Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-09
COBLENz TURNS TO us.
ARMY TO AVERT TROUBLE
Germans Occupy Cologne; Strive
to Save Guns From Allies
and Earn Reward.

London. Dec S.--At the request OF
German aut horities in Coblenz, say dis
matches from the American Army OF
Occupation, a battalion of the 39th In
fantrv left Treves today by rail for Cob
cnz. The Journey is a matter OF four
hours.
The dispatch stated that Coblenz
authorities were apprehensive of conditions
that might prevail there after the with
drawal OF the German forces.
This is the first time Americans have
used trains for their advance INTO German
territory.
The main army continued the dispatch,
last night had reached the general line
o. Gcldsdorfau, Maycn, hlGng and
Schv.r,lcn. and all reports continued
10 Indicate that the Germans were with
drawing in an orderly manner and that
inhabitants in villages were atstaInlng
from any antagonistlc acts.
1t was not expected there would be
trouble at Coblenz. and the appeal OF
the Burgomastcr for American troops
was denied until it was supplemented by
the retiring military commanders IN writ
ing.
HOW THE BRITISH ENTERED COLOGNE
The Cologne Gazette in its issue of Fri
dav last describes the entry OF the British
into Cologne. \ cavalry regiment IN
marching equipment. with baggage and
machine guns. approached along the
Ducrncr-Strassc, while along the streets
of the old ramparts marched other troops,
which assembled in the Aachcner Thor.
The public remained calm and reserved
with some exceptions, mainly youths,
the Gazette asserts. lnvoluntaruy the
mind recalled the picture presented a
few days earlier by our returning troops,
and the comparisons drawn were truly
not unfavorablc To our tCldgrays.
Several dCtachments Of cavalry moved
along the I.uNcmburger Strassc, the officers
with drawn swords. the men IN steel
helmets. some with lanccs with immature
red and white flags They halted at the
Luxcmhurger ramparts, where they placed
numerous baggage wagons and armored
motor ears Here. too, II was mainly
street youths who gathered. Several
British officers went 10 the Town Hall TO
discuss with the Burgomaster the next
measures to bc taken.
Guns pRAGGED ACROSS RHINE.
A Cologne despatch in Friday Rhcn-
ish Ncstphalian Gazette of Essen. re-
ccivcd bv way oi amsterdam, says IN
Cologne large numbers 81 discharged
soldiers. Youths and even school children,
stimulated IN offers Of rewards for saving
r,,ns fram the Entente bv getting them
on the right bank of thc Rhine weTG,
Harvesting themselves - the guns ana
dragging them across the river
Dispatches from Bcrne say that be
tween 25,000 and $500 German soldiers
who formerly lived IN Switzerland are
waiting along the frontier to return home,
Strict regulations for crossing the frontier
have hcen made. and headquarters for
supervising the transfer have been located
at Fraulcnfeld. Only 100 70 100 50 lar
have been admitted.
British authorities in charge Of occupa-
tion Of German soil have ordered all Ger
nan men to raise their hats 70 British
ofilcerS. according to an official announce
ment from Berlin received IN Amsterdam,
and they must also raise their hats when
the British national anthem i sung.