The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-21
LOST PROVINCES
WILD WITH JOY
Still Loyal, After Forty Seven
Years Of German Rule,
Give French Big
Welcome.
PEOPLE SWARM STREETS
Entry Preceded By the Surren-
der Of Lorraine By
the German
Officers.
BY Assoeiated Pre.a.

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ing the famous foreign legion. The
Soldiers OF the legion wore their deco-
ratlons, the highest accorded to any
unit In the French army during tho
WaT. IheF also wore their new aiguil-
lettes, or shoulder tags. The streets
were filed before the troops came into
sight, and when the head of the COL
M appeared with General Hirsch-
auer. q native OF Mulhausen, in fhe
iead, It was received with shouts of
rushed out with improvised pap
f1ags. laughing, shouting and weeping
IN turn. The first automobiles contain-
ing French officers We're taken by
storm and loaded to overaowing, boys
and girls cheering for France ana sing
dng the "MarseiIlaise," while wheezy
monographs, the only music the town
Anorded, executed the national anthem
from records that had escaped the
eyes OF the Germans.
II was difficult to conceive that Cha
teau Saiiens could ever have been any
thing but French. After Al years OF
German rule the town appeared even
more intensely patriotic hi French
towns that a never known any but
French rule.
Formal Surrender.
Genera Htrschauer's entry waa pre-
ceded by the formal surrender OF the
town by fOur German officers who had
remained to turn over the official ad-
ministration. With grave dignity the
Germans marched out of h town to
fneet the advancing column. while the
lnh~apitants looked on in silene. After
turning over their powers the Germans
withdrew and watched from q distance
the scene of delirious joy tina moved All
spectators to tears.
Sing National Anthem.
As the zouaye band marched down
the main street playing the "MarseiI-
laise" the Inhabitants pressed forward
singing the French national anthem.
They seemed to rave taken it up Just
where they left off Al years ago.
Salfens Is hungry. but happy.
The inhabitants have forgotten most
OF the trying privations OF the last four
years and have begun TO live in the
joy of future.
A mounted patrol Of Moroccans
which preceded the column created The
sensation OF the day, as their uniforms
had meyer before been seen in Chateau
Saliens.
Strange Uniforms.
The khaki uniforms of the
and the foreign legion also caused some
amazement. as the population knew
only the Ole French uniform OF blue
and red.
After making his entry General
Dogan reviewed the division in ths
public square. As they filed through
the town the famous zoueves and
leg1oniertes passed within q few yards
OF German railway officials who were
hand over the administration of the
railway line In Alsace-Lorraine to tho
Trench authorities.
The foreign legion was ORA wn up in
the square before General Dogan, who
saluted and kissed the flag held by the
column. He had scarcely let fall the
old of the tri-color when the inha hit
ants rushed In II pressed the red,
white and blue silk to their lips, turn
ing away with tears moiatening their
cheeks.
Eyes Are Wet.
The eyes of all again were wet when,
just as the eeremon was drawing to
O. close. half a dozen British prisoners
of war, turned adrift in Germany u
few days before, hobbled into the town
on their way toward France. They
were road stained, DOT sore. hungry,
and e~nlaciated. Thousands OF returned
prisoners In the same wasted and ex-
hausted conditions are arriving by all
roads leading through Alsace and Lor-
raine. The British prisoners who arr
into Chateau Saliens passed within a
few yards Of a party of German Off
Gals, whose we'll fed appearance fur
nished q most striking contrast to the
boys who, although they had been in
20. and so pounds In weight. The Brit
tslers were received with great emo
ton by the inhabitIats who did every
thing possible to make easier the rest
of their pilgrimage;
PARIS CELEBRATES.
Paris, Nov. 18.-The population of
Paris after IN imposing celebration OF
the liberation OF Alsace and Lorraine
turned out again last night and crowd
tant b~oulevards. which lighted In fun
glory AZ In times before the war. I'M
til long after midnight this morning
voices In laughter and song filled the ,
air. The people, with hKked hands,
whom th.y met. b conventions dis
appeared. Young and old were Kissing
and being kissed. happy over their free
dom from h burden OF war. They
sang not only French tunes and Eng
Over There" and Dixie"
At the Cathedral of Eotre Dame,
Sunday, there was = mass and thanks
giving service attended by n large num-
which had fought with France to final
victory.
ay Associated Press.
Mulhausen, Nov. 18.-No words can
picture the trfumphal entrance Of the
press he Wild joy OF the people who
crowded the streets to applaud their
|u~berators. Flowers. tobacco and cock
AIDES were thrown to the soldiers SO
they marched along.
General HirschAuer headed his
troops. Men and women rushed for
ward and piously kissed the folds of
the fiag borne by the s4ash infantry.
The cheers OF the populace grew until
the troops arrived at the city hall.
where he city authorities welcomed
General Hirschauer and his STAFF.
The war LABOR board, one Of tho
agencies created by the war. win de
Setained. It is said, for a long time.