The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-12-09
MONTANA GREETS
FRENCH GENERAL
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MEETS
MARSHAL AND EXTENDS VEL
COME ON BEHALF OF STATE
FocH MADE CROW CHIEF
Great General IL Adopted BY Crow
Tribe and Given Name Meaning
"chief Of Chiefs" BY Plenty
Coos At Crow Agency

Billings.-In the center Of a semi
circle Of brilliantly bedizen Crow
tribesmen, Chief Plenty Coos Monday
morning at Crow Agency proclaimed
gave him the name of Ah-Way-Ko-Ta-
Bah Che Chish, which means Chief Of
Chiefs, literally. but. as Plenty Coos
prefers 1t. Napoleon of Napoleons."
The weather was cloudy but there
was no rain when the special reached
Grow Agency at 80 o'clock. While
three motion picture machines and
more scores Of kodaks clicked, the
marshal was presented to the Indians
by Solicitor Edwin c. Booth of the de-
partment Of the interior. who then In
Story, who welcomed the marshal on
behalf Of the state. Chief Plenty Coos
then advanced to a place before the
marshal, and the two drew three puffs
each on a ceremonial pipe.
Although there was a drizzle at the
conclusion Of the welcome, the marshal
insisted that there be no change In
the program, and string Of more than
20 cars containing the marshal and his
French and American staffs set out to
the Custer battlefield, where the battle
of June rs, 1878, was explained Re-
turning to the agency, the marshal was
greeted by the Crow Joy song, with
special words celebrating the arrival
of the great warrior who had defeated
Iron Hat" the Crow name for Kaiser
Wilhelm. An owl and war dance
preceded the comforting Of many gifts
on the marshal and the French and
American officers. After this Chief
Plenty Coos in a five-minute speech
named Foch fellow chieftain.
Immediately following. Marshal Foch
and the party proceeded to the train
and departed for Billings at 1880
o'clock, arriving there at / :O5 o'clock
In the afternoon. Ten thousand people
lined either side of the track and thun-
dered their greeting to the man who 10
being acclaimed in his triumphal tour
of America as the greatest military
leader Of all history.
Mayor Beers and Legion Command
er Chapple delivered brief addresses Of
welcome which were replied to by
Marshal Foch and National Command
er MacNider Of the American Legion.
Marshal Foch's remarks were inter-
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United States army. He expressed his
gratitude for the signs Of welcome
made manifest not only through the
address Of the mayor, but In the faces
of the people. He said he knew quite
well the value Of the service given In
France by the soldiers sent from here,
and he knew the resistance of the peo-
pie behind them.
IF we were able to gain the victory"
said Marshal Foch, at was only
through our united effort, and we will
achieve peace in the future only by
our continued union"
AS the train pulled In a color guard
bore the tri-color of France and the
American flag side by side up the plat
form on which Marshal Foch stood
with his aides and the group Of Ameri-
can legion officers and others. The
marshal rendered a salute to the flags.
With great difficulty bearers of gifts
and tokens Of esteem made their way
to the rear Of the train. First came a
bouquet of chrysanthemums with the
compliments Of the ladies' auxiliary of
the American legion. Next a repre-
sentative of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. presented
bouquet Of roses. Another bououet
with card Of greeting from Billings
council of the Knights Of Columbus
was graciously received by the mar
shall, and lastly he was made the recip-
lent Of an enlarged picture of Chief
Plenty Coos Of the Crows, mounted on
horseback. The picture, in color, was
mounted In Roman antique frame,
and had been autographed by the In
dian chief. 1t was the gift of the
legion post.
The train left Billings at l :35 O'Clock
on Its way to the west coast,