The sun., 1918-11-24
,YANKS ON THE LINE
::::;OF GERMANY'S SOIL


1al's correspondent, who witnessed the
entry.
All have seen many great ceremonies
ats many places" the correspondent
writes. ut Is easy to be superlative,
bet have never seen 30 vast and vari-
Gus a crowd so carried away by a tumult
Oftfervor. Put a modern artillery bar
rage into terms OK delight. and you have
some Indifferent measure Of the con-
centrated ecstasy OF people who felt
that their release from captivity coin
cided with the birth of the millennium.
1.-THE royal family stood for the re-
turn OF peace. The King was at the
head Of the army which had won that
peace by its sacrifice. Two divisions
of-the Belgian army, occupying some..
thing like fifteen miles OF roads
ncrched In the procession, accompanied
b battaiions OF French, American and
British troops, with artillery. This pro-
cdbion was far down the Client road
w1Hle the front was passing down the
REe Royale.
Like Midsummer~Day.
tT.he day was like midsummer. Many
APPLIANCES turned a, silver lining to the
s6k as they played fantastic tricks high
i1Ethe blue. Others let drop streamers
Oh. the crowd Every window balcony.
rd4f and street kiosk was packed over
tn whole route. The people on the
b41conies had provided themselves with
n0merous miniature flags and chrysan-
tiFmums that they raineA down con-
tfhnally. Thousands could not even APP
pAaach tile route OF the parade.
EAn the roads leading to the Rue
R3yale and the Boulevard Anspach were
bI1tked with folk. The crowd was i'm
p4Asable az the Port de Flanders hours
b4fpre, the Kings arrival. found three
BEttfsh Dragons enveloped by an ar
dot crowd off the line of the route and
a0Aid to move either way. Musical peo-
Pm burst into the national song at any.
.plpmpting or at none at all.
TAT one place 500 young women In
sd5irano chorus, sang the Belgian song
NEAR their gay company stood q pa
ti8tic group of as many wounded men,"
Writing of the period preceding the
erzry. sthe correspondent says It was a
ddE's work to enter Brussels over the
rdlsds thronged by thousands OF liber-
atFd prisoners. Russians. Italians, Portu-
gujse,, Belgians. French and British
mxking homeward and passing outward
Just before the King arrived" he
~coHfinues, ''the people brought out
ci1irs,s tables, ladders and buckets on
which to stand. I doubt II one per cent.
Otn}tio ptopio Staycu HHuooIE, cNuu kuOst
frSfn the remotest suburbs. ~. s'E
4 Royal Family Mounted.
All the members Of the royal family
fnSthe procession were mounted upon
vefy beautiful animals and could be
seen even by those far back In the
crewd, The throngs caused the process
sidh to be an hour late, but the waiting
insthe gorgeous Gun only added to the
fefYor OF the reception.
Erhe first stage OF the Journey ended
atSthe Palais de Ia Nation, where the
Kulg descended to be present Mt the first
Beffion OF Parliament that will be his
toNc. He then reviewed the troops In
thu square and rode to the palace.
an the afternoon he received tho ad-
drSFs OF Burgomaster Max, which reads
H1'he capital by its enthusiastic recep-
ton witnesses Its adm!ring gratitude to
thu sovereign, who returns to II covered
WITH glory of the purest quality; to the
Owen, who lived throughout the war
afnDngst our soldiers, lavishing upon
thkm treasures of kindness and devotion
WITHOUT limit to the princes. who SYM
bo4ize in our eyes the future Of the coun-
try, and to the heroic victorious troops
wup chased the enemy from our country
ard thanks to whom Belgium regains
hee place among the free and indepen-
dSiit nations.
sLong live the King, Queen and roya
fapniiy and the Belgian armies! Lone
live the Allies"