Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-15
BUY WAR BONDS
ON BASTILLE DAY
French Observe Day by In
vssting llO,oOo,oOO Francs
in Securities
sALLIES IN PARIS PARADE
Americans Like Poilus Are
Showered With Flowers by
a Spectators in Streets
ALLIES IN PARIS PARADE
Special Gable to Erening Public Ledger
CopvriCht. 1918. by Ncp York Times Co.
Paris, July ).

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COPYRIGHT. 1918. by Nc,r York Times Co.
Il, Paris. July 10.
Nothing in yesterdays celebration
marked more charaCteristlcally the
whole-hearted manner in which France
is devoting herself to the prosecution of
the war than the fact that instead of
delirious rejoicings Of former times, with
bands at every street crossing in the
Z city and open-air dances lasting through
out the night. the most striking feature
eof Bastille Day in Paris was the sale
In the street of bonus in order to raise
money for national defense. These sales
took place at eight points Of the city.
Including the Place ne La Conccrde.
the Place De L'Opera, the Place de
LEtoile. the Place du Trocadero, and
the Place de La Republique.
AT the opera there were six booths,
euch as line the buuevards for the
sale of toys at Christmas time. Inside
each were two women clerks, who were
kept busy all day selling bonds de Ia
defense nationaie" of the value OF 81
upward Throughout the afternoon per
sons stood in line at each booth. await
ing their turn to buy. and similar scenes
were reported from most Of the other
sales points. Most ~ the bonds sold
were for short terms, redeemable in
month at the will of the purchaser or at
two months with a slightly higher rate
of interest, etc.
Every purchaser OF bond received
with II a facsimile copy of a letter of
thanks from General Pershing. who
wrote. Everybody muse fight today
the soldier with his arms. you with your
money" Colored post cards were given
to the children who accompanied the
purchaser and in one part Of the city
the subscribers received flowers.
In addition to thousands Of small
subscriptions several sums Of 10000
=, 'ancs were received and at the Opera
sne subscription was for 10000 francs
Omciai Program Simple
The program of the official festival as
during the previous three years, was
extremely simple and it was confined
20 a severely restricted review by the
President of the republic of troops
representing the garrison of Paris. fol-
lowed by the comforting of decorations
and march through limited stretcn
of the principal streets of representative
detachments from the Allied armies.
i. The French and other Allied troops
taking part in the ceremony assembled
IN the Bois de Boulogne before in the
morning. and were drawn up in that
part Of the great park abutting on the
noble Avenue du Bois The ceremony
Il
A fine rain fell while troops and
spectators were assembling, and the
waiting from to 9'oclocl1 was rather
trying. The Italian representative.
Count Bonin Longacre, was the first of
= the ambassadors to arrive and he was
quickly followed by the Portuguese
minister and the japanese ambassador
Robert Woods Bliss. counsellor of the
American embassy, acted as deputy for
mi aaa wh hn in,
Lyons for the opening of the new bridge
named in honor of President Wilson
Marshal Joffre and Generals Pau and
Bruceri shared the honors of the recep-
tion reserved for distinguished soldiers
Poincare Loudly Cheered
Before the presidents of the Sem
ate and Chamber and most of the MEM
bers of the Government had arrived and
as the hour was striking the drums and
buglers announced the approach of the
President of the republic. The cheers
were long and hearty when it was seen
that President Poincare was accom-
panied by Premier Clemenceau, who re-
ceived a great ovation.
Americans, Belgians. British Creeks
Italians Poles, Serbs and Czech-Slovaks
were all rapidly passed in review. and
then the President returned to the Ave-
nue. du Bois, where decorations were
conferred on General Guillamat and the
other generals who recently received
well-deserved promotion in the Legion of
Honor.
The ceremony was marked with great
emotion, which was only increased when
the President conferred the decoration Of
the Legion of Honor and the military
medal on a number of officers and men
belonging to the Allied armies
But, great as the enthusiasm was be-
fore, 1t was redoubled when the various
Allied detachments began their march
past. Virtually all OF them had come
direct from the front and were in field
uniform.
1t is officially announced that more
than 1lO,O0o,o00 francs were subscribed
yesterday.