Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-01-10
U. S. Quits
Rhin e As
French Act
Time Expedient for Such Ac-
ton, State Department De-
cIares, Quoting Harding
DATE is NOT KNOWN
Will Be Left to War Depart
ment-About 1000 Men
on Rhine

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10:-The
American troops were ordered home
from the Rhine today by President
Harding.
No Official explanation of the or
der was forthcoming. but 1t was un-
derstood to have followed notifica-
ton from France that she intended
to proceed with occupation OF the
Ruhr Valley despite definite kneWl@
edge that withdrawal of the Ameri-
can rtoops would be ordered II ste
did SO.
The order contemplates immediate
movement of the troops to Bremen
or Antwerp for embarkation. The
transport St. Mihiel win leave New
York within a day or two TO pick
them up. Whatever additional trans
portation may be necessary VIII fol-
low.
The only American Army units to
remain in Europe will be those at
tached to the Graves Registration
Service.
1t is expected the st. Mihiel will
reach the European port finally Sc
lected for the embarkation within
eight days Of her sailing. Movement
of the American Army from the
Rhine to the selected port win be
made in the meantime by rail. Orr
the evacuation went forward today
The decision TO withdraw the
forces was announced after a con
ference between President Harding,
Secretary Hughes and Secretary
Weeks at the White House. Secre-
tary Hughes would make no state
ment but it was assumed he took
to the conference advices from
France showing the determination
1r bn 7-tN -.
out its reparauonS program.
In the absence of any official ex-
PLANTATION, the inference Immediately
was drawn in many quarters that
the withdrawal was TO be interpreted
rather as a protest than as an at
tempt to avoid trouble with which
the American forces might be
threatened as result of the French
advance, although the French forces
going into the Ruhr are passing near
American headquarters at Coblenz,
there has been no fear in military
circles here that the American army
would in any way be involved in any
clashes that might occur between the
French and Germans. If any such
trouble developed it is said here,
it would almost certainly be CENTER
ed outside the zone of American
control.
Recently as a precautionary mea-
sure General Allen has held within
! their barracks the French detach-
/ ments which are at Coblenz and
which technically are under his
command as the ranking military
! officer there. This step Is under
! stood here to have been taken. how
! ever, at the request OF the French
commanders themselves and has net
| been looked upon in Washington As
! directly involving the American
army accompanying the French ad-
| vance.
The transport st. Mihiei on her
| return to the United States, will
touch first at Savannah, Ga. where
| the headquarters and service COM
panies and one battalion of the
Eighth infantry. with medical per-
sonnet, will be landed.
! The second landing of troops vii.
be at Charleston, S. c.. where one
battalion, together with two bat
talon sections of headquarters and
service companies will disembark
From Charleston the st. Mihiel will
proceed TO New York, where all re-
naming troops, commission and
warrant officers OF General Aliens
| command, will be landed.
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