The New York herald., 1921-11-11
.FOCH IN PITTSBURGH,
WAR MUNITION CITY
Marshal Sees Factories That
Made Shells to Help
Him Win.
EXPRESSES GRATITUDE
Views Thousands of Chill
dren. Who Give Heartiest
of Demonstrations.
GETS TWO MORE DEGREES
Visitor Guest at Big Dinner
Before Leaving to Attend
Burial Of Unknown.

EB EtoJ Correspondent Of TIE NEW YoRn
HERALD
PrrrsEyRCu. Nov. 1c.-Before gazing to
The ceremonies at the final interment
of the Unknown American Soldier at
Arlington, Marshal Foch dropped into
Pittsburgh to-day to inspect that sec
ton o. America which sent to the al
the shells this country made in the
war. B. fore he left the Marshal said
there was no reason for any friend OF
France to worry about Americas
friendship for her sister republic.
An electric thrill ran through the
city with the first announcement that
the Marshal and his party had arrived
at he Homestead Mills. The streets
began TO fiji. buildings throughout the
city ard especially all along the route
o1 the long parade blossomed into
blaze Of waving flags.
And if the historic demonstration Tor
Marshal Foch here set n new mark IN
enthusiasm and immen5ity IL he crowds
which gaze him acclaim The tumult was
justified In tho remarkable nexibility
of the man whose presence stirred the
people 10 a fcrvor az fresh spontaneous
and fun as the news OF a world trl-
unph won In the first hour of victory.
For tho old warrior who commanded
more soldiers and moro guns than all
the armies of pyrrhus. Cyrus Cesar
and Napoleon combined, threw his pro-
grammc 10 the Winds and, carried away
l,N- fit. OH ~ 4
children. could not refrain from break
ing into words OF gratitude Ut many
points in his programme where his part
had been planned In self-slence.
From the Homestead Mills Marshal
Foch went 90 the University OF Pitts
burgh, where his seventh and eighth de-
gree OF doctors of laws were conferred
upon him. the first by the University
of Pittsburgh and the second by Du-
Guesne University. At Carnegie Library
he saw and heard .he worlds most
wond erful organ Old French classics
were played. No speeches were made.
The Marshal was not called on To sneak.
He sat with his eyes closed.
The Marshal then was taken TO the
Carnegie Institute of Technology, where
he was greeted by the cheers of the stu
dents. He spoke through an interpreter,
saying
After all the horrors OF war I have
seen, it is particularly gratifying to me
TO be In this centre of American manu-
tacture and of art and of science and
to see those things which we have again
taken up in the interest of civilization,
congratulate YOU on being present
among the arts and sciences which bring
forth this royal march OF culture"
Pittsburgh obviously had much more
confederation for the Gascon solder
than some Of the other cities. His next
move was toward luncheon in the Will
lam Penn Hotel After a rest. he went
to Forbes Field, where the Pittsburgh
Pirates almost won the National League
pennant. and there saw several thousand
school children, stiff in their starched
skirts, bright in their youthful enthu-
slasm. They cheered him as none OF
their elders had.
Mayor Babcock accompanied the Mar
shaL retiring becomingly into the back
ground while the great French soldier
answered the applause. vt the West
Tenn Hospital. where gassed and
wounded men in wheel chairs were en-
circled around him. the Marshal stopped
10 shake each mans hand. adding.
through his interpreter n word Of COM
Tort. and then through the doorway, Just
hetore he left. he turned and said: FL
am giad once more to have been with
the men who helped win the war"
Marshal Foch tonight was the city's
guest at dinner in the William Penn
Hotel The affair was given by the
Chamber OF Commerce and was attended
~. the leading business and professions |
men OF the Pittsburgh district. The Ma
s''al made only a brief address and
then left for the East
on the eve Of Armisticc Day Marsha