The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-19
Honor CzeCh0=SlOvakS.
 Who Fought Through. Huns And BOlSheyilkii.. i.
PRESIDENT REVIEWS PARADE OF HEROES OF FIVE YEARS WARFARE-MANY
 WEAR DECORATIONS

Washington, July 19.-Led by the white national colors flying and every man of them bearing on his face something of the hardships of the last five years, more than 1000 seasoned veterans of the Czechoslovak army, ,re- gently returned from Siberia marched under the front portico of the White House yesterday afternoon in review before President Wilson.
 After they had been reviewed by the President, the men in the con- tingent, many of them wearing deco rations for bravery in battle in Eu- rope and Asia, and all of whom had taken part in the advance of the CzechoSlovaks eastward along the Trans-Siberfan Railroad marched out of the west gate of the White House grounds, swung around to the east gate, sweeping into the Presidents s front yard again and massed them selves in picturesque formation n front of the main porte cochare. This was because the President wished to address them and tell them how their unshaken belief in high ideals and their valor of mind, body and heart had won the admiration of the world.
 u was i4Ot pliAy tl IIlDSL ul4Iluts bul also one of the most impressive and heart touching of the many war cere- monies that have taken place at the White House during visits by foreign veterans. Previously the President had on former occasions, reviewed the famous Blue Devils of France, and the sprightly Italian ersagileri, who passed in the bright sunshine with flying colors, but today there was something in the faces of the men that passed in review that made all who saw them, from the highest of ficiaI down to the man in the crowd, feel that these men had gone through more tortures than those of war. Much of the tragedy of their experiences in the last five years was written in the countcnance of every man in the contingent, 9 ll yet they had a pride of bearing and a spirit of newly gained freedom that won the admlra- ton of the spectators.
 Washington was literally drench- ed with rain throughout the day. The marchers were drenched on their way from Camp Meigs to the Capitol. In the Capitol plaza, where they had as- sembled, they were subjected to an- other heavy downpour. On their march to the White House they went unflinching1y through another heavy downpour. The President had tried to call off the review, not, as he ex- pressed it, because he bothered about the rain, but because he was solict- tous about the men. When the eff fort was made the soldiers had all ready reached the Treasury Build ing.
 There was no rain as they entered the White House grounds, but they were wet through as they marched before the President. On the White House porttco besides the President anll MT Wilson there were General March, Admiral Denson, Secretaries Baker and Daniels. Charles Pergler of the Czechoslovak Legion, military and naval representatives of the allied represented at Wash ilgton and representative of Czecho- siovak organizations in the United States While most of the veterans were on foot, enough wounded to fill a dozen large army vans brought up the rear of the procession.
 The President, after he had ad- dressed them in English, conversed with Major V1adimir Jirsa, comman- der of the contingent; Colonel Nladi- mir Hurbau, Military Attache of the Legation, and MT. Perg- er Then MT PRrgler spoke to the