The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-06
AMERICANS IN PARIS
CELEBRATE FOURTH
American Troops March in
Parade and French Make
Welkin Ring.

A dispatch from Paris early in the
week stated that Paris is going to
make Wednesday the most glorious
Fourth i'll history. It's to be "Am-
erica day" General Pershing has
of course drawn lots of cheers, but
what's going to happen on the Fourth
OF July will make the welkin ring.
There are plenty of American SOL
diers in Paris now; plenty of navy Of
ficers. But the spectacle of serried
ranks of Frances latest defenders
marching is one that will be saved for
July 4.
Arrangements were completed with
General Pershing's approval today
for the dispatch to Paris on Indepen-
dence Day a full battalion of Amcri-
can "Sammies"-in regulation march,
ing order. They will exhibit their
steps to the Partisan populace.
They are due in Paris early Tues
day morning and from that time until
they depart, probably on July 5, Par
is proposes to show them the finest
time ever.
But the American parade is to be
only one part Of the celebration.
There will be speeches and special
amusements-and back of it all the
solid, heartfelt gratitude of France,
expressing itself to its newest ally.
First news of the American troops
arrival was heralded by the biggest
headlines Paris newspapers have used
in many a day. Unoftcially, the ar
rival of the first contingent had been
known for several days but anounce-
ment was withheld to insure safety
of other transport units.
French editorial writer's outdid
themselves inwelcoming the Ameri.
cans.
France cheers the vanguard Of the
great army coming to help France
and the allies in their immense task"
declared L'Intransegeant.
"The first American contingent is
landing in France, to associate the
stars of its flag with the standards of
the allies in unity for liberty of the
people," said La Liberte. ut is the
new worlds supreme conservation. It
shows the justice Of our cause and
gives assurance of our future victory.
We salute the proud stars of the new
flag, and welcome it to France"
La Presse says: "The appearance Of
American troops is the first realiza-
ton of Americas help. Those who
have arrived are the vanguard of an
army whose numbers are unlimited
an organization whose dash, power
and courage are equal to any. His
tory will remember the day when the
descendants of Washington crossed
the ocean to serve the cause of liberty
the same cause in which our ances-
tors helped them
"Thc great new world democracy
does not do things by halves" assert
ed the Journal des Debats. at en-
ters the conflict with full realization
and with full resolution. They will
neglect nothing, spare nothing to at
tain those aims Americas help will
be decisive.
"Seventy-five days after Americas
entrance in o the war, Americans ar
rived at the European firing linc--not
with q modest vangua rd-which was
the most optimists dared hope for
but with strong forces whose success
in crossing alone is the .cruelest set
back to the German submarine cam
paign. The achievement surp23se3
any reasonable thing that could have
been wished in such a brief time,
when the time in which England PIE
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