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Victory Parade of A. E. F. Corps d' Elite' in Paris Twenty Years Ago Recalls Grand Review Of the 'Boys in Blue' in Washington in 1865 < THE "BIG PARADE" OF 1919?The A. E. F. Composite Regiment Just before passing thro orb the Are de Triompbe, Plsee de l'Etoile, In Paris. (D. S. Army Signal Corps Photograph) The "BIG PARADE" OF IMS?Union troops marching down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. (From the pointing by James E. Taylor) By ELMO SCOTT WATSON <lt?]**aed by Western Newspaper Union.) yfOST Americans are ^j\/| familiar with the story of the "Grand Review" of the Union army which took place in Washing ton soon after the Civil war ended. But it is doubtful if many of them recall a sim ilar "Victory Parade" which followed a more recent con flict even though it occurred only 20 years ago this month. One reason, of course, is that it was staged 3,000 miles away, in the capital of a for eign land. Therefore it was witnessed by only a few Americans, whereas 64 years earlier more than 100,000 of them had crowded the streets of the capital of their own country to cheer their vic tories .warriors. The Parade" of 1885, held ia Washington on May 23 aad 24. was the march W 179,000 vet erans of the Army of the Potomac and <5,000 of the Army of the West, representatives of the total of nearly 3,000,000 men who had been called into service to save the nation from disunion. The "Big Parade" of 1919, held in Paris on July 14?France's na tional holiday of Bastille day? waa a march of only 3,200 Amer ican soldiers but they symbo lized the armed might of more than 4,000,000 men whom Uncle Sam had mobilized to serve in the greatest war the world has ever known. And they were all picked men, these 3,200, for it was a composite regiment which area the "Corps d' EUte" of the A. E. I". The story of that regi ment, unique in- American mili tary history, waa told in a recent issue of the U. S. Army Recruit ing News as follows: OK April 21. ftp, Maj. Gen. Jo seph T. Dlckman, then command lag the Third Army at Coblenz. Germany, issued the following in "The Commander-in-Chief will send to England about May 24 from Infantry consisting of 12 companies organized from the Third Army. "Thli Regiment must consist of the best offlcers, noncommissioned officers and men of the Third Army. It will give exhibitions in England ? and possibly later in other countries. "You will immediately organize in your Division two composite com panies of Infantry . . . selecting the largest most snappy and best looking offlcers and men for these two companies . .." On May 10 the composite com panies assembled at the Carnival grounds in Coblenz. The Third Army Composite Regiment wax for mally organized on May 18, W1B. the composite companies of the sev eral Diviaioos being given regiment al designations as follows: Cempealte Co. from: Designated: 1st Brigade. 1st Div. Co. "A" 2nd Brigade, 1st Div. Co. "B" 5th Brigade, 3rd Div. Co. "C" 8th Brigade. 3rd Div. Co. "D" 4th Brigade. 2nd Div. Co. "E" 3rd Brigade. 2nd Div. Co. "F" 9th Brigade. 5th Div. Co. "G" 10th Brigade. 5th Div. Co. "H" 7th Brigade. 4th Div. Co. T* 8th Brigade. 4th Div. Co. "K" 11th Brigade. 8th Div. Co. "L" 12th Brigade. 8th Div. Co. "M" Col. Conrad S. Babcock assumed command of the Composite Regi ment on May II. and the regiment began drilling and performed the usual camp duties at the Carnival grounds until June 15, when it en trained for JolnvUle-le-Pont on the outakirts at Paris. Reviewed by Permklag. On the afternoon at June 23 the third batallion tendered a reception to Gen. John J. Pershing at the Pershing stadium, following which the regiment was reviewed and In spected by the president of France and General Pershing. On July 4, at 8:30 a. m.. the regi ment em bussed for Paris to parade in that city, forming in the historic Place dc la Concorde and passing In review before the president at France and General Pershing. On July 14 a provisional battalion embussed at tour a. m. tor Paris, forming on Boulevard Neuilly. The American column moved forward over the parade route, passing un-' der the famous Arc de Triomphe and paying honors to the monument at the war dead in the Place de 1'Etoile arid to the president of France at the head of the Boule vard Champa Ely tees. The Com polite regiment left La Havre on July 16 and arrived at Southampton, England, that eve ning. On the afternoon of July 17 It arrived in London. Inspected by Prince of Wales. The next morning the regiment formed in Hyde park and participat ed in a medal presentation cere mony, afterwards being inspected and reviewed by the prince of Wales and General Pershing. Again the next morning the picked body of American soldiery formed in Hyde park for a parade past the saluting point at the Queen Victoria monument, the salute be ing received there by King George V in the reviewing stand. On July 23 the Composite regiment entrained for Southampton, and sailed at six p. m., for Le Havre, arriving at the French port the fol lowing morning. Disembarking im mediately upon arrival at Le Havre, the regiment entrained tor its en encampment at Joinville-le-PonL On July 31, the regiment was re viewed by General Pershing, the last such review by the Commander in-Chief, A. E. F? of the Composite regiment overseas. Orders having been received lor the regiment to move to Brest and prepare to sail for the United States, the command left Joinville le-Pont on August 4 and detrained at Brest two days later. Until Au gust 29 it engaged in drills and camp duties at Brest, embarking on the transport "Leviathan" on the twenty-ninth and sailing for the United States the next day. Betara to America. The big steamship docked at Ho boken. N. J., on September g, and the Composite regiment went into camp at Camp Mills on Lang Is land, N. Y. On September 10 the regiment paraded on Fifth ave nue, New York city, as escort troops eg honor to the general of the armies. John J. Pershing. Five daya later it left Camp Mills and moved by rail to Washington, D. C, in which city it paraded with the "Fighting First" Division. A. E. F? on September 17. During the re mainder of the month it was sta tioned at Camp Meade, Maryland, and was processed for demobiliza tion, which was completed on Sep tember ?. 1111. The "Grand Review" of May 23-24, 1865, was the idea of Edwin M. Stanton, secretary of war in President Lincoln's and President Johnson's cabinet. To celebrate the end of the war and to five the people an opportunity to look upon the men who had saved the nation, he suggested that the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the West, then camped near Washington, be formally re viewed in the capital before be ing discharged from service and returned to their homes. Ac cordingly, (Jen. U. S. Grant, commander-in-chief, issued an order for the review. Public and private buildings in Washington were decorated for the occasion. Floating flags and draped bunting were everywhere and at prominent places along the line of march were erected triumphal arches covered with floral embellishments. In front of the White House four review ing stands were built, decorated with regimental battle flags and flowers. The school children of the city, the girls dressed in white and the boys in black jack ets and white trousers, were as sembled on the terraces and balconies of the Capitol to sing patriotic songs as the soldiers - passed. Shortly before nine o'clock on the morning of May 23 a thrill of expectancy ran through the crowd as the magic word, "Here they come!" passed down the line. The blare of a trumpet, the roll of drums?and down the ave nue came a little group of horse men. At their head rode a beard ed officer, on his shoulder-straps two silver stars. It was Maj. Gen. George Meade, the victor of Gettysburg, who was leading the Army of the Potomac. Be hind him clattered his mounted escort and then in solid rank on rank the men who had fought with Grant at Spottsylvania, at Cold Harbor, in the Wilderness, and at Petersburg, and the men ho had divided their rations with the men in gray at Appomat tox. Their uniforms were soiled and faded, for there had been no brushing up for this occasion. They marched in the garb in which they had fought. General Meade lifted his sword in salute as he rode past the main reviewing stand in front of the White House. In it sat Pres ident Johnson and members of his cabinet. Grouped around them, in brilliant uniform, were GEN. V. S. GRANT the diplomats and envoys of for eign countries. On ?dhe Presi dent's left sat a stubby, bearded little man who had led this host to victory?Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Back of them stood distinguished officers of the army and navy?Halleck, Meigs, Han cock "the Superb"yand Burns id e "the Splendid but Unfortunate." Shortly before three o'clock that afternoon the first day of"the parade had ended. It had taken the veterans of the war in the East more than six hours to pass the reviewing stand. On the mor row their brother veterans from the West would have their chance for the plaudits of the crowd. "Before daylight the fire com panies of the city were out water ing the streets for the splendid military display of General Sher man's army" reads a contempo rary newspaper account of the second day of the review. "At nine o'clock General Sherman, heading the column, marched down Pennsylvania avenue amid the din of huzzas and congratu lations and a hailstorm of bou quets and wreaths." But if this review represented all the pomp and circumstance of war, there was a reflection of its horror and cruelty, too, in the march of Sherman's men. For along with them mar<$ed thou sands of freed slaves, sheep, goats, pigs, cows and horses, which "Sherman's Bumme>s" had picked up along the way. In their ambulances and pack trains were game cocks, poul try, calves, jewelry and a mis cellaneous collection of other ar ticles, brought with them back from their campaign of devasta tion through the South. Perhaps the cheering crowds, looking upon these men in blue as the saviors of the nation, gave but little thought to the true meaning , of that strange spectacle, nor re alized the agony of defeat, or hunger, and of poverty for years to come for the people of their own blood which this part of the triumphal march represent ed. CCC Conquers 70-Year Blaze ? Millions of Tons of Coal Is Saved in the Shallow Wyoming Deposits. GILLETTE, WYO. ? Wyoming CCC companies fighting a series of coal blazes which have burned un checked for at least 70 years are nearing success in their six-year-old battle in the Little Thunder basin near Gillette. The enrollees, who have con trolled many of the small fires that experts estimate, have destroyed millions of tons of Wyoming coal, have been at their task since the corps was formed in 1933. Although the area affected by the flames in volves only a minute portion of the state's 500,000,000,000 tons of coal supply, officials said they hoped to extinguish all the fires because the near-surface location of the deposits makes them of great economic value. Source Still Mystery. Source of the underground blazes ' remains a mystery.' Officials esti mate that they were started in early settlement days, probably by a prairie fire or from a bolt of light ning. Until 1933 no effort was made to check the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of coal because of the state's unlimited sup ply. Most coal fires are fought with water, but these jobs called for dif ferent tactics. R. L. Allport, dis trict mining supervisor of Billings, Mont., was named technical adviser when the work was begun in 1933. "We learned," he explained, "that ?strangely enough?whenever rain or surface water seeped into the burning veins, explosions opened new fuel for the flames. "Therefore, water as an extin-. guisher was useless unless we could obtain sufficient quantities to drown the entire area and keep it in that condition for a long time. This was impossible because the water supply virtually was nonexistent." Dirt Chokes Off Air. Seasoned coal field workers con ferred with Allport. , Finally they decided upon a smothering and cov ering process as best suited to their needs. All cracks and fissures in the shallow mines were filled care fully to prevent air from reaching the blazes. Fine dirt then was dis tributed with two half-yard excava tors, aided by tractors, bulldozers and road rippers. The method proved a slow but sure success. Now, almost six years after start of the program, All port admits that his assistants have made definite progress. How long it will take to subdue completely the numerous fires in this region, how ever, he refused to say. Allport explained that as the work is very dangerous, enrollees are trained for several weeks before be ing allowed on the scene. Seasoned miners from Wyoming fields su pervise the work. Despite the danger, he said, no member of the various crews has been injured. Proper preventive measures and careful training es tablished the safety record, Allport said. Gadget Tells Motorist* Of Jerky Start or Stop CLEVELAND.?Just to show up a driver who think* he's good but isn't, a new gadget, which diagrams a jerky start or stop and emits also a Bronx cheer, is being demonstrate ed by Cleveland Automobile club officials. The "jerk recorder" is an attempt to measure scientifically the jerking actions of an unskilled driver! If the car is jerked in starting or stopping, a small pendulum in the recorder swings and two dials meas ure the exact degree of the violence. "Handling a car smoothly and skillfully in traffic is essential to safety in modern traffic," said Bur ton W. Marsh, sponsor of the ma chine and safety director of the American Automobile association. "This little gadget will tell drivers ?in unmistakable terms?when they stop or start too suddenlyl" Farmers on Rio Grande Test European Legume EL PASO, TEXAS.?Fifteen Rio Grande valley farmers are making tests to determine the possibility of introducing a new building crop in the Southwest. It is fenugreek a legume of the clover family. It has been grown in Europe and northern Africa for centuries for its soil re plenishing qualities. The crop has been tested in Cali fornia, where it produces as much as IS tons of green fertilizer per acre in addition to the nitrogen benefits. More Jitterbugs Hurt Than Boxers in Ring HARTFORD, CONN?Swing ing it on the dance floor counts out more persons every year than swinging it in the boxing ring, according to actuaries of an in surance company. Last year the company paid claims on 34,528 accidents of all types. For every boxer who was injured six "jitterbugs" collected benefits for dislocations, sprains, broken legs, and a variety of other hurts. Lighti of NewYork by L. L. STEVENSON Visitors to New York tod ? Bible in good condition in every hotel room. The New York Bible society sees to that Just before the World's fair opened, a careful check was made and new Bibles supplied wherever necessary. Within the last year, the sooiety has distribut ed 876,939 volumes of Bibles, Testa ments and Bible portions. Since its organisation more than a century ago, the society bas circulated 21, 097,643 volumes of sacred literature. These volumes have been printed in all the many languages of the world. Braille, of course, is includ ed since work among the blind is one of the society's most impor tant activities. A specially trained blind worker devotes full time to other blind persons. Revised Braille is used, also "talking books." Twelve books of the Old Testament are now available on records and more are in preparation. ? ? ? ? Not only to hotels does the society distribute Bibles. The sacred books are mads available , to immigrants, seamen on all ships, hospitals and public institutions. Bible distribu tion in New York indicates the poly glot population of the great city. To supply the needs here, the Bible must be printed in 83 different lan guages. ? ? ? Speaking of hotels brings to mind Frank Carter, auditor of the state of Oklahoma. It was Carter who sponsored a new law which limits state officials traveling to New York, Chicago, and Washington to $7.50 a day subsistence expense account, with something less for other cities. There were those who held that it couldn't be done, especially in New York with a World's fair in prog ress. So when Carter and other state officials had to come here in connection with an $18,000,000 bond issue, there v^as a lot of razzing. 3 ? ? ? When Carter got back home, he made a report which wqg .pnhbghed in the Oklahoma City Times. Since the heading was "Dutch Bought Manhattan Island for $24 But Carter Takes All of New York for $7.50" it may be guessed that he proved that it could be done. The auditor stated that he had obtained a room for $3.50 a day, had spent 50 cents for breakfasts, 85' cents for lunch eons and $1.50 for dinners, a daily total of $8.10 which left him $1.40 for pocket money. And that may prove of interest not only to Okla homans but also to those who have heard tales of tall -advai>can,tin hotel rates because of tbe^^sp.^ Getting back to Blhlfes for just a moment. In the bad old days of prohibition, when there were vari ous sin spots flourishing in New York, a well-known actor showed up in one of the hottest with a Bible under his arms. Commanding si lence, with his very best delivery, he proceeded to read several chap ters. The incident was so unexpect ed and so solemn and impressive that even stews became quiet and the hush that fell over the place during the reading continued tor some time after the actor sat down. For a little while he remained at a table as if meditating and then quietly departed. Someone picked up the Bible he had left behind. On the flyleaf, in bold type, was the statement that it had been stolen from a mid-town hotel. That Museum of Science and Ii^ dustry will get me in trouble with the boss one of these days.) When ever I go there, I encounter some gadget that extends my stay into hours. Just now it's that miniature railroad system which visitors may operate merely by pushing buttons. There are block signal systems, whistling engines, a coal elevator with dump cars and everything, and a lot of other features that bring out the boy in me. It's a five train lay-out with about 400 feet of track. And I'm not the only so-called grown-up who hangs around there, either. (B*1I Syndicate?WNU Service.) Quints Are Too Fat, So They Must Quit Potatoes COLLANDER, ONT.?The Dionne quintuplets have been put on a diet because they are a little too fat. Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe announced. The diet cuts down on starches and sugars. Potatoes are banned com pletely. "The girls are a little annoyed," Dr. Dafoe said. "The first time they were denied potatoes, we told them they were getting too fat, but the explanation didn't satisfy them." They pointed to their nurses with the observation they were "a little too fat, too." As a result Nurses Molly O'Shaughnessy and Louise Corriveau had to give up potatoes. The quintuplets were five years old May 28. At their last weighing they registered 'as follows: Marie, SO pounds; Yvonne, 50%; Emilie, 51%; Cecile, 53%, and Annette, 53%. - Deer Obliges Hunter POLLOCK, CALIF.?An obliging deer made the "supreme sacrifice" here to relieve the chagrin of a luckless hunter who had made sev eral deer hunting trips this year without success. The deer walked into the residential premises of Jim Davis and waited until Davis got his gun and brought down his first I buck of the season. Enchanted Cottage to Decorate This Quilt Pattern 6384. Quiltmaking's always fascinat ing?but think of the fun to be had when it's an Enchanted Cottage that decorates each block. Use up your gayest scraps for the simple patch that forms the house. Do the shrubbery in a plain material for effective contrast. Finish with a bit of outline stitch. Pat tern 6384 contains the Block Chart; carefully drawn pattern pieces; color schemes; directions for making the quilt; yardage chart; illustration of quilt. To obtain this pattern send IS cents in coins to The Sewing Circle, Household Arts Dept., 258 W. 14th St., New York, N. Y. Please write your name, ad dress and pattern number plainly. HOUSEHOLD / QUESTIONS^ Keeping Meat Fresk.?Vinegar rubbed over raw meat will keep it fresh. ? ? ? Rustproofing Tinware.?Tinware will never rust when put in water if, when it is new, it is well rubbed with lard and thoroughly heated ia the oven. , , e ? ? Use Underripe Fruit.?When making jellies .do not forget to use fruits and berries underripe rath er than overripe, for better con sistency and flavor. ? ? ? For Mildew Stains.?To remove light mildew stains, soak the stained article for two days in sour milk or buttermilk. Then rinse it in cold water and wash it in warm water and soap suds. ? ? * To Brighten Aluminum.?To keep aluminum bright rub it with any of the acid fruit juices such as lemon or rhubarb, or let it stand in a rather strong solution for one-half hour. NERVOUS? Do you feel bo nervous you want to eauam? . At* you cross and irritable? Do you aeaM tboos dearest to you? If your norvaa are on td|? and you fed you aM a food general system tonic, try Lydia R. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made sepertfl/ly /or women. 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