The New York herald., 1921-10-23
BELCIUM'S WAR IDOL
WELCOMED TO CITY
Gen. Jacques Struck First
Blow at Germans at
Wise Bridge.
is GREETED BY MAYOR
ThrOngs in Lower Broad
way Cheer Arrival of Dis
tinguished Soldier.
GOES TO CAPITAL TO-DAY
Zen. Diaz and Lord Beatty Will
Depart With Him on
Special Train.
GOES TO CAPITAL TO-DAY

, The soldier who sustained and DOW
eftully returned the first blow struck
, BY The German army arrived in New
. York Yesterday a passenger of the
steamship Lapland. He is Lieut.. Gen.
Baron Jacques. one OF the distin-
s1tsled guests OF the American
.esion, the others being Gen. Diaz OF
aly and Admiral Lord Beatty of
England. who are now here and Mar
Sa.d Foch Of France, who is due mex,
saturday.
:, Col. Alphonse Jacques commanded
rhe Twelfth Regiment. particularly
Z smart organization. which was sta
(. roned at Liege, when the gray-green
!, torrent burst through the boundary.
, Al the head Of the Twelfth. jacques
snttecked the German vanguard on a
: bridge at the Wise. hammered il 80
! hard as to take all the fight out Of il
< and gave his superior. Gen. Leman
: invaluable extra time to prepare the
defence that compelled the wondering
!. tle IS no stranger to America or
New York. this great military figure
soi Belgium, for he was here with his
..<oyereign and shared modestly in the
'honors that We're heaped upon King
stoert and Queen Elizabeth At that
time he was aide to the King. Yes
'iterday he was the central figure him
.seif ~ a series of interesting wcIcom-
,irs ceremonies which began when he
Gas greeted aboard the Lapland in
,las middle Of the afternoon and ended
when his hosts delivered him at the
..Fotel Pennsylvania i'll the evening.
Steamship Is Delayed.
( Preparations had been made for 70
.,-fving him much earlier in the day. at
rort noon. in fact, but hcadwiuds
s1SweI the Lapland so materially that
ere was n delay Of four hours. In
anticipation Of an interesting sTectacle
IN crowd large for Saturday afternoon,
v 'sren the lower end Of Broadway Is vir-
v Tally deserted. assembled In the broad
,sre2ches between the Custom House and
=. ler A. and a police and military escort
Identical with the escorts supplied for
',icn. Dfaz and Admiral Beatty We're on
nand. Then came word at about II
Z. =. ". from the destroyer hotilla that
|a ~ gone out TO meet the Lapland that
si4 could no, possibly reach Quarantine
~ 'ore $3.50, and Inspector Ryan, COM
n ~ ding the police, told them they might
s.s@ Eell find something to do until t.
FINDING something to 90 In lower Broad
fTay on Saturday half holiday Is not
Us easy an 1t sounds. Most OF the police
men went to picture shows or killed time
in restaurants
1t was just 3 20 when the Lapland
entered Quarantine in the face OF a stiff
westerly wind which kicked up choppy
,'vaves. She was preceded BY the de-
,stro1 ers. special escort supplied by the
s'uitcd States Government. From her
,j'orcnast the Belgian flag snapped.
& Within few minutes the tug Vigilant,
switch IS used by the representative per-
I ~ who are meeting the succession of
I.otables, arrived AT Quarantine and a
'vc coming delegation consisting Of Col.
George w. Burlcigh, representing Gov.
fdiller; Major-Cien. Robert Lee Bullard.
Jsear Adrnirai II. Mel. Huse. Alton B.
'roberts and Lieut.-Col De Lancey
lsountze and Major Bernard Flood. rep
'scesenting the American Legion. and
'ierre Mali Belgian Consul General
~ ent aboard the Lapland for the first
.e 3sode OF the programme.
p IN the meantime the police boat John
q. Hylen, trimmed from stem to stern
with the pretty flags OF the interna-
ticnal signal code and carrying Commits
sioner Grover a, Whalen and other mem
ters OF the Mayors reception commit
See. came close alongside the Lapland.
~ n board the police boat was the police
2 rd one OF the very best bands in any
- ns country, and the bendmen were
frNnginS from one sprightly tune to
y sother. Folk upon the decks OF the
Upland simply couldn't make their
,re' behave. and in few minutes hun
sireds were dancing to the fox trot tunes
SERVED up Nor were the Laplands pas
'sengers ready to quit when the band
.;vas and more than one pretty girl
leaned over the side to plead for more
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