The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-05
FRENCH CHEER
PERSH|NG'S men
American Troops Parade in Paris
at Fourth of July CeIe-
brati0n. !
TO START TRAINING SOON
French Wildly Acclaim Gratitude to
America in Notable Demonstra-
tion for Yankees-Ovation
for Commander.

Paris, July 5.-Paris went wild with
enthusiasm yesterday In acclaimfng
Its gratitude to America. It's millions
cheered themselves hoarse as bat
TALON Of General Pershing's bronzed
veterans swung along In parade, eag-
erness to get at the foe appearing in
every snappy step. They cheered
again, SO thunderously that the whole
city seemed a roar, as they espied
Genetal Pershing himself and their
own idol, Papa" Joffre, hurrying in
an automobile through the streets.
A battalion Of the First American
expeditionary force about to leave for
training behind the battle front had
Its first official review in France and
was the center of the celebration.
U. s. Flags Everywhere.
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 crowd began to gather early at
vantage points. Rue de Varenne was
choked long before eight o'clock in the
morning when the Republican guards
band executed field reveille under
General Pershing's windows and all
routes toward the Invalides were
thronged even before Pershing's men
turned out.
About the court of honor, where the
Americans were drawn up with a de-
tachment of French territOrials, the
buildings overfiowed with crowded hui
manity to the roofs. ALI around the
khaki-clad men from the United States
were trophies and souvenirs Of war
German cannon, airplanes, machine
guns and many appliances for burning
suffocating gas Behind them, in the
chapel separating the court of honor
from Napoleon's tomb, were German
battle flags, trophies Of the Marne
and Alsace, beside Prussian banners Of
1870.
At NapoIeon's Tomb.
There in the chapel before the tomb
of Napoleon, General PershiEg received
American flags and banners from the
hands Of President Poincare.
The enthusiasm of the vast crowd
reached It's highest pitch when Gen.
eral Pershing, escorted by President
Poincare, Marshal Joffre and other
high French dignitaries, passed along
reviewing the lines of the Americans
drawn up III square formations. Cheer
ing broke out anew when the Amerf-
can band struck up the "Marseillaise,"
and again when the French band
played the "Star-Spangled Banner"
and Pershing received the flags from
the president.
Crowd Cheers America
"Vive les Americans, vive Pershing,
vive les Etats Unis," shouted over and
over by the crowd greeted the Amer
lean standard-bearers as they adj
vanced.
The crowd that had waited three
hours to witness the ceremonies that
were over In Is minutes surged toward
the exit cheering frantically after the
departing Americans, and trying to
break through a Gordon of police
troops. Outside a greater crowd that
covered the entire esplanade Of the
Invaldes took up the cheers as Per-
shin's men marched away.
When the American troops arrived
at their barracks they were greatly
pleased by their assignment to quar-
ters In a five-story building, mainly
constructed Of stone, which they will
occupy exclusively.
After arms were stacked and sup
plies properly stored the French SOL
diers served an excellent luncheon at
noon.
During the afternoon the army
Young Mems Christian association took
the soldiers on a sightseeing tour
through Paris, using motor trucks as