New-York tribune., 1918-05-13

LONUON, May I2.-The appearance
of American National Army men on
parade in the streets of London yes
terday aroused the enthusiasm Of the
Sunday newspapers as have few events
in many months. The writers unite in
giving unstinted praise to the appear
anee of the men and predict for them
record of splendid achievement when
they reach the front.
"Sincc the thrilling days of the first
months of the war;" says "The OBJ
server" LONDON has not known such
a notable scene of enthusiasm as that
evoked yesterday. The finest sight
have seen since the war began was the
verdict of a young soldier who has
seen service on four fronts. The men
are fine looking body and appear to
be in the pink of condition. The com
panies filed past with light, elastic
step, keeping excellent time and Great
ing mighty favorable impression of
their marching qualities and physique" /"
London Pleased With "Huskies"
"Londoners cheered yesterday as they
have not cheered for many months"
says "Lloyd's Weekly News" "From
the moment when the first battalion
detrained to the last minute farewell
when the crowd called out, Come back
soon!' the day was one of heartening
friendliness. 1t was the women who
gave the Americans a special welcome.
God bless you'll they cried all along
the route. Mothers lifted their chill
dren that they might have sight of
the soldiers from across the sea who
were going to fight side by side with
daddy. And the waiting crowds found
a new name for the visitors. AS the
first battalion swung out from Water
loo station some one called out to a
friend that they were "a real husky lot.
The word pleased the fancy of the
crowd and soon every one was calling
for cheers for the huskies.' 1t was a
great friendship which was struck up
between the London crowd and the
American boys, who have come across
to give them hand. That was the
feeling that persisted to the last when
the visitors said goodby for the time
being to London"
Gave Boys "Home Feeling"
"The Weekly Dispatch" prints q let
ter written home by an American SOL
dier yesterday describing the days pro-
ceedings, of which the following is an
extract:
"The whole march gave one sort
of at home feeling. l think that was
the biggest thing about it if you ask
me-that they should want us to feel
at home and that we should feel at
home. Some of the fellows say it was
the biggest moment they ever hope to
have, standing there in front of the
palace. What it made me feel was
!, that we are all in. it together"
Frederick Wild, in "The Weekly De-
spatch," says that as an American he
felt it was the happiest and most mem
orable event in his life. He adds that
"The Despatch" has received sheaf of
letters from all over Great Britain with
countless schemes for organized hos
pitality to the American troops.
"Whether good or bad" he says,
"the suggestions spring unmistakably
from one universal sentiment with a
wholehearted anxiety to convert Great
Britain into Sammles' 'blighty' if he
will have it,"
"The Sunday Pictorial" says "the
King could not help but notice the grit
and determination of the Americans
reflected in their clean shaven faces
and Snuare laws"
"Finely built, clean looking troops"
says "The Sunday Herald" "tkey made
an excellent impression. Everywhere
they were, enthusiastically welcomed.
AS one broad -shouldered giant said,
Your peoples hearts seem as big as
the streets are broad. We had to leave
New York without cheer and this
makes up for it,"
Lord Denbigh. addressing the Anglo