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S RHINE ARMY IS BEST IN HISTORY t Brigadier Writes Sister How HowS S German Civilians r Were ere Taught to Obey ObeyS The American arm army o of occupation Is t the S le finest organization ever cr assembled Brigadier General Wells Veils writes to his sister here The Thc army tho letter tetter says as is di divided divided dl- dl vided into three parts like Gaul as you you ou probably Im know w. w Every el little town in in our sector Is occupied b by our troops Some Sonio contain companies companies Sonic some regi- regi ments or ments-or or perhaps motor trains hospitals hospitals hospitals hos hos- railroad detachments or whatnot what what- not not at at any Rny rate rates soldiers Our men move rIght in and are aro till on tho tim people We 13 have o had to put up some sorno wooden buildings for mess halls stables etc ete but hut for or tho mos most part we wc have o been heen able ablo to find places for all the themen men without taking schoolhouses school- school I I lOuses houses churches or places of ot that char- char iatter What t a holler lo Jer there would be in America eh oh If we se undertook to billet billot an army of C men In this manner on any particular community comm But nut I Its ft I j Different over O here The These e people are aro used to it It and I think in man many cases they really like it The rule wo follow with these Bocho Docho is that no ma male majc e citizen under i 60 0 shall have ha a bed to the exclusion i of an American 4 soldier As a matter mattel matterI I or of fact there seems to be room enough or everybody with of course some somo men inen sleeping on bed sacks filled with t I straw In some of the smaller towns Of course we have to man manage o the Affairs rs of or the population but we dont do Tit nt almost I entirely by the tho application i l lot of their own civil chU laws las and regula- regula tons Every lvery town has a a. bur S who Is about the same as our mayor only ho he b is Is- a l professional proCessional trained for that class of work Tf If he does docs well wen jin iiii r one place he may be enga engaged ed b by I some other town at a larger salary salar c etc ec S Then thc they have what they call a. a j 1 S Kreis circle corresponding somewhat C S to to our county and these again arc are grouped rr A A. fellow called a c c runs runs rtIn r a ih h l 1 rl-l rl n 5 Many JUnny Inn Inn- t We Yo do our business through these officials officials' and so far at least within our corps corp area we have ha had hadS S ver very little trouble The They rhey arc are a lot of ot square heads there heads there Is absolutely no zo doubt about that The They vill take ad advantage advantage advantage ad- ad vantage of you ou if they think the they can i put It ft over o but the they arc are a well welt disciplined dis us- people and are quick quiel to recognize rec roe authority once you show it them Wo We 0 have made few te rules rules' rules and and simple ones S At first I think within our baill- baill wick u they thought they had bad a cinch and started to get Ja gay Tho The first thing they knew a bunch of oC the tho prominent prominent nent citizens were sweeping the streets under guard and following an m American Ameri Amen can escort wagon to tho the garbage garba dump sev several ral times a day Tho They Thoy dont don't appear appear ap- ap pear to mind a money fine for marks marIes arc are arc cheap but confinement nent at al hard la labor lubor lu- lu bor gets their goats plumb complete A day or two after ono one of the these e stunts there appeared ared in tn the loca local paper paper pa pa- per Jer an editorial warning tho the people that the good nature of the American authorities should not be construed into a n. sign sig-n o of weakness or even of sympathy for them It stated tl that at our rules were simple and generous generous gen gen- erous and easily followed h by all and advised ad that recent developments clear- clear 1 1 rn 1 A J fJ UI S IU me Lilt LII citizens nau Detter Det- Det ter get bus busy and inform themselves as to just what those rules of conduct were and then follow them religiously If the they wanted to avoid old trouble System S' of We c hn have e an organization whereby helb an n officer okel of the arm army has an officer In charge of civil IJ affairs Each corps ana division has Its similar officer who fu II u H. subordinate o of the tile chief of staff starr S and through whom civil matters arc alc handled fIn euch town lown we have an Inferior provost pro court and ald at each large place a. a a superior provost pro court before which offenders are tried cases are arc brought ht before military commissions but but we have hac had only one such case caMe S For the most 1 part ar t. t therefore we weare weare are rire following the affairs that arc concerned concerned concerned con con- with ith th the mana management of of our own troops an and l our instruction trainIng trainIng train- train trainIng Ing and discipline and preparations for wha whatever te er may be before us j just us liS thou though h that something ma may be Le the resumption of or hostilities Th The arm array army marched out of or the trenches to come h here re ragged rag and worn and weal weary lou lousy mangy mang and goner goner- I gener-I ally run down at the heels We have now the finest t aggregation in the way of ot any rm the Iho army world ha has ever c seen not not America but the world I dont don't think there ha has ever been anything like it It even even in Europe Of Ot course coure course everybody w wants to go home hut but those who are loft left here now seem reconciled to see this thing through to the end The They all think the tIme end Is near flOar and the they all realize that there arent aren't enough ships to get them hem all 1 home at once anyhow and that while the they are waiting here on the Rhine the ships arc are carrying full loads eVer every trip Setting getting tho ho hordes back Lack from the rear areas BO so that the decks will bo be clear when the treat treaty Is signed and their time lime comes |