Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-28
PRESIDENT UNABLE
TO TELL OF HORROR
49,. Visits Rauicfront and says
impressions "f scenes Cannot I've
Put Into Words"
SEES DEVASTATED FIELDS
,,.,cnu Ihlcrry and Rheims Are In.
,.dc,i m Iiincrnr, of Trip Taken
h, Presidents Irrp,

D, ~. ,.a,t~d ps~sA
''eAIy sunday Jan. sb If'H
,.,' Wilson today made ipH firrt
o.. tnp nAtllcfirlds 'front.' ana
..,,..tN.I regions, WISHING chateau
w..,.. .nI Rheims Al the close
f.. IhAl took him Through "A
,,,,, ,..i villages ending IN tho
,.i,. % lHr historic cathedral al
Vt,.r.. o.. made This comment
-. ..r can put Mto words the
.-.,,,.,...... have received amongst
,'t ..,.,s pf dcsolatiun ana RUIN.
INA Wa Nr Wilson's only cN-
,..,,.... uf l.s feelings after a ulp
t.t ,,,D Frcnohuan hus been
bornr %, would make before h"
-. rnut .l deciding what la 10 lc
.,,.t,I from Germany Tor tho de
,,.i,f..H ~ northern France
,.,s. ,trI.d hY Mrs WILSON. Ad
r-,ll Dt1u and a Hmtll party, MI
NI.or lr" the Murat traidenrc early
pI. r.u.. .uE foregoing attendance
.r.I.u ani the rest which hr trit
Ia. rrri.f very much. tn perform
a. BIZ. ..I be- considered to hc u
)tn T.. parN mutorod frt to
Tb,,,s. rh.,rtN where lunch was
,.Ler. .r hoard a waiting train The
..,., ,n,n proceeded by motor tu
ut.r. ut.it.ug through many
grrsI ,.'ts,a ana along the old
,grt.rs .n,s. where evidences uf
orrif a#r -t.'l tO Toe plainly seen
mo- Visiting ithcims. tho president
and h.. party abandoned their motor
Az, ,rI boarding "a special train
,,Dfu,I u PARIS tn" last part ~
h, motor trIp was made IN swirl
ns ,ruv storm. tho first snow Mt
Nilsson lts seen since last winter.
The first lighting ground was
,ss.h,f 80 me party ncarcd NelleAu
toni mmorutlizcd In the history VI
uar b., iUc gallant fighting ~ Amer
ran n..riuts The motor ears turned
on 'hr main roads and crawlcd
nsrUnu.N Though back lanes to
krnr 'hr president close to the place
where the lighting took place,
rhc country folk IN that neigh
borhooi are striving tn reclaim
heir country from wars desoln
ions Tho farmers were plowinp
ne she'l.craicrod fields ~ the pres
dent stood beside tho graves NJ 100
O.. more American boys who gave
heir Ives ~ that point and looked
,eross the strategic valley to Rrllcau
sooi a mauc clcd mass OF tree trunks
ahd undcrhrush. but now "A national
monument to the marines ate.
whom the French government have
nmed the place
co'one' Edward " Watson, Of
Nariinsyillc Va who commanded
an ar'.llcry battalion IN the fight
ng and was later chief OF staff OF
No 11th division In tho Argonne
'gh,lng. stood beside President VII.
,on and Brig Gen. william w. Harts
} yni told the story of the battle In
/scn,l
Then Mr wilson drove IN the hill.
oyer which the American troops
smashed tho crack prusslan divis-
lons mustered there 10 crush the
"Gresnhorns and whore tho ad-
vance on Paris was checked This
sss near 1hutcHu-Thlcrry and the
SPOT promises Ia he a mecca for
tmericans for many years 10 come,
W. Wilson saw the ruins of bridges
over which the Americans thrus,
hifk the enemy line at this nearest
point tn Parts and the shell marked
hols.H which survived the battles of
u hose memorable DAYS
IN entering Chatenu-Thicrry tho
mayor greeted MIR. Wilson. who re-
'ponied quite informally He then
'fote On towards Rheims. passing
iohg the battle line between long
lnss NJ harhcd wire cntnnglement-
Aos tusllng away In the first wint
y of peace between long muddy
''nche~ reaching over the hills and
'oNn into hollovs as far as the eve
,old see, and past the wrecks Of
tasou's ammunition dumps. aNiR-
toh sheds hospitals. barracks and
w 'he other litter left behind by
,. Defeated enemy IN his flight.
4 II seemed na n the fields had
'''n -wci by Mars with the vast.
u' N var IN the hope that II would
he root ana blossom.