The sun., 1918-10-13

folds Of the dags-Liege, Louvain. Ma
muir and all the rest of the cities ana
towns which the Germans smashed be-
cause, at that time, there was no organ
lied force to oppose them.
Black sailors of Brazil, snappy ma
rines Of a sallow, Spanish cast ofscoun-
tenance from Brazilian battleships, came
next, the sailors in blue and white, the
Brazilian marines wearing white hell
NETS, scarlet Jackets and blue trousers.
Lanky Highlanders followed. worrying
their bagpipes and banging their drums,
with the clean cut soldiers and sailors
OF Eneland--led by Gen. White and MS
staff-following after the red banner and
crosses of Great Britain.
The many striped flag OF China came
next. French marines and soldiers, with
bayonets OF a shiny slimness which
made one think, because Of the clean
CLEAN and the perfect alignment, OF q
new paper Of needles, flashed behind the
khaki clad Chinese officers. Greeks In
faring white skirts and upturned shoe
tips swung along beneath their banners
OF light blue and white. The gray green
and feathers OF the Italian Alpini. each
carrying an alpinstock that had helped
him up rocky cliffs while the Austrians
tried to pot him, came along In city
blocks OF neutral gray.
Trim little Jap soldiers marched be-
meath the red and white flag of the
Rising Sun. Czecho-Slovaks in gray.
Polish fghters--on they came. while the
airplanes darted back and forth over
head and drums banged and the trum-
pets brayed. Cheers tried to drown the
noise OF the bands and the clicking
heels. motors roared far overhead and
along the line of march. Altogether II
was good to be there and to see the old
people and the little children trimming
the great spectacle rise to their feet and
salute respectfully as the naSs Of far of
nations passed through the street OF an
American city.
with the passing of the Allies came
the legions of fine young American girls
and the older men whose work in the
world war Is charity and mercy. There
were the Y NJ. c. A. girls in two d.
visions, the squads in dark tailored cloth
suits and the girls In white with fiut-
tering capes of thin light blue material
hanging fro mtheir young shoulders.
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There was a tall girl, who was very
pretty, who walked alone CARRIED in the
red, white and blue Jacket and vest and
unmentionables of a beautiful Uncle
Sam, beaver hat and all. A real
American Indian. respelndant In a Sioux
war bonnet and trappings, strobe along
beside her. his copper face expression
less
Carrying the yellow and white BAN
ner of the National League for Woman's
Service marched a lovely looking
young girl. Miss" Louise Killinger. as
she Is known to the world of classic
dancing, whose husband, West
Pointer, was cited for bravery by Gen.
Pershng soon after our country's active
participation in the war began.
Coward Christian Soldiers" blared
the bands as the working girls of the
war-motor drivers. nurses, Red Cross
misses. girl police reserves. farmerettes,
girl telegraphers. conductorettes who
have taken the places Of the men at the
front-marched by with rapid step.
The cheering that marked their prog
ress and final disappearance down the
avenue died down and there was a mo-
ment of almost silent expectancy. Then
from blocks UP the avenue came the
first notes of an onooming roar. The
the National Guardsmen. the ship build
ers, the bomb makers. the long line of
battered German guns and other trophies,
the floats that splashed fire and made a
roaring noise as the military and civic
occupants of the floats piled their war
working trades atop the floats Of many
colors.
Multitudes Cheer President.
What the great throng standing ex-
pectant held closest to It's heart was the
realization that at the head Of the army
section they soon were TO see march
ing citizen. faultlessly CARRIED in morn
ing coat high hat and striped trousers,
whom the world acknowledges as its
first citizen.
Through a deafening roar OF standing
hat waving, cheering multitudes-indi-
vidually leaning forward az II to say
Here ! am. and I'm with YOU. sir -
the President OF the United States
marched into Madison Square. At the
street curb the roar of acclaim had be-
gun Up through the reviewing stands
the uproar ripped. and it hundred YER
tlCally along the facades OF crowded
skyscrapers and merged with the far off
drumming OF airplane engines skImm!ng
through the gray clouds And the Pres
line that included Gen. Dyer. Secretary
Tumuty Admiral Grayson and secret
service guardians, bowed and dotted his
hat and smiled in way that said
Thank you. Bill and Jim and the
missns. and I'm glad you're glad
Natty officers OF the European Allies
followed in the trail OF the Presidential
rproar, the big brass band OF. the Beth
lehem Steel Works adding its noise to
the happy hysteria. And the President
marched right by the reviewing stand.
saluting the Governor and the excited
Mayor as he passed, and continued on
his way to the end of the route quite
like the humblest soldier or sailor or
ship riveter in the almost endless line
behind him.
The army had It's innings then. or rs
much of the army az could be spared
from the grim work that army lads are
called upon to do in DAYS like these
The SeVeuty-frst Engineers. slim lads
of the aviation service, the Signal Corps
boys who creep out into No Mans Land
in the dark to fix the broken wires, the
army transport boys--all the numberless
branches of the lighting land service
marched by with clockwork precision.
Boyces Tigers, the semi-ciVilian
lads who are training 10 be soldiers
marched after the trained fighters. And
next came the trophies from the battle
trench mortars field
guns, machine guns. Boche pill boxes
and observation posts of gray metal a
shattered Teuton airplane of the alba
trosS class which had been brought to
earth motor and ancbor 49,,