The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-12-20
ALL PARIS HONORS
PRESIDENT WILSON
CITY Is ABLAZE WITH LIGHTS
BOULEVARD CROWDS DANCE
AND SING.
JOINED Big TIME
Greeting Of Salvo OF ArtiileTy-U. s.
Executive's Coming Hailed by
voiIeys Of cheers-Permitted
War to Be Won.

War to Be Won.
Paris.-president and Mrs. Wilson
made their entry into Paris Saturday
morning, greeted by well-nigh half
the population, not only OF the city,
but Of the surrounding districts. Two
million cheering people composed the
crowds. They were attended by
President Poincare, Premier Clemen-
ceau and others among the most
prominent figures in France. Flowers
were dropped around their carriage,
airplanes winged overhead, guns
sounded. But observers were impress
sed with something more than a mag
nitude and beauty of the reception,
by some quality of warmth that
made it different from the visits to
Paris recently made by the sover-
eigns of the allied nations.
City AbIaze.
1t was a greater night in Paris
than armistice night. The city ablaze
with Nominations; the boulevards
thronged with crowds, dancing and
singing and throwing confetti. The
Place de Ia Concord was turned into
a great dancing pavilion, where Amer
lean soldiers were favorite partners.
America is the predominating word.
The imagination and interest of
France have been stirred by the
president Of the United States as
by no other leader beyond the Dor
ders. All classes and parties in this
country have united to pay honor to
the United States through it's presi-
dent. They greet him as the repres-
entative ideals now dawning upon
Europe.
I'm the eyes of the immense crowds
| welcoming him.. says the semi-of-
ficial Temps, President Wilson rep
resents two invinclble forces-the
material force which permitted the
war to be won, and also the forst
which will sanctify peace"
Soldiers Line Avenues,
! Thirty-six thousand soldiers, the
flower of the French army, lined tho
avenues from Dauphin gate to the
Murat mansion. which during their
stay in Paris will be the home OF
the president and his wife.
Alpine chasseursc and 2ouaves, fresh
from the battlefields OF Champagne,
and colonial troops from whose uni
| forms the mud of the Somme had
only few days ago been rmoved,
occupied the post of honor. They
gently, but firmly, kept order among
the enormous crowds, which ever
| pressed forward in eagerness to have
a closer look at the guests of France
saIvo Of Artillery.
President Wilson's arrival at the
capital was greeted with a salvo of
artillery in salute.
The dense throngs gathered to
greet the American executive hailed
his coming with volleys of cheering.
Huge crowds were massed around
the Bots de Boulogne station await
ing the presidents coming. AS he
alighted from his train, a roar of
WELDON went up that left no doubt
of the cordiality of the greeting given
by Paris to it's guest.
President Wilson was greeted war m
ly by President and Madame Poin-
care, Premier Cemenceau, Andre
Tardieu, French high commissioner
to the United States, and other high
officials.
The republican guard band, called
out in his honor, greeted him with the
strains of THE Star Spangled Ban.
ner."
French President Grasps his hand
AS President Wilson stepped from
the train, the French executive firmly
grasped him by the hand. William
Martin, who is attached to the for
eign office as introducer of ambas
sailors, presented Premied Clemen
ceau, who welcomed President Wilson
in English, saying he was extremely
, glad to meet him.
: After the formalities of welcome
had been concluded the president anG
r Mrs. Wilson and the other members
, OF the party entered open carriages
, of state and drove along the ap
: pointed route, escourted by th<
mounted republican guard between
, solid ranks of French troops.
The rout was lined for miles will
J. captured guns and other battle tro
= phies, andevery available space wa.
J, crowded by vast crowds waving ant
shouting their welcom-such crowd.
s as have rarely been seen in Paris.
n Mrs. Wilson's carriage was heapet
: with blowers that were thrown int,
= 1t along the route to the mansion
s of Prince Murat, which was reache,
q at 1915 o'clock about half hou
s after the Americans arrival in tn,
o French capital. The American fla,
q was hoisted here amid cheers.
American Flag Holsted.
President Wilson's arrival at Primo