Oxford eagle., 1919-01-30
ONE OF THE OLDEST
TOWNS IN GERMANY.
By william u. Hines.

Treves. Rhenish Prussia. Jan 20
One Of the Oldest towns in Germany
is today from all superficial appea--
ances an American controlled CITY
Entering II from the south, the first
person a traveller comes upon Is an
American soldier IN supreme command
Of all trafc. He holds mp German
street cars with the utmost nonchai-
ance while a slow moving vehicle
passes.
At eve-y corner IN the town, these
American traffic patrols have been
posted II 3 Traveller desires 10 OBJ
tain a billet IN Treves. ne must first
visit The American general IN charge
Of eivfl affairs. The Americans have
full control owe the sleeping accom-
modations in the city
Treves was originally founded By
the Romans, when Caesar conquered
Furope. Several Of the old Roman
structures remain. In the heart q
Trexes there is q huge time-Torn gaN
called the For1a Nigra- II was built
thousands Of years ago but il stin
stands. IT. rugged arches and towers
defying time and the elements An
old Roman amphitheatre and Roman
hath also from land marx q Ro-
man occupation
Daily for more than month Amer
can troops move through the city.
passing these relics of = former glorl-
ous empire To the Americans these
--uins appeared especially significant
II Germany. They represented tbs
wreck q the ambitions of world
conquered. who, though he was s0c-
cessful II first was unable 10 man
tam the structure he had reaTed.
Among other sights ~ TreTes.
whica make an American fee Il
home. are the tea houses. Most 81
them have orcbestras and here the
Ame1can soldiers and officers gatheI
dafanr the afternoon and evenings.
The Astoria, the largest one in the
CITY. had - is Iatra- one night J
VISITED i FIVE Americ. 70 one Co
man
TIE Casino. : wealthy cub Of Tna-
ves. has been taken over with the e2-
ceptlon of one room bg the Amenean
Red Cross, and is beng run b. that
aHeanl--iios ~ = gathering place and
mess foI Americans. i Is . mzgui-
deenf place containing billiard tables.
bowling alleys, weIl deco-ated loune
lnE and dining rooms and . huge
ballroom.
The ballroom is beng used - Al
entertainment hall for American sol
Idlers quaI1erel an Treves. ironically
the k4iser, represented IL life sized
mArbde bust II one SIDE Of the ball
room, glowers fercely ~ these scenes
Hls maslache points Al fierce angles
l2nd has face upturned 2s though the
sights nov beng enacted N TINS for
Imer center of German Kultur were TOO
much for him
At the station IN Treves, the Red
Cross with permission from the Army,
has taken over the restaurant and here
American boys may obtain : hot
d-ink, Jam and meat sandwiches.
cookies, cigarettes, etc. II any hour Of
the day The Red Cross established
TINS canteen for1y-eight hours after
tine troops entered Treves. As a
consequence, the big station Is crowd
ea with American soldiers constantly,
and German travellers reaching the
city are not long in doubt - 10 the
extent Of the occupation
The people Of Treves 2-e not openly
hostile, neither are they over-friendly-
OF course tins latter description does
not apply 10 the hypocFites, Of WHICH
the occupied territory 4bounds. They
rather fau9 upon Americans and are
Nei4 segTlle and polite. But the
sincerity Of Attit1de Is belied by PIC
tares 0f the AAlseI, Hindenburg anu
other eXponents Of German world
dominion which they refuse 10 re-
move from their walls, and then in-
sldloas pleas for sympathy for then
? defeated but GnoOnquered country