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Show SETTLING DOWN FOR STEP ACROSS GERMAN FRONTIER LUXEMBURG, Friday, Nov. 22. (By tho Associated Press.) Within a stone's throw at some point of the rear guard of the German army, the American forces under Major General Dick man settled themselves today for a step across the enemy's frontier. Without opposition at any place, the Americans continued the absorption of that part of tho territory evacuated by the Germans under tiie armistice terms. On the extreme left the American army of occupation reached before be-fore nightfall Ingledorf. about a mile west of Diekirch. In general a line along the Our and Moselle rivers was occupied, the extreme right being south of Hemich. The closing movement today brought more than a. score of towns under allied control. con-trol. In one or two of these, just west of the German frontier, the inhabitants were somewhat less demonstrative, but even then a majority of the people seemed to be pleased at the change. In most of the towns enthusiasm found lively expression in flags hanging from public buildings and even the poorest houses, while the villagers shouted a welcome wel-come to every passing group of soldiers. Along the Moselle river m-ar the nort-h-ern part of the lines the American outposts out-posts look across the narrow stream at German soldiers marching or sauntering along the streets of villages over which the German flag flew. Grevenmacher, the largest town in proximity to the American line, was evacuated before noon, the movement of the Germans to the opposite bank of the river indicating that they were making ready to retire still further fur-ther during the night or on Saturday. |