El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-16
LONDON HAPPY
AFTER PARADE
American Troops Marching
Electrifies Capital Into
Wild Enthusiasm.

London. Eng. Aug. l6.-The
narade OF American soldiers in
London yesterday divides with the
new Lens battle and the pope's peace
proposal the most prominent column
in this mornings newspapers, the de
scrfptioa Of the march and incidents
thereof fUng. in some papers. three
columns. The picture papers display
many scenes of marching Americans
at various points of the route
Yesterday is a day TO be marked
with white stone in Enelands and
Americas history" says the Morning
Post
Brftishers are not demon strative
and the movements OF their own AID
even colonial troops through London
during the war have Not aroused The
people. but they let themselves 80 yes
terday and. as the editor OF the SPEC
tstor predicted. their cheers almost
made the buildings rocH- American
flags were displayed everywhere on
government offices. business houses
and residences and many people wore
American colors-
King Reviews Troops
King George. queen Mary. dowager
queen Alexandra and other royalties
reviewed the parade iu the courc fac-
ing Buckingham palace. American
ambassador Page and vice admiral
Sims reviewed the parade from the
American embasSv- The British cab
met adjourned IFS meeting 10 watch
the Americans march through Waite
hall
The guard OF honor was composed
NJ a detachment Of 100 Scots guards
and the marchsrs We're attended at
the palace by all the famous guard
bands. English. Scotch and Irish They
escorted the parade PLAYING American
tunes 10 Trafalgar square W1era sew
eral hundred wounded British sol
dfe-s had seats. This was the scene
OF the greatest demoustra tlnU.
MILLIONS Of Londoncrs Cheer
Millions Of T.ondouerS. many o. them
waving American flags Cheered them
selves Ioarsn until the Americans de-
rarted The streets were banked sol
idly with spectators hours before the
march began
When the troops swung into rs nife-
hall roar Of cheers was started j.
continued all along the route Al-
traffic was stopped. Windows and
roofs were crowded.
King SaIutes L. :. Flag
The greatest crowd Eathersd m
front OF Buckingham palace The
king. accompanied by the queen. the
household staff and officers took his
place ar the gate The Americans
then filed past eyes left, officers Z
salute. while the bands played and
the cheering and waving Of flags
continued AS The first stars and
Stripes passed with the ranks the
king and his party raised their hands
fin salute. The flag was dipped and
the crowd ruared approval so NiEor-
ously that the king was forced 10
smile As each flag passed the king
sa1uted and the enthusiasm Of the
crowds became almost uncomfortable
Troops Eat in Park.
After the review the Americans
camped temporarily on the park near
the palace There they rested and
had lunch. after which they resumed
the march through the city. the
earlier scenes being repeated Later
they departed from waterloo station
The evening newspapers united in
praise OF the American soldiers Tbs
Standard displayed on the front PAGE
the large headlines Sons OF The Pill
Erims Back i'm London under which
Men OF n Definite Type.
"They are q distinct set Of men NJ
2 definite r-pe- I'm the snap Of the
eve and the expression or the mouth
there is. something distinctly United
States"
The Westminster Gazette observes.
The procession brought home
wildly 20 London the fact that We
have great new all
A picturesque feature Of the visi;
Of the Americans was the open air
luncheon served in Green park. which
is the center Of the fashionable sec
ti0n. overlooked by BUckingha
I palace on one side and the Picaduly
clubs and DucaI residences on the
other sides. Hundreds Of tables with
white clothes were spread and hun
dreds of mattresses attended the sol
die-s. whose arms were stacked
about the tables
Civil War Veterans Join In
While they ate. thousands Of per-
sons gazed on the troops through the
+ iron ratings around the park and tho
windows of all the clubs and the
/ residences were filled with spectators
T Whenever English girls could get
near enough to the soldiers they
pleaded for buttons or regimentaI
. badges as souvenirs. They got many
OF them
Just before the Americans left Lon
/ don taxicabs filled with old men fell
T in behind the procession. They bore
big banners inscribed "Loudan divis-
I ion. T. s. civil War Veterans" The
veterans stood up in the cabs and
/ cheered. the hindmo-t troops re-
/ spending
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