South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-14
Distinguished Party of DipIO-
mats and Officials Greet
the Visitors.
PARTY DRIVES DIRECTLY
TO PALACE OF PRINCE
Find Everything in Readiness
For Their Comfort, lnCIud-
ing Retinue of Servants.

that could not get place in the
first rank Of spectators stood upon
all sorts of elevations to get a peep
over the heads of those in front.
At the junction of Champs Ely
sees and Avenue Alma. where Amer
lean army headquarters in Paris are
located. the Y. NJ. G. a. girls had
been invited TO points Of vantage TO
watch the passing of the notahies.
They were massed at the windows.
waving flags. and their excitement
grew beyond all doubts when the
carriage containing Mrs. Wilson
passed by. Outside Of headquarters
a Jazz band was playing with might
and main, trying with a great deal
of success to make itself heard
above the shouting. II played Be
hold Our Conquering Hero Comes"
Tumult Is Deafening.
At the American Aviation club
near Rond Pont the tumult was
deafening The aviators, who had
had experience at American foot
ball games I'm the gentle art Of
noise-making. organized into groups
with cheer leaders and yelled their
college yells. These fellows under
stood what real cheering is and gave
a first class example OF it. The
French were greatly amused.
Opposite the official residence of
Pres't POincare in Champs Elysees
republican guards were drawn up in
imposing formation. Thence foot
soldiers lined the concourse as far
as the Place de La COncOrde. where
many cannon, tanks and airplanes.
captured from the Germans in bat
tie. were drawn up on exhibition.
Pres't Wilson showed great inter
est in these engines of war and
gazed at them with intentness while
his carriage was rolling by.
The other Americans in the pro-
cession showed an equal interest in
the trophies.
There were one hundred pieces of
artillery of various calibers. includ-
ing mighty Krupps, tanks with
crosses painted on their sides and
giant airplanes of the Gotha typo,
such as were employed in raids on
London and Paris.
ChaSseurs Lead.
The Hotel Coisland, adjoining the
headquarters Of the American peace
commission. was crowded with
American army officers.
Alpine Chasseurs (the famous
Fighting Blue Devils Of the French
army had the honor of leading the
procession up Place de la COncorde
as far as Rue Madelaine.
The party passed NIaXims. prob
ably the most famous restaurant in
the world. which opened today at the
earliest hour I'm its history in order
TO serve breakfast TO the crowds out
TO see the arrival
BY s O'Clock Maxims was crowded
by officers and Red Cross girls.
The party passed ROdman Wana-
makers Soldiers and Sailors Leave
club. where doughboys and jaclies
greeted the president with a great
deal of noise. No officers were ad-
mitted. so the greeting at this club
came wholly from the ranks.
After reaching the Grandes Boule-
ward the carriages turned into Boul-
evard Malesherbes behind the state
Is church that had been struck by
big Bertha shell during a long
range bombardment of Paris by the
Germans Pres't Poincare nudged
/ Pres't Wilson's shoulder 20 draw at
tention 20 II and pointed TO the
she'll pierced structure. The statue
OF a saint has been beheaded by one
OF the prOjeCUles.
All Recognized Wilson.
Pres't Wilson craned his neck 10
see the buildings and as he did so.
+ the crowd Justify shouted. "Finis la
Bertha"
From the start 10 the finish Of
the procession practically every
T body in the crowds recognized Prest
I Wilson from his pictures. The vis-
age Of the famous American states
man had been flashed in movies
and printed in newspapers and on
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