The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-23
BRITISH COMMISSION FINDS
WARM WELCOME IN CAPITAL:
VISITORS CLOSELY GUARDED
Arthur ]. Bafour and His Associates Arrive
in Washington After Secret Trip Across
Atlantic and From Canada Southwark

and cnvelor'd the party. The troops
were disposed so as to afford the en-
ttomc mcusure' of protection to the
visitors.
AS the party started on its way up
, Massachusetts avenue the crowds
burst into cheers aud applause to which
Hafour and the others responded by
bowling right and left The route lay
| up Massachusetts avenue to Sixteenth
! street. the stately thoroughfare for
some years known officially as 'Av-
enuc Of the Presidents" to the palatial
| MacNcagh homestead just beyond the
| crest of a hill and within a few hun
| drod yards of the French embassy
| building.
| Jusserand Salutes.
Passing the latter, the visitors were
| greeted by Ambassador Jusserand.
| who, with Madame Jusscrand and the
fun staff Of the embassy. salutcd them
from the portco over the entrance.
| Tn" salute was returned by the entire
party.
Tho only incident which served to
mar the occasion in the least occurred
| when a horse Of one of the troops
slipped on tho street surface and
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rounded by secrecy and safety nrc-
cautions never before cuun1led in this
country.
Tive British commissioners stole Sc
crciIy away from England April II ON
Il fast Cruiser rro,,ctcd in every nos
&Inic u.lr frurn German spies who
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' submarines. The VOYAGE WAS entirely
unrycntuI and the party arrived ot
Halifax Friday. Crossing to st, John.
} Il special tram tool, them to th, little
Canadian town ar NrAtams t,st
across the international bridge, which
Warren Horn. II former German of.
fIorr attempted to blow up
Mranwhilo. the American rpccp,jon
committee slipped out of WASHINGTON
Hast Sunday night under the imnres
sion that the British party had started
y two days earlier than they did 4
+ fivr-car train with steam up. stood at
T. the station from Monday until Friday
J afternoon, when the word came from
a uallfn& which sent them on a night
ride t" tn" border
Meeting IN Border Town.
Eurl& Sunday morning the Marty ar.
rived nt tho little frontier town of
IS NUmc"luru The American officials.
, With the army and navy represent
atiVrH in uniform, descended TO a dinrv
., ana deserted station platform in n.
thick cold mist. News of tho distin-
%UiShcd GUESTS arrival soon brought n
small crowd Of rlilro,d workers farm,
+ ors ana lrrnch-C Car.ulians, reinforced
d by q squad of Youngsters, who camo
/" marching up with three worn Amcri-
can flags
y re these mudo,I surrou,dirv, ,no
'- special train which had gone ON to Nc
y Adam returned two hours later, hear
ii ing Englnnd's eminent statesmen.
u In less then 10 minutes the train
II was under way for the capita1
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