Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-13
National Army Men
 Parade in London
ALL WRITERS PRAISE THEIR AP.
 PEARANCE
SCENE OF ENTHUSIASM
Men Created Mighty Favorable Inn pression Of Their Marching oualit- es and Physique.

London, May 12. - The appearance of American National Army men on parade in the streets of London yes terday aroused the enthusiasm of the Sunday papers as have few events in many months. The writers unite in giving unstinted praise to the appear ance of the men and predict for them a record of splendid achievement when they reach the front.
 Since the thrilling days of the first months of the war says the Ob- server, London has not known such a notable scene of enthusiasm as that evoked yesterday. The finest sight I | have seen since the war began was | the verdict of young soldier who has seen service on four fronts. The men are a fine looking body and appear to the pink of condition. The companies filed past with light, elastic step, keep ing excellent time and creating a mighty favorable impression of their marching qualities and physique"
 Women Especially Cordial.
 'Iondoners cheered yesterday as they have not 0cheered for many months" says L1oyds Weekly News
 From the moment when the first battalion detrained to the last minute farewell when the crowd called out
 Come back soon,' the day was one of
 heartening friendliness. It was the women who gave the Americans a
 special welcome. God bless you they cried all along the route Mothers
 lifted their children that they might
 have a sight of the soldiers from
 across the sea who were going to fight
 side by side with daddy. And the
 waiting crowds found a new name for
 the visitors. As the first battalion
 swung out from Waterloo station
 someone called out to a friend that
 they were a real husky lot The word II pleased the fancy of the crowd and
 soon everyone was calling for cheers for the huskies.
 A Wonderful Sight.
 ''The war has given London many
 scenes, some gay. some grave, but few have surpassed yesterdays. wher
 three thousand soldiers of republican l America marched through the capita to parade for the sovereign ruler o1 the British empire" says the Times l "Very workmanlike looked these stur. 5 dy sons of the New World, carrying ] their full kit: very, happy they looked las they took the salute of their am. lbassador, very proud they were a. l they marched past the great whit, . Istatue of Queen, Victoria and saw tn, } king of England raise his hand to tn,
 Star Spangled Banner that symbolizet y their home land. It was a wonderful sight that visible union Of the twt great English -speakine races.
 From early morning Londoners [. 1 united to pay homage to the men iron = across the ocean. Officers and mel f | were alike delighted at the cordialit, a of their reception, and spoke enthusi = astically of the Londoners who re : eeived them so handsomely"
 n The Sunday Pictorial says: "Th Q king could not help but notice the gri = and determination of the American S reflected in their clean shaven face r and square jaws"
 : Clean Looking Troops.
 Timely built. clean looking troops. Il says the Sunday Herald, they mad
 an excellent impression. Everywher e they were enthusiastically welcomed s. As one broad shouldered giant sait $ Your peoples hearts seem as big a n the streets are broad. We had [ l, leave New York without cheer an 1f this makes up for it. :"
 y, Lord Denbigh, addressing the An l. gloFrench Society of London yester t, day, said one of the most inspirin n sights he had ever seen was the marc S. of the American battalions in Londol 1f ] They were as fine a lot of men as Il U ndd seen TOT long tune. Ine BIShO of London, speaking at the dedicatio $ of motor ambulances in suburb IT London said he had been asked wh te his voice was so husky. He declare in it was because he had been cheerin m American troops in London.
 ln The bishop said only those wh of have been across the Atlantic coul r. understand and appreciate the import l. ance of America entering the war. l y the first place, he asserted, it marlle al one of the greatest epochs in the hi:
 tory of the world America alwa,
 had been peace-loving nation but i
 people were so impressed with the i: n sues of right and wrong connecte O' with the conflict that they had throw T. aside that love of peace and ha ne plunged into the struggle without re!
 ervation.
 If people wanted to know, he sai te what would be the verdict of mankiT 1g as to whether this war was right ty wrong. they would not be able to 2 1ll a more emphatic finding than "; ay given by the United States on ente st ing the struggle. That country, ng declared, was the greatest and riche al, in the world and bitterly would Ge -n, many rue the day when by her rutl r. less warfare of sea murder she broug es against herself the resources of tn es. wonderful country.
 S. ------ nd INCREASING SHIPMENTS