New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-06

/ Million Persons CHeeT
u. S. Troops in Paris
AT Fourth Celebration
Paris. July 4. (delayed).-The great
est crowd the French capital has ever
known turned out to-day to watch ana
cheer the picked battalion OF "ledd'es'
"a tho Parisians insist on calling the
American troops, swinging through the
boulcvards with fower-crowned rms
in the Independence Day celepra'lo"'
The statement is made on tne 81
thorftv OF police officials fanl.,'ar W.. WI
nrcvious demonstrations. lheg sd"
hat at least . million persons mus
have seen the parade along the me %
march. Though July 4 is not REM"
holiday, banks, the stock eHchanEe'
stores and factories allowed thelr en-
nloycs TO leave their work and shouI
greeting to the American soldiers.
When the 230th Regiment OF french
territorials. with its band, escorted 'he
battalion picked from the regiments o!
United States infantry into the court
Of honor. the court, the arcades ana
tho corridors Of the Invalides resounded
With the prolonged reclamation OF
/ massed spectators that LETT Just room
enough for the troops to form hoIio"
square.
Standing in the centre were descen-
dants Of soldiers Of the American Rev
olution. with fanions in United States
colors and the colors Of a major gen
cral of the United States army-a flag
of red ground with two silver stars -
embroidered by French women, and
American veterans who fought with
the French IN the war OF 1870, with the
flag Of the American volunteers IN tho
French Foreign Legion. Inmates OF
the Soldiers Home. erect and sodierly
in spite Of their gray hairs. stood be.
hind as a guard Of honor. Along
side WAS delegation from lie Puy,
the nearest city 20 the birthplace of
General Lafayette, carrying a lace
adorned flag TO be presented TO the
American troops.
The head Of every spectator was
uncovered precisely at 9 o'clock, when
. the American band struck up the "Mar
seillaise." The Simultaneous appearance
Of President Poincare. General Perish
ing. General Jofre. American Ambas-
sador Sharp AID other dgnitares at
the entrance of the building was the
signal for tremendous cheering, which
continued until the official party passed
the troops in review.
Flags Presented to Americans
Hats were off again and an i'm
pressive silence prevailed when the
fanions and flags were presented TO
the American troops. General Perish
ing was grave and apparently moved
General Noix, governor of the In
valides, received the flag from the
American Foreign Legion for the war
museum.
The colonel commanding the Ameri-
can battalion advanced and saluted
President Poincsre. The bands began
playing and the cheering broke out
again as President Poncare shook
hands with the members Of the official
party as the troops began TO file out Of
the Court of Honor
An airplane circing a few hundred
feet overhead followed the line Of
march some distance. Thousands Of
French soldiers on leave from the front
were among the masses of people along
the route. Other hundreds of French
soldiers in trench work uniforms.
stained and dingy. joined the marching
troops and continued for miles. Some
of them wore handages on their Leads
and others had their arms in sings
from recent wounds.
The crowds removed their head cover
ings in salute to the Stars and Stripes
rs the colors passed along.
Children from all the primary
schools in the quarter were given the
-. 4
Daumesnil there were thousands of
them calling. Teddy" Teddy"
TEDDY" and throwing flowers.
Praised Soldiers Appearance
French military men frequently com
mented on the appearance of the Amer
lean soldiers, their snappy marching
gait and their soldierly air
The mounted Republican Guard joined
the escort near the City Hall, where the
parade was reviewed by the municipal
council. General Pershing and his
staff were received there at the same
time.
At Picpus Cemetery, where General
Lafayette is buried, the American
troops passed through the arched gate
way to the old convent, where they
rested IN tho large garden. In the little
ihl lhl giNAliA suypiHAlb htlt
three or four hundred persons, includ-
ing prominent Americans and French
men.
II. Cleveland Coke, as delegate Of
the Sons Of the American Revolution
from the Empire State Society, placed
a wreath on the plain stone slab above
the grave Of General Lafayette in the
presence Of Ambassador Sharp, General
Porshing and Marshal Joffre. Others
grouped about were Brand Whitlocs,
American Minister TO Belgium; Minis
ter Of War Painleve, the Marquis dc
Chambrun and Generals Dubail and
Pellcticr.
Ambassador Sharp. Minister Whit
lock, NJ Painleve and Colonel Stanton,
the latter representing General Per
shing, made addresses. General Per-
shing himself, who occupied one OF the
few seats about the tomb, said:
II had intended TO say nothing. but
feel so deeply the significance of this
occasion that | do not desire it to pass
without some expression on my part"
Then he spoke earnestly of the de-