The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10
AMERICANS LEAD
LINE Of GRAND
REVIEW IN METZ
p r f S D Z N T POINCARE
TAKES POSSESSION OF
RECOVERED CITY
PERSH|NG IS IN PARTY
Yankee General Shares Warm
Greetings With Foch, Joffre, Pc
tain, Premier Clemenceau and
Other French Notables-Vast
Throng Continually Cheers.

Metz, Sunday, Dec. 8.-After Civ
ing hearty greetings to the French
troops three weeks ago, Metz today
received President Poincare, and
representatives of every branch OF
the French government. The en-
thusiasm shown was more than sig
nificant. Enthusiasm was shown al
so for General Pershing, who was
in the party of visitors.
At the first surprise, at again find
ing themselves French, the people
of Lorraine were unable to express
their emotions. They now have
become familiar with French uni
forms, and French martial music
has been heard every day since the
first entrance of General Mangin' 5
army. They have become accus-
toned to French occupation, which,
true to the military spirit for which
they are famous, they thoroughly
enjoy.
The visit of President Poincare
and representatives of the French
government meant more than mill
tary occupation. The people OF Metz
looked upon it as a sort OF Official
entry into possession OF the city.
They approved of it by the pres
ence of vast throng that continu-
ally cheered President Poincarc,
Premier Clemenceau, Marshdis .Iof,,
fire., Foch and Petain and Field
Marshal Haig and General Per-
shing, who were included in the OF
fical party that assembled here to-
day.
All the bunting in Metz was fly
ing when the presidential train pull
ed into the station a little after y
o'clock. The streets were as crowd
ed as it was possible to allow in view
of the space required for the pas
sage of the official party.
Girls Line Streets
The girls of Metz, wearing their
national costume, were banked on
both sides of the street from the
station to the esplanade. Behind
them were packed men and women
carrying the French flag and wear
ing artificial tri-color bouquets IN
default OF real flowers.
Shouts acclaiming the president,
the premier and the general oiti-
rers corld he heard from the cspla-
made long before their carriage ap-
peared in sight. All around the
square of the esplanade were great
grandstands. while crowds covered
the housetops and filled the wind
ows, giving the visitors a hearty
welcome.
Marshals Joffre, Foch and Petain
and Generals Pcrshing, Fayolle and |
Gouraud received the warmest
greetings when they were recog-
nized by the great throng.
Petain Gets His Baton
A notable feature was the presen--
-ation OF the baton OF a marshal OF
France to General Petain, announce
ment OF whose elevation to the
rank OF marshal was made last
The crowd gave tremen-
dous cheer when the president
handed the baton to the marshal
md another as Premier Clenenceau
advanced to give the noted soldier
the accolate. But the enthusiasm,
which seemed then to have reached
its limit, took another upward
bound when President Poincare en-
Draced Premier Clenenceau.
The ceremony took place on the
esplanade in front Of the statue
Of Marshal Ney. The lSlst regi-
.mnt of the 33rd division OF the
American army was drawn upon
one side and the famous French
marines in front. Other French
roops formed the other side of the
rectangular space.
The American troops had the
,onor OF leading the line during
he review and the Star Spangled
Banner was wildly cheered as the :
egiment marched by in columns
# eight in faultless style. The ma
ines OF Dixmude, whose fame had
cached Metz even during hostili-
les. provoked fresh outbursts OF
as did the passage OF va
ious sections OF the troops in re-
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