Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-19

Commander Baker.
Stop ut Adinkerke.
The night run from Paris ended at
Adinkerke, just across the Franco
Belgian frontier, where King Albert.
Queen Elizabeth and a party Of Bel
president. The Americans Ia break
fast on their train and stepped out
Of it prepared for their long drive.
King Albert wore his officers suit If
khaki, in which Americans in Paris
have to know him better than in
any other dress. Queen Elizabeth
wore a simple white dress, with a
dark blue motoring coat. Beneath
the presidents long buster he wore
a frock coat and during the trip he
wore a golfng cap. Mrs. Wilson was
dressed in dark blue. with a silk auto
ing coat. Brand Whitlock, American
minister to Belgium, accompanied the
king and queen and Mr.. n Mrs. Will
son throughout the trip and explained
conditions along h way.
No Ceremonies.
There were no ceremonies on the
train other than the ordinary greet
ings ana introductons. Through the
little station building, which had
moved to a long line Of cars and be-
gan it's trip into the shell torn, and,
as yet, abandoned country.
From time to time the cavalcade
halted to permit the visitors to study
at close range some bitter fortiica-
ton or some piece of destruction that
was unusually thorough, Nieuport
who was riding with King Albert, fol-
lowed Queen Elizabeth and Mrs. Will
son, who descended from the next
car, and walked through what had
been the city of Newport to the
ruins Of the canal. The only houses
that were intact or ever inhabitable
were one or two frame shacks which
were recently erected for the enter
tainment Of tourists.
From Newport eastward along the
old line Of trenches to Dixmude
where the ines at one time almost
! touched each other, the party alighted
to examine the nature of the trench
es. 1t hen ri on toward Ypres.
All that part Of the ride was in al
very few refugees and there could be
seen little attempt toward reclaiminE
the SOIL. s I, y,
Like a Dead Country.
1t was like a dead country. Here
and there a civilian was. encountered
but always his face expressed seeming
hopelessness. Ypres, however, show
ed somewhat greater display Of
animation. Notwithstanding the
terrible destruction wrought there, a
few former residents have found their
way back and a dozen or more frame
buildings have beer erected to serve
as hotels, restaurants, drinking places
and small shops. They reflect the on
~ industry in the place, catering to
tourists, both official and unofficial.
A ,semblance of civil government
has been restored in this district, and
the burgomaster appeared before the
president. thanking him for what
America did for Belgium. The Britt
ish garrison and q number OF British
nurses added to the crowd that gath
cred to welcome the party. The work
of salvagtng war material on the
Ypres battlefield is almost completed,
but enough remained to add to the
depression Of the king and his guests.
Scores Of battered and broken tanks
on both sides Of Ypres served to JUS
tify its characterization as the tank
graveyard"
The party lunched in picnic style in
the Houl Thoust Forest. This piece
of woods, like all others in that zone.
is but the skeleton of a forest. It wa
we'll pack of the old German lines.
Given Big Welcome.
In Menin, where the work of de-
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gave~the party the first real greeting
Of the day. The town was decorated
and apparently all the inhabitants
were in the streets. The word had
gone out that the kings guests were
President Wilson and his wife, and
whenever the party passed through q
town 1t eemed that every man, wom-
Schools were either dismissed or the
pupils were brought in a body to join
in the demonstrations. It seemed
there was at least eight children for
every adult, and although Mr.. Wilson
failed to respond to all the cheers. II
was only rarely that he failed to an
swer the cries Of ''Vive l'Amerique!'
the youngsters.
Visit Big Ports.
At Ostend. President and Mrs. VII.
son were taken out to the Mole and
from there saw the rusting parts OF
the hulls of vessels which were sunk
in h channel to sea. At ZeebruSge
Captain Carpenter, former command.
tive. which figured In the attack or
that U-boat base and which. was later
sunk at Ostend. me- the party, ant
with Captain Nevins, senior oficer
accompanied Mr.. Wilson At the 70.
quest Of the king. explaining how thu
attack was made. Is
Brussels was reached at s:ll
o'clock tonight. The cheering crowd.
bright with the f,ass q Beisium AM
the United States, the president wa
taken to the palace, where he wa
presented to the members OF tn
household. He was tired OF nn6cl
driving at necessarily speed over rath
Ler a roads and retired comparative