The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-07-17
FRENCH CHEER
PERsHNG AND
YAW TROOPS
Contingents In Brilliant
TriumphaI March Through
Paris Ia Bastile Day Ceiebra.
ton of Peace.
by Associated Press.

by Associated Press
Paris, July 15.-The triumphaI
march of allied and American
troops through Paris beganssat 3
o'clock this morning. The wcat'l-
or was brilliant, being more like
October than midsummer.
A thousand wounded soldiers
with crntches, or in wheel chairs,
and clad for the most partin civil
Ian clothes, led the parade, being
preceded BY a drum corps. Gums
began firing at minute intervals as
President Poincare placed q
wreath at the foot Of the Ceno-
!tarh at the Arc D7THomphe this
.morning.
memory OF the allied dead. was also
decorated by other wreaths. these be-
ing placed by Premier C-lemenceau, q
French soldier, a French sailor, an
Alsatian girl. a girl from Lorraine, and
Col. Edmund eros. This last wreath
was in memory of ~ members OF. the
Lafayette %escadrille who lost their
lives during the war.
MARSHAL Joffre, the victor OF the
first battle of the Marine, passed under
the Arc n'Tr!c.aphe at S:45 O'clock.
He rode alone. Behind him came Mar
a Foch, the commander H.. chief OF
the allied forces during the final cam
paign OF the conflict. A storm Of APP
plause arose from the vast, thrOng as
the W marshals passed the presi-
dents stand and moved down the
brilliant avenue
Cheers For Americans.
General John ). Pershing, with a
number of American generals, came
next in line and was received with
equal enthusiasm. Forty American
organizations, soldiers and marines,
marching with wonderful precision,
were greeted by a sea OF waving hand
kerchiefs and flags and with deafentng
cheers.
General Pershing rode at the head Of
the American troops which were sep
arated from the French by a space Of
800 yards. General P~ershing's personal
flag. a scarlet field with a row Of four
white stars, was displayed for the first
time. was borne by a mounted SER
geant riding directly behind tho
$3.50 III ~
Colonel Babcock commanded the de-
tacnment of American troops that fol-
lowed.
Four Yank Companies.
The American troops in line consisted
of a composite battalion, selected from
all the regiments of the American army
of occupation formed in four com
paaies. The first two companies in
line were separated from the second
two by a detachment OF men carrying
40 regimental flags. The color bearers
and guards numbered altogether about
300.
Last in the American section of the
procession. came a company of $50
marines, commanded by Lieutenant
Meyers. Altogether there were in line
a few less than 1900 Americans.
The parade w2s viewed from advan-
tageous points by about 1900, Ameri-
can army officers n enlisted men.
The French section. by far the lar
gest in the parade, comprised represent
~tatives of every military district in the
country, as well as of every branch Of
the army. Marshal Peta!, Genera; i'd
Mangin, Humbert, Lyautey, Gouraud
and other famous French military
leaders were in line.
Girls In Line.
Preceding Marshals Foch and Joffre
were a band of girls from Alsace-Lor-
raine, strewing flowers gathered from
all parts of the republic.
The marchers came smartly to sa-
lutte when they passed the great ceno-
taph--a pyramidial structure 60 feet
high, erected in honor of the faller
allied soldiers. This was surmounted
by a winged victory and bore war tro-
plies of all the allies.
Million Went Sieepiess.
One million people went s~leepless in
Paris last night, three-qua tiers OF
them from choice and the others be
cause they failed to OBTAIN shelter.
Railroad stations all day Sunday dis
gorged upon the already overcrcwded
city thousands Of belated arrivals fo1
the peace celebration, bearing loayes
Of bread and %yictuals. Most of them
bearing the u~nmistakable stamp of pro-
vincials, sat last night along the boule-
wards m%unching sandwiches and
stretching blankets 20 the sidewalks
While the crowds on the boulevards
were as dense as, on armis . night
the Spontaneous enthusis. Novem-
Der II was missing. Groups were
ing. singing and striving hard. almost
painfully, CO enjoy themselves, but tht
majority of the people were merck
looking on from mere curiosity. Per
haps the presence everywhere Of leg
less, armless and blinded soldiers
proved a deterrent to h enthusiasm
81 the throngS.
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