VOL.. LTIII. NO. 18,1 1G.
POKTLAXD, OKEGON, 3IOXDAY, DECEMBER 1G, 1918.
PRICE . FIVE CEXTS.
IMS ROUTED
IT YAHKEE GUARD
Attack on Naval Gunner
Signal for Battl
9
lot
ONE KILLED BY AMERICANS
Men Aboard Monterey Respond
to Arms and Aggressors
Flee, in Disorder.
FEDERAL INQUIRY IS CALLED
Clash Now Matter of Diplo
matic Negotiations Between
Two Governments.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. In a clash
cn November 29 between the armed
Navy guard of the American steam
ship Monterey and Mexican customs
guards at Tampico, one Mexican, said
to have been captain of the guard, was
killed; a Mexican soldier mortally
wounded, and a chief gunner's mate,
named Berry, in charge of the Ameri
can guard, less seriously hurt. This
was learned today with the steamer's
arrival here from Havana and Nas
sau, where she touched after leaving
Tampico.
Members of the armed guard and
officers of the ship refused to discuss
the incident, but details were learned
from passengers or board at the time.
According to them, the fight occurred
6hortly after 5 A. M. after members
of the Navy guard went to the rescue
of Berry, who had been attacked.
Mexicans Flee in Piworder.
The Americans at first responded to
the call without arms, but when the
Mexicans opened fire they secured
their weapons and responded in kind.
The fight, passengers said, was brief,
the Mexicans running away as soon as
the Americans opened fire, leaving
their dead and wounded. Later, of
ficials of the port took the matter
into hand, the passengers asserted,
and a demand was made upon the
captain of the Monterey that the
armed guard be delivered up to them
pending an investigation.
This the captain declined to do, his
action being supported, it was said, by
officers of two American gunboats in
the harbor. Later the matter was dis
posed of by a decision to leave the en
tire subject to diplomatic settlement.
Gunner's Mate Is Attacked.
It was said that the gunner's mate
had gone ashore on an errand just
before the Monteiey sailed. Several
blocks from where the ship was tied
up was a saloon. As Berry was re
turning to his ship, passing in front of
this saloon, he was called upon to
"treat." When he refused to do so
several Mexicans started after him.
As the American approached his ship
a shot was fired, and a Mexican guard
there seeing him coming placed him
under detention.
It was. also asserted that others
started tt -beat him with the butts of
their rifle;.-. The sailor fought back
the best he could and as he drew near
the ship he called to his men for as
sistance. They needed no second invitation,
one of the passengers said, and all who
were in sight or hearing joined in the
fray. Seeing reinforcements coming
some of the Mexicans opened fire. No
one was hit.
Naval Guard Return Fire.
Then the naval guard secured arms
and as the firing continued they re
turned the shots with the results that
two Mexicans fell. . With the show of
arms the Mexicam fled, leaving the
gunner's mate free to return to his
ship with his men.
The sound of the firing attracted a
considerable crowd, but no further
demonstration was made. Threats were
heard, however, and during the 524
hours that the Monterey was detained,
pending the investigation of the inci
dent, every precaution was taken to
guard against a surprise attack.
The two gunboats were sufficiently
close so that they could have rendered
assistance to the Monterey had it been
required. In addition to hand arms,
the Monterey carries a gun mounted
on her deck, placed there during the
war as a protection against subma
rines. On arrival of the Monterey here to
day, the gunner's mate and his men
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DECORATIONS GIVEN
SUFFRAGE MARTYRS
WOMEN WHO SERVED TERMS IX
PRISON ARE HONORED.
President's Book, "New Freedom,'
to Be Publicly Burned at '
Demonstration Today.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Dec. 15. At a large rally at
one of the leading theaters here today
the National Woman's party pinned
medals of honor upon 26 women who
had suffered terms of Imprisonment
for participating in equal suffrage
demonstrations at the White House or
the capitoj. Among the number re
ceiving mjdals was Miss Clara Wold,'
of Portland.
Tomorrow a demonstration will be
held in Lafayette Square, adjacent to
the White House, when copies of Presi
dent Wilson's book, "New Freedom,"
and his address on securing democracy
at the peace conference, will be pub
licly burned
One of the notable incidents of the
present aggressive movement of the
suffragists occurred at th. banquet last
night, at which f-z most effective
speaker was Dr. Olympia Crown, the
first woman to be ordained in the min
istry, and now past 90 years of age.
Over 50,000 was contributed to the
"woman's liberty loan" to aid in carry
ing suffrage over the top before the ad
journment of the 65th Congress, on
March 4.
A feature of the meeting was the
presence on the etage of a group of
women representing the nations where
women have been enfranchised. For its
obstruction of the measure enfranchis
ing American women, Mrs. Harriott
Stanton Blatch, of New York, daugh
ter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, termed
the United States a "traitor to the
cause of freedom."
American women, Mrs. "Blatch eaid,
have, during the war, been denied
recognition received by women of the
other warring countries.
CIVILIANS MUSTERED OUT
Service Supply Men Show Bravery
on Fighting Front.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. The first 149
"fighting civilians" to be returned from
overseas were mustered out here Sat
urday in the offices of the contracting
firm under whose direction they braved
all the dangers of the front in order to
keep up the service of supply.
Each of the service of supply men.
known to the Army as the "S. O. S."
woro on UJs sleeve a gold service stripe.
All are skilled artisans. They proved
that they were not seeking to evade
service as fighters when, at Cambrai,
they dropped picks and shovels and
seized rifles to aid the I itish in check
ing the advancing Germans. Many made
the supreme sacrifice on that field.
TRANSPORT HALTED BY FOG
Leviathan, With 8000 Soldiers and
Sailors, Unable to Dock.
NEW TOR.K, Dec. 15. Due to heavy
fog wliich has hung over port for the
past 21 hours, ths American transport
Leviathan, with more than 8000 Ameri
can soldiers and sailors from France,
was unable to dock today. The ship
arrived off Sandy Hook yesterday, but
her size made unsafe any attempt to
proceed through the channel. If the
fog lifts, the Leviathan will dock early
tomorrow morning.
The French line steamship Chicago,
which went aground early today in the
lower harbor while outward bound, was
freed at high tide and proceeded to
Bordeaux.
EARL ROSIN FLEES ASYLUM
Former Portland Auto Mechanic
May Be Headed This Way.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 15 (Special.)
Earl A. Rosin, expert auto mechanic,
committed to the State Hospital for
the Insane on October 20 of this year
from Portland, escaped tonight by re
moving some bars from a window in
the receiving ward. His mother. Mrs.
Anna F. Rosin, lives at the Madison
apartments, Portland, and Superin
tendent Steiner expects him to head
Tor that city.
He is not considered dangerous,
other than that authorities at the in
stitution expect he will try to steal an
automobile in trying to make good his
escape.
WASHINGTON BUDGET BIG
Increase of $2,000,000 Recommend
ed for Biennium of 1919-21.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 15. Washing
ton's next Legislature, convening in
January, will be asked to appropriate
a total of $26,477,579.91 for state ex
penses for the biennium of 1919-21, ac
cording to the budget of the State
Board of Finance announced Saturday.
The budget shows an increase is rec
ommended in appropriations of $2,121,
887.12. 'Of the total $8,357,250.09 Is asked for
the state general fund, and $18,120,
229.82 for all other funds except the
general fund.
MRS. McARTHUR AT CRISIS
Chances for Recovery to Be Deter
mined in Next 24 Hours.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec. 15. Physicians attending
Mrs. C. N. McArthur reported tonight
that her illness with pneumonia is now
at the critical stage, and that the next
24 hours will probably determine
whether she can recover.
Yesterday she seemed slightly better,
but had severe sinking spells this
morning.
ASSASSIN KILLS
PORTUGAL'S RULER
Dr. Sidonio Paes Is Shot
at Lisbon.
CROWD LYNCHES ASSAILANT
Three Bullets Strike President
With Fatal Effect.
BARBOSA ASSUMES OFFICE
Executive Lives Only Few -Minutes
After Attack at Railway
Station at Capital.
LONDON, Dec. 15. Dr. Sidonio Paes,
President of Portugal, was shot and
killed by an assassin shortly before
midnight Saturday while he was In a
railway station at Lisbon waiting for a
train to Oporto. Advices from Lisbon
reporting the assassination say that
he was struck by three bullets.
President Paes died within a few
minutes after he was shot.
Assailant Killed by Crowd.
The President's assailant. named
Jeetne, was killed by the crowd.
PARIS, Dec 15. According to a
Havas dispatch from Lisbon, the assas
sin of President Paes, of Portugal, was
lynched by the crowd.
Tamagninl Barbosa. the Minister of
the Interior, has assumed the presi
dency. Dr. Sidonio Paes was formally pro
claimed President of Portugal on last
June 9. He headed a revolt in Portugal
in December, 1917, and was named Pres
ident of the provisional government
December 9, a few days more than a
year before he was assassinated.
President Active in War.
Dr. Paes was a professor of mathema
tics in the University of Coinbra when
he entered the Portuguese cabinet in
1911 as Minister of Public Works. At
the outbreak of the war he was Portu
guese Minister to Germany and re
mained in Berlin until the c.:Yly part
of 1916, when he returned to Lisbon
While provisional President, Dr. Paes
declared that Portugal would continue
in agreement with the allies against
Germany. . One of his first acts after
being proclaimed president was to take
active steps for greater participation in
the war by Portugal.
On December 6. while walking in the
streets of Lisbon, Dr. Paes was fired at,
but the shot went wild. The President's
aggressor was arrested.
nevolutlonlHts tain Control.
Portugal became a republic in 1910,
about two years after the assassination
in the streets of Lisbon of King Carlos
and Crown Prince Luiz. During these
two years King Manuel, second son of
Carlos, ruled. When the King and
Crown Prince were assassinated Manuel
also was wounded.
It was in October. 1910. that revolu-
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Column
WHEN IT COMES HOME TO A FELLOW THAT THERE
Official Casualty List. . j
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. Total cas
ualties reported today are 3721,
classified as follows:
Killed in action, 138; died of wounds,
118; died of accident and other causes,
18; died of airplane accident, 1; died
of disease, 216; wounded severely, 1091;
wounded, ' degree undetermined, 784;
wounded slightly, 1031; missing in ac
tion. 324.
following Is the tabulated summary,
corrected for the week and including
those enumerated above:
Killed In action (Including 396 at sea) 2S.379
Lned of wounds
fled of dtseaM 14.4J4
lled Irom accident and other causea 2.014
Wounded In action 7.:M
y.ssing in action (Including prisoners)
Total to data 147.294
OKEGON.
Died of nnuods
Johnson. Wyvra W.. Weatport. Or.
lleteiich. Levis C, Tumalo. or.
Died of disease
Taylor. A. U.. North Bend, Or.
Sehade. H. S.. Eugene. Or.
Tarry, Robert, Carlton. Or.
Wounded severely
Phillips. Harrison (CpL). Cooch. Or.
Murphy. William M., Salem, or.
Hooundrd undetermined
Milner, c'harlea O., .Nyiw, Or.
Barker. T nomas B., Brownavllle. Or. .
Hammond. York K., Oregon City.
Wounded lightly
Ryan. Joseph K. (Cook). Dundee, Or.
Looney, Elmer, Halnea, Or.
Anderson. Rudolph A.; Leonard A. Ander-
aon, UllVi Kourth at.. Portland.
WASHINGTON.
Killed In action
Hinea. John I!.. Btsmark. Wash.
Died of wound
Meystre. bnuie f . Naches, Wash.
Wounded severely
Corbett. Jack M. (Lt.). Spokane.
Vandell, John H. ttigt.), Seattle.
Finn. Richard, Republic, Wash.
Thayer, Orson B., opportunity. Wash.
Christof ferson. Caraten. O., Tscoma.
Wounded undetermined
Albert!, Hiago. Diamond. Wash.
Kerchhof, Lothaire B.. ttureka. Wash.
Johnson. Elmer. Hoqulam, Wash.
Scholz, Ernest N'., Lacrosse. Waah.
Hooker, Judwon C. Klma. Wash.
Johnson. Lawrence P., Omak, Wash.
Missing in action
Tate. Robert K-. Seattle.
.Scheibner. Raymond O.. Wilbur. Wash.
Baxter. R.. Centralis. Wash.
Wounded slightly
Whitney. Arthur R. (Capt.). Tacoma.
Row. Leonard T. (Wag. I, Rltzvllle, Wash.
Buhakka, Ervln C, Rosburg. Wash.'
King. George E., Sumas. Wash.
Uuptill, Raymond Toppenish. Wash.
Okrzeja. Andrew, Spokane. Wash.
Bart, Maynard O., Bedro-Woolley. Wash.
Christensen, Herbert. Hadlock, Wash.
IDAHO.
Killed In action
Dole, S. H. i.L.U). Lewlston. Idaho.
Wounded severely
Oliver, Bonnett R. (Sgt.). Emmet. Idaho.
Glenn, oohn E., Caldwell. Idaho.
Strieker. Roland. Dock Creek. Idaho.
Atkins, Burtio K., Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Wounded undetermined
(Jrlffitii, John T.. Pocatello. Idaho.
Beaslcy, William, Wardner, Idaho.
Belllnicor, Albert B., Bellevue, Idaho.
IieHaas. Harvey H.. Cascade, Idaho.
St flermalne, Alfred. Wolf Point. Idaho.
Mounded slightly
Amlllategut. (Jeorge, Boise, Idaho.
ALABAMA.
Rilled in action
Deaver. J. A. (Lt-). Cleveland. Ala.
r.owttcr, Hubert. Coatopa. Ala. A
Died oT wnundH
Uaisscr. Hotly w Margcrum, Ala.
Died of dlwaiui
Kldd. J. E.. Jasper. Ala.
Taylor. J. II., Wilsonville. Ala.
Sledge. lloiiHinn, Ttiscumtiia, Ala.
Bohannan, Walter T.. Langdale. Ala.
Returned to duty (previously reported
killed
Miller, Guy, Enterprise, Ala.
ARIZONA.
Died of disease
Hazelwood, Guy, Young, Aria.
ARKANSAS.
Killed in action
Duiicnn, Klora c., Wesley, Ark.
Died of wound
Auir'.sTom F., Woodson, Ark.
Webb, Louis C. Lawson, Ark.
Died of di sense
Steed. Bryant. Atkins Ark.
Scrngrln, Si. H.. Center Ridge, Ark.
I.edbetter. J. II., Tieroach. Ark.
StsgKers. Robert, tlord. Ark.
Williams. L. W.. Parks. Ark.
CALIFORNIA.
Killed in action
Mcrtade. Daniel S., San Francisco.
Died of wounds
Kelley. William F.. Kan Frsnclsco.
(Concluded on Page 10. Column 2.)
ENTENTE PLANS TO
BE BARED SHORTLY
Much Yet Uncertain as
Regards Peace.
FRICTION APPEARS PROBABLE
Wilson "Up Against It," Ac
cording to Some.
SOME APPREHENSION FELT
British and Italian Premiers Expect
ed In Paris Soon and May -Clear
Situation.
BT JAMES M. TCOH T.
(Copyright. 1918. by the Press Publishing
Company The New York World. Pub
lished by arrangement.)
PARIS. Dec. 15. (Special.) Now
that President Wilson Is on the ground
it is hoped that order of some sort will
be evolved out of the chaos of the En
tente's plans for the peace conference.
Though authorized British quarters
here have no notification of any new
arrangement, it was announced this
morning- that Premier Lloyd George
and Foreign Minister Balfour will ar
rive in Paris tomorrow or Tuesday for
a visit of indefinite duration. This will
enable them and the French to confer
with the President. If so minded, before
he starts for his two-day tour of the
front and devastated districts.
Italy would not be represented fully,
for her delegates are not due in Faris
until Thursday, accompanying the King
of Italy.
Censorship Question Firat.
At these informal meetings It is ex
pected that the conference will decide
the order in which the topics arising
out of the Wilson 14 points will be
taken up. The first, obviously, will be
the claim for open diplomacy at the
conference, which must be decided one
way or the other before the proceedings
begin.
The, present position, according to
British authority, is that the censor
ship Is to be retained for all news of
the conference to be published in
France, Great Britain and Italy, whilst
freedom of the press will be restored to
American, & somewhat anomalous ar
rangement against which entente feel
ing is arising.
It Is also interesting, perhaps signifi
cant, to hear that in the opinion of the
diplomatic circles, the recent tripllce
agreements arrived ,at in London on tfic
occasion of the visit of Premiers Clem
enreau of France and Orlando of Italy,
nre regarded as calculated to shorten
the actual conference substantially.
Some Apprehension Kelt
What those agreements are will be
disclosed to President Wilson, perhaps
at the pending informal meetings with
the entente statesmen.
There is unquestionably keen appre
hension hero that tho President is
Concluded on Page .1, Column 1.)
IS A SANTA CLAUS.
COWLITZ MAN VICTIM
OF ASSASSIN'S BULLET
JOHX G1LMORE KI LI.KI) AVIIILK
SPLITTING .SHAKES.
.Marin Swift Arrested In Connec
tion With Crime and Sent to
Jail Pending; Hearing.
CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. Dec. 15.
(Special.) John Oilmore. aged about
45. a resident of the Sightly district, six
miles beyond Slver Lake, was shot and
killed some time Friday in the woods
where he was at work splitting shakes.
One bullet passed through his 'head,
another through the neck and three
through his breast.
When he failed to return in the even
ing, his son went out to look for him
and found him dead. The Coroner's
jury found that he came to his death
from gunshot wounds from a 32-rlfle.
in the hands of unidentified persons.
Mr. (Jllniore leaves a family of eight
children.
Marin Swift, a neighbor, was arrested
in connection with the crime and placed
in the county jail to await hearing.
When questioned before the Jury, he de
nied having his gun out of the house
for several weeks, but his son testified
that he had it out on Friday between
11 and 12 o'clock. The boy was also
arrested.
EIGHTH PEW SEAT PUZZLES
,
Paris Can't Understand Why Mr.
o .
Wilson Isn't In Front-Row.
PARIS. ree. 15. Paris newspapers,
in discussing this afternoon the Sunday
activities of President Wilson, note
that he Joined vigorously in the singing
at tho American Presbyterian Church.
The President wore a black morning
oat. gray trousers and a high hat.
One reporter was struck by the fact
that he did not take a seat in the first
row of pews, but sat in the eighth row.
Another reporter notes that the Pres
ident paid great attention to the
preacher's discourse.
The Temps says that he wore his
same air of serenity as on his arrival
on Saturday, "not severity as we mis
printed yesterday."
BERLIN READS OF WILSON
Newspapers Display Prominently
News of Arrival In Paris.
BERLIN, Dec. 15. (By the Associat
ed Press.) Dispatches reporting the ar
rival of President. Wilson in Paria are
dlsplaed prominently by the Berlin
newspapers. The President's utterances
re being scanned carefully.
Newspapers which were formerly
foremost in attacking the President's
policies now plead that they were de
ceived.
FRENCH ENVOYS FORECAST
Echo Ie Paris CJives Name of Foch,
t lemenrcau, Pichon, Bourgeois.
PAUL'S, Pec. 13. (Havas.) The Echo
Pe I'aris says that the French dele
gates to the peace conference will be
Premier Clemenceaii. Marshall Koch,
Foreign Minister Tichon and Leon
Bourgeois, former Premier.
It adds that Captain Andre Tardieu,
head of the general commission for
Franco-American war matters, prob
ably will be named.
STRIKE IN BERLIN GROWS
Only Two Newspapers Published;
350,000 Workmen Out.
LONDON. Dec. 15 (British Wireless
Service.) Tie strike in Berlin has
reached serious proportions, according
to a dispatch received here from Am
sterdam. Only two newspapers are being pub
lished and these as small as leaflets.
It is said that 350,000 workmen are out.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YEPTKRDAT'Jf Maximum tempcratur. 47
dfKMi; minimum. 4 4 decree.
TODAY'S Fair; north to east winds.
The 1' resident.
All Farla on atreeta to rt flimpH of Presi
dent Wilnon. l'ape 1.
Definite peace plans of entente to be evolved
soon. Pace 1-
French workers denied permission to wel
come Wilson Indignant. Pace 3.
Soul of France speaks out In honor of Pres
ident Wilson. Pace 3.
Uar.
Official casualty list. Pac 1.
Foreimi.
Visit paid to St. Mlhlel salient and Bass
Hospital 46. Pace 4.
President of Portucal assassinated. Pace 1.
Exploits of V -boats on United tJtatea coast
related. Pace 10.
British put Cologne under martial law.
Pace
Nat lonal.
Mexicans routed by Yankee guards. Pac 1
Senator Cummins has plan for solving rail
road problem. Pace
Sweeping reduction to be made la long-distance
phone rates. Pac 4.
DomeiUe.
Suffrage martyrs decorated by National
-Women's party. Page U
ISporte.
Eufent High School submits terms for state
championship game. Page 12.
Seavey Is high gun at tournament of Oregon
sportsmen. Page 12.
Reed Collece wins Army . Corps football
championship. Page 3 2.
Pacific Northwest.
Cowlltx man victim of murderer's bullet.
Page 1.
Portland and Vicinity.
Drive for CO.OOn.ooo Red Cross members on
today. Pace o.
Portland man puts skids under waste.
Pago 6.
Portland Camera Club's annual exhibition
now open. Pace 11.
Hops Is humanity's saving Infirmity, says
Dr. Boyd. Page 11.
Oregon State Chamber of Commerce ready
for work. Pago 1 U
Great merchant marine urged upon Congress
by Shipping Board. Page 13.
Acid shipment may reveal liquor plot
Page 16.
Weather report, data and forecast. Pace IX
ALL PARIS OUT TO
E WIL
Crowds ager to See Dis
tinguished Guest.
EXECUTIVE GOES TO CHURCH
Wreath Laid on Tomb of
French Hero Lafayette.
BRIEF CONFERENCES HELD
Seldom, if Kvcr, lias Kin?, ICmprrnr
or l-'orcign Dignitary Ilcon Ac
corded Such Welcome.
FATSIS. Pec. 15. President Wilson
spent his first Sunday In Paris by co
ins; twice to church, laying a wreath
on the tomb of Lafayette and holding
brief conference with rremlcr Clcmen
ccau and another with Colonel E. M
House. In the evening ho rested in
preparation for tho eonitnn strenuous
week of preliminary conferences.
During the afternoon tho President
made a. short call on President and
Madame Poincare at the Palace of tho
Klysce.
In the morning the President, accom
panied by Mrs. Wilson and Admiral
Grayson, and by secret service men.
Went to he American Presbyterian
church in the Hue de r.erri. Ilia com
ing was known to only a few of the
American colony who had guosscd that
the President, being a consistent
church-goer, would choose a church of
his own denomination.
Sermon Touches) Idealism.
The Rev. Chauncey W. (Goodrich, the
psetor. took his sermon text from the
ninth verse or tho ninth chapter of
Isaiah, lie dwelt on the necessity of
impregnating the. political and civil
life, - with ltlealish and showing how
the evolution of humanity was reach
ing the last stage in the constitution of
aiociety of nations.
The edifice was filled, hut there was
no special service. The President tooU
part as he would if he had been at the
Central Tresbyterian church in Wash
ington. In the afternoon President Wilson
went to a church of Mrs. W ilson's de
nomination, as is the custom in Wash
ington when he goes twice on Sunday.
The church selected was the American
Kpiscopal church of the Holy Trinity,
the Bishop of South Carolina of fii-iating.
Lafayette's Tomb Visited.
The President visited the tomb of La
fayette in the Pirpus Cemetery in the
southeastern section of Paris while re
turning home after the morning church
service. No ceremony had been ar
ranged at tho cemetery and the Presi
dent went accompanied only by Bng-adier-tleneral
Harts, a secret service
operative and a French officer asripned
to him as a personal aide. Tho Presi
dent, removing his hat. entered the
tomb carrying a large floral wreath.
A the President placed the wreath
on the tomb, he bowed his head and
stood silent before the resting place of
the famous Frenchman who- helped
America in her fight for liberty. He
made no speech whatsoever. He then
returned to the Murat residence.
In the meantime all the residents of
Paris apparently had turned out in th:
hope of getting a glimpse of the Pres
ident. It was remarked that the Wil
son luck was continuing, for the sun
broke through the murky clouds for the
first time in days end began to dry up
the muddy streets. The sun lit up the
city In all its fluttering banners and
flags.
All Parlsi Out of Doors.
To a foreign observer, it appeared
that everyone in Paris was on the
boulevards. There was no space what
ever on the sidewalks. A great crowd
gathered in the Place de la Concorde
before the headquarters of tho Amer
ican mission. The crowd Jajnmed about
the doors and took keen interest in
every American passing in or out. The
most inconsequential attache, carrying
case of official papers, was surround
ed and carefully Inspected by admiring
Frenchmen and women.
American Army automobiles were
surround-.'d and cheered whenever they
stopped. All one needed, apparently,
to be taken into the hearts of the
crowd waa Just to look like an Amer
ican. Every sort of conveyance waa out
on the boulevards or in the parks, each
carrying individual cheering groups.
Taxlcabs - carried crowds of American
soldiers and even the old one-horse
chaise again was on duty.
Pay's Significance Kelt.
The parading happy crowds smacked
of Riverside Drive on a Sunday after
noon, while the wide fipacefi and the
parks gave just a touch of Washing
ton. Doubtless, the President felt at
home. Hut all the members of the
American mission doubtless felt the
deeper significance of the day.
Henry White, former American Am
bassador here, and now a member of
the American peace mission, who has
known I'aris through long residence
here, said that seldom had King, Em
peror or foreign dignitary ever re
ceived such a welcome as that extend
ed President Wilson. The special sig
nificance felt by the members of the
American mission was that the French
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