Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13
AVENUE OF STEEL 1. !. !.
FORMED TO GREE.
THE WASHINGTON
Children of Brest Gather
Holly and Laurel for Tri-
umphal Arch. 80 80
DR.. sOLF FORCED OUT es@'
OF GERMAN GOVERNMENT
Another One of Old Regime Ae-
cedes to Public's De- ,as,, ,,s
mands. s.tsa
DWARF is NOW PRESIDENT
War Has Wrought Remarkable
Changes in the Government OF ~.
Republic of Brunswick. ), - :
DWARF is NOW PRESIDENT
War Has Wrought Remarkable
Changes in the Government OF ,i -
Republic OF Brunswick. 80

BREST. FRANCE. December ia;-
The greatest war fleet ever assembled
In a French port since the war began
VIII form an avenue OF steel down
which President Wilson and his party.
on 'he steamship George Washington,
VIII pass tomorrow.
but great as this array of steeI,.it
Will not weigh In the balance with
brests honors against the work from
children's hands. et
The children are roaming the hills
gathering laurel and holly, 'wifcl,
women arc weaving into "A triumphal
arch to be set up at the landing where
President Wilson will Tomorrow Sc.
foot on French soil. -
After the thunder OF the greyhounds,
guns will have died away and after
inc formalities OF admirals' calls and
salutes from the French and Arfiert-
can nagships will be over, the first
american President to visit foreign
bower. every leaf OF which viii 9bssa
message of tho children of tFfancs.
Lnis human touch will be 4ohsraotsT-
the PresidentHin Paris. ~! 80
From Portland, England. to-day
Fer. .Dreadnoughts to meet the United
States steamship George Washington
and act as her escort on the Iastaiap
OF the journey to Brcst. L3..xs3- -
In the harbor of Brest twelvesmar
craft are preparing to carry therTfi-
color seawards and join the escofEnE
fleet. 5e.sIr Z
But the rosy Breton youngstersssrs
doing the real work OF preparatioRsyor
the Presidents reception. Leathef-
io,ins d9nghSoy shausurS
stacked high with brilliant green's.
Shouting youngsters are riding atop
the, green mountains. Meanwhile. the
arch grows hourly to mammot h .pro-
portions. itFtF -
Women o: Brest arc putting the4nn-
lshing touches to a magnificent piece
to Mrs. Wilson when she lands. ~ .t,s9
Miss Margaret Wilson. the .Pres!-
dents daughter. arriving here to-day.
fine as spider web. She declaEsdsit
America. HtSes
Not Since the young men OF Isrest
marched to the war In 1914 has this
ancient port been stirred to such fSx-
citement as at present.
BREST FEELS HIGHLY -
HONORED BY PRESENCE
Brest considers that It has merited
the honor OF being the first French
city TO welcome the President, because
for more than year now the. Town
spirit due to the swarming thousands
II ON America Ming through this gate
TO the battle front.
From many conversations OF ther cit-
izt OF Brest the correspondents de-
dul hat they feel no little pride
over the fact that American '.zipzim''
ident Wilson's coming is considered hut
natural consequence OF Brests iety
forts to assume Yankee ways. Unt
the celebration will begin around noon,
when word that the fleet has been
sighted Will be flashed to tho town.
-aylt n ntcrh nrtr -.
French destroyers, still camounsged
from their recent submarine hunting
expeditions; will lead the way.
cruisers Admiral Aube and Montcnln,,
battieships Florida. Utah, Wyoming.
Oklahoma. Aforementioned SINGS
hngship-and Pennsylvania. with -Ad-
Outside the breakwater all the war
ships will drop anchor. forming dou.
bic line. The George Washington VIII
advances while each warship fires a sa-
ship is due TO drop anchor at oclocs
American admirals win then MAKE
Washing.Sn. whereupon the the sIssa Wflssis
party will board naval tug that viii
garrS rhaSs them ,s sr., the Port du commelee:
will welcome the party on behalf OF
President Poineare. There Will be 4
oeit6utioH VI senators anu Deputies.
and Mayor Goude, the Socialist "boss',
of Brest. will make an address of1wcl.
come on behalf of the Municipal Coun.
ell, a big deputation OF Paris Soc
cialists Will be there. and IL theyfUet
chance they. too, will make Speeches.
From the moment President Wilson
steps ashore, the French military Will
have charge OF his safety. After ttfie
ceremonies on the pier, the Wilson
party "tll enter carriages. and. headed
by Getachments OF infantry and Frencf,
sailors. Will ride in triumphal .pro..
cession through the town to the rail-
way station, where special train VIII
await them to take them 10 Paris.s~y.ss
DIR. SOLF FORCED OUT
OF GERMAN GOVERN Nlsy1,
DR.. W. $. Solf has at last bowed.ito
the wishes OF the public in Berlin and
mas rendered his resignation as For,
eiSn Minister In the Ebert Eouerm-
ment, according to dispatches reacif.
ing here Tonight from Amsterdam.
with him goes one Of the last holG-
overs of tho imperial regime stIle
struggle for retention OF Office was
desperate, but threats from the traSfS !,
calls 10 reveal discriminating docuniaflss
tary evideEce showing his part ir,s II, j.
nexationist plotting under the. old oYdxn
finally forced him out. Had SolcssrSA.
ignation come two weeks ago IL Would
have been q signal victory for the rAdisl
Gals In the meantime, howeycr,@5thS
situation has materially steadicd itaSfE.
Philipp Scheldemanu, tins majority Sd ~
n ri n "a