The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-21
into WAR AGAIN
American Third Army Plunges
Into Battle Preparations. :
Troops, Long Inactive, Rushed
to German Border.
"LOOK OUT FOR GERMANY"
Doughboys Don't Want To
Fight, but if Huns Refuse
Rhine Valley Bristles With
Troops and Cannon.
'LOOK OUT FOR GERMANY"
(Ry enc AssocInten press.,


Coblenz June 21.-Divisions of the
Third army, after being away from
battlefields and war scenes for seven
months, have again plunged into the
stirring activities which generally pre-
cede the actual thunder of war.
An army unperturbed by the work
of the peace conference and thinking
much of home has suddenly been gal
vanized into the life the soldiers knew
before the arrnistice and, endowed with
renewed vigor. 1t is today moving for
ward toward the edge of the great
semi circle which marks the dividing
line between the occupied areas and
the neutral sections of Germany. This
was a most stirring day at Third army
headquarters and among the First and
second divisions holding the east bank
Of the Rhine since the Americans
moved in about six months ago.
Foch Flashes Orders.
Late yesterday orders were flashed
from headquarters in Coblenz to the
divisions across the Rhine ordering
them to prepare to march into the
zone of concentration. Within short
time the orders were transmitted to
officers commanding companies and
soon noncommissioned officers were
routing their superiors out of their bill
let's and clubs and relaying the con-
centration orders which had come
from Marshal Foch.
w ME the ClNlildnS III TIC oAAdAA
towns looked upon the military activi-
ties sometimes with bewilderment, the
soldiers rushed to finish their packing
and to find their helmets, rifles and
gas masks which had been issued pre-
viousty.
Second Moves Forward.
The Second division was the first to
move, getting under way early today.
Along the Sayne valley which meets
the Rhine near Neuweid. which has
been the division headquarters, the
Second with it's infantry machine guns,
artillery and all the paraphernaEa of
war pushed forward. Ordinarily the
Sayne valley is cool and peaceful in
summer but today it appeared some
what like the valley of the Ourcq last
summer when the Americans ewere
driving the Germans back to the Vesle.
All day clouds of dust followed the
movement of the tractora and guns of
the Seventeenth artillery which moved
from the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein
out to the edge of the bridgehead
where the great valley stretches to-
ward Berlin. Snorting and trembling
but ever moving forward the tractors
surprised civilians along the roadway
into some realization of real warfare.
Tonight the American soldiers are
sleeping beneath the sky in open fields
while the country in every direction is
dotted with smoldering fires where the
soldiers hurried SupperS nau DeeIl
prepared. With the infantry are en-
gineers, sanitary trains and signal
corps men who strung wire as they
went ahead. Even observation bal
looms moved up to get a better peek
into Germany If the allied peace terms
are not accepted.
''Look Out for Germany
The concentration of the first divi-
sion is well under way and will be
completed before Saturday night AS
the men worked and marched today,
they.sang as only men can Officers
said the doughboys wanted Germany
to- sign the treaty and after that to
go home but IF the Germans did not
signA-look ont for Germany"