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Show HUNS CREEPING TO FATHERLAND Whole of Army Is Slowly Moving to the Rear. - By The Associated Press. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES ON THE ME USE AND MOSELLE. Nov. 13. (6 p. in.) Germany's army was moving-slowly moving-slowly nlong Its whole front toward the rear today. Tho American forces remain exactly where they were when tlio armistice went into effect. So far as known ut the American army headquarters no disposition disposi-tion has beon displayed to block at any point that part of the agreement providing pro-viding for the withdrawal of the German troops. It is realized that the reversing of the gears of the great broken German machine will not be simple. There would have been no surprise among the American officers had - the German front remained almost unchanged, but already there appears to have been left Immediately In front of the Americana Ameri-cana little more than-a fringe of soldiers, in some places even that line has been withdrawn so far that the army men on this aide do not know its location. The Germans reluctantly abandoned their efforts to continue fraternization where the lines still were in proximity, but threats to hold as prisoners anyone approaching the American lines practically stopped their visits. Behind the American line the activity of the supply trains continued today, and the troops mobilized at the f ront settled down to routine duty. There was an Increasing In-creasing number of leaves of absence, however, and -the towns In the rear where the troops were stationed were gayer than at any time since the beginning of the war. The celebration that began Monday night gathered momentum, instead of showing signs of- abating. |