The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-11
Perseverance of France in
 Drastic Preparations Meas
 ures Brings Emphatic Disap-
 proval From Washington.
 1000 Men Now in Germany TRANSPORT ST. MIHIEL DISPATCHED TO GERMANY
Order Comes as Surprise toI
 Most Government Officials.
 Occupied Territory Will Pass Into Hands of Marshal Foch. Instructions Are Sent AllenI
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Amer- ican troops were ordered home from the Rhine today with every indication that the administrators purpose was to emphasize it's dis approval of the French separations program. They are expected to be back in the United States by Feb ruary 5.
 Official explanation of the with drawal order issued immediately after morning conference by President Harding and Secretaries Hughes and Weeks, was confined to the statement that the President deemed it expedient. There were intImations which appeared author Itative, however. that France had been informed that perseverance, in her plans for forcible measures in Germany would result in American withdrawal from the Rhine, but no mixing was gwen as to when dlp- lomatic exchanges ot such a nature had oeen transmitted.
 Officials InfOrmed
 Ambassadors of the allied countries here, including the French and Amer ican ambassadors in Europe, were informed officially of the order. A cable message from the war depart ment to Major General Allen, com manding the American army of occu- patton, gave him preliminary instruc- tions to prepare Tor withdrawal while orders also were issued for the transport ot. Mihiel te saii rom New ork Frluay. one will plck up about 40 officers and more than l,0U0 men, comprising the American force on the RhIne, either at hamburg or Bremen as General Allen elects.
 Movement oI the ,roo1s from Co., bIenz, it was sald, wound begin just in time for them to embark directly from trains. The only American military units lett behind will be de- tachments to complete disposition of stores and property not brought home and those in charge ot grave registration activities.
 Detail Orders Mailed.
 Detail orders to General Allen went forward last night by mail. To- days cable message was in the na- ture of preliminary advice upon winch he can take immediate acton. At the outset it said:
 "The President has decided to re- turn to the United States immediately all troops of your command, except graves registratasf service.
 "The St. Nj making one trip only. will b. patched from New York about dry 12 to Bremen or HambureN which you want"
 Alter inh tg General Allen that detailed ins. X tions had been mailed 10 him the Il ssage said the St. Mi hiel would first proceed to Savannah, Ga. then to Charleston, $. C., and finally to New York At each port unts will disembark.
 The Coblens. area, which has been under American command ever since the German army withdrew from the bridgehead zone on the Rhine, under armistice terms, presumably will pass back to the custody of Marshal Foch, as allied supreme commander in charge of the enforcement of armi- stice conditions. The American zone li is held still under the armistice as 7 the United States is not party to me treaty of Versailles, which gave more permanent status to other forces of occupation.
 Causes Surprise
 While resolution, proposed by Senator Reed, democrat of Missouri, urging withdrawal from the Rhiie, was ad, pted overwhelmingly by the Senate saturday when it became evil dent that the French would carry cut their program of forcing coiiec-
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