The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-14
Marshal FOch Followed Him
in the Parade - Dense
Masses of People Viewed
the Ceremony But En-
thusiasm Did Not Burst
Forth Spontaneously AS
on Armistice Night.

Paris, July IA tBy the Associated
Press The triumphal march of allied
and American troops through Paris be-
gan at o'clock this morning. The bril-
liant weather was more like October
than midsummer.
A thousand wounded soldiers with
crutches or in wheel chairs, and clad for
the most part in civilian clothes, led
the parade, preceded by drum corps.
Guns began firing at minute intervals
as President Poincare placed wreath at
the foot of the Cenotaph at the Arc de
Triomphe. This empty casket, placed in
,memory of the allied dead, was deco
rated also by other wreaths, these being
placed by Premier Clemenceau, French
soldier, French sailor, an Alsatian girl,
! a girl from Lorraine and Colonel Ed
mund Gros. This last tribute was in
memory of.72 members of the Lafayette
eseadrille, who lost their lives during the
war
Marshal Joffre, the victor of the first
battle of the Marne, passed undr the
Arc de Triomphe at S;45 o'clock. He rode
alone. Behind him came Marshal Foch,
the commander i'm chief of the allied
forces during the final campaign of the
conflict. A storm of applause arose
from the vast throng as the two mar
shals passed the presidents stand and
moved down the brilliant avenue
General John j. Pershing, with num-
ber of American generals, came next in
line and was received with equal en-
thusiasm. Forty American organizations,
soldiers and marines, marching with
wonderful precision, were greeted by
sea of waving handkerchiefs and flags
with deafening cheers. IL is estimated
one million people went sleepless in
Paris last night, three quarters of them
from choice and the Others because they
failed to obtain shelter The railroad sta
tion disgorged upon the already over
crowded city thousands of arrivals bear
ing loaves of bread and victuals
While the crowds on the boulevard
were as dense as on armistice night,
the spontaneous enthusiasm of Nov. ii
was missing Groups were dancing, sing.
ing and striving hard, almost painfully,
to enjoy themselves, but the majority of
the people were looking on from
mere curiosity. Perhaps the presence
everywhere OF legless, armless and blind
ed soldiers, proved a deterrent to the en-
thusiasm of the throngs.
During the parade the roof of house
on Ie boulevard ST. Martin collapsed.
Eighteen persons were injured.
General Pershing rode at the head Of
the American troops, which We're sep
arated from the French by space of 300
yards. General Pershings personal flag, a
scarlet field with row Of four white
stars, was displayed for the first time
II was borne by mounted sergeant rid
ing directly behind the American COM
mander- chief.
Behind General Pershing rode Major
Fl, G.. Harbord, chief of staff, followed
closely by three aides, Colonel George
c. Marshall, jr., Colonel John c. Queke-
meyer and Major Thurston Hughes Be-
hind these rode two army corps com
manders, MAjor General Henry 7. Allen
and Major General John L. Hines
Next came four rows of American off
GERS. In the first row rode Major Gen
erals Brewster, Langfitt, McGIachlin,
LeJeune, Howe, Hersey and Lafitte. In
the second row were Brigadier Generals
Poore, Russell, Bethel, Harris, Marshall,
Rice and Sladen. In the third row were
Briagdier Generals Mcintyre, Walker,
Cruikshank, Connor, Malin, Craig and
Booth In the fourth and last row rode
Brgadier Generals Mosely, Neville,
Parker, Mccoy and d. f. Craig, and
Colonels John T. Mcknight and Collins
The American military band was com
posed of 1875 men.
The American troops in line consisted
of a composite battalion selected from
all the regiments of the American army
of occupation, formed in four companies.
The first two companies in line were sep.
arated from the second two by a detach-
ment of men carrying 40 regimental
flags. The color bearers and guards,
numbered altogether about 200
Last in the American section of the
procession came a company of $50 ma
rines commanded by Lieut. Meyer. Al
together there were in line few less
than 1900 Americans
The marchers used the so-caled 'tri-
umphal marching step" by direction Of
Marshal Foch. This calls for l2S steps