Bisbee daily review., 1919-06-15
HUNS FIND AMERICANS HARSH, BUT NOT OPENLY HOSTILE; PUT RELATIONS UPON BUSINESS BASIS, SAYING IT IS WARP
'Parsimony" of Yankees Disappointing Germans Who Expected America to Be Fairy, Bringing lhem Horn ot Plenty; U. s. Troops Live in Abundance, But Give
 Them Nothing; Prefer Tanks to the French
By w. R. WEBB
First Sergeant Army Service Corps
 A. E. F.

Having just returned from.duty with the American Expeditionary Forces in France and Germany, I am assailed from every direction with the ques- tion of What Do the Germans Think of Us," and What is the Army of Occupation?"
 During the next few weeks l will give the readers of the Review brief history of the A. E. F. from the time of the arrival of General Pershing up to the 18th day of April, 1919. These stories are largely along the line of explanations of the workings of the various departments in France and Germany from a business standpoint, or the business end of the expedition in its organization and operation both before November 11th and since that date.
 It was not until April 1, 1919, that a full and accurate report was made by the commanding officers to G. F. O. (general headquarters) and the statistics and facts which will use in these stories will not be my own opinion or observation but the off cial reports as given for the first time to G. H. O. on this date.
 In answering the above questions, which seem to be of greater interest to the people at this time, will first give a brief history of the army of occupation and its purpose for being in Germany, then very interesting estimate of the American soldier as described by one of the most promi- nent business men of Berlin. The following history is taken from the report of Lieutenant Colonel J.. M. Wainright, historian of the army of occupation. as made to c. H. Q. on April l, 1919:
 Organization of the Army of
 Occupation
 What is known officially as the Third American Army, now composed of seven regular army divisions, con- stitutes the American Army of Occu- patton in Germany. The Third Ameri' can Army officially came into exist ance at 12 o'clock noon on the 18th of November, 1918, four days after the signing of the armistice.
 The commanding general and other staff officers reported at Ligny-en' Barrois that day, where the head quarters was organized. In selecting the third army staff, an effort was made by the commanding general to get officers and men who would work harmoniously and pull as a team Considerable latitude was allowed in the selection of these officers and every division was called upon to furnish staff officers who were de sired. This condition resulted ir some complaint by national guard of ficers that the selections were made mostly from regular army officers but the general plan at that time wal to make the army of occupation ar army composed of regular army off cers and men so as to relieve the national guard officers and men fo1 return to the states.
 It was with great difficulty. tha the army headquarters began func tioning, as it is, quite large and com plicated machine when formed.
 Imagine, then, some 500 officers as sembling in a strange place, no cleri cal force, absolutely nothing in tn way. of office furniture such as type writers and office supplies, no maps in fact, with nothing except the prot lem of starting an army advance, o a fighting basis. in just forty hours The only information we had was tn divisions which which were to forr the army. The administrative stai had to be organized, maps of tn country to be passed over had to b made and printed. Information of tn inhabitants of the country to be occV pied had to be secured. Plans for tn simultaneous movement of a larg army had to be formulated and O. ders issued to the various division which were scattered all over tn front line, and they must be in pos tion ready to move in just forty hour It was a most difficult and most u gent problem but in true Amersca style these problems were met an worked out on schedule time.
 The Advance to The Rhine
 This is a subject about which who books have been written in the pa