Evening star., 1918-11-25
.FOCK TODAY TAKES
over STRASSBURG
Gouraud's Army Enters City
Amid Tremendous Enthu-
siasm of Thousands.
OLD GLORY ON FORTRESS

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24.-Gen. Gouraud entered this city
today at the head Of the 4th French
Army amid the tremendous enthu-
siasm Of 100000 people. Never did an
army have such triumphant greet
ing.
Such a spectacle repays all our
sufferings," said Gen. Gouraud. who
issued a proclamation to the city. be-
ginning with the words of the MAR
seillaise," 'The day of glory has
come"
The ceremonial entry at which Mar
shall Foch will take possession of the
city in the name Of France and the al
lies is fixed for 1870 o'clock Monday
afternoon.
Population Enthuses.
sTRASSBURG, Saturday. Novem-
Der 23.-The reoccupation of Alsace-
Lorraine by the French troops has
been accompanied by growing enthu-
siasm on the part of the population in
proportion as the forces penetrate
farther toward the Rhine, Nearest to
the old German frontier the rejoicing
is greatest and the manifestations
most picturesque.
After Chateau Sa1ines, Metz and
Saareburg, in Lorraine,and Mulhouse,
in Alsace, Colmar and Caverne GA
bern) opened their arms and poured
with an ardor that exceeded by far
the welcome of Metz. Saverne, the
small garrison town where a Ger
man lieutenant developed a sensa-
chatting incident in 1913. had on it's
Christmas dress when Gen. Dupont
arrived at the head Of his troops.
The streets had been planted on both
sides with evergreens. and more
bunting was flying than the entire
four years of dearth of cloth of all
sorts.
Some Of the tri-color flags that flew
from the windows of the modest
houses were made of strips of calico;
others were Of silk. dating from the
their hiding places, where they had
evaded the German police for nearly
fifty years.
Old Glory on Fortress.
The famous old fortress Of Phals-
bourg, which stood sieges SO valiant
ly before and during 1870. was also
ablaze with red. white and blue,
with the Stars and Stripes and the
British and other allied flags stream
ing alongside the French.
The enthusiasm of the troops grew
with that of the population as they
advanced toward the Rhine and when
Strassburg was reached by the ad-
vance guards yesterday afternoon,
came the climax of the celebration.
The superb Alsatian capital al
white and blue. No one is able to say
just where all these flags came from,
but many of them had been in the
making secretly by loyal Alsatian
| women since the second battle of the
Marne which the majority of Alsa-
| tians regarded at the time as the
! turning point Of the war; thenceforth
| they were sure of the early arrival of
| the French.
| The Inhabitants of German origin
also flew bunting, but only the Stars
and Stripes and A1satian colors. The
| Alsatians put a stop to this. demand
| ing that whoever refused to fly the
French tri-color should fly no flags
! whatever. A former German officer,
| the owner of a hardware establish
| ment, summoned to comply with this
demand, hastily drew in the American
and Alsatian colors.
| To Adopt French Time.
! Tomorrow at 10:45 o'clock will take
place at the cathedral a symbolic
manifestation Of this great historic
event. The great clock at Strassburg
will then be set to French time.