The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-11-23
BRUSSELS GIVES
ALBERT .ROUSING
WELCOME HOME.
ALL IN GALA TOGS.
Reviews Allied Troops
Return Marks His Pre-
diction 4 Years Ago
(By Associated Press.)

Brussels, Friday, Nov. 22.-King
Albert entered Brussels this morn
ing at 1890 o'clock. He was ac-
companied by Queen Elizabeth.
Princes Leopold and Charles, and
Princess Marie Jose.
The royal party entered at the
Porte de Flanders and proceeded to
the Place de La Nation, receiving a
tremendous ovation along the streets.
Entering the parliament house, King
Albert and his family listened to an
a, review . of allied troops which
formed a line ten miles long.
Strew Path With Flowers
Flowers were thrown in the path
of King Albert. as the procession
made its way along boulevards lined
for miles with dense throngs. r.
As this dispatch is being written,
the noise OF cheering rolls Acontinu-
ously like thunder across the city,
The city Is wearing its gala dress
and the influx OF thousands during
recent days has made it impossible
for all to obtain lodgings. Many are
sleeping. in public halls and izhel'
His Predietisn Came True
= The return OF King Albert 10 his
capital recalls the kings prophecy
Ia an interview with the Associated
Press only few months after the
Be1giars. having checked the first
rush of the Germans, had been driy-
en- from their country. In the dis
patch reporting this interview, CIV
en- on Dec. 20, 1914, at the kings
headquarters in West Flanders, the
following passage occurred: -
Your majesty. 1t has been predict
ed that you win re-enter your cap
itaI within three months, the COR
respondent said. The king shook his
head sadly. saying: mot so soon
but come day shall ride into Bris-
sells at the head OF the Belgian
army" '.-
Americans in Brussels
London, Nov. 23-American troops
together with British and French
contingents, marched with the Bel
gians in. Brussels yesterday wher
King Albert made his entry into his
capitol, says the Daily Mails cores
pondent who witnessed the entry.
'I have seen many great ceremo'
nies at many places" the correspon-
dent writes, "but / have never seer
so vast and varied crowd 80 car
rted away by tumult Of fervor. Put
a modern artillery barrage into
terms of delight and yout-have some
measure OF the concentrated ecstacy
Of people who felt that their re-
lease from captivity coincided will
the birth of the millennium.
''The royal family stood for the re-
turn of peace. The king was at thG
head Of the army which had woE
that peace by its sacrifices. TIVE
divisions Of the Belgian army, occu,
pying something like fifteen miles
of roads marched in the procession
accompanied by battalions Of French
American and British troops will
artillery.
s'The day was like midsummer
Many airplanes turned a silver lin,
ing to the sun as they played fantas
tic tricks high in the blue. Others
let drop streamers on the crowd
Every window, balcony, roof ans
street was packed over the wholl
route.
Shower OF Flowers.
"The people on the balconies hat
provided themselves with miniature
flags and chrysanthemums whicl
they rained down continually. Thou
sands could not even approache thu
route Of the parade. The crowd wal
| impossible at the Porte de EIander
hours before the kings arrival.
"At one place 500 young women II
chorus sang the Belgian song. Neai
their gay company stood pathetii
group of as many wounded men"