The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-08
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ALLIED MARCH
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ter Of hoofs. tho sound Of shrtii
whistles giving orders and the steady
shuff.shuff OF thousands Of feet
over the cobbles was the music 70
which the allied armies marched
deercr into Germany.
The operations wcre directed by
Gen. Desoutte. Of the French army.
from his headquarters at Scuss. op-
positc DuesseIdorf The French
forces were under direction Of Gen.
Gauchcr.
During tn night TIE French al
vAnced to the center OF tho Dues
seIdorf bridge. where = tarbed wirv
enlargement Was placed. Pioneers
went ahead and threw up earth
worsxs and established a trench lins
beyond the bridge. just A. n \ iurk-
ing enemy were waiting to attack.
There was no sign u life. however,
from tho dari<cned city and tho or.
erAtions wvro completed In q
stnnRe quiet
Msanwhile. moro French troops
IN river bcats were coming up the
Rhine. past Cobi~ux. where the
United States army OF occupation
IL based. They passed Cobicnx IN
the night
Before tcdsy's forward mcvcmenl
starred artillery ciattercd ovci
Duesscsaorf bridee. and swung into
position WHERE II could cover the
advance Of the army af dawn
SHOW No SIGN
or RESISTANCE
Then the French. Erttfrf and Bel
gians went forward. hayoncts fixcd
and ready for action. but there was
no sign Of resistance. not oven a
stray shot from . house top Com
handing officers commandments
houses for headquarters. their staff-
were billeted near by and In a ~
markabiy short time the city vas
completely occupied
At the same time. sra n &C
cord with palms prepared by tbs
allied leaders when n was seen thai
the Germans would remain OBJ
durafe. French and Belgian troops
marched into Ruhrort and Duis
berg.
Dusseldorf heard q TIE furprndins
advance before noon yesterday and
from noon untfl dark vast crowds
thronged the Rhine bridgctseads Il
witness the spectacle.
CURIOUS CROWDS
WATCH TROOPS
Business men. factory workers.
girls and women were I'm the crowds
There was some grumbling over tn,
allied course. but mainly It was q
curious gathering.
The crowd waiting between Col
ogne and Obercassel was the first q
be rewarded. The chatterfng ceased
when a machine gun detachment
rolled slowly out from the opposif,
bridgehead. shipped the barbed wirr
enlargement In the center of III,
bridge and sped over German soil
the guns ready for action
A few moments later three com
pauies Of Belgian soldiers. theil
great khaki coats Tapping as the,
walked. swung across the bridge.
French troops. stepping briskfy
were the last to cross. Two thou
sand OF these Immediately left the
city. passing northward thru Opladen
toward Dusseldorf.
Arriving at Dusseldorf, The sol
diers marched to the police barracks
<Fff uf.vrr tc.<f 49, l..
French took possession of the buiid
ing. installed their field kitchens and
made ready for permanent occupa,
ton.
Fifteen hundred men were bfii~ted
at Solengcn and smaller bodies else
where.
NO INTERFERENCE
~ BERLIN ORDER
? Acting on instructions from Berlin,
burgomasters of the occupied towns
issued proclamations TO their people
urging there be no interference with
the military.
Rumbiing over the bridge at Col
ogne, British tanks clattercd north
ward thru the night arriving al
Dusseldorf In time TO participate
with the French and Belgian troops
in occupying the city. The tanks
were followed by attachments OF in.
fantry. omtor equipment and cavalry
Paralleling the route Of the land
forces. a flotilla Of steamers puffed
up the river with cargoes Of supplies
and numbers OF soldiers.
PARIS CHEERS
AS SOLDIER