Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14
CHEERS GREET
YANKS IN PARIS
VICTORY MARCH
Parade Held in Celebra-
ton of the Triumph of
Allied Arms.

Paris. July 14.-CBy the Assciat-
ed Press.)-The triumphal march
of allied and American troops
through Paris began at o'clock
this morning. The weather was
brilliant, being more like October
than midsummer.
A thousand wounded soldiers
with crutches or in wheel chairs
and clad, for the most part, in
civilian clothes, led the parade, be-
ing preceded by a drum corps. Guns
began firing at minute intervals as
President Poincaire placed a wreath
at the foot of the Cenotaph at the
Arc d. Triomphe this morning. This
empty casket, placed there in mem
ory of the allied dead, was also dec
GRATED by other wreaths, these be-
ing placed by Premier Clemenceau,
a French soldier, French sailor,
an Alsatian girl, a girl from Lor-
raine and Colonel Edmund Groh.
This last wreath was in memory Of
II members Of the Lafayette esca-
drille, who lost their lives during
the war.
JOffre and FOch Lead.
Marshal Joffre, the victor Of the
first battle of the Marne, passed
under the Arc d. Triomphe at 8:45
O'Clock. He rode alone. Behind him
came Marshal Foch, the command
er in chief of the allied forces dur
ing the final months of the conflict
Applause rose from the vast throng
as the two marshalls passed the
presidents stand and moved down
the brilliant avenue.
Cheers Greet Yankees.
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 rewarded by a sea Of waving
handkerchiefs and flags and with
deafening cheers.
General Pershing rode at the
head of the American troops, which
were separated from the French
by a space of 300 yards. General
Pershing's personal flag, a scarlet
field with row of sour white stars,
was displayed for the first time.
1t was borne by a mounted SER
geant riding directly behind the
American commander-in-ch
Behind General Pershing rode
Major General II. G.. Harbord, chief
of staff, followed closely by three
aides-ColoneI George c. MAJ
shall, Jr., Colonel John G. Queke-
meir and Major Thurston Hughes.
Behind these rode two army corps
commanders. Major General Henry
T. Allen and Major General John
L. Hines.
-Four Rows of Z. S. Officers.
Next came four rows Of Ameri-
can officers. In the first row rode
Generals Brewster, Langftt. Nc
LeJeune, Howse, Hersey
and LATTE. In the second row
were Brigadier General Poor, Rus
sci, Bethel, Harts. Marshall, Rice
and Sladen. In the third row were
Generals Mcintyre, Walk
er, Cruikshank, Connor, Malin,
Craig, Davis and Booth. In the
fourth and last row rode Brigadier
Generals Mosely, Neville, Parker,
Mccoy and D. F. Craig,
and Colonels John T. Knight and
Collins.
Colonel Babcock commanded the
detachment OF American troops
that followed.
The American military band was
of 126 men.
The American troops in line con-
sisted of a composite battalion Sc
lected from all the regiments OF
the American army of occupation,
formed in four companies. The
first two companies in line were
separated from the second two by
a detachment of men carrying 40
regimental flags. The color bear
ers and guards numbered altogeth-
er about 200 men.
1,500 Yanks in Line.
Last IN the American section OF
the procession came a company OF
$50 marines commanded by Lieu
tenant Mayer. Altogether there
we're in line a few less than 1900
The marchers used the so-called
'triumphal marching step" by di-
rection Of Marshal Foch. This calls
Tor 12S steps to the minute.
The parade was Viewed from ad-
points by about 5000
army officers and enlisted men.
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