New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
Criipples Lead
Allied VictOrs
Through Paris
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realize who the men were because Of
their disorganized and military ap-
pearance. But when the great throng
grasped the situation, cheers rose,
slowly at first, and were taken up by
the crowds far from the line of march,
which caught the shouts of "the
wounded'
Joffre Leads Foeh
Marshals Joffre and Foch followed.
Joffre riding slightly in advance of
Foch. There had been SO much spccu
lation as to whether Joffre would be in
the parade that his appearance with
the commander in chief provoked wild
enthusiasm.
Neither wore the dress uniform of
marshal. Joffre wore the black tunic
and red breeches of pre-war days. He
carried baton of marshal with seven
stars and sat his horse with a vgor
which disproved the rumors that he
was not able to ride. Foch wore a gray
uniform.
General Pershng came next, and he
and the American generals riding with
him were greeted with no less en-
thusiasm than the two great French
generals.
American doughboys not participat-
ing in the parade had found places of
vantage in the treetops and on the
housetops, where they had been attract
ing much attention by their enthusiasm
even before General Pershing and the
American troops passed. AS the Amcr;
cans marched by the organized cheer
ing of these doughboys was audible
above the martial music and the shouts
Of the mighty crowd.
March With Snap
The American soldiers and marines
marched with snap and precision
which won the special attention of the
spectators, as on July a. The French
commented especially on the extreme
youth and vigor Of the American
troops, as contrasted with the other
The Belgians were greeted with much
enthusiasm throughout the line Of
march The crowds never seemed TO
tire applauding.
The British, Italians, Japanese, Port
uguese, Serbs, CZechs, Rumanians and
Poles were all greeted warmly. Then
unstinted applause was showercd upon
the French forces, which closed the
parade.
me tIluIlpNdl IuufCH O1 tHe troops
; began at o'clock this morning. The
weather was beautiful, being more like
October than midsummer.
Guns began firing at minute inter-
walls as President Poincare placed a
wreath at the foot OF the ccnotaph at
the Arc de Triomphc this morning.
! This empty casket, placed there in
memory OF the Allied dead was also
decorated by other wreaths, these be-
ing placed by Premier Clemenceau, a
French soldier, French sailor, an Al
Colonel Edmund Gros. This last
wreath was in memory Of seventy-two
members of the Lafayette Escadrille
who lost their lives during the war.
General Pershing rode at the head
of the American troops, which were
separated from the French by a space
of 300 yards. General Pcrshing's per-
sonsl flag, scarlet field with row
Of four white stars, was displayed
for the first time. 1t was borne BY a
mounted sergeant riding directly be-
mind the American commander in chief.
Behind General Pershing rode Ma
jor General II. G. Harbord, chief Of
staff, FOLLOWED closely by three aides,
Colonel John G. Quekemeycr and Ma
ior Thurston Hughes. Behind these
rode two army corps commanders,
Major General Henry T. Allen and Ma
jor General John L. Hines.
Next came four rows Of American
officers. III the first row rode MAJ jor
Generals Brewster, Langfitt, McGlach-
lin, lie Jeunc, Howe, Hcrsey and La
htte. In the second row were Brig
adler Generals Poore, Russell. Beta III,
Iiarts, Marshall, Rice and Siadon. In
100 1hira row were HriGadcv Generals
Mciutyro, Walker. Cru.kshank. Con-
ner Malin, Craig Davis and Booth. In
.hc fourth and last row rode Brgadier
Generals Mos0y, Neville. Parker, Bam-
ford, Mccoy and d. +. Craig and
Goloncls John 7. Knight and Collins.
Babcock Heads Troops
Colonel Babcock commanded the de-
tachment Of American troops that fol-
lowed. The American troops in line
consisted Of composite battalion
selected from all the regiments Of the
American Army Of Occupation, formed
in four companies. The first two
companies in line were separated
of men carrying forty regimortal flags.
The colorbeaicrs and guards mum
bered altogether about 200.
Last in the American section Of the
PROCESSION came a company Of $50
marines, commanded by Lieutenant
Meyer Althogether there were in
line a few less than 500 Americans.
The American band contained 1926
pieces.
The marchcrs used the so-called
tllumphal marching step" by dircc-
tion of Marshal roch. This calls for
1913 steps to the minute.
The parade was reviewed from ad
vansageous points by about 5000
American army officers and enlisted
men.
a half million persons witnessed the
parade from the Place de la Concordc.
across which the people swept a minut,
after the armored cars and tanks
passed, marking the close Of the spec
tuclc. On the east side Of the square
thousands Of persons, including school
ch.ldrcn, packed the grandstands
Americans on Hotel Roof
The Hotel Criilon, hcadouarters Of
the American Peace Commission. was
t'llcd with people who had for DAYS
cxcrted every influence TO obtain Il no
sitlon there. The nat roofs Of Tho
nearby buildings held crowds. On tho
roof of the Hotel Crilon seats and
standing room were provided for en-
listed men and modern welfare work
crs o. .he American army.
In tho Place de la Concordc the mn
f'on picture men. with improvised Mat
forfrs on the roofs Of buildings, re-