The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08

~ 10 tlmpiy OyerpOWerlng.
IT would be superfuous for me I,
ADD anything. but l accept this dem
onstration In the name OF the BRAY,
fellows who went over to France an,
sacrificed DO much and made this won
oerful success possible"
III gave an emotfonaI touch to tn,
proceedings that Gen. Pershing, stand
ing amidst the tumult and plaudits o
MS hero worshipping fellow country.
men. thought first Of his humble dough.
ooys, and then gave them the credit o.
II the valiant exploits on the European
iattlehelds.
The whole grand scale of human
motions found out let In the excited
'olsy demonstration. There was comedy
IS well as pathos and thrills. Before
leaving the dock OF the Leviathar
about sixty photographers and movie
operators surrounded the general. The
movie men took charge OF things from
the go.on. and yelled directions like
drill soldiers.
Air Rocked With Shouts.
Gen, Pershing left Hoboken at II
o'clock. reaching Battery park at 1921
10 receive the greatest ovation New
York City has ever seen. The hero oil
all this demonstration was himself
dumfounded at the magnitude and the
whole heartedness Of IT. Four minute,
the procession started up Broadway for
city hall--a procession that will linger
many years In the memory OF all who
saw and participated in IL.
Gen. Pershing walked from the boat
to his automobile while tho air rocked
and trembled about him from the
shouts of 10000 human lungs. 1t was
barrage OF noise such as only a real
American crowd could put over when
Ia M
to show the object Of his enthusiasm
Is 100 per cent. hero.
Mass Of Red, White and Blue.
Gen. Pershing paused for moment,
gazing over the great mass of humanity
that stretched across Battery park and
lower Broadway and eddied away into
the side streets. holding up all traffic
save narrow lane that the policemen
kept open with tremendous difficulty.
The mighty ring Of skyscrapers that
fringe Battery park were decorated at
every window with human heads. From
the roof tons OF chopped up paper and
tape we're thrown and II 1t had not been
so hot one could easily have imagined
blizzard raging. Old Broadway was
mass OF red, white and blue.
Movie Men Try to Take Charge.
Take off your hat. please" re-
quested one movie man.
Put on your hat" shouted another,
grinding away at his machine.
The general smile and complied with
his request. but baked when one op-
orator cried:
General. will you salute for us7"
NO" replied pershing firmly. II
can't perform" Later the gcenral was
photographed in the midst Of his STAFF.
As he passed to the pier he was sur
rounded by men and women reporters.
One young woman correspondent deep
ly disappointed at not getting an inter-
view, exclaimed:
General. we have been waiting all
night to talk to YOU"
Gen. Pershing looked down to the
eager. eyes and flushed cheeks and
smiled fatherly smile.
My dear miss. cannot believe that,
you look too fresh" he replied.
The noise inside the pier died down
as Secretary Baker mounted the plat
form to deliver brief address OF well
come. but from the massed crowds In
the streets outside, the noise of cheer
ing and bell-ringing came in deep full
surges.
Exceeds Other ovatIons.
Accompanied by Rodman Wanamaker,
who acted on behalf OF the city. Gen.
Pershing took his place in the motor
car at the head Of the procession and
started up Broadway.
Even the ovation given to Marshal
Joffre was nothing like the scenes that
followed. The general was busy an
swering the burst of cheering. He
smiled and saluted to the right and left
and then looked skyward and waved his
hand gaily to the men and women who
filled the windows of the towering
buildings.
"oh. you Black Jack" and "Atta
eral," were some Of the good. n atured
and Intimate salutations shouted at the
smiling general as his car moved slowly
between the dense lanes OF humanity
Hear Serst. Alvin G. York. Sept. 8,
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