Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19
Nineteen Thousand Allied
Soldiers Parade Lon
don Streets.
VICTORY PARADE
LED BY AMERICANS
Victory Celebrations Held Today
Thruout British Empire-Prncipal
Observance in London, With Allied
Parade Leading Feature-Generai
Pershins, at Head Of Yank Con-
tinsent, Heads Military Pageant.

| London >July 19.-Nineteen THOUSAND
allied soldiers, picked men from fam
Gus combat divisions Of the world war,
marched thru London streets today In
| celebration of the return Of peace.
They we're drawn from the British
American, French, italian, Belgian,
! Japanese, Polish, Roumanian. Portu-
guese, Serbian. Siamese and Czecho-
Slovakian armies. In the line OK
march the contingents were arranged
! in alphabetical order, the Americans
! leading the parade. The Americans,
headed by Gen. John ]. Pershins.
marched in three batallions Of thirty
| three officers and ]. 100 men each. Bel
gium had in line 440 officers and men.
led by General Gillian. France was
represented by $50 men. and Italy by
835. There were five officers and fif-
ty men for each Of the other allied ma
tions.
| Behind the allied section came Vice
Admirals Beatty and Keyes and other
high officers of the grand fleet, with a
naval contingent of 1000 men. Then
| came 1000 men from the mercantile
marine and 500 women from various
war services.
| Next came Field Marshal HaIg and
his staff, leading 5000 British troops
Of every branch of the service. Major
General Salmond led the Royal air
4 force contingent. All the dominions
had forces in line.
Day of Merrymaking.
So11o he IL
! enjoyed a special business holiday.
gave itself up to merrymaking. For
dancing, the most favorite way Of cell
! ebrating, the authorities provided four
huge areas on Hyde green and Re-
! gents park one time country dances
being features on the program.
I Elsewhere in the city military bands
gave concerts and pageants and
scenes from Shakespeare were given
| by theatrical clubs. A choir of 5000
| singers, under the auspices Of the
League Of Arts, gave feature enter
! tainment, the singers being clad in
picturesque costumes. AS preliminary
to the celebration thanksgiving cere-
monies were held in Westminster Alb
! hey, st. PauPs cathedral and other
churches on Wednesday. Copies of a
special order Of services were distri-
buted to the schools of the city for use
at joint meeting of London schools
and 10000 children took part in the
| exercises. ~.
Parade Six Miles Long.
The line Of parade was more than
six miles in length. King George, with
other members of the royal family
army and navy officers, and leaders
of both houses of parliament, stood on
the steps of the Victoria memorial in
front of Buckingham palace, to re-
ceive the salutes of the warriors.
A magnificent reception was given
the marching hosts. The streets were
bright with allied colors. Eager spec
tators jammed every place of vantage,
even the roofs being blocked with
cheerful thousands. Many camped on
the streets all night to hold places from
which the parade could be witnessed.
Huge grandstands accommodating
thousands. were erected for demobil-
lied soldiers, an effort being made to
arrange that every soldier home on
leave from France should see the pro-
cession. ...,.
The 10000 paraders camped at Ken
sington Gardens yesterday and last
night. 1
Celebrate Thruout Empire.
Peace was celebrated by the Brit
ish empire today. Not only in London,
but in every part Of the vast domin-
ions over which floats the union jack.
London's great victory parade was
the most spectacular event Of the day.
but thruout the country every city.
town, and hamlet held peace carni-
val. Religious services, professions
and sports made up the program In
nearly every place. In some places.
particularly the seaside resorts, bat
! ties Of flowers featured the day.
Everywhere the returned heroes Of
fthe war were honorea, whether they
apparel in khaki or musti. These men,
released from the perils and hardships
of war, led the merrymaking. Those
who did not return from the battle
fields, however, were not forgotten. In
every town or city there were prayers
for the fallen, and may a shrine. dedi-
Gated to the memory Of a dead hero
bore its floral tribute.
Fires To Blaze Tonight.
Tonight there will blaze from hill
and mountain tops the flare OF fires
kindled in honor Of the return Of peace.
In Dover there will be grand illumin.
alton, the admiralty turning over to the
committee there q large number. ofE> Oh
flares invented by Commander Brock
who was killed at Zeebrugge. who
. used this means Of Illuminating the