Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
americans CHE|:ERED
BY PARIS CROWD IN
VICTORY PAGEANT.
United States Soldiers Make
Splendid Showing in
Great Parade = Joffre
Rides Alone i.

PARIS, July 14.-(By the Assoc
ciated Press 1.-The triumphal march
Of allied and American troops
through Paris began at eight o'clock
this morning. The weather was brill
liant, being 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, being preceded by a
drum corps. Guns began firing at
minute intervals as President Poin-
care placed a wreath at the foot OF
the cenotaph at the arch of Triumph
this morning. This empty casket,
placed there in memory of the allied
dead,> was also decorated by other
wreaths, these being placed by Pre-
mier Clemenceau, French soldiers
a French sailor, an Alsatian girl, a
girl from Lorraine and Colonel Ed
mund Groh. This last wreath was
of the Lafayette escadrille, who lost
their lives during the war.
Joffre Rides Alone
Marshal yJoffre, the victor of the
first battle of the Marine, passed un-
der the arch of Triumph at 8:45
O'Clock. He rode alone. Behind him
came Marshal Foch, the commander
in chief of the allied forces during
the final campaign of the conflict. A
storm Of applause arose from the
vast throng as the two marShalS
passed the presidents stand and
moved down the brilliant avenue.
General John J. Pershing, with q
next in line and was received with
equal enthusiasm, Forty American
organizations, soldiers and marines,
marching with wonderful precision
handkerchiefs and flags and with
deafening cheers.
General Pershing rode at the head
of the American troops, which wero
separated from the French by a
space of goo yards: General Perish,
with a row of four white stars. was
displayed for the first time. 1t was
borne by mounted sergeant riding
directly behind the American COM
mnader-in-chief.
Behind General Pershing rode Ma
jor General H. G. Hartford. chief of
staff, followed closely by three aides,
Colonel George C. Marshall, Jr., Col
onel John G. Quekemeyer and Major
Truston Hughes. Behind these rode
General Henry T. Allen and Major
General John L. Hines. tf.
Picked Battalion
Next came four rows of American
officers. In the first row rode Ma
ior Generals Brewster, Lang1tt, Me-
and LATTE, In the row were Brig
adler Generals Poore, Russell. BETH
ell, Harris. Marshall, Rice and S1a-
den. In the third row we're Briga-
der Generals Mcintyre. Walker.
Davis and Booth. In the fourth and
last rode Brigadier Generals Mosely,
Neville, Parker. Bamford,. Mccoy
and D. F.Craig, and Colonies John r.
might and Collins.
detachment of American troops that
followed.
The American military band was
composed of 126 men. The Ameri-
can troops in line consisted Of
composite battalion selected from all
of occupation. formed in four COM
panies. The first two companies in
line were separated from the Sec
ond two by detachment of men;
carrying forty regimental flags. The
color bearers and guards numbered
less than 1900 Americans ~
RI The marchers used the socalled
triumphal marching STEP" by di-i
rection of Marshal Foch. This calls
for 1913 steps to the minute n.
vantageous points by about 5000
American army officers and enlist
ed men.
WILSON CABLES GREETINGS /
TO PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
WASHINGTON, July 14.-Presi-
dent Wilson today sent a cablegram
Of greeting to President Poincare, of
France, through the American en-
bassy at Paris. in honor of Bastile
Day in France. The president said:
MAY I not on this day, which
commentaries the breaking of the
chains which once bound France to
an intolerable sevitude, convey to
the people of France the cordial
fraternal greeting of the people of
the United States and their sense
Of privilege and joy in having been,
associated with France in breaking
the bonds of the world"