Show I I I FOLLO o i j IH HEELS EELS OF F Fi j E R ANS WITH THE PIlE TIE AMERICAN R ARMY IY VV y y OF OJ OCCUPATION Nov 10 IS By Dy t the e Associated Press Amer Amer American jean ican troops entered Bric Briey the tle heart hearl of coal fields ls at nt 11 o o'clock cock this morning There were cre arches aers across the tho main street and the tile I town wa wag bedecked with wih fl flags 8 Fifteen Fi- Fi Fit Fit- I h teen l hundred civilians greeted the I i tro s. c I After a a welcome by the tho Brley Briey of- of fi the cl eighth Thirty Infantry band bandor of or the tho lie Third division gave gl e a concert then tho lie Americans lunched from Crom rolling rolling roll roll- roi- roi ing kitchens a a largo large number of or re released released re- re leased J Russians also being fed Outwardly Out the Briey Bricy showed Ved few tow In Indications In- In of ot the war ar t the tho o building being Intact but there were signs everywhere pointing in the direction of ot ammunition dumps nn and the various headquarters Unique I lr 1 S. S Pine Flag Seen rn On a decorated arch under which the Americans 11 passed was a a. a made home American CaS flag four feet teet In length flanked d fankel b by the French colors The flag faS which had been lIeen made b by three French girls irl has cloven cleven stars and seven even re red and white while stripes Before BeCore the war the population of oC Bricy numbered about 2500 Civilians employed In the mines L by the Germans were ivere paid from 4 to C 6 francs franes a n. ta day Tho TIre people of ot Briey did dIll not o ha have an any particular complaints to make malto of oC the treatment treatment b by the Germans during tho tire last two years cars but for Cor the tr first t toI two to years the they had bad different stories to tell tellof tellof tel of or the brutality the they suffered The Tho Germans abandoned a large number o of trucks and portable dynamo dynamo dyna dna mo in Brie Briey o owing to their haste to withdraw their troops troop iines Start Mart Operation Smoke streaming from the chimneys of or man many mines moines greeted the advancing Americans this early morning for tor a a. number of oC time tho mines were In actual operation and there were fires Cres under the tire boilers In other mines so 50 as to keep the pumps going Several mines had been flooded b by seepage having ln been Idle for Cor two or three years ears The Germans German had removed remo ec the machinery for tor other purposes Most of or tIre the mines had been operated until last lait week when the Germans beJan began be be- gao gan Jan to release the Russians and nd others who had hd been employed In this tins work The Tho Germans are arc withdrawing as rapidly as possible In Iii the towns now occupied b by the tho Americans great reat stores Including machine guns Jun cannon and ammunition havo have been found At t Tellancourt Tel Tel- lancourt there Is a big big airdrome but most of ot the planes loft left were damaged some apparent apparently Intentionally so Tho The hood of or ono machine ha had been pierced b by a dozen lozen pistol shots probably in inan inan inan an endeavor or to Injure the thc en engine lne i i t IN is I. I Drink I Business at VIrton Irton of was proceeding steadily steadily an hour after aCter the Americans ns entered and restaurants afforded a great surprise I b by serving food tood to the the hungry deliverers Meat was scarce but there thoro was some bomo bore and sugar sug was plentiful Coffee corce and anI tobacco were ivero brought brought forth Corth In abundance ance After the departure of ot the Germans tIre the mayor maor of or VIrton called a confer confer- once ene of oC the mayors of the tho nel neighboring villages for Cor th tIre the purpose of ot outlining I I a plan of oC procedure under the new military roil mil ml- ml Itry supervision The Tire townspeople opened soup kitchens for tor the tire repatriated I ed el who ho continued to stream back through h. h the Ila day and the tho wounded prisoners were cared for for b by a local I corn committee m i t tee It H was Americas tin d day In Belgium The residents had hd decorated their shops shop and homes with wih thousands of oC flags ol of the allies alleR almost almot all al of or which seemed to have ha been made from scraps craps of oC silk Bik and other oIlier material which lay hidden for or months month awaiting the great da Ireat day Tho The civilian guards al also o appear appeared In brand brand- new uniforms which they the ha had been sa saving In Civilians Civilian Grett Greet Yank Thousands of oC civilians lans cl greeted tho the vanguard of or the Second American di division divisionS di- di vision visionS which reached short short- l ly hy before S 8 o'clock Sunda Sunday morning The civilians know knew tho llan cl Americans wore coming but were surprised at nt the early hour of ot their arrival The Americans Americana car likewise wera ivero surprised to find so sc I many civilians awaiting them Is in 11 little hittI scarred d as aR the reful re ro- cult ful of or tho the war except for tor tho the railroad l I yarn yard arr where tho the bombs of or American I aviators some time a ago o displaced tons I of ot earth and tore Up the railroad When hen I the tho Americans arrived In the tIme civilians lans cl were still tJ at nt work ork putting up flags along lon the principal streets Soon boon oon after the excitement of ot the 61 wel wel- como come was over O the tho Americans were er I surprised to see seo open their stores French rench Colon Colors Unfurled Fr French flairs flags Cas which had not had ot been unCurled un- un furled Curled for tor four years In year I pre predominated the scheme of oC teCora- teCora derora- derora tion ton but here and arid there thero American flags appeared The TIme Americans were at a a. loss 1015 to understand where whore the they came from until a a. n civilian n explained that the they had hd been bee made b by tho the Frenchwomen Frenchwomen French Frenchwomen women In anticipation of oC the arrival l of or the tho Americans Detachments of oC tho division dl spent part of ot the tire da day in During the lie afternoon the tire Marine band gave gao a concert In tho ho ct city square which had been renamed by the Germans Berliner Bar Ber liner Platz The civilians crowded embraced tho the bandsmen around and nd when the they finished tho ho concert with wih a rendition of or The lar Heavy Guns Stores Are Turned Over With Wih the American Arm Army Northeast of oC Yer Verdun un Nov Noi O IS CD By By the tho Associated Press Twenty two two Twenty lar large e caliber calber guns uns and great reat stores of oC lumber barbed wire wIe and nd various arlou kinds of oC materials used h by engineers were wele formally turned over overto overto to lo the Americans b by the Germans to today today today to- to day at Bouligny Much of ot the thc material is new When hen tho the Americans entered Bouligny lou lou- Bou- Bou ligny they were met root b by William Schmidt of oC the time artillery and Carl Cal of tho the pioneers Both carried arm arms and white flaps flags ClaSs Each German of officer of- of C- C I fleer had all four speaking hod an orderly al I EnI English h learned in German schools school After fer receiving receipts the oC officers started st for Luxemburg to join theIron their own o n forces Corces Schmidt and his orderly tra eln traveling In a wheeled two-wheeled cart and ami and his or orderly erly proceeding by lIy j bicycles I |