The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-14
WILSON IN PARIS
GIVEN WELCOME
BY VAST THRoNC
President Arrives in French
Capital at 10:O1 A. NJ.
Booming of Guns. Heralded His
Coming to City.
TO The MURA1 HOME
Demonstration Increased as
COrtege Moved Onward.
CIemenceau and Pershing Also
Given an Ovation.
Booming of Guns. Heralded His
Coming to City.
TO The MURAT HOME
Clemenceau and Pershing Also
Given an Ovation.

Paris, Dec. 14.-President Wilson
arrived in Paris, the present capital of
the world, at 1901 o'clock this morn
ing.
His arrival was heralded by the
booming guns thruout the city. Vast
throngs in the Champs Elysees set up
at tremendous cheer. Tremendous
crowds lined the entire way from the
railway station to Prince Murat's pail
ace, which will be the first foreign
home of an American president.
President and Mrs. Poincare greeted
the American executive and his wife
on the station platform. The two
their wives in another. Both carriages
were decorated with flowers.
AS the presidential party left the
station, they received a tremendous
ovation from the crowds. The car
riages started up the street, preceded
by mounted guards. and with car
riages containing other members OF
the official retinue in their wake.
A great croy of "Vive Wilson" was
raised. The crowds were thick,y
sprinkled with doughboys and poilus
who shouted and whistled.
President Wilson raised his hat, as
both he and Mrs. Wilson smiled in
acknowledgment of the greeting.
The procession down the Champs
Elysees, with the guard of honor
drawn up on either side and the Arch
of Triumph in the background, pre-
Sented a new dramatic picture III
| American history.
The demonstration increased as the
| cortege moved on. Wilson and Poin'
care were continually acknowledging
! the wild outbursts of enthusiasm
while their wives in the second car
riage smiled and smiled.
Premier Clemenceau and Genera
Pershing~ were also Ionized.
| Many Women Weep.
Many of the women in the throng
wept openly. and 1t was possible t.
distinguish a significant moisture il
| the eyes Of some of the older men.
| In a carriage sat two French sol
| dlers and their mother.
II can't help weeping" she explain
! ed to her boys. i've feared so lon,
for both of you. And now you ar
safely back with me-an because o
these two great men,"
| In addition to the crowds in tn
streets, great masses of people fille'
| every window and available vantag
point, including the roofs. Dough
boys clung to trees and captured Ger
man guns along the Champs Elysee
and the Place Concorde, looking lik
| nothing quite so much as clusters o
| human grapes.
The crowds that assembled in Pari
| to greet President Wilson were at a
early hour large beyond the preceden
set on the occasion of previous visit
of heads of foreign states. The wealth
er was favorable for altho the morn
ing was a rather gray one. it earl
| gave promise of decided improvement
/ The scene at the station where tn
presidents train came in, was beau
tifully set The platform was car
peted in red and palms adorned tn
broad stairway. The band of the Re
publican Guards was playing the Sta
Spangled Banner as the presidentis
train decorated with the stars an
stripes drew into the station. Immed
lately, the artillery gave voice and
salute of one hundred guns an
nounced the presidents arrival.
Show Him Proof.
The French president told Wilso
that authentic documents showing tn
German general staffs deliberat
plans for devastating France would b
presented to Wilson for his verdict.
President Wilson reached Prime
Murat's residence at 10:45 o'clocl
His arrival was the signal for til
hoisting of the American flag ami
loud cheers from the crowd. Pres
! dent Poincare and Premier Clemer
ceau took leave of the PRESIDENT;
par here and the escorting troops RI
turned to their barracks. acclaimed b
the crowds on the boulevards. GrouI
. of American soldiers seen on tn
streets were warmly hailed by tt
people and in general the enthusiast
of the occasion ran high.