The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-30
American General Received
In France as Hero, Says
A. II. Mcdonald.
WAR NOT YET HOME
TO STATES, HE SAYS
Tourist Use Of Railroads. In
dicates Attitude Over
Here.

Like conquering hero. come te
save France from destruction, the
Parisians received General "Blach
Jack" Pershing upon his arrival, &C.
cording to A. II. Mcdonald, graduate
Of the State University, who arrived in
Missoull Friday night from France
where he had been for several months
Mr. Mcdonald left the United States
in the spring OF 1916 and has been
representing tho rio Tinto Copper
company OF England. in Spain and
France for the past two years.
"Old Frenchmcn told me that never
before has a man been received with
such a show Of patriotism and APP
preciation as marked the coming Of
General Pcrshing." said Mr. Mcdonald
last night Paris looked like an
American city on the Fourth Of July
and the crowds Of the city actually
went wild when the American general
arrived.
His Name on Every Lip.
General Pershing's reception was
the best that Paris could afford. The
whole city was his and his .name was
on the lips OF every resident Of the
city for many days afterwards. Peo-
pie fairly fought with one another to
get an opportunity to see the general,
and every member Of his staff was
received like q king" i,
Frsroh Troops Confident.
While In France Mr. Mcdonald was
within Is miles Of the front, and he
declared last night that the French
troopS wcrein good condition and were
confident that victory would only be
a matter OF few months after the
American troops arrived. He told
the railroads that are being built to
the front by American railroad en-
gineers and how everything was be-
ing prepared for the rushing of Amer
lean soldiers to the front Immediately
upon their arrival in France.
There will be no delay such as was
experienced by France during the
opening months of the war;" said Mr..
Railroads have been
laid out and every convent
ence is being arranged for the Amer
lean soldiers who will take upon them
selves the burden of the fighting on
tho western front.
Americans Not Vet Awake.
Americans yet do not realize that
they are in the war An instance of
this is shown in the large tourist
travel on the railroads when the cntS-
gies Of the transcontinental lines
should pc turned over to the hauling
OF freight. In England or France no
one can ride on a train without a
permit showing that his business Is
urgent"
Saw London Air Raid.
While In London Mr.. Mcdonald
witnessed the air raid OF June l5. lie
told Of the Is areoplanes that cirt.let
over the city. dropping bombs like hail
upon the city and Of the inability OF
tho English gunncrs to score any hits
upon the raiders that were circing
over the city
,,. Met No Submarines.
The trip home across the Atlantic
was uncvchtful so far as submarine
attacks were concerned" Mr.. kicI,on.
aid said. Tho passenger list was
made up mostly Of mon and We slept
with life preservers fastened to us.
The ship Travelled III u zigzaE course
and sometimes. II would double back
on it's course. II took his 1: days,
where. II generally takes seven days
to make the trip"
Mr.. Mcdonald spent great deal Of
his time In Spain and reports that
are bad so far as tho food
supply IL concerned. lIe declared that
tho food shortage. coupled with In
tcrnal discord. placed the entire coun-
try In n dangcrDuS economic state
From southern Spain to Paris Mr.,
Mcdonald travelled by railroad and he
said last night thnt the crops in
southern France looked far better than
he expected. He said that many
women were working In the fields but
that tho falms looked prosperous.
Mr.. Mcdonald will spend a few
weeks in Missoula visiting with his
Mr.. and Mrs. A, p. NC.
Donald.