South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-14
Booming of 101 Guns at For
treSS of Mont Valerian
Announces Arrival.
AIRPLANES BUZZ OVER
CROWDS AT STATION
City is DeCked in StreamerS
of Red. White and Blue
and Old Glory.
BY HENRY C. WALES.

international News Service
PARIS. Dec. 1.-Two minutes be-
fore 10 O'Clock this morning the
booming of six-inch guns from Fort
Mont Valerian. on the outskirts Of
Paris. announced that Pres't VIII
sons train was traversing the for
tincations marking the outer limits
of the city.
Paris listened breathIessly and
then exclaimed. "He has come.
II was the salute OF welcome 70
the great American statesman who
came to Europe 10 attend the peace
conference.
From the rn9aute that the roar of
the first gun reverberated across the
city the laundering Of cannon con-
timed at one minute intervals until
the salute OF 1O1 guns had been com
pleted.
Weather Is Fine.
The weather was fine and as the
presidential train crept into the Bois
Boulogne station a flock OF airplanes
hovered in the sky adding their
thrills 10 a demonstration of greet
ing that will linger long in the
memory or Paris and the president
A vast crowd had gathered in the
streets leading TO the railway sta
ton long before the hour due for
Inc train 20 arrive and as the train
slowly steamed 70 its stopping place.
blllows OF cheers ran and echoed
up and down these thoroughfares.
The whole city was decked out in
aars and Il seemed that almost
every person in the throng wore the
stars and Stripes"
Engineer is PoiIu.
The locomotive which had pulled
the presidential train from Brest
was decorated with the American
and French colors.
The engineer was a French sol
dier-a modified engine driver be-
fore the war-and he wore the hor-
izon blue OF a poilu. Tn the lapel o.
his grimy blouse was a small button
bearing the United states Flag. He
was a proud man.
Pres't Wilson had become the
guest OF the French nation when he
landed az Brest but i'm the capital
This was emphasized The president
literally became a citizen OF Paris.
Met ~ Distinguished ThrOnG.
4 distinguished thronE greeted the
presidential party AT the station.
Included in this party were Pres't
Poincare. Premier Cleuenceau and
"a distinguished galaxy of ambassa-
dors. ministers and army and navy
officers
Prest Poincare and numerous
others were accompanied by their
wives.
a single piece or red plush car
uet had been stretched from the sta
tion platform upstairs through the
main waiting room and across the
pavement 20 where the carriages
awaited
The military and naval aides were
The first of the train and then the
door Of the presidential compart-
nent opened and the president
stepped down,
Record Historic scenes.
The president was accompanied
into the station by Mrs. Wilson.
Sec'v OF state LANSING and others
The president was introduced 20
Preet Poincare and Premier Glenn
erccau los Sec'y Frazier. Of the
French embassy I'm the meanwhile
Nfrs wilson was being introduced
rc Nine Poincare and the other
women in the welcoming party
While the general introductions
were taking place. moving picture
onerator~ appeared as IL hy magic.
THEY crauked feverishly at their
machines. registering scene that
sd 1--we long in history.
Plaza l. damned.
THE thuuderinE cheers OF the
crowd in the streets outside echoed
end uilowed a bout the station. The
plaza was jammed with people. who
waved fags and handkerchiefs and
mingled their shouts with cries Of
Long live Prest Wilson. and