The sun., 1919-08-17

these they expected to reap a rich
harvest. These stands were erected
close to the street, with the idea that
the people. the great mass too poor to
pay fancy prices for seats, would have
to stand behind these and see as best
7 they could. But two days before the
celebration the voice OF the people
was heard. IF they do not take down
those stands" they said. $50 that we,
| the fathers. mothers, wives, brothers
| and sisters OF those who fought and
| won this war, can see, We will tear
them down on the morning Of the
parade"
Ciemenceau at once gave the order.
| and the offending seats were torn
away. Furthermore. after all the
stories OF the exorbitant prices which
were being asked for places in win
dows. again through the influence OF
the Tiger, a tax OF so per cent was
fixed by the Government on all sums
thus taken. Result. many preferred
to invite a certain number OF poor
poilus and their families, thus making
q pleasure Of necessity.
People of influence and position. and
those with money even, found for the
first time that It was all pas grand
chose. as Victor Hugo termed it.
Senators even had to draw lots for the
[ lucky numbers. as they were not given
Tickets enough to go around.
| For the first time the public had
an opportunity to judge Of the three
now Marechals of France as they rode
in proximity in the defile. carrying the
baton bleu, the insignia OF their high
estate. Joffre rode a big blaze faced
horse and carried his baton pressed
under his left arm Foch sat like a
statue on his black charger and
carried his baton in the left hand
Petain, handsome Petain. easily the
best horseman of the lot. rode his
snowy dappie gray steed, an ex-
steeplechaser Of Auteuil. M. Monestyr
Iby name, with the ease of a cowboy
and the grace OF a Cossack. He car
ried his baton first in one hand and
then in the other, playing with it like
a drum major.
Two mounted poilus followed in the
wake OF one armed Gen. Gouraud. blu
their services were not needed. On'
could not help wondering where Gou
raud's thoughts were on this four
teenth of July morning riding dowr
the Champs Elysees In the SUNSHINE
of glory, and II he did not think o
where he was one year ago to-day. I
was on that day and the following
, that the Germans made their murder
! Gus attack In the region OF Rheims
and where Gouraud. with his immorta
French-American troops. gave then
ana Nf THAR Ia at vital hlOWS
, Gen. Mangin rode at the head OF hi
colonial troops clad in their new KHAKI
, uniforms. Mangin is more at home a
tho head OF his troops on foot than oil
horseback. He adores his men, ant
loves to be in the midst OF them.
French Courtesy UnwaverinE.
, French courtesy did not waver, evei
: on this momentous occasion: Passe
dabord (you pass first) was adhere
, to. The allied troops passed first un
der the Arc de Triomphe in alphabet
cal order-Amerique. Angleterre, Bel
gique and so on. Gen. Pershing rod
| at the head OF his troops like the cor
rect West Pointer that he is. and tn
. picked body of American soldier
3 marching in perfect time like one ma
) excited wild enthusiasm and receive
4 an ovation.
But the French people found ther
. too serious. and they kept calling out
a "souriez. souriex'-smiie. why don