Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
has been restored in this district, and
the burgomaster appeared before the
President. thanking him for what
America did for Belgium.
Salvage Work Depresses King.

The British garrison and a number
that gathered to welcome the party.
The work of salvaging war material
on the Ypres battlefield is almost COM
pleted. but enough remained to add
to the depression Of the king and his
guests. Scores of battered and broE-
en- tanks On both sides of Ypres served
to justify it's Characterization as the
tank graveyard"
The party lunched in picnic style in
the Houlthoust forest. This piece OF
woods. like all others in that zone. is
but the skeleton of a forest. 1t was
we'll back of the old German lines. At
Menin, where the work of destruction
was less marked, the people gave the
party the first real greeting OF the
day. The town was decorated and ap-
parently all the Inhabitants were in
the streets. The word had gone out
that the kings guests were Presi-
dent Wilson and his wife, and after
this time whenever the party passed
through a town it seemed that every
man. woman and child was in the
streets. Schools were either dis
missed or the pupils were brought in
a body to join in the demonstrations.
Children Acclaim the President.
1t seemed there were at least eight
children for every adult. and. al
though Mr.. Wilson failed to respond
to all the cheers, it was only rarely
that he failed to answer the cries Of
"vive TAmeriQue' and "vive Presi-
dent Wilson" from the youngsters.
From Roulers. the scene of much
hard fighting, because Of its strategic
Importance. the route turned north
ward toward Ostend, untouched by
the war except through the visits Of
bombing airplanes. of which there
was abundant evidence Through
crowded streets and along the sea
wall. alive with pleasureseekers. the
President was taken on tour of the
buildings wrecked by airmen. At the
city hall the President signed his
name at the request Of the burgomas-
ter, in q book filled with the names
Of notables who had visited Ostend.
ostend Visit Interesting.
The visit at Ostend was most inter-
esting. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson were
taken out to the mole. which was
broken in pril, 1919. by the British.
and from there saw the rusting parts
of the hulls Of vessels which We're
sunk in the channel to the sea. At
Zeebrugge Capt. Carpenter. former
commander of the British battleship
Vindictive. which figured in the at
tack on that U-boat base. and which
was later sunk at Ostend. met the
party and, with Capt. Nevins, senior
officer. accompanied Mr.. Wilson. at
the request Of the king. explaining
how the attack was made.
Leaving Ostend the party went
through Blankenbergh to Zeebrugge.
The motor ride ended at zeebrugge,
the tourists boarding a train there
for Brussels.
Brussels was reached at 9:15 o'clock
tonight. Through the cheering crowds
in the streets and past buildings
bright with the flags of Belgium and
the United States the President was
taken to the palace, where he was
presented to members of the house
hold He was tired with much driv
ing at necessarily high speed over
rather bad roads and retired COM
paratively early. His hosts have
planned program for tomorrow
which will take up every minute of
his time until late at night. During
the day he will deliver addresses.