The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-14

the terrace of the Tuilleries gardens
and around the Place de La Concorde.
Here the officials decorative scheme
ended. but the remainder of the route
up the Rue Royaie and along the grand
boulevard to the Place de La Concorde.
ord display OF flags, banners, ORR
flames and escutcheons.
A BRILLIANT Scene.
Brilliant though the scene was. there
was a general complaint that the deco
rations, which were carried out mainly
by war artists. lacked the magnitude
fitting such an historic occasion. The
government appropriated something
less than $1,000. 900, and this. added to
the fact that only q fortnight was
given to devise and carry out the
scheme. displeased many critics.
Paris was damned to overnowing by
great crowds of visitors that poured in
from all over France. Hundreds OF
thousands spent the night without
sleep and by deybreak the streets
were teening with people hurrying TO
the line of march. Every good place
was occupied soon after dawn, when
the troops began to rendezvous in the
Bots de Bologne.
At $3.50 President Poincare, minis
tiers OF state. high functionaries and
ambassadors and members of parlia
ments from many countries of Europe
took their seats in the officials re-
viewing stand on the Place de L'Etoille
Immediately the signal passed down
the Avenue de La Grande Armee to
start the march.
Then began the most magnificent
military possession oil all time. I'M
mediately behind a squadron of the
Republican Guard. who trumpeted fire.
quent fanfares, came Marshal Foch
81 Lee
The latter had been forced into the
parade last week by public opinion
after his exclusion on the ground that
there was no place where he could be
consigned.
Following the two marshals came the
allied contingents, each at a battional
strong for the great powers and
smaller size for the lesser powers.
a battalion dubbed "Pershing's
own" made up of 1900 men selected
from units of six American divisions,
constituted Americas show troops.
Gen. Pershing led them in the parade,
responding to uproarious cheers for the
Americans all along the line OF route.
With him rode Maj.-Gen. Henry L.
Allen, who recently took command of
the American army Of occupation in
Germany; Maj Gen. McGlachlin, of the
First division; Lejeune, of the Second,
and How're, OF the Thiro.
Belgans.
The Belgians followed behind Gen.
Guillain. Then came a British battal-
lon consisting Of men from crack regi-
ments, including the guards and Sea-
forth Highlanders, with colors and
pipers. Forty British generals figured
In the parade. the most prominent be-
ing Haig, Robertson. Birdwood Byng,
Rawlnson, Marine, Lord Cavan. Sir r.
". Marshall, Sir a. Montgomery, Sir
T. ir
Travers Clark, Sir John Birch, Sir G.
NJ. Meath and Gen. Currie, represent
ing the Canadians
Gen. Diaz led the Italians, who were
followed by the japanese Greeks,
Poles, Portuguese, Rumanians, Serbs,
Siamese and Czecho-S lovaks.
The second section of the parade was
made up entirely of French troops
drawn from the finest French regi-
ments, marching behind d brilliant
galaxy Of general officers. Interspersed
with various glorious regiments rode
Gouraud. Mangin. FayelIe. Maistre,
Debeney. Humbert. Hirschauer Cas-
telnau, Degoutte and dozens of other
army. corps and division command
ers. Gems. Nivele, Lyautey, Fran
chet-Desperey and Guillaumat were
not present. being unable to leave
their commands.
All arms were represented in the
French section. Lieut.. Fonck marched
at. the head of an aviation corps, with
colors of the flying corps. Frank
tanks brought up the rear of the pa
rade.
There was pathetic scene at the
Place de L'Etoile, where one stand was
filled entirely with soldiers blinded in
the war. They responded with fran
tic cheering when the roar of plaudits
announced the reopening of the ia
nous Arc de Triomphe as Marshals
IOCh and lOffre rode thrnnrh