The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-24
GRATITUDE SHOWN
BY BY.
Population Of Grand Duchy
Emphasizes Appreciation
by q Civic Parade.
CAPITAL is DECORATED
"Welcome to Americans, Sa-
viors of Our Dear OOun-
try," Is One Legend.
ny RAYMOND G. CARROLL.

ssecisi Cable Despatch 10 Tar srS and TIE
Public Ledger.
Copyright. 1918; oil ri0htN reserred.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF Ocou-
PATTON, Nov. 20 (by courier to Paris;
Nov 23).-Read up on historic Luxem-
burg, capital of the grand duchy OF the
same name. Then Close your eyes Snd
picture our war grimed. bronzed Ameri-
can soldiers in full marching order,
with steel helmets. with packs and rifles.
swinging down the golden leaved streets
OF this little marble city, the heart OF
"Little Switzerland" a nickname for the
duehy which has been successfully the
plsything for Germans, Spaniards, Aus
TRANS and French In a period OF eight
centuries. A buffer State. with an army
OF exactly 219 to defend its ESQ, 900 peo-
pld engaged in agriculture, in leather
and iron industries, upon 1000 square
miles of territory, Luxembourg wilted be-
fore the German army at the commence
ment OF the war.
Grand Duchess Receives Pershing.
On Tuesday the Germans departing
from France marched off, leaving Lux.
eniburg like n pansy bed from which a
crushing rock had been rolled away
Unon the Identical highroad between
Esach and Luxembourg where three days
before witnessed the passing out of
the German Fifth Army, infantry and ar
tilIery. on Thursday l beheld the en-
tr4nce into Luxembourg OF the American
Tffrd Army, doughboys and gunners.
Yhe white aigrettes of the beautiful
ana helpless legacy of the Old World
System were standing in the shadow of
tho military champion of the New World
ideals of government. BY a majority OF
only eight votes in the Chamber of
Deputies the Grand Duchess remt Fs on
her job as figurehead ruler and at an
annual salary of $4,000. She is sup
ported by the Clerical party and is OPP
bised: ~ anu A1'Oe' ais '0i'-
-Four younger sisters of the. Duchess
were absent Others with General
Pershing on the balcony were Major
Gems. John L. Hines, Preston =. Brown
ana Joseph ID. Dickman and Col. Carl
BOYD. Three civilians in black clothes
amp hats like Mennonites wear gave the
anair comic opera piquancy by loudly
ehbuting "Abdicate! abdicate!' Any
ono who knows Luxemburg does not fear
the possibility of revolution.
LED by Eighteenth Infantry.
And all the while the Eighteenth In
fantry, headed by Col. Charles X. Hunt,
kept marching past. Flowers fell upon
them and there was much cheering
from the dense crowds which greeted
them. The Eighteenth. the initial Amer
lean unit to enter the war north of Toul
Iast. January as part of the famous
First division, participated in every bat
tie OF Importance the Americans were
In, including the recent Argonne fighting,
OF, which Gen. Pershing in an ukplderi
says: ~!
rDuring the period from october r
to, October IL this division gained a dis
tance of seven kilometers (4la miles)
over country which presented not only
remarkable facilities for enemy defense
but great difficulties of terrain for the
operation of our troops. The division
met with resistance from elements OF
eight hostile divisions, most of which
we're, first class troops and some Of
which were completely rested. The
fighting was always f.of the most
desperate kind. Throughout the opera
tion officers and men displayed the high
est type of courage, fortitude and self
sacrificing devotion to duty in driving
a deep advance into the enemy's terri
tory and outfianking the enemy"
LITERALLY in Luxembourg our boys have
hopes of reward. The Fifth Field Artil-
Lefty heavies is in the First Division,
which division has been successfully