The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-14
ALL PARIS GATHERS
TO Do HONOR TOITS
WARRIOR HEROESIN
TR|UMPHAL MARCH
Thousand Wounded Soldiers, With
Clutches Or IN Wheel Chairs
Lead the Van of Unique Demon
stration.
MIGHTY TRIBUTE PAID
TO JoFFRE AND FoCH
General Pershing, With Forty
American Military organiza-
tions, Received With Tremen-
dous Enthusiasm.


rHF Associstto sRgss
Washington, July ii.-Beforo be-
ginning the days conferences. Presi-
dent Wilson sent this message to
President Pomcare OF France. ON the
occasion OF the celebration OF Bastllo
day.
MAY l not on this day which com
memoratcs the breaking OF the chain
witch once bound France to an In
tolcfablc seryiiude convey 20 the peo-
pie Of France the cordial fraternal
greetings OF the people OF the United
states aud their sense OF privilege
and JOY IN having being associated
with France IN breaking the bonds
OF the world
(slgned) WOODROW WILSON"
Paris. July 1f-The triumphalI
march of allied and American troops
through Paris began at eight o'clock
this morning. The weather wag brill
liant, being more like October than
midsummer.
\ 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 us President poin-
| HNAN hNAhhh n WYNN Ah Wv AhNA "a
the Cenotaph at the Arc a Triomphc
I this morning This empty Caaket,
T placed there IN memory Of die allied
dead. was also decorated by other
wrcaths. these being placed by Pre-
F mier Clemcnceau. FronCh soldier. a
French sailor an Alsatian girl. a girl
from Lorraine and Colonel Edmund
I Gros This last wreath was In mem
otv OF - members OF the Lafayette
tasauaNrtHIs a. d.. NMstu IHgHNa
/ the war
: Marshal Joffrc. the victor % the
first battle Of the Marne. passed un-
der tho Arc a. TrOmphC at S:i5
f O'Clock He rode alone Behind him
came Marshal Foch. the commander
u-Chlef OF the allied forces during
/ the final campaign of the conflict. 4
storm Of applause arose from tho
/ vast thronE as the two mnrshaln
7 passed tho presidents stand and
moved down the brilliant avenue.
General John 7. Icrshing. with n
number Of American generals. came
next in line and WAS received with
equal enthusiasm, Forty American
organizations, sailors and marines.
marching with wonderful precision,
were greeted hy "a soh on waving
hankcrchlcfH and flags and with
denfcning cheers.
General PcrshluE rode ~ the head
of the American troops which were
separated from the fronch 10y space
~ 500 yards General pcrShinE's per
sonal Nag scarlet ncid with row
uf -four white stars was displayed Tor
The hrst time. u was horne 10y n
mounted sergeant riding directly he-
hind the American commander IN
chief
Colonel Bahcock commanded the
detachment ~ American troops that
followed. tn" American troops IN
linc consisted NJ c"WpoSii" hntltlinu
selected from hll IN" regiments OF thc
American army "t occupation FORMED
in tour companies. The hrsl TWO
icou, u,pHnirs IN Tine we're separated from
the second TWO hN q dciachmeht ni
men carrying iorN rrglmchihl h"EH
The culnr bearers ana guards num-
her"d altogether shout zoo.
last IN the American section ui lh'
procession came a COMPANY "t i"'
marines commanded hN ilcuienan
MNcr Altogether there were In in'
e frw less than l'no Americans.
The parade was viewed from az,
Nanihgc"u- points hN "houi "'""'
men