The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-09-12
NATION AND ALLIES
HONOR SELECTED men
Washington Cheers Itself Hoarse
As President Marches
In Great Parade.

WaShlngtOn.-1ne PRESIDENT anu
Congress of the United States and
the allied nations, thru their diplo-
matte representatives, joined in pay
ing honor to the men selected from
the District of Columbia for service
in Americas national army raised
for the battle for democracy.
Washington, long used to glitter
ing professions, to the blare and noise
of inaugurals, opened its eyes and
cheered itself hoarse at the specta-
Gle. For two hours, while in other
cities thruout the Nation other thou
sands moved over the irst part Of
the long road that may lead to
French battlefields, Pennsylvania Az
enue heard the tramp of marching
men, the mingle of spurs and the
rumble of artillery.
About $4,000 men, women and
children passed a reviewing stand be-
fore the White House where the
President and his guests watched the
parade. More than half of the long
line was in uniform.
From the corner of Fifteenth street
where Pennsylvania Avenue turns
around the Treasury, the long mile
to the foot of Capitol Hill was one
stream of flags in the breeze and
sparkling under a cloudless Septem-
Der sky. The President and those in
the stand with him were kept at sa-
lutte continually. No one of the doz-
ems of officers of foreign armies and
navies overlooked the tribute due the
emblem of the great republic that
has lined up on their side to make
the world safe for the principles on
which it was founded.
Wilson Heads Parade.
President Wilson himself, eyes 20
the front stepping out like a freshly
trained recruit, marched at the head
of the long line surrounded by COM
mittee of citizens which arranged the
parade. Behind him in unbroken
ranks came most of the members of
the Senate and House, in such a trib-
ute as they probably never have Civ
en- on any occasion in the long years
since this country became a Nation.
When he reached the White House,
the President left the ranks and took
his place in the stand by Mrs. Will
son. 1t was the second time he had
gone afoot over Pennsylvania Ave-
nue.. The first was when he led the
preparedness parade before the Unit
ed States went to war. Most of the
members of the Cabinet, the Japan
ese Mission, Ambassadors Spring
Rice, of Great Britain, Jesserand, of
France; Minister Calderon, of Bolivia,
and dozens of officers in uniforms of
the armies of the nations that are
fighting Germany were in the stand
with them. All stood for the two
hours with eyes steady on the spec
tacle. The President sat grim and
unsmiling most of the time, watch
ing intently while all trappings of
war came by.
Seventy Senators i'm Line.
At the head of the Senate division
came Senators Nelson and Warren, of
the Union army. and Martin and
Bankhead, who fought on the side
of the Gray in the Civil War, and
with them marched Senators Cham
berlain. chairman of the Military
Committee, and Lodge, ranking Re-
publican of the Naval Committee.
There were seventy Senator'S in line
and only few were absent who were
not sick or unable to make the long
trip.
The House turned out hundreds of
its membership. headed by Speaker
Clark and "Uncle Joe" Cannon.