The sun., 1918-10-13
WILSON MARCHES
IN LIBERTY PARADE


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ton. On top OF floats were parts OF
metal ships. first perfected and used in
| a wholly American war. Tanks rumbled
by which were but war time develop
/ ment OF the American invented farm
| tractor-the result of an idea submitted
by an American in London during the
present war to the British War Office.
Even tho mud spattered German
! trophies, captured in France and
| trunded along Fifth avenue yesterday
! for the edification Of the awed multi
tudes, never would have been useful IL
Il were not that America long ago de-
veloped the gun sight. The gunpowder
that flashed from wicked guns OH the
floats perhaps was of Chinese invention,
certainly not German. The telephone
| and telegraph lines and instruments
| rugged up on the foats-the voices. with
the Italian wireless. of modern war
/ were invented respectively. by a Scot Nv
| ing in America and an American por-
trait painter.
The machine guns were wholly Ameri-
can in origin. SO were the examples OF
cred rife. All of which left one think
| ing. as war Of to-day marched concretely
| down the avenue, that more than forty
years of Teutonic preparedness had re-
suited in nothing except n brutal fighting
machine which had the everlasting day
! lights knocked out of 1t by the "taxicab
army that shot out of Paris In 1914
and "Kitchener's mob" OF British book
keepers and clerks. the oncoming gray
hordes having nothing new to offer ex-
cept poisonous gases. liquid fire and
kindred chemicals, which all the world
knew about years ago. but always had
been decent enough not to use, even in
warfare.
Women's Showing Il Impressive.
No one year ago would have dared
admit that women could do tho things
which women and girls showed they
could do during the afternoon parade Of
yesterday In the first and most i'm
pressive section Of the long pageant
girls of pink and white complexion.
wearing the red cross of charity on the
spotless muslin that bound their brows.
marched along bravely. as IL they had
Just stepped forth from the comforts and
luxuriousness OF avenue apartments:
and there wasn't reporter in the APP
plaudings crowd who hadn't seen the
the explosions a week ago at South
Amboy.
Seated on the little farm tractor which
dragged the shattered German field
piece that led the long line OF captured
German guns was capable young lady
directing the engine and steering gear
nonchalantly. Through the roar and
the haze OF smoke from banging guns on
the floats swung lines of "farmerettes,"
all sxx-n M
smiling beneath the broad brins OF their
straw hats as they carried the sheaves
OF grain they had grown or pushed the
wheelharrows OF produce to raise which
they had given up their summer SO that
the decent might cat while stamping out
degeneracy.
Motor Corps girls. who not only
marched like regulars but also have
gone through . course of mechanical
training which nables them to kow the
cause OF every knock and miss in
the motors OF the ambulances they drive
and has taught them to remedy the
engine mishaps-xclcked their heels rs
they marched by with a precision and
confidence that was somewhat disturb
ing to the mere man standing along the
curb.
The last lines of Tarkineto toms Gentle
man from Indiana about these good
people" came to mind as the nursing
girls OF the Red Cross, the doughnut
cooks OF the Salvation Army. the regi-
ments OF girl munition workers, the
young women who have given up every
thing TO be special policemen, drivers,
war time clerks and stenographers,
clerical assistants to shipbuilders.
marched and marched and marched
along For a long time one could watch
~ Thorn hai
girls approaching the three score and ten
quota. tramp along. and one might then
edge way out OF the line OF standees
for a bite OF luncheon and come back
and still see the girls. the good people,"
swinging bravely by.
In the meantime Gov Whitman, Mayor
Hylan, r. A. c. Smith. who was one OF
John Price Jones's hardest working and
most efficient assistants in arranging
the parade: Robert Adamson. who was
chairman OF the parade committee of the
Liberty Loan forces; Gubernatorial can
didate Al Smith. bedizened Generals
and lesser officers OF the armies and ma
vies OF the Allies. Italian BersaglierI
and Alpini in their picturesque uniforms
red shirted veterans of the old days OF
Garibaldi, Liberty Loan officials that
included Benjamin Strong. George T.
Wilson and Assistant United States
Treasurer Martin Vogel Mrs. Oren
Root. who perfected the all important
woman's section OF the pageant-all
these and many moie nota bles. too
many TO list by name came 10 the re-
viewing stand at the Liberty Loan Altar
and, like the crowd stretching off into
the dim distance, waited for something
10 happen which would repay them for
their patience.
In the very first moment Of the on
coming procession they were repaid Be
fore a distant trumpet or the click OF the
hoof OF police horse could he heard
there was a shuttle OF feet not marching
but quick moving far up the cleared
asphalt. Then into sight came on the
run little grayish olive group OF
swarthy men, Italians. the sight OF
whom brought children and their par
ents. the Governor and the Mayor, the
Admirals and the Generals, to their feet
and at the same time brought lump
into tho throat,
Metal helmets of dull sheen capped
their brows All of them az they ran
into view on the quick step were
crouched forward in the position that
running demands. Ahead OF them was a
little Italian officer Crouchng like his
men as he ran and barking sharp COM
mands IN Italian over mis- shoulder Az he
crouched and trotted to the veterans OF
the trenches Leading them and bend
Ing low as they sprinted were steel he'll
melted trumpeters whip blew blasts on
their shiny brass instruments In rhyth-
mic. quick time to the footballs on the
street
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