The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-13
siEht,d Fifteen Mile, out.

The pre- Ideunll fleet va, first
sighted a, Il 30 o'clock this morning
fifteen miles oit shore The sea
was caiF and the stately iIc moycf
landwari under ,kie, which were
steadily Frightening h,cr a dark and
gloomy morning It was more than
an hour later that t. ships were
ngnalled al the entrance ui t.D hlrhDr
and grg-l cheer arose from the
waiting crowd us the cloud .t h,l 3;
smoke showed lha, the presidential
fleet was near
\ single DESTROYER showing the
way 20 the feet and close behind
loored the huge bulk oi th- blulr,hip,
Pennsylvania and Wyoming ilynb re-
spe.tiycly the flag, Of Admiral Mlyo,
commander oi the N,anu. fleet and
Vice ADMIRAL Sims. commander OF
The American naval forces ~ Euro.
reln water,
Back of them moved the George
Washington, bearing the president,
lankcd un either side By the battle
chip, Arkansas. Florida. Utah. Neva-
da. Oklahoma, New York. Texas anil
Arizona. hy French cruisers and
hy grcclt iloulla of Amc can and
French troncdo boat des,royetS.
Guns Answer Guns.
he entrance IN the hafhor i, mar.
row strait with forts rrownlng the
towering Dh'i, on each side through
this avenue 'he imposing pageant
moved, each oi The Ten forts contribute
ing itN ranrlnade and the ten Ameri-
can haltlsship, answering gun for gun.
A, the ner, ue1red he inner hat.
bor the land halterie, and the as
Scmhle1 war craft took no the thun-
derous salute while he hills. auayi
and the terraces oi the old Breton city
rang With cheers from the enthusiastic
multitude ~ The same time all tho
war craft metohantr en- ard tranh-
p'rt' dressed ,hip, and manned the
yard, and ihe strains Of the American
anthem lI0atci over the water m,ngl-
mg with 'hr roar Of the run, and the
,l.H'. of lhs vast crowd,
Anchor or Shor.
Th- Os1.gr Washington came to
anchor a mile of shore while the
harle,h'n, ranged themselves In
double column on either side.
President W,on witnessed the
spectacle from lhr deck OF IN, steamer.
waving 'rcrtiugS and acknowledge
men', a, 'hc cheering throng ashore
We'd with the artillery m the old
worlds first tribute 10 the American
president
soon after the arrival ot the pte,i-
DENTAL ilc-t stephen pinchon. the
French foreign minister and George,
Jc,guc,, ihe minister ol marine. who
were az Bfrst 20 meet the president
on behalf Vt ,hs French government,
b,ated the George Washington 10 ex.
tend their first greetingI
The presidents ship moved into tho
harbor through lines formed by the
hattleship' She dropped anchor
about a mile of shore amid a ,umul-
luous denomination.
50 Wafships Pfsseut
The French ministers and Aner-
lean officials boarded the George
Washington At lW They were ac-
companisd by Miss Margars, Wilson.
As soon as they had gone aboard tho
George Washington, preparation, be-
gan for the president, landing About
fifty American and French warship,
were in the foadstead.
Day IL Gloomy.
Day broke dark and gloomy over
Bte,t this morning Heavy cloud,
shut out sunshine and sky bm the
downpouI ot rain which prsvails I
yesterday sbs,ed during the nigh, and
the wind subsidized TO a gentle breeze
blowing IN from the sea The mists
which have yeiled the hafbos los
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