The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-05
To Begin Training for TAX
ing Their Place on the
Western War Front
WHOLE EXPEDITION
WILL ARRIVE JULY Is
Battalion in Paris Given a
Tremendous Ovation
Yesterday

Paris, July 5.-The battalion of Amer
lean troops which paraded in Paris yes
terday has gone to the permanent Ameri
can training camp. The other units OF
the first expeditionary force which are
now at French port will leave shortly
for camp instruction. 1t is expected
| that the entire expedition will be en-.
camped by July Is Major General Viii.
liam l.. Seibert will be in command
Great American Day in Paris.
All France celebrated the Fourth of
July. Paris turned out crowd that no
American city ever surpassed for size,
enthusiasm and profusion of Stars and
Stripes. The battalion of the American
infantry had its first official review and
was the center of the celebration.
Everywhere the American flag was
flying from public buildings, hotels and
residences and from automobiles, cabs
and carts, horses brides and the lapels
of pedestrians carried them.
The crowds began to gather early at
vantage points. Rue De Varenne was
choked long before eight O'Clock yester.
day morning when the Republican Cards
band executed field reveille under Gen.
Pershing's windows and all routes to-
ward the invalides were thronged even
before Pershing's men turned out
About the court of honor whert the
Americans were drawn up with a detach-
ment of French territorials the buildings
overfiowed with crowded humanity to the
roofs All around the khaki clad men
from the United States were trophies
and souvenirs Of war.German cannon,
airplanes, machine guns and many appli-
ances for burning suffocating gas. Be
hind them in the chapel separating the
court of honor from Napoleon's tomb
were German battle flags, trophies of
the Marine and Alsace beside Prussian
banners Of 1870.
There in the chapel before the tomb of
Napoleon, General Pershing received
American flags and banners from the
hands Of President Poincare. Almost the
entire history of the struggle of the |
French against the Germans looked down |
lpon the scene from paintings portray
ng heroic incidents in French battles |
rom Charemagne to Napoleon. There /
was sharp contrast between the khaki I
md plain, wide brimmed hats Of Perish |
ng's men and the gray dress of D'Artag-
lan's plumed musketeers and Napoleon's
,rcnadiers,
The enthusiasm of the vast crowd
cached its highest pitch when General
'ershing escorted by President Poincare,
Marshal Joffrc and other high French
lignitaries passed along reviewing the
inc of the Americans drawn up in square
ormations. Cheering broke out anew
when the American band struck up the
Marseilles," and again when the French
and played The Star Spangled Ban
Ter" and Pershing received the flags
rom the president.
give Les Americans; Vive Pershing; /,
i've Les Etats Unis." shouted over and
yer by the crowd, greeted the American
tandard bearers as they advanced.
The crowd that had waited three hours
0 witness the ceremony that was over
j Is minutes, surged toward the exit
heering franticaIly after the departing
americans and trying to break through
Gordon OF police troops Outside a
reater crowd that covered the entire
spanade OF the invalides took up the |
leers as Pershing's men marched away. |