The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-11-29
By EDWARD W. PIckARp.


The triumphant march 10 the Rhine
by the armies OF the allies has been
going on steadily all week. Az last
these brave troops move forward renl-
" with bands playing and banners
flying" and as they pass through the
cities, towns and hnmlets OF northern
France and Belgium the people OF
those places. released from years OF
barbarous slavery TO the Huns. give.
them hysiericnl welcome. From holes
where they had been hidden since the
summer of 1914 their national ings
are brought forth 20 decorate the,
buildlngr and streets aud the ruins
left by the Invaders. aud everywhere
homemade specimens Of the Stars aud
Stripes ny with the other banners.
The wild JOY OF the inhabitants IL
pathetic In the extreme. and especial.
~ In Alsace and Lorraine. which IL
occupied by the Third American army
together with the French under Cen
ernl Mangin. Those "iost provinces
now regnined, have eyer remained
loyal at heart TO France and they well
coined the Pollus and the ~doughboys
with open arms.
For Lorraine the great demonstra.
tion took place In Metz, which was
entered by Mangln's army on Tuesday.
That general was Injured the day be-
fore when his horse fell. but Marshal
iv,a:n was there and. standing before
the statue Of Marshal Ney In the main
square, reviewed the troops. The In
hnhitnuts had overturned the German
statues In the city and made the place
gay with the allied flags and with
their Own national costumes. Similar
scenes were witnessed In Stmssburg
and other cities Of Alsace. Near the
Swiss border the French troops first
reached the Rhine.
The American army ~ occupation,
commanded by General Dickman. aud
about 250,O00 strong. marched across
the old German frontier into Lor 4
rnlne and swung 10 the northwnrd :
Into Luxembourg. the marines on lts
right passing into Belgium. In the
grand duchy no less than elsewhere
the Yankees were enthusiastically
greeted. Their advance was msde nj.
ways with due caution. however. and
the task Of moving No large nm army
forward steadily and keeping up lie
supplies aud communications was
performed In perfect manner
Meanwhile the British and Belgian
armies OF occupation we're keeping
pace with their allies. advancing
through Belgium close on the heels q
the retiring Germans.
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Everywhere the vlctora found vast
stores 81 weapons and materials
which the Huns left In accordance
with the stlpulations Of the armistlce.
and In general Il was said the Ger.
mans were carrying out the terms i'm.
posed on them. There was plllaging
In some places, and occasionally a
storehouse was blown up. but these
instances were comparatively intro.
quent The worst charge against the
conquered foe related TO the released
allied prisoners. Many Of these.
usually sick and half starved. were
merely turned loose TO make their wav
to their friends as best they might.
England sent 10 Berlin a stern pro.
lest against such violations Of the ar.
mlstice terms.
The allied fleets have passed through
the Dardnnelles 10 the Black sea. ana
allied troops have been landed In Con.
stantinople and on the Galllpoll penln.
ula In what was Austrla.H Hungary
the process Of occupation also FpnH
on French troops having entered
Budapest.