Bisbee daily review., 1918-11-03
HOW AMERICANS ARE
 GREETED BY FRANCE
 WHEN THEY ARRIVE
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF CON VoY OF YANk SHIPS WITH THOUSANDS OF OUR BOYS REACHING ERIcAN BASE HAReoR ON OTHER SIDE

AMERICAN NAVAL BASE, France. Sept. 22, Correspondence of The As sociated Press. )-The latest convoy of American transports arrived at noon
 today. and it was an inspiring scene to see this stately procession under the bright midday sun, with a stiff
 breeze whipping the flags, the decks crowded with American soldiers. and the piers and castle walls with cheer ing people, as the fleet moved males ucaliy past the outer capes to the sheltered inside harbor Often the en- trance IS under cover of darkness. to cheat the submarines which have ap- peared of late off the harbor mouth. But the entrance today was in broad day light so that the whole city had chance to turn out and see the sight.
 It was just 11:40 when the first de- stroyer was seen on the silvery water out between the capes. At that dis tance, three miles, it looked only a speck as it turned the capes, leaving a thread of smoke behind. This was the scout ship, far ahead, piIoting the way and on the lookout for any dan ger along the path. It came straight into the harbor, its work done. while the main fleet. keeping compactly to- sether, began to tile between the capes. Ahead was a large destroyer with four stacks, and behind it on either flank two other four-stackers. This was the forward protecting bar rage of destroyers in a great arc.
 Now huge prov pushed out be- yond the white cliff of the cape, and grew gradually-towering decks, fun nels, belching smoke, and then the mammoth hull of a 20,0O0-tOn tran sport, formerly a German trans-AtIan- tic liner. Soon another appeared-an- other former German liner-and then still another German liner.
 of to the right of the big ships was a line of destroyers-th star board barrage-and to the left another line, the port barrage. and astern was another one of destroyers forming the rear barrage. Thus enveloped, the big ships passed into the anchorage. the destroyers drew off to their buoys, and soon lighters were alongside bear ing ashore this new consignment of many thousand American troops.
 IL IS a scene oft repeated now as day after day and night after night. but often as it is, IL is always a stir ring sighty>and one which makes the blood jingle, as these thousands of lighting men pour out of the west.
 The American naval base presented a wonderful panorama this bright day, spread out across the water and along the shore. Besides the fleet which had just arrived there was the tnrob of huge naval activity ashore and aflOat, over 20 miles of shore line en- veloping this deep blue basin. In front lay a score of the big transports which had come during the last week. most of the like those just in. German liners.
 The irony of fate" remarked the observer as he pointed out the many German ships freighted with Amer ican troops.
 hospital ship now passed to the leit. On the decks lay long lines of each bearing a wounded soldier, bathing in the sunlight and salt air. They are going home" said the navy doctor. They are cases in which the wounds ineapacitate them from returning to military service legs off. arms off, or other permanent But they are well enough along to recovery to permit travelling, and so they are going home for their wooden legs and arms, and after that. we'll"
 At 6 o'clock tOnight-five hours aft er the fleet of transports had reached -he anchorage. the huge debarkment had been accomplished, and the last man was ashore and in camp.