The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
r RANCE WILL STAY
 IN RUHR UNTIL SHE |S PAID GOURAUO
Dough Boys Idol At Mont gomery Decorates Gen.
 Screws And Lieut.. Greet
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE A5E-AERALD ! Montgomery. Ala, Aug. 4


 The French occupation of the Ruhr district will continue until the Ger mans have paid for their devastation of France and have paid as they promised to pay when theJ' surrend- cred, declared General Henri Joseph Ernest Gouraud, idol of all dough- boys who served overseas, at the capitol Saturday to a vast throng that crowded the lover house cham Der and gallery.
 As he lmped across the floor of the Union Station early Saturday, the one armed veteran of hundreds of battles, allowed his twinkling eye to view the sign written in French placed on a building across the street. It was the resolution adopted Friday night by the Rainbow veterans in conven- tion here, which approved heartily of Frances stand in the Ruhr district.
 The man who said "cut it off" when told that his wounded arm would keep him away from the front if he did not amputate it, smiled blandly and with deep emotion in his voice said:
 If France could only see, how happy they would beP'
 At Gallipoli, General Gouraud was thrown in the air by shell and as a result both legs and his right
 
 Montgomery Decorated.
 Montgomery Saturday was gaily decked to greet the man who had commanded their boys when they tough. the Germans in France. From al. building hung flags other arnerc. On the streets was seen the uniform that was more common dur ing the days of the World war. Long before ,-e stepped from his private car, notables of sta+3 and city were at the sc,-tion to greet him. Among hundreds there were Go". w. w. Brandon, ex-Governor Thomas E. Xiii by, Col. William P. Screws, Mayor William A. Gunter, Jr., Col. George E. Glenn, Maj. Everett Jackson, Judge C. r. McIn yre and Captain Paul Sanguinetti, the first man to greet the General as he stepped on Mont gomery soil. General Couraud and party went from the station to the home of Nash Reed where they were guests at breakfast.
 General Gouraud was the guest of honor in Montgomery Saturday. There was accorded him his first regular old-style .rbecue in Ameri- ca he said. Here he shook hands with all the old doughboys who had fought under him; here it was that he smiled as he had not smil d in
 
 fellows, as the lowest of doughboys. And he talked to his boys" as he ha. never before talked to them for he was with those young men of Alabama, who have saved the honor of France and brought disaster to Germany" one was equal to all at the barbecue at Summer Rest; no one was more entertaining than those who were around the table of General Gouraud an he again thanked the Rainbow veterans for their service in France.
 DecOrates Fighters.
 Col. w. P. Screws and Lieut.. Louis Greet, received the legion of honor cross from the hands of General Gouraud in the public meeting at the capitol. Tapping first the right shoulder and then the left shoulder with his sword, General Gourauj pinned the medals upon the two. Following hand shake he kissed both on both checks. r.~ a..
 Colonel Glenn told of the famous message issued by General Gouraud in which he had told of the enrmous force that faced them, but he said he had full confidence in all the men under his command"
 Governor Brandon introduced Gen eral Gouraud. the welcome was made in behalf of 2,500,000 of people in Alabama and given to the man "who commanded our boys, your boys, to victory and disaster to the Germans"
 At the Country club, q reception was held from 4 to o'clock, at which the ladies of Montgomery met the famous General. He left Mont gomery at 6 o'clock for Macon, Ga.
 General Gouraud's party was com posed of Col. G. A. Demont, military attachee to the French embassy at Washington: Lieut.. De Vibraye, aid to General Gouraud, Maj Arthur B. Budd, Lieut.. Col. William Bodine, representing the Rainbow veterans; Maj. John J. Mangam, Rainbow di- vision; Capt. c. F. Mccullough, in charge of transportation.