Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-27
rrca:tic:,. Gives Peace
Promise 10 10000 Yankees

f'ianmons "Wednesday. Doc. :5.--ti'Y
T'!,n .ataopiatei Irr:;", --t'resis;ont
wilson, tns',.;. iicIeo,1 l,;,nso;t 70 th1
Anne re-. il ~, t,iia ;ii t!in ;.n:d IL at
t.;n i iioara wl,:o:, Jynuil preserve
;in. f,ts:tD Of the e.ne ,';i..pts they had
madn E;e:ifina VII, l,ern1 head III
n ::ni.l rear f.hfsroa over wl:ct,
tnoeoi' nnl f1antt:,od with his 1eE;ons
cni:tut':"e Hco, f'.3 President told TO-.
go ,atiier.cnn intnntrtn"n that. now
t,,r| IAI Como t;,o;r part to win the
i,'o":s snr which Amo,.ea entered i;c
var t.tcy cnu'd Lepand upon HIM %
soc "a: tae:- wore preserved. The
President; COMO IN from Paris -
w;lo have Goy-n such 81 greet Fart in
the winiiir:g Of ;he war. Historic "a
Ct,auEloHt heed quarters OF Tic Amer
lean amy ia itself proud in its re-
copti0u The o.6est inhabitant was
Git with his age old silk hat; inn
prc;iiest iittlt sirl was ont in .,er
1.at:va costume. Tho streets wee
lined wiki d. melican and French
troops and the sidewalks were chok-
Cd with Frenchmen cheering them
selves hnarse. The moss grown roofs
If The houses were loaded with folks
from the countryside who cared moth
ing for the raw chill wind that swept
over the land or for the occasional
rain or the touch of snow. The Amer
Jean troops muddy. cold and soaked.
hut happy. seemed just as entfusi-
astic as the crowd. The President >
train arrived at 9 O'Clock in the
morning and the part. went ut once
TO the hall where they were inform ~
w received with speeches. The sm3 IL
room already had in place Il talbot
COMMUNICATING the President there
were speeches all in French, by tho
general commanding the district the
mayor. the project. The President
smiled from time to time. The mill
tary band outside then broke into the
strains Of the Battle Hymn Of the
Rcpnbhc.
Just as the caravan came npon me
field overlooking the troops, very
Old French woman standing at the
roadside waved frantically at the
passing cars 10 take some flowers she
warted to give Mrs. Wilson.
The long line OF cars had swept
on. showering the dismayed old Wo-
man with mud when the President
caught the situation and stopping
the line. sent colonel back through
the mud TO get the flowers. Having
taken them in, the cars proceeded.
\ temporary board walk had been
built over the quagmire OF the re-
viewing field to he stand, and
there surrounded by Gen. Pershing,
Mrs Wilson. Rear Admiral Grayson,
Gen. Liggett. Gen. Alexander and
Gen. HALE. commanding the Goth
Division. General PershinS opened
the ceremony with q brief speech in
which he presented the victorious
army to the President. The Presi-
dent addressed the troops as MY
fellow countrymen" and a silence.
which nc characterized as the quiet
Of peace. held down over the shouts
of every man present who stood at
attention and strained to catch the
Presidents words. The President
smoke for about five minutes earnest
IL and n loudly as he could. Probab-
" half the troops heard him Every
man taking part in the review had
seen action, War crosses were plen-
tiftll. the men had been through all
aud were veterans in every way.
There was an unmistakable flash Of
pride in the Presidents eye and a
catch in his throat as he looked at
them and remarked what a privilege
il would Re TO have been there. The
band began with 4 French mir. fol
followed hy The Star Spangled Ban
nev"
First came the men Of the 9Th Di-
vision, veterans of the Meuse and
Argonre offensive; then infantry and
machie guns nf the 26th, veterans
of the Chemin- Des-D Danes, Chateau
Thierry and the Argonne. The men
of the oath. also in the Argonne Of
fensive. were next. ard composite
battalion OF the 18th. Detachments
r,f the s0tin, Wi,c we're in the fight
Ing 1T Nerdun last October ard de-
iochments Of the Send followed.
Tho rcviev was brought to a close by
ion: ;rr.n re American nanition was-
."e -r7u-cl thrcar;; miro by too !ne-.
-fo''- rrn.r ;cain>cai :: campang o: u
w.,.s..,t tah...,
81 TIC fi1sa Of tho soyiaH Can. Ais1-
ahdaH stepped TO Inc stand and nresvn:-