The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-03
YANKEE TROOPS
ENTER GERMANY
American Troops In Triumph
March Into AIsace on Way to
Metz and StraSsburg.
RETREAT BY HINDENBURG
Marshal Foch. Commander In Chief OF
Allied Armies. win Make Trium.
plant Entry Into Cities on
Sunday.

Sunday.
Paris. Nov. l6.-Americnn troops
have crossed the German frontier to-
ward Metz and Strassburg.
Marshal Foch. commander in chief
Of the allied armies. will make solemn
entries into Strassburg and Metz on
I sunday In the presence of President
foincare and Premier Clemenceau.
The French cabinet held an extraor-
diPary meeting Thursday. the Matin
announced. Important military and
administrative questions concerning
AlSace aud Lorraine were discussed.
The government intends 10 appoint
TWO governors with headquarters at
Metz and StraSSburg as soon as the
allies occupy the two provinces.
The cabinet considered questions
concerning the organization of Alsace-
Lorraine under French occupancy.
Three high commissioners were APP
pointed They are: George Maringcr,
commissioner general OF national Sc
curity FOR St-a ~>burg Albert Tlrmau.
state councillor for Metz. and Henry
Poulet state councillor Tor Calmar.
Geneva. Nov l6.-The greatest en-
thusiasm prevails ln Alsace-Lorraine.
Thousands ct Germans are leaving
those provinces. Tie German authori-
ties arr being booted hy tile crowds
French and American troops are ex-
pecied daily.
Receptions on n huge scale are be-
ing prepared for the allied troops I'M
der the noses OF the German officials
There also Is joy la the Rhine towns
because OF cessation of allied air
raids
London. Nov 16.-Field Marshal Won
Hindenbur- remains al the head ~ the
supreme German army command. ne
cording 10 German wireless message
received here. which gives the text OF
a message De has sent 20 army com
mnnders ordering them to lead their
troops home la order and discipline.
London. Nov. l6-A wireless mes
sage has been sent 90 the German high
command warming that pillasing in
violation Of the arinistice must be stop
ped. 1t reads
From Marshal Foch To- the German
High Information has been
received hy the allied high command
that az different points. especially In
Belgium and more particularly in the
Brussels region the German troops
are committing acts Of violence
against the inhabitants and acts OF
destruction and mlluge which are
clearly contrary To the conditions Of
the armistice.
"Ihe allied command expects that
the German high command VIII. with
out delay. take measures necessary 20
stop these violations Of the convention
which has been signed. II the acts
DO not cease within very short period
the allied command win be Obliged TO
take steps 10 put AN end to them"
Amsterdam. Nov. 1G. - German
troops are In full revolt at Antwerp
and Brussels A hundred officers
have been killed IN mutinles Soviets
have been established AT both places.
Ninety persons have been killed or
injured In street lighting at Brussels.
the Belgian capital. according 10 an
announcement made here
Paris. Nov. 16.-More than 2,532
American prisoners IN German camps
were released Immediately by the sign
Ing Of the German armistice. accord
Ing To the latest figures prepared by
the American Red Cross in Switzer-
land.
This number includes nll the Ameri-
cans captured 20 November !. II Is
estimated that only a few hundred
more Americans were captured after
that date.
OF the total number Of prisoners to
be released 1850 are army men, II are
from the navy and 40 are civilians. In
the camps were 241 army officers.