Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
METZ MAD WITH JOY
AS FRENCH, LED BY
PETA|N, RE-ENTER
Marshal of France, on White
Charger, With Staff OF Allied
Officers, Leads Army
Into City.
CERMANS THERE GLUM

Metz Nov. 2I.-Thc historic event
ACCOMPLISHED Mt > O'Clock yesterday al
ternoon when Marshal Pctain, commander
in chief of the French armcS. madc ms
entry INTO Metz. the great stronghold OF
Lorraine and the pivot ot Germany ei-
fort to crush France, may hc Said more
than any other happening IL consccrate
the victory of the Alies in this war.
The occasion. in which the French
commander figured for the first time
rs a marshal of France. also gave rise
to one of the most picturesque demon
strationS ever carried out hy the people
of Lorraine From early III the morn
lnq an thc roads leading 10 Metz were
crowded with l.nrraincrs on their way
10 the city Ia ral>e thcir voices there for
Marshal rctaln and Tor France
fcor'c uaccG>toncd to any other
Tongue, than the German for years he
gan many days ago brushing up their
knowledge Of French IN preparation for
tins occasion. and although the na-
ioIitv Of the population undoubtedly HIS
= perfect acquaintance with no other
touglir than the German little ot that
language Wa heard III the streets YES
tcrdaN
Orher thing, German has disappeared
over night including Tic statues 81 the
German rulers. which had been hauled
down by the citizens. William | had
toppled over from the horse Of his cquco-
TRAN monument. while Frederick Ill,
who for many long wears had pointed
ircnacing finger at France from the
pedestal upon which he stood, had come
down with Il rope around hI> neck
FRENCH ~r,rt - DECORATED.
On the other hand flags wcrc allng
from the statues of frcnch heroes still
standing n Met
Thos" nrcpaatnn- utlc madc last
night after the Ienartt.r 81 the Ger
mans. and yesterday every inhahrtaut i.
the clty. a>cept those - German origin.
was out carIN In readiness u receive
Marshal Peiain TIA, marshal mad hl>
trrimliht entry vItL = ~fan !l"i
Offices II lie hcad ~ IL tamna~ Iron
DIVISION h, 5nth DIVISION 1T the -Gth
\rui, tarI-
long procession d Lorraine -oeu'te~
..ud ether Lrouis> neludrtG great
t!tlfnhcr ii alrl- tn a. national COSTUME
III Lorraine. mot thr mar@iai H thc.
Pert H. Franco AMI conducted hum p
triumph Ill thu F~planasie uhcr, -dr
rounded hv remarkable group ot gan
.rai~ and oth'r high officers Il. r.
viewed th, troops liat had earned the
hanof j, contributing ~ thr victories ~
France
TN. ,l.a u.4- our y. noiablr pnthn~i-
-,n taraughou u}irh ,i.-h f.ll,el tu di-
i,Iti,h Bands with torches appeared
= soon AS th, light began to fade. AMI
fihilant PROFESSIONS continued caYlv -
circulate through the town int'l tate
hour Mcaaullc from the French Lines
I'D around the fortress lher vs. dis
ilay ii fireworks which hriEhfiS lighted
ilr >ky. signal fuses and -tar >acil~
serving IL skvrockct~
,.ERNA> RESIDENTS eLrM
Ii would he untrue II say that all Met
1,as r.ty Yesterday \ considerable uJlm-
Ter Of Germans rcsnai,. here. Some IF thc~e
tried to plI, 4 eoad eoInfchancc au { ho
>itflatIou and .uln Ill thA hr.ne~ e1l. ot
,Ioor~. bu, tlrlg eiam faces Me-. na-tI>
seen from open windows p.trn1 otit
with CURIOSITY mingled with interest
Those Germans that Wcra at.t Wl-hln
the crowds were treated With ron~id
Grafton that prevented incidents
While The crowds we're waiting the ar
rival al lie marshal tho citizens gave
free yoirt IT, thcir sentiments hi their
newly recovered freedom aud pracficed
their newly acquired French IN rociicr-
.a> acclamatiou u the rcnch army
md the Allies Signaling the approach
j.. The marshal and H. accompanying
,.va!cadc. a,rplauc~ began flying ovt
-l,- town about o'clock. aId the a.r
Vas soon full oi miniature TncoleT flags
which their alruen dropped.
4 little later the cannon oi The iert~
round about the city, which had just
been taken over ny the French rll-
lcrx. began firing salute Of three ham
dred rounds The famous Cathedral
beH. the motto on which reads, ! an
nounce justice gave the signal for the
other bells III the city 10 peal forth
!. welcome To our Eberators as he
people OF Metz witt one accord call he
French and the allied armies today.
rET4l> y WHITE CHARGER
When Marshal Petalr appeared on The
Fsplanade mounted an flnc white
chargcr and followed bl tho entire gcu-
eral staff with American and BRUSH |
officer attached II -hnu went no that
drowned the nHirr of the dozen OF more /
airplanc- Hktug overhead. and tho crowd
Surged forward breaking he Inc II
guards III place. to ~ 3 gtmp~t af the /
victorious commander
Still mounted Alarsitai Petau sur
rounded bv brilliant group ~ gtncral- /
and superior otfIecr-. tooR up hl- ln-t-
lion in front of thc statue IF Marshal /
Nev to review the troops comprising lh,. !
seth DIVISION OF Infantry, witt IfS ari'-
lcrv. under General Pougu dctach-
nent OF the First Corps oI Cavalry au-
der General fcraud: other mounted
troops under General dc Bol9sieu two
c9corting squadron> from the First Mo
rocean Division, and detachment oi
tanks
The staff Of the Tenth Army. which
General Mangin prevented from
heading because of the accident he I:td
met with was lined up directly n troai
ol the marshal whl, General I4<oil,
commanding the central group pi
armies stood near tic commander .n
chief Just in front of the Ney statue.
winch tho yariou. superior officer ~a-
luted III passing.
france. greeted every flag Is Il ap-
peared The dignity oi tha reviewing
ceremony. however. prevented The people
from giving full play u THEN joy Ite
ease was different in their contact wiIh
the troops in the streets after the cot
urDn had left the Esplanadc Then
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