent. ..
 Larger crowds were encountered in Trevcs, the largest place occupied later in the day but even there most of the people kept moving, maintain- ing always a studied air of indiffer- ence. 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 excite ment and displayed enthusiasm over the marching troops, but their for getfulness was corrected promptly by some older person.
 A curious feature of the situation was the presence along the line ot march of soldiers, both officers and men, still in full uniform. Along the roads and in Treves these gray-clad men moved in and out oS the groups of men in khaki or stood on the side walks watching the marching col umns. At several places in the city and in the country district Germans armed with rifles, were seen acting as civilian guards. They had been plac- ed there by the Germans 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 Ger mans, while others had been permit ted to escape"
 The Allied commissions which have been in communication with tho Germans have notified the loca authorities both in Treves and ir other places that where the civilian authorities are not troublesome ana where they cooperate with the force: of occupation they will be permitted to remain at their posts and will no be disturbed except insofar as it i: necessary for the carrying out ol military measures.