The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-11-21
LOST PROVINCES
WILD WITH JOY
Still Loyal, After Forty Seven
Years of German Rule,
Give French Big "a
Welcome.
PEOPLE SWARM STREETS
Entry Preceded BY the Surren-
der of Lorraine BY
the German
Officers.
PEOPLE SWARM STREETS
BY Associated Prsss.

With the French Army In Lorraine.
Sunday. Nov Es-French troops made
their entry INTO recovered Lorraine to-
day and were acclaimed by the popu-
Iation.
The honor Of leading the advance
fell to the Moroccan division, inciud.
ing he famous foreign legion. h
soldiers Of the legion wore their deco
rations, the highest accorded to any
unit in the French army during thu
war. They also wore their new aiyuil-
lettes, or shoulder tags. The streets
were nlled before the troops came into
sight, and when the head of the COL
m appeared with General Hirsch-
auer, q native Of Mulhausen, in the
JOY. Old men, women and children
rushed out with improvised paper
Tags. laughing, shouting and weeping
in turn. The first automobiles contain
ing French officers were taken by
storm and loaded to OVERLOOKING, boys
ing the "Marseillaise." while wheezy
monographs, the only music the town
Afforded. executed the national anthem
from records that had escaped the
eyes OF the Germans.
1t was difficult to conceive that Cha-
teau Saliens could ever have been any
thing but French. After AZ years OF
German rule the town appeared even
more intensely patriotic than French
towns that had never known any but
French rule.
Formal Surrender.
General Hirschauer's entry was pre-
coded by the formal surrender Of the
town by four German officers who had
remained to u over the official ad-
ministration. With grave dignity the
Germans marched out Of the town to
meet the advancing column, while the
Inhabitants looked on in silene. After
turning over their powers the Germans
withdrew and watched from q distance
the scene Of dellrious JOY that moved All
spectators to tears.
Sing National Anthem.
As the zouave band marched down
the main street playing the "Marseil-
laise" the inhabitants pressed forward
singing the French national anthem.
They seemed to have taken it up just
Chaeau Saliens is hungry, but happy.
The inhabitants have forgotten most
Of the trying ~priyations Of the last four
years and have begun to live in the
| JOY Of future.
sensation Of the day, as their uniforms
q never before been seen in Chateau
Saliens.
Strange Uniforms.
The khaki uniforms Of the
n the foreign legion also caused some
only the old French uniform Of blue
and red.
After making his entry General
Dogan reviewed the division in the
public square. As they filed through
the town the famous and
legionieries passed within q few yards
OF German railway officials who were
awaiting transportation. to Nancy. TO
hand over the administration Of the
| railway lines in Alsace-Lorralne to the
French authorities.
The foreign legion was rawn up in
the square before General Dogan, who
saluted and kissed the flag held by the
column. he had scarcely let fall the
folds Of the tri-color when the inbabit-
ants rushed In and pressed the red.
white IND blue silk to their lips. turn
ing away with tears moistenins their
| cheeks.
Eyes Are Wet.
The eyes of all again were wet when,
| just as the ceremony was drawing to
| a close, half q dozen British prisoners
of war, turned adrift In Germany q
few days before. hobbled into the town
on their way toward France. They
were o stained. foot sore, hungry,
and emaciated. Thousands Of returned
| prisoners in the same wasted and ex-
hausted conditions are arriving by all
| roads leading through Alsace n IOr-
raine. The British prisoners who came
| into Chateau Saliens passed within a
| few yards Of a party OF German Off
! Gals, whose well fed appearance fur
| nished q most striking contrast to the
boys who, although they had been In
captivity only since April, had lost 10.
20, and 80 pounds In weight. The Brit
ishers were received with great emo
| ton by the inhabitt.a ats. who did every
| thing possible to make easier the rest
of their pilgrimage;
PARIS CELEBRATES.
Paris, Nov. ls.-The population OF
the liberation OF Alsace and Lorraine
| turned out again last night and crowd
| ed the streets, particularly the impor-
| tant boulevards, which lighted in full
glory u in times before the war. I'M
til long after midnight this morning
| voices In laughter mi song filled the
RiE The people, with linked hands,
wfYirled around every American soldier
! whom they met. The conventions .dis-
appeared. Young and old were kissing
and being kissed. happy over their free
dom from the burden Of war. They
sang not only French tunes n Eng
lish songs, but American favorites like
"Over There" and Dixie"
At the Cathedral Of Notre Dame,
Sunday, there was . mass n thanks-
giving service attended by a large num-
bsf OF representatives OF the nations
which had fought with France to a
victory.
BY Associated Press.
Mulhauaen, Nov. 1S.-No words can
picture the trfMmphal entrance OF the
French troops into this. city nor sx-
press the Wild Joy Of the people who
crowded the streets to applaud their
liberAtors, Flowers. tobacco and cock
ades were thrown to the soldiers ne
| they marched along.
General Hirschauer headed his
troops. Men and women rushed fOr-
| ward and piously kissed the folds Of
the nag borne by the S44th infantry.
The cheers Of the populace grew until
the troops arrived at the city hail.
whore the city authorities welcomed
General Hirschauer and his stan.