Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-11
MARSHAL JOFFRE
VISITS HISTORIC
NEWBURGH HOUSE
French General Sees Place
Where Washington and
Lafayette Planned De-
feat of the British.

Newburgh, n. Y, May 11.-Into the
modest little frame house from which
General Washington directed the de-
feat of the British nearly a century
and a half ago, there stepped today a
| second great fighter for freedom,
Marshal Joffre.
He paused silently on the threshold
and stood at rigid salute a full minute.
Behind him stood great crowd led
| by 5000 school children.
In the distance loomed Storm King
mountain, standing sentinel over the
ancient scene of battle. To one side,
the silver ribbon of the Hudson tum-
/ tween Newburgh and West Point,
which Washington laced with chains
to block the British progress up the
stream.
CHEERS FROM THE CROWD.
A warm spring sun flooded the i'm
pressive scene and the spell was
broken only by the roar of cheers
from the crowd as Marshal Joffre en-
tered the house.
Accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel
Crosby. official representatives of the
war department, Lieutenant Colonel
Faber, his personal aide, Lieutenant de
Tessau, and American army officers,
Papa" Joffre made a tour OF the
headquarters house and re-appeared
to be surrounded by the children.
His answer to their shrill cheers was
to lift two or three of them in his
arms and kiss them on the cheek.
With Governor Whitman on one
side and Mayor J. D. Wilson on the
other, the stocky, Joffre. standing be-
fore the entrance to the house where
Washington and Lafayette conferred
on their revolutionary war plans, re-
ceived the gold medal struck for him
and paid for with the 5000 school
children's pennies.
FAREWELL RECEPTION.
Having practically completed their
task of showing America how 1t can
best help the European allies win the
world war, the French and British
battle missions will join forces here
tonight to commemorate the historic
parleys in national farewell recep-
tion at the Waldorf.
The war commissioners are going
home.
No one knows for publication pre-
cisely when or how. Minister yiviani
of the French commission and British
Foreign Secretary Balfour of the Eng
lish party will return with their staff
to their home governments. The day
of departure is not far distant
PLEASED WITH RESULTS,
Both commissions have privately
expressed themselves as highly pleased
with the results of the world war con-
ference, In which they have taken
part during the last few weeks. They
feel that America has got everything
they need and has given, or arranged
to give, everything they have asked.
Both groups return home with
Americas cash in hand, with the
promise of food. munitions and ship
ping at once-and fighting men as
soon as may be.
WARFARE ON u-BoATs.
The triangular conferences are be-
lieved practically to have completed q
system of anti-submarine warfare
which will wipe out the submarine /
menace. This is understood to be the |
coordination of the system in effect
before America got in. and the addi-
tion of certain secret American inven-
tions.
Perhaps the biggest event on today's
program is Marshal Joffre's visit to the
military academy at West Point There
the hero Of the Marne will review the
cadets.