For a time, both the US and France celebrated each other's national holiday and it seemed that the Parisians devoted as much energy into organizing 4th of July parades as they did for their own 'Quatorze Juillet'. To be sure there were many other war-time parades held in Paris, along with charity drives for refugees, wounded soldiers and other worthy causes. The Armistice celebrations were an unplanned spontaneous event, rivaled half a year later in martial splendor by the grand Victory Parade on the 14th of July 1919. The following links contain excerpts from contemporary books and magazines dealing with the situation in Paris. Many books on Paris by war reporters were written because in the early days of the war, French authorities were extremely loath to allow reporters anywhere near the front-lines.
Needs be the reporters turned their energies to describing conditions in and around Paris.
Not the most exciting of events, but interesting nonetheless. Furthermore there is a wealth of photographic and illustrative material to be found in war-time magazines and books. A representative selection is available for viewing. Text Galleries Descriptions of Paris during the Great War taken from contemporary books and magazines.