The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-26

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ciatcd Pressl-pr,-sidcnt Wilson re-
cciv~d 4 most cordial welcome today
f-or, the p--oplc of rhuumont town
which has been closely associated with
rhr history Of tho American ENpcdit"n-
arv forces in France. and IS now the
h"adGuartSrS Of th.> commander in chief.
Il :s the town from which America :
xsrt IN finishing IN" war WAS directed.
Tho presidential train. which LETT
Paris at midnight. drew into Chaumont
station ut ninr o'clock this morning.
General. i,>rshtnE. General Wirbel. the
French officer commanding the zone. NJ.
tnSSicn project OF thr depa artm"ut ~
the Marn". and NJ. I.evy-Alphand"ry.
mayor OF rhIuunn;. were IN tho plat
form 10 r""civH thr president and Mrs
wilson who after responding to the
cordial greetings. passed through Il
salon hung with red tapestries and Rags
- the courtyard. where a company "f
~. InHih French infantry and c'n1-
parry uc IT,, l"2ud Am"rican infantry
", r: drawn UP :" render honors.
Great Enthusiasm.
'rh. exterior "f tha station and the
r"ur: yard has h""n decorated for tn"
occasion by Aui"-t'sla soldiers WIN
French and American col"rS. After
paSsing tho guard "c honor in r"rI"".
~. president took his ;'lac" II y motor
car ard the party proceeded I" IN" CAY
hall. Drrsr crowds rnasS"G behind ths
linrS Of guards in khaki; til" streets
w"r.. brilliantly: decorated and hung with
banners bearing inscriptions OF welcome.
As IN. party PASSED through. the re"-
rlr rt Chaumon: Joined in Il continuous
arg,nrnntior o. the president.
All this part cf t'rancc lay under
gay cloud and banks o: drizzling. cold
rain when n" lTrsidrpt's train pulled
into tn, station tn" troops declared n"
weather WAS exceptionally fine. as conf
ea-.d with The usual brand Of weather.
ard s~rryon" had broad Srri!" hNamnE
aHny" his neutrality-suspicious.! khaN! uni
Fur-'.
Before The Review.
Things w.r" in motion carly f"T n"
-"i-irw. Whsr the president raised IN"
curlain Of window in his car. IN"
first person he saw was strap7ing
Amcr:car hnusl>hor an cIard;' wh"
srav"Iy Game &. salute. I'll" l'r"SfU"h
Su;.lirsir cav, HIM = Merry Christmas
and n,;.,!e l;ra ;he ;:arp:eSi soldier in
Franc. \ tr"n"a ,-0pp tra'n passing
gavc = 'vly,, Wils"r.'
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pr"sG' nj and shout Merry 'Ar'S'H''S'
TIL" folks, back 'nui" woutd hav" do
rlavrqi :; IL" dr"arirSr Christmas day IN
history. bur !; WAS IN" greatest or" i"V
;!cs.. american :ro"pS and evidently 4
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