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Show brSSeVs They Are Billeted in Towns 20 Miles East of Coblenz, on Rhine. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF OCCUPATION, Dec. 15. (By The Associated As-sociated Press) The objoctlves of the American army of occupation were reached Sunday at various points. Spreading out like a great fan, the advanced units of the Americans took up their positions along the boundary of a thirty-kilometer semi-circle, pivoting piv-oting on Coblenz. The 32nd division is occupying the bridgehead on the left, tho Second division' di-vision' comes next, while the First division di-vision is on the right of the Second division. Two French divisions are occupying a part of the bridgehead, their position on the oxtremo right of ! the Americans. As tho various detachments reached the boundaries of the bridgehead, the Infantrymen marched Into the towns behind bands playing spirited American Ameri-can airs. In some instances the bands gave concerts for the benefit of the ! natives while the infantrymen hustled about looking for quarters. The men of the bridgehead force, as j they reached the limits of the great arc Huring Sunday, began settling down for a rest after their hike from the battle line in France which began Just four weeks ago. Different units all along the line are in the occupied villages. vil-lages. The officers are using public buildings as headquarters, but are being be-ing billeted in hotels and private homes, Tho main body of troops is encamped en-camped just west of the bridgehead. The men spent Sunday in making themselves comfortable for an extended extend-ed stay on the bridgehead. The doughboys having reached their objectives are now asking each other "Where do we go from here?" |