Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-07-11
GLORIOUS FOURTH IN FRA NOE
All Paris Turns Out to Celebrate
Americas Holiday.


brated the Fourth OF July. Pagis
turned out a crowd that no American
city ever surpassed for size. enthusi-
asm and profusion Of Stars and
Stripes.
battalion Of the first American
expeditionary force about to leave for
training behind the battle front had
it's first official review in France and
about the center OF the celebration.
Everywhere the American flag was
ilying 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 Varcnne
was choked long before o'clock this
:norning when the Republican guards
band executed field reveiIle under
Gen. Pcrshing's windows AMI all
routes toward the Invalides we're
thronged even before Pcrshing's men
turned out. About the Court of
Honor, where the Americans were
drawn up with detachment of
French territorlals the buildings
overflowed to the roofs.
Trophies Of War.
All around the khaki-clad n,nn from
the United States we're trophies and
souvenirs OF war, German cannon,
airplanes, machine guns and many
appliances for burning suffocating
gas. BEHIND them in the chapel sep
arating the Court Of Honor from Ma
poleon's tomb we're German battle
flags. trophies OF the Marne and AL
SAGE beside Prusslan banners Of
1870.
There In the chapel before the
tomb Of Napoleon, Gen. Pershing re-
ceived American flags and banners
from the hands Of President Poin-
care. Almost the entire history Of
struggles Of the French against the
Germans looked down upon the scene
from paintings portraying heroic in
cidents In French battles from
Charlemagno to Napoleon. There
was sharp contrast between the
khaki and plain, wide-brimmed hats
Of Pershing's men and the gay dress
of D'Artagnan' plumed musketeers
and Napoleon's grenadiers.
The enthusiasm of the vast crowd
reached its highest pitch when Gen.
Pershing, escorted by President
Poincare. Marshal Joffre and other
nigh French dignataries, passed
along reviewing the line. Of the
Americans drawn up in square for
nations. Cheering broke out anew
when the American band struck up
the "Marseillaisc,' and again when
tho French band played the Star
Spangled Banner" and pershing re-
ceived the flags from the President.
"Nive les Americans. vive Per-
shing, vive les Estates Uni. " shout
ed over and over by the croi greet
they advanced
Crowds Chccrcd Frantically.
The crowd that had waited three
hours to witness the ceremony that
was over In fifteen minutes surged
toward the exit, cheering frantically
after the departing Americans and
trying to break through a Gordon Of
police troops. Outside greater
crowd than covered the entire Es-
planade Of the Inyalides took ND the
cheers as Pershing's men marched
away.
The crowd in the Court OF Honor
tried to follow the soldiers, but the
throng outside was so dense and the
exits so small that 1t was half an
hour before the people could get out.
The Cour de la Refine, from Alexan-
der Bridge to the Place de la Con-
corde was black with people. all Of
whom seemed to want to rush up to
the men and embrace them as they
marched by.
When the last man had passed,
great crowds surged from both sides
to the middle of the street, breaking
through the police military guards
and blocking traffic for a long time
behind the marching column.
More people were massed in the
Tuilerias Gardens than on the Es-
plande des Inyalidcs. Few Of them
could get a glimpse Of the parade,
but all joined in tremendous out
the Republican Grand Band an