Evening star., 1922-07-14

young man. twenty-three years old. and
started to organize a lynching party.
The projects guards, however. came
up quickly and placed Bouvet under ar
rest.
Meanwhile some spectators had
stopped the carriage of President Mil
lerand, who had not heard the shots.
The president was urged not to proceed,
but he insisted upon driving on quietly
to the Palace of the Elysee, a few hum
dred yards away.
NJ. Naudin. when congratulated by the
president upon his escape, replied:
1T is my baptism of fire"
Last week he succeeded NJ. Leullier,
deceased, as prefect Of Paris.
Bouvet carried two revolvers. both
loaded. and twenty-five cartridges.
Three Marshals Present.
Three marshals of France, Foch.
Joffre and Petain. were present to see
the marshals baton presented by the
head of the state to Gems. Fayolle and
Franchet DEsperey. Gen. Lyautey,
who came from Morocco for the cere-
mony, was ill and unable to attends
A big yellow dirigible, three squads
of military airplanes and an observation
balloon hovered over the vast field,
while on the green lawn of the race
course in the midst of trees of the Bois
de Boulogne, 10000 men, with mass
Of war material, marched for an hour
and half past the stands packed
with cheering people and the thickly
massed crowds that encircled the field
and darkened the surrounding slopes.
The martial spirit of the many thou
sands of veterans came to- the surface
when fourteen massed bands struck up
the 'Marseiilaise" as President Millerand,
in his carriage Of state, with outriders
and a guard Of honor. drove on the
field, while the regular cannonading OF
the presidential salute sounded like
great drums keeping time. Later. as
the bands passed, leading their own units,
the contingents Of veterans sang their
war songs. ,o.,.-..-.-
Troops ON Review.
Premier Poincare and other cabinet
members were. present, together with
hundreds of notables and most of the
foreign ambassadors. The day was
comfortably cool and the sky was over
cast for the first time on the 18th of
July. within the memory of the present
generation. Only few drops Of rain
fell.
President Millerand conferred the
batons upon the new marshals, as soon
as they arrived, the crowd cheering. The
troops then began the long parade
around the track.
The soldiers Of all the cavalry units
stretched on line half.Jnile long, fac
ing the grandstand.s charged toward the
crowd, as the final maneuver.
The parade through the Bois de Bou-
logne was continued through streets
crowded with spectators to the Palace
Of the Elysee.
The 1881 anniversary of the fall oi
the Bastille and the overthrow Of the
Bourbons by the people Of France
will be celebrated In Central High
o'clock. Lincoln Post Of the Ameri.
pices the celebration will be held
has secured number of speakers
for the occasion. including Gen
Pershing, Nal Gen. John A. Lejenne
eommandant aof the Marine Corps
Senator Stanley of Kentucky. and
Representatjves Lamar Jeffers of Ala
bama Acting Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt has ordered the United
States Navy Band to the auditorium
The public Is invited.
+ At the French embassy, Ambassad9I
+ eJusserAnd viii rive an informal din.
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