South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-14
FRENCH Give
VICTORY DAY
CELEBRATION
Thousands March in Five Mile
Parade Before ThrOngs
in Paris Streets.

| PARIS. July 14.-France swept
aside the accumulation of half a
century's bitterness and woe today
with the greatest celebration in
her history-the victory parade.
Hundreds of thousands OF people
from all parts of the country
crowded into Paris and cheered
the allied soldiers in their five mile
triumphaI march through the heart
OF the city.
II was the day France had wait
ed for since her crushing defeat by
/ the Prussians in 1870 and she made
\ the most of it.
The city was a riot Of color when
the $4,000 allied veterans began
their march. Flags were flown
from every building and each street
/ apparently tried TO outdo the other
/ in gala attire.
1t was just o'clock when Mar
shaI Foch and Marshal Joffre,
with their staffs, rode past the
arch of triumph" AS the parade
/ proceeded the cheers and shouts
! increased in volume until they be-
came deafening Behind the ia
| NOUS French commanders were
battalion of doughboys and a con-
tingent of American sailors.
Gen. Pcrshing Leads.
A. their head rode General Per
shing and General Harboard. They
we're followed by Colonels Marshall
and Quackemeyer and Major
Hughes their aides In the next
line were Major Generals Hines and
Alien; in the fourth line Major Gen
erals Lassiter Herzey Howse, lie
Jeune. MacLachlin, Langfitt and
Brewster; fifth line Brigadier Gen
erals Sladen, Rice Marshall. Harts,
Bethel. Rossel and Poole; sixth
Brigadier Generals Booth. Davis
Craig. Connor. Cruikshank, Wal
ker and McIntyrei seventh. Colo
ncls Collins and Knight and Briga-
der Generals Craig. Mccoy. Par
ker. Bamford. .eville and Moseley.
Fifteen hundred Americans were
in line. Pershing was mounted on
a French chestnut thoroughbred,
accompanied by a group of color
bearers.
Behind the Americans came the
other allied troops. the larger ma
tions represented by a regiment and
the smaller ones by a color guard.
Field Marshal Haig and General
Robertson rode at the head OF the
British contingent.
All Districts Take Part.
The French section. by far the
largest in the parade, comprised
representative Of very military
district in the country as well as of
every branch of the army. Marshal
Pctain. Generals Mangin. Humbert,
Lyautey. Gouraud and other IA
nous French military leaders were
in line.
Preceding Marshals Foch and
Joffre were a band of girls from
Alsace-Lorraine. strewing flowers
cathered from all parts OF the re-
public.
The marchcrs came smartly 10
salute when they passed the great
cenctaph-a pyramidial structure
90 feet high. erected in honor OF
the fallen allied soldiers. This was
surmounted by a winged Victory
ana bore war trophies OF all the al
hes
Special provision was made for
seating French wounded and par
cHs ard widows OF poilus killed in
action The "blesses' were further
houored when 1000 Of them passed
] under the arch OF triumph. at a
halung. stumbling pace. even be
fore Marshal F'och had ridden
through
More than so. 600 troops and Is.
600 gendarmes were required 10 20.
lice the line Of march and maintain
2 order
When the parade had finished
there was no indication that Pari.
had finished her celebration. or
\ the contrary gaiety promised 10
a reign far into the night