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Show DISHEARTENED B&CHES TRAMP WEARILY HOME Ma jo r-gencral Dick-man's Dick-man's Army Gathers Itself for Another Jump Into Freed Territory. Belief at U. S. Headquarters Head-quarters That Terms of Armistice Will Be Faithfully Carried Out. WITH THIS AMERICAN A RM V OF OCCUPATION, Nov. P) (By the usfo-ciated usfo-ciated Press). Well into Belgium and within a few hours' march of the Licrman frontier on ttic south, Major General .hi-3epli .hi-3epli T. Uickman's army gaUiered itself t oda y for another jump i u lo e T iia ted, ... territory. The line was nnrhanscd. In accordance accord-ance with plan, the march has been halted for a short time, while the heavier artillery, artil-lery, supply service and other elements can be brought up. However. General ! Diekman's headouarlcrs were moved on to Longuyon tonight and corps and divi-j divi-j sion commanders made similar advances. VIGILANCE IS NEVER FOR MOMENT RELAXED. ' As the Germans withdraw, the concentration concen-tration of the army of occupation Is increased in-creased and not for a moment has vigilance vigi-lance been relaxed. All possible tactical advantage is carefully taken and the forces are so deployed that the peaceful march might easily, in the presence of the enemy, be converted into a hostile operation. The second day of tiie advance served to confirm the belief at the American headquarters, however, that there was no thought of treachery in the minds of the German general staff and that tho terms of the armistice will be faithfully carried out. . There ha ve been a few i sola ted ca vet where surrendered ma ( erinls ha e been damaged, but it is not thought such damage dam-age was wrought under orders of German commanders. AMMUNITION AND MANY GUNS LEFT UNIMPAIRED. The surrender of damaged airplane.? a't the airdrome in Tei Ian court is regarded as a case where individual aviators determined de-termined to put their machines out o; commission! rather than have them fall into the hands -of an enemy, much as a cavalryman would shoot a fa vori; e horse to save him from a luo fate. Enormous stores of ammunition and many guns le.'t at r.ouguyon were little impaired and the machine whops there had not been damaged. The electrical machinery in the shops was fully wired and the tools were of the best. The railway yards a t Montmedy a nd other places along the line that served t lie Germans as one of their ma in a 1 -teries of communication during their )a,-: stand ayaintt tiie allied advii nee wc-p filled with locomotives and cars ready for use, whi:e j;reai .jua ntil ies of gen eral stoie not mentioned in i he lenn of the armistice had been abandoned to tiie allies. TONS OF CLOTHING LEFT IN THE RETREAT. Undamaged stores KTl. behind on rvr.y road o-.er which the Americans ad-.anccj bear evidence o;' the-grcat retreat. At Virton was found a nrot salv.i" dump, where ions of clothlnt;. gas in;u"s and hchnels had been thrown by the (jr-mu (jr-mu i-i t roopS. A road near Si. Legcr 0or which the correspondent diove jn;u behind the evacuating evac-uating armies was .r-:o riiickly covered w.i Ii big i; on G.u-ma ii h.a.ninS that a l time.-; they in:erf..ued with P.. onerHtlnu ot his awoinuciic. M'.'Ac.n-, it v-as not I'rc lilter nf a i.ai liefie., thai one s;nv. e,e-i that of a -iiso.-c i 1 .-(treat under p.i-"e:u:; o; ; itrtd. u :. "te;: r t enc t foe, who v. i-ome. T":c , otmr- . vn--:;,)v uynuiH.i n sin. ig c0T. ;ar; to h.i ; ."...mhl over- in-so in-so man;.- yvars. 'I'hc Ameih-ans vamped today hi : ov: r... iv.om of which bear no trace o" warfare. Her-e and there was one 'which should evidenre of the fighting at the time the Frem-'h a rtemptd to check t he German march through Meiniurn. In niorl of the louns cerv V.ous: was intact. Amng : he except ions a re 1 ,ongi;yon n rift Montmedy. Mont-medy. where a few torn bnildinns tdl rf French and American air raids, and aerutl (Continued ojila ro Tour.) 'YANKEES III ' GERMAN FRONTIER (Continued from Pago One.) photographs of which have long oeen on file at American 'headquarters. The roads over which the Americans traveled are in excellent condition, due to their distance hack of the former German lines and the limited use made by the enemy of motor trucks. This, coupled with the almost constant work upon the roads hy t he Germans, kepi them in a condition almost eipial to those of FYance before the war. The retreating army left on the roads dozens of steam rollers, which had been working almost to the day of its departure. Although .early victims of the war, Be!- gium's inhabitants in this quarter appear better off today than the French civilians a few miles back. When the American army entered Virion, Vir-ion, restaurants were being operated and demands for coffee brought, not only this commodity, but also sugar and cream to go with it. Meat was scarce. One meat dealer told how the Germans entered his shop on the night t hey left ojjd threw part of his stock into the street. But he . had some left, including smok . a hams, when the Americans entered. Shops Better Stocked. The shops arc bolter slocked than those In the French towns the same distance back of hie line. Women's dot hing, ranging from the lacy and befrilled to smartly tailored garments, is prominently displayed in the windows, while tobacconists tobaccon-ists have their'showcases filled with various vari-ous brands of cigarettes and cigars. The wine shops have not such varied stocks as in France, but just as abundant; much of it is champagne. The civilians in Virton and other villages vil-lages tell stories of German arrogance and oppression, but tnles of atrocities are few. Apparently 1 hose Germans who were in power in that part of Helgium ruled sternly, but not viciously, after the early part of the war. Felt Terrible Grip. T,eger is one ofihe places that felt the terrible grip of the German hand In 1 lie first year "of wa rfa re. It was there tha t 100 civilians were executed. When the Americans began pouring into Virion, the largest of the reocciipied towns, the inhabitants bad nothing too good for them. Flags of the aliied nations na-tions flew from almost every house front, side by side with the ' Belgian colors, while women, especially the vounger ones, appeared in their Sunday finery in honor of the occasion. The mayor had a busy role as official host. Women and children gathered about the men in khaki, regardless of rank, the enlisted en-listed man receiving almost as much attention at-tention as. he who wore the insignia of rank. Cried and Smiled. Old women cried while they smiled, and choked over expressions of greetings and lhaiiks. Aged men spent the day in the streets shaking hands with American soldiers, sol-diers, while children followed about, eager for a glance or a word from the strange beings whom they addressed alternately in German and French, not comprehending comprehend-ing why they were not understood. Fut they did comprehend the unusual and unheard of manner of their own re-cepiion. re-cepiion. American soldiers lifted the little lit-tle ones to their shoulders, bought them chocolates and did their best to entertain them. Two tots of about four years watched t he marching troops from the seat of a motorcycle sidecar which was parked by the roadside, and a boy h year older sat on the driver's seat "guarding" it for a dispatch rider, who was getting a cup of coffee near by. Civilians Gathered. At Ft. Tes;er all the civilians gathered in the main street an hour before the troops marched in. One old man bore the flag of his country and behind him was a small, hastily recruited brass band. When the troops arrived the crowds shouted themselves hoarse. The old man's flag was saluted by the officers of the American command. Children began lo race after the marching march-ing columns. Crowds gathered about every , detach men t. The mayor opened his house and insisted upon serving wine and offering his hospitality to any American Amer-ican who would lodge with him. There, as in towns further back, was mt the unending stream of returning prisoners. Prisoners of war. soldiers of almost every allied nation, tramped toward to-ward the advancing American line. Most of them were in fair physical condition, even if grotesquely dad. All are being sent to the rear for classification and transportation to their own armies or to their homes. German Amusements. The Germans had one hospital in Virton. Vir-ton. When they found it inconvenient to evacuate all the patients, some were left, the civilians agreeing to care for them. The mayor's proclamations calling upon the inhabitants to care for the sick, feed the prisoners of war and returning civilians civil-ians were posted prominently about the c;ty. alongside German orders regulating riots In Fad en and Wuert tern berg. Thev guest. When the other Americans arrived rcsta nrnnts for officers and others for mn. Reside them appeared thentre bills of concerts and vaudeville. The Germans Ger-mans were not without amusement wherever wher-ever they stayed, and motion picture shows and theatres are preparing to open tonight. It lias been suggested that the apparent prosperity of the villages entered, as indicated in-dicated by the quantities of food In the restaurants, may not be wholly real, and that nerhfps it is due more to the fact Hint the Germans had seen to it th;it the restaurants and shops they patronized were well cared for. What were seen by the Americans, after all, were but limited lim-ited stocks. |