The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-14
Residents Of Smaller Cities
Cheer Train Through
out Night
NET BY POINCARE
AND CLEMENCEAU
City Makes A Great Fete
Of Coming Of American
Chief Executive
CBy Associated Press,

Paris. Dec. 14.-President Wilson
made his entrance into Paris at 1915
o'clock this morning.
The front pages of the newspa-
pers this morning are devoted to de-
tails Of the reception TO be accorded
President Wilson by Paris today.
Pictures of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson are
printed by all the newspapers. Long
editorials recounting the character
istic outlining his policies and de-
| scribing his work during the war,
I'LL the journals.
In addition, considerable attention
is paid TO the part that Americans
have played in the war, the battles
OF Chateau Thierry, st. Mihiel and
the Argonne being described.
The Presidents arrival at the cap
ttal was greeted with a salyo OF ar
tillery in salute.
Roar of Welcome
The dense throngs gathered to
greet the American executive hailed
his coming with volleys OF cheering.
Huge crowds were massed around
the Bois de Boulogne station As
he alighted from his train a roar of
welcome went up that left no doubt
OF the cordiality Of the welcome gf~.
en- by Paris to its latest guest
President Wilson was greeted by
President and Madame Poincare,
Premier Clemenceau. Andrea Tar
dieu. French high commissioner 10
the United tSates. and other high
officials.
The formalities of the Ngreeting
over, the President entered a car
riage with President Poincare, Mrs.
Wilson with Miss Margaret Wilson,
daughter of the President. followed
in another carriage accompanied By
Madame Poincare. The party drove
Immediately TO the residence OF
Prince Marat in the Rue de Mon
ceau where the President will re-
side while in the French capital.
French Troops Line Road
The route to the presidential man
sion was lined with French troops in
solid array along its entire length.
The welcome given by the crowds as
the President drove by. was yocifer-
GUS and hearty.
The city was making vast fete
Of the Presidents coming.
The passage of the presidential
train from Brest TO Paris gave evil
dence of. the interest the population
attached to the Presidents visit Al
every station along the railway
crowds Of men, women and children
passing of the train, hoping TO catch
glimpse of the American executive.
Through the night along the route
their cheers could be heard as the
train slid by in the darkness
The crowds that assembled In Par
is to greet the President were at an
early hour large beyond the prece
dent set on the occasion OF previous
visits of heads of foreign states. The
weather was favorable, for although
the morning was a rather gray ones
1t gave promise OF improvement.
The scene at the station was
beautifully set. The platform was
carpeted in red and palms adorned
the broad stairway.
Artillery Salute
The band of the republican guards
was playing the Star Spangled Ban
ner as the presidential train decorat-
ed with the Stars and Stripes. drew
into the station. Immediately the
artillery gave voice and salute OF
100 guns announced the Presidents are
rival.
President Poincare greeted Presi-
dent Wilson warmly as the latter
stepped from tho train, the French
executive firmly grasping him by the
hand. William Martin. who is at
tached to the foreign office as intro
ducer OF ambassadors, presented
Premier Ciemenceau. who welcomed
President Wilson in English, saying
he was extremely glad to meet him.
The vantage points along the route
to be traversed by the party were
taken up by the crowds in the early
hours. The fayorite posts of obser-
Vation were captured German can
non lining the road from the Place
de dEtoile to the Place de la Con-
corde which afforded advantageous
seats for the long wait in prospect.