Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-04

HAPPY CROWD
GREETS MARSHAL.
1t was an enormous, happy. enthusiastic
crowd that greeted Marshal Foch with
storms of applause throughout the length
of the line of march until he took his
position in the reviewing stand. And the
marshal liked his reception. He made
that very plain. An intensely human man
Is Marshal Foch, bright eyed, alert.
soldier, but with none of the stiffness,
aIoofness or arrogance of the military
martinez. 1t is easy to understand why
during the war from the day ne took
command of the French center at the
Bnttle of the Marne until he received
the humble, submissive, almost cringing
delegation c Germans that came to him
( TO sign the armistice, the greatest sur
render in the history of the world, he
was the idol of the French poilu.
FRANCE POPULAR
IN INDIANA.
And if the big parade and the days
celebration proved anything 1t was that
France is just as popular in Hoosier
land today as ever. After the armistice
during the period of rehabilitation, there
was q food of anh-French feeling, care
fully pourished and encouraged By hostile
interests. Men came home from France,
restless dissatisfied and the entire
blame for any and all trouble was laid
at the doors Of France, but with three
years there has come a marked reaction.
and today the tri-color is second only
to Old Glory in the hearts of Indianapolis.
| So the reception Marshal Foch received
today was even greater and more enthu-
siastic than the one accorded Marshal
Joffre on his visit here just after the
United States had entered the war.
It was 2 war time crowd, With the
old war time spirit and patriotism,
spirit that has been markedly missing
since the wonderful Armistice day
celebration. Uniforms that for more than
two years had repOsed restfully in
moth balls were out, the jaunty, eocky
little overseas caps were very much in
evidence. and these young veterans
snapped to the salute With all the speed
and precision they showed in service,
and with a lot more pleasure.
Flags were out in a war time pro-
fusion, and from flag pole, window, roof,
and lamp post flew the Red and
White and Blue and the ri-Color Of
France, side by side. Never since Home
coming day two years ago has lndianapo-
lis been decorated as lavishly.
Headed by the 11th Infantry band
from Ft, Benjamin Harrison the parade
moved east from Senate avenue and
Washington street at o'clock. Follow
ing came a battalion of regulars from the
11th Infantry, and then the Culver Mill
tary band and the famous Black Horse
Troop of Culver Military Academy, act
ing as escort to Marshal Foch and the
reception committee.
Great as was the applause for the reg
ulars and the Black Horse troop 1t was
only a ripple as compared to the sponta-
neous outburst of cheering that greeted
Marshal FOch. The crowd was anxious
to get a look at the man whose military
genius played such an important part In
the winning of the world war, and 1t
found him mighty friendly. likable per-
sonality.
WANTED TO SEE
MILITARY GENIUS.
The Foch who, in command of ths
French center at the Battle of the Marne,
after having been seemingly whipped,
directed the lightning thrust through
the stretched out line of the famous
Prussian Guard and threw the entire
| German army into a retreat a move
| that saved France and proved him to be
| regular fellow" He answered the,
cheers of the crowd with a salute after
salute; he smiled at the young women
and with an entire lack of self con-
sciousness threw kisses to the thousands
of kiddies and school children who
thronged the line of march.
The second division was headed by the
151st Infantry Band, Indiana Nationali
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